Faith

Prayer and Meditation Resources

These prayers, services and other materials are offered as resources to enhance your spiritual practices.  
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  Episcopal Church  
  Women's Prayer

Almighty God, we pray that You will bless our work in mission and ministry in the world. Help us pray fervently, labor diligently and give liberally to make known the power of your love given through your Son Jesus Christ. Let us not forget the lessons from the past nor fear the challenges of the future. Anoint us with your grace and shine in our hearts as we reflect your light throughout the world. Amen.  
Almighty God, we pray that You will bless our work in mission and ministry in the world. Help us pray fervently, labor diligently and give liberally to make known the power of your love given through your Son Jesus Christ. Let us not forget the lessons from the past nor fear the challenges of the future. Anoint us with your grace and shine in our hearts as we reflect your light throughout the world. Amen.  

  A Prayer for Women's

This prayer was written by The Rev. Peg Williams who served as chaplain to the board of the ECW Chicago from 2012-2015.   


2 cards print on one side of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper

  Church Periodical Club    Prayer

Bless 0 Lord, The Church Periodical 
Club, that it may be an instrument for  the spread of your Word throughout the world. Grant to its officers wisdom and patience, to its members perseverance and the spirit of sharing that asks no return. Bring more to take part in its mission and ministry. Bless our gifts and those who receive them, to the enrichment of individual lives, that we all may be servants of the risen Lord. Amen. 

  One Woman's Creed

The Anglican Journal reported that this short creed came as the response to a request from Madeleine L’Engle (Newberry Award-winning Episcopal author) who had asked her friend Frances Sommerville to ‘write me a creed I can say.’ 


Frances was the wife of Archbishop David Sommerville, Vancouver, Canada.


2 cards print on 2 sides of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.

Mother Mollie Ward (Diocese of Springfield) presented a unique prayer experience during our retreat at DeKoven. This order is designed to celebrate a girl's first menstruation as a gift rather than a curse, something to be celebrated by the girl and important women in her life: mother, aunts, grandmothers, sisters, godmother. Along with the prayers, little gifts are given to the girl as tokens of her place as a woman in the world.


This blessing prints on 1 side of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.

  Oracion de las Mujeres    de la Inglesia Episcopal

Dios todopoderoso, oramos para que Tú bendigas nuestra misión y ministerio por el mundo. Ayúdanos a orar fervientemente, laborar diligentemente  y dar sin ataduras para anunciar el poder de tu amor por medio de tu Hijo Jesucristo. No dejes que olvidemos las lecciones del pasado, ni temamos a los desafíos del futuro. Úngenos con tu gracia y brilla en nuestros corazones a la vez que reflejamos tu luz a través del mundo.  Amen. 

  Altar Guild Prayer 

Prayers for beginning to prepare the altar and closing prayers after completing altar preparation. 

 

3 cards print on 2 sides of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of card stock.

  United Thank Offering
  Prayer 

Gracious God, source of all creation, all love, all true joy: accept we pray these outward signs of our profound and continuing thankfulness for all of life.  Keep each of us ever thankful for all the blessings of joy and challenge that come our way. Bless those who will benefit from these gifts through the outreach of the United Thank Offering. This we ask through Him who is the greatest gift and blessing of all, Jesus Christ. Amen.

 Cosmic Walk      

The cosmic walk is a meditation on the origins of the universe that was presented at the Women's Retreat at DeKoven. Set to music and located in a dark setting - indoors or out, this 20-25 minute experience was brought to our retreat by our music leader, Jeannie McCabe from the Diocese of Arkansas.       
Description          Alternate Introduction 
 Story                     Candles   

A Prayer for the Season   

As the seasons of the church change, you will find a prayer, poem, or meditation reflecting the season.  During Ordinary Time, there will be a variety of resources for you to share.


Reflections and devotions from ECW Chaplain, Deacon Trilby Murray.
Prayer Request
As believers in the power of prayer, we would like to pray for you each month. Please let us know how we can pray for you by completing this form.

We will Pray for You

  Book of Prayers      

The Book of Prayers 2021-2024 is published by the United Thank Offering.


This booklet is a collection of prayers from women and men from all regions of The Episcopal Church. Arranged by topics, the prayers address gratitude, guidance, dealing with crisis and prayers for other needs.   

 St. Julian Bookmarks  

Julian of Norwich (1343 – after 1416) was an English anchorite of the Middle Ages. She wrote the earliest surviving book in  the English language written by a woman, Revelations of Divine Love.  The most characteristic element of her mystical theology was a daring likening of divine love to motherly love, a theme found in the Biblical prophets.  

  

4 bookmarks print on 2 sides of each 8.5" x 11" sheet of card stock.  


There are three different card backs to choose from:  

  • ECW Chicago mission and ministry
  • The Woman's Creed
  • The Prayer for Women's Ministry.
Praise Song for the Pandemic
Christine Valters Paintner is an American poet and writer living in Galway, Ireland. She is the author of twelve books of nonfiction on creative process and contemplative practice and her poems have been published in several journals in both the U.S. and Ireland
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