Prayer Request for Family Member

Friends, my sister-in-law, Sue (for whom I recently requested prayers, and who will be making the March Women's Cursillo) has asked for your prayers for her sister Doris, who had a serious heart attack on Jan. 19 and is now in Alexandria Hospital on a ventilator.  We do not yet know what the prognosis is, but her kidneys did shut down before she was found.  Please pray for Doris, her family, and for the doctors who are doing their best to get her through this.  Thanks so much - Trudy Dervan

Prayers for Freddie Wall's son, Stephen

Dear Pray-er friends,

I am asking for your prayers for my son, Stephen, who will have surgery today at 11:00.  He ruptured his biceps tendon at the elbow, and it must be repaired surgically for him to regain full use of his arm. The good news is that he is right-handed , and it is his left arm. I am confident that the surgeons know what to do, but after the surgery life at home will be difficult, with four little boys demanding attention.

Thanks! – Freddie Wall 

Neck surgery for a friend

Gabe, the teenage son of a friend, needs extensive neck surgery. Please pray for a successful operation (9 hours) and  complete healing. Thanks. -- Pete Roth

Prayers for Joann Rickman the Stims daughter

Please pray for my daughter Joann Rickman who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer that has originated from another part of her body, that the doctors will find the cause and ultimate cure. God bless you -- Charlie Stim

Prayers for Trudy's Sister Sue

My friends, I am asking for your prayers for my sister-in-law, Sue, who has been hospitalized since Friday with viral pneumonia and some sort of heart problem that is causing an elevated heart rate and low blood output from the heart.  The cardiologist is recommending all kinds of invasive tests and my brother and his wife are understandably confused and deeply concerned, unclear about the path forward.  Please pray for clarity for them, wisdom and insight for the doctors, and a good outcome for all this.  Thanks and many blessings to you all, Trudy Dervan

Marcella Reid passes...

MARCELLA M. REID (Age 92) of Lake Ridge, Virginia died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Potomac Hospital. She was retired school teacher, a devoted wife and mother, a Cursillista from long ago. Marcella was preceded in death by her husband William F. Reid.

She is survived by her four children, Paul, William Jr., Marcella and Anthony; their spouses; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Funeral mass is scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, January 8, 2011 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 18825 Fuller Heights Road, Triangle, VA 22172.

Visitation is set for Friday, January 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home, 3200 Golansky Blvd., Woodbridge, VA 22192-4222.

The family requests no flowers because of allergy concerns, in lieu of flowers a contribution may be made to ACTS (Action in Community Through Service), PO Box 74, Dumfries, VA 22026.

Bob Wear's father passed

Within the past few days, Bob Wear's father died. Condolences to robertkwear@gmail.com - no other info available at this time.