Bishop Seabury Church

John Girard, Purpose-Coordinates Prayer activities for BSC

Kathy Tallardy - Prayer Warriors
Juan & Dian Rivera - Prayer Line
Fr. Ron Gauss - Healing Ministry
Fr. Ron Gauss - Prayer Teams
Jua Rivera - Sunday Evening intercession
JoAnne Guass - Lydia Fellowship

Prayer Line: The Prayer Line is for immediate prayer.

The Day Prayer Line.

The Evening Prayer Line.

The Night Prayer Line.

For further prayer information or to request prayer, please call the church office at 860-445-9423

Prayer Warriors is for prayer over an extended period of time.

Soaking Prayer is an extended time of prayer (about 1 hour) where one can soak or relax in the presence of the Lord while two prayer partners are praying for the supplicants specific concern. This is not a counseling session but a quiet time that allows the Lord to minister his peace and healing.

Two penny offering   
by John Fischer

Serving and giving are two verbs that describe the essence of the Christian life. I wish this weren’t true because I have trouble with both of these. Serving is something I have expected others to do for me, and giving is something I often put off until I have more. My warped thinking goes something like this: When I have enough to spare, I will be more than happy to be a generous person. You will never have seen such a generous person! In fact, I will break the bank on generosity – just you wait and see – as long as I have enough left over for my needs. And since I rarely have enough for my own needs that means I don’t have to worry about this giving stuff.

Right about now, some of you are thinking that I’m not a very spiritual guy. Well, I don’t know about how spiritual I am; I’m just being honest. This idea of characterizing my life by giving and serving is hard. It’s not an easy thing to serve and give when you are thinking about yourself all the time.

Jesus went over to the collection box in the Temple and sat and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. Then a poor widow
came and dropped in two pennies. He called his disciples to him and said, “I assure you, this poor widow has given more than all the others have given. For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”   Mark 12:41-44 (NLT)

This widow blows a big hole in my excuse theory, doesn’t she? She simply gave what she had. She wasn’t waiting for anything. Actually, according to Jesus, giving and receiving works opposite to what we naturally think. We think, “Once I receive, I will start giving.” Jesus always said, “Give and you will receive. Be faithful with the little that you have and I will give you more.”  A widow once brought a paltry little offering to the temple, but in Jesus’ economy, she out gave the wealthy, because she gave all she had.