Delaware-Maryland Synod E-Letter

We pray for
Pastor Greg Hartman (Bethany, Brunswick and St. Paul, Burkittsville), who received the church's gift of ordination this past Saturday;
Amy Jensen, Kayla Edmonds, Greg Hartman, Tamika Jancewicz, Sarah Garrett Krey, Amy Asendorf & Mathew Berger, who graduated from seminary this week;
Pastor Michael Dubsky (Messiah, Sykesville and Executive Director of the Lutheran Home and Hospital Foundation), anticipating surgery for a broken leg;
for Maddie Tallman, a seminarian from our synod on internship in Virginia, who is in discernment about treatment related to a cancer diagnosis;
Caroline Marshall, spouse of Pastor Charlie Marshall (Immanuel, Manchester), who has begun a regimen of chemotherapy and radiation treatment;
Pastor Lans Alexis (St. Peter, Fullerton), and his family at the death of his aunt, Joyce Steiner;
Pastor Gordon Simmons (Lutheran Office on Public Policy/Delaware) and his family, at the death of his mother;
Pastor Dave Simpson (Christ, Millersville), undergoing testing;
Pastor Karin Albaugh, who has completed her ministry with the people of Bethel (Frederick) and is relocating to Alaska;
Pastor Tormod Svensson, who has completed his ministry at Christ (LaVale); and for the people of Christ as they prepare to welcome Pastor Daniel Swanson this weekend;
Carolyn Yost (wife of Pastor John Yost, retired), recovering from a fall;
Pastor Tom Miller (retired), who is now receiving hospice care at home;
the ongoing healing of Grace, Nancy, Pastor Skip McComas, KJ Biles, Pastor Doug Jones, Pastor Jimmie Schwartz, Mydea Reeves-Karpeh, Sandy Stillwell-Greenstone, Eric Adler, Pastor Gordon Narvesen, Marie and Andrew, Kellie Ketron, Pastor Dick Hembrock, Nancy Charitonuk, the Compton family, Lou Kaste, Dick, Pastor Charlie Marshall, Kayleigh, Mitch & Hudson, Joshua Lafferty, Jan Stiegler, Osose Geleta, Pastor Rick Rutkauskas, Walter Gordon, William Hamilton, Jodi, Pastor Jack Trautwein, Bishop George Paul Mocko, Linda, Erik, Pastor John Ranney, Bill, Cole, Waetina, Pastor John Keating, Pastor Partee Boliek, Jason, and Sharon Gohl;
those who are experiencing natural disasters around the globe;
Lutheran World Relief and Lutheran Disaster Response;
the ongoing healing of the opioid crisis throughout Delaware, Maryland and the nation;
Pastor Dave Oravec (St. Martin's, Annapolis), deployed abroad as a reservist;
William Busbey, Manager for Recruitment of YAGM and Missionaries in the Churchwide organization;
all rostered ministers;
and for all who have unspoken needs.
We pray for our partners in ministry around the world: Bishop Katherine Finegan and the Northern Great Lakes Synod; Bishop Matti Repo and the Diocese of Tampere, Finland; Bishop Urmas Viilma and the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church; and Bishop Michael Adam and the Mara Diocese, Tanzania.
We pray for our bishops, Bill Gohl and Elizabeth Eaton.