June 18

Please pray for

• Rest in Peace and Rise in Glory: The Very Rev. Dr. William H. Petersen of the Diocese of Rochester (Obituary)
• Deacon Lillian for a safe and speedy recovery as she prepares for a hip replacement on June 30. 
• All refugees and the work of Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) on June 20 World Refugee Day. https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/
• Christ Church, Toms River, NJ (Diocese of New Jersey) as they face challenges from the community.​ https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/06/13/zoning-board-rejects-episcopal-churchs-request-to-operate-a-homeless-shelter/
• Diocese of Haiti in their current dire situation
• Diocese of Cuba as they prepare for the September 18 installation of the Rev. Angel Rivera as their new bishop https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/02/28/diocese-of-cuba-chooses-angel-rivera-as-bishop-in-first-election-since-rejoining-episcopal-church/
• Diocese of Long Island as they begin the process for a new bishop   https://www.dioceseli.org/bishopsearch
• Diocese of Western New York as they continue to discern next steps. https://episcopalpartnership.org/diocesan-convention/2025-special-diocesean-convention/
• On this Juneteenth 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth​
• Diocese of Los Angeles and the people of Los Angeles https://diocesela.org/news/la-vigil-rallies-faith-community-in-peaceful-protest-of-ice-raids-federal-policy/

Your request, unless notified otherwise, will remain for three months. After that, the request can be re-submitted for another period. Also please let us know if your request can be transformed into Prayers of Thanksgiving.
 
The 13 Dioceses of the Episcopal Church Province II are: Albany, Central New York, Cuba, Convocation of Churches in Europe, Haiti, Long Island, New Jersey, New York, Newark, Puerto Rico, Rochester, Virgin Islands, and Western New York.