Prayers for Joe Wood

Please pray for Joe Wood son of Cursilista Elenor Wood. God bless -- Joan Brown

Please pray for our 9 year old granddaughter, Maggie

Please pray for our 9 year old granddaughter, Maggie, who has had a flare-up of the rheumatoid arthritis she was diagnosed with at age 2. There has been an increase in the joints involved including her jaw. Treatment options will be determined after the results are reported from the MRI done today. Thanks and God Bless ! -- Jo Ann Bisone

Please pray for Susan Telken

Please pray for Susan Telken, the sister of Tony Rausch, who has been diagonosed with terminal Lung cancer that God will comfort and heal her during this time.

Prayers for Pete Dalmut, Joan Sheppard's brother-in-law

Dear Friends - Please keep my family in your prayers. On Saturday morning at 6:30am my brother-in-law, Pete Dalmut, passed away. He had waged a two-year battle with cancer. He is survived by my sister, Barbara, and their four children. Pete and Barb were married for 32 years - our entire family will miss him so much. They live here in Springfield (I actually live in their basement apartment.) There is a wake at Murphy Funeral Home (Falls Church) Wednesday night from 7p-9p, and the funeral is at St. Raymond's 10:30 Thursday morning followed by burial at Fairfax Memorial Park and Reception at St. Ambrose School. -- God Bless, -- Joan Sheppard

Please keep Kitty Mould in your prayers

Friends, Please keep Kitty Mould in your prayers. She had a successful shoulder surgery last week, but is back in the hospital after having some GI tract trouble. She'll undergo some procedures and tests tomorrow (Monday) at Georgetown Hospital and hopefully we'll know more. If you plan on visiting, please call first to make sure it's a good time. de Colores, -- Mark Clemente

Update on Katie John

Dear friends, one and all, I am so pleased to tell you that I brought Katie home this afternoon. She is doing well. Her spirits are up and she is getting around quite well. I want to thank each and all of you for your deep and continued prayers. It is beyond a doubt that God heard all of our prayers, for it is written, “Where two or more are gathered in my name, there, I will be with you.” I can count at least four events which are beyond the realm of normal happenings. I call them miracles. May God be Praised. Thanks so much and Peace to all, -- Jerry John

Update on Bristow Nuns

Received email from Sr. Tricia Kirk with news from Sr. Cecilia with good news: Sr. Charlotte Lange is now out of the trauma unit, moved to intermediate care.. She is "talking up a storm" and was able to stand up for the PT person. Will have some sort of knee surgery this week. Lots of smiles. Sr. Connie is conscious and recognizing people, but in great pain...broken legs and back, etc. She's responding to voices and is pretty stable, though she is not yet moving. Sounds like some miracles are happening. Let’s give thanks and keep up the prayers!!! -- Mimi Fitzgerald

Please keep Rita Perko and her family in your prayers

Please keep Rita Perko and her family in your prayers. Her husband, Dave, passed away on August 10th after recently moving from St. Mark's in Vienna to No. Carolina. If you would like to send a note, Rita's address is: 2A Liberty Court Villas, Whiteville, NC 28472 Recently, there was a wonderful article about Dave and Rita in the "Arlington Herald." -- Carol Poplin

Prayers for Fred Pugarelli Surgery

Please keep Fred Pugarelli, the doctors and nurses who will care for him, in your prayers as he undergoes surgery on Monday at Fairfax Hospital. -- Carol Poplin

Update on the two Bristow sisters

Sister Tricia Kirk of the Baltimore Benedictines sends us this update on the two Bristow sisters after spending yesterday with Sister Cecilia, the Prioress at Bristow. Thank you all for your prayers for us and more so for the Bristow Sisters. The 2 Sisters are now on trachs but seem to be still unconscious. Sr. Charlotte moved her toe last night which was a good sign. She is the one on cumadin and her errythmia seems better. She had colon damage and had part of her intestines removed. Her body is swollen particularly her head. Both Srs are still in the Trauma unit and critical.
Sr. Connie is the one with diabetes and has mostly bone structure damage, including broken vertebrae in her back, two broken legs and her wrist is broken.
Sr.Cecilia's homily from Sr.Denise's funeral is on their website Benedictine Sisters of Virginia. You also might want to read the article in the Arlington Herald.
So, continue to pray as this will be for the long haul for the Srs and the community. But they are great in supporting one another and know that lots of people are supporting them which is how they are getting through this. They count on our prayers. -- Peace, Tricia

Passing of Jeri Forster

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Jeri Forster and for the comfort and peace of her family. -- Jack Finnerty

Prayers and Thanks from Jerry John

To each and all of you. Sorry that I haven’t responded sooner, but I have been a little busy. My most heartfelt thanks for all of your prayers and support. Katie has been moved to Woodstock Shenandoah Memorial Hospital last Thursday and it is only ½ mile from the house. A gift to me. God has heard all of your prayers for he has responded in many ways. She is in rehab, getting many new body exercises and she is responding very well. She has learned to get up from a sitting position, can get out of bed to the walker and she is waking more and more each day. Her spirits are up and she is determined to get well. She will be on the pic line for the antibiotics for another five weeks, and that too seems to be working on the back pain as well as on the rest of the body. Oh how I thank God for his every blessing. Thank each of you for all of your prayers, please continue, and I will keep you in mine. Peace, -- Jerry John

Prayers for Jeri & Bill Forster

Jeri Forster will be returning home from Fairfax Nursing Center on Wednesday, August 11 (time is yet to be resolved). In addition to the stroke, terminal cancer, and lingering shingles she has picked up pneumonia over the past weekend. She will have 24/7 nursing care for the first week and will be under Hospice supervision. Many thanks for all of your cards, prayers and good wishes. Please continue your prayers for Jeri and Bill. -- Bill Forster

Prayers for Stan Prochaska's son

Dear Family and Friends, We just want to let you know that our son, John, passed away today following nearly a 5-month battle with lung cancer. We want to thank all of you for your prayers of the past few months. Although the news is not what many of us wanted or expected, as Tracey valiently said, John was in so much pain lately that it is a blessing he no longer is suffering. We agree. Peace be with you. -- Stan and Nancy Prochaska

Arrangements for Sr Denises's Wake and Funeral

Sister Denise's body will be received early Thursday morning, August 5 at the monastery. A wake vigil will take place at 7:00 p.m. that same evening followed by the funeral mass and burial on Friday, August 6, 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the ministries of the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia

Katie John Update

Dear all, First, I want to thank each and all of you for your prayers. Jesus said, where two or more of you gather together, know that I am with you. Indeed, God has been with us.
The doctors at Winchester Medical Center, where Katie has been since Wednesday, had not been able to get the culture to grow so they could identify the “bug”. This morning, I went back to Jesus and said, “Thank you for have already done, but I know that you have power over all things, please Lord make that bug grow”. Guess what, this afternoon, the culture had come alive and they have identified the bacteria, Streptococcus-mitis, and now they have the correct antibiotic for that bug. Katie is doing better. She is awake and alert, much of the pain is gone and she looks ten times better than yesterday. She will be on this antibiotic for 6 weeks and it is administered in the vein so Medicare wants her in a “Medical” facility while we want her at home. Don’t know where that will go. But, first, she will go to a Rehab facility for about two weeks to rebuild up the muscles in her back. Please keep her in your prayers.
May God bless each of you for your prayers. -- Jerry John

Update on the Sisters

This is a terrible tragedy and a tremendous loss to all of us personally and as a community. Sr. Denise did not survive the accident. Srs. Charlotte and Connie Ruth both had surgery and are in serious condition. Information about the wake and funeral for Denise will be posted when available.-- Trudy Dervan

Benedictine Sisters in Car Crash

This morning on the way to Mass, Sr. Denise Mosier, Sr. Charlotte Lang and Sr. Connie Ruth of the Benedictine Monastery were in a head-on collision near Bristow. The sisters were air-lifted to Fairfax Hospital. Please pray! Updates will be provided as we get them. -- Trudy Dervan