Prayer Chain
The Gathering Table Prayer Chain ministry was established in March of 2020 both as a foundational need for the parish and in response to the new threat of the COVID-19 virus. Approximately twenty-two people signed up to be on the Prayer Chain. Prayer requests are sent out via email to the entire chain. Prayer requests are expected to be responded to in a timely manner and to be kept confidential. It is also expected that permission is granted by the individual or by their family before being placed on the Prayer Chain. The Prayer Chain receives and responds to multiple prayer requests weekly.
If you would like to be part of the Gathering Table prayer chain or you have any needs or concerns that you would like placed on the prayer chain please contact Sheila Chisholm at chisholmsheilak@gmail.com or text/phone 306-240-0771.
Prayer Ministry
Our “prayer ministry” at Gathering Table is not particularly structured. Many of us pray informally for each other as needs in our families, the church community and the wider community arise. There is a “prayer station” set up behind the choristers. This area is used, at the end of Sunday services, primarily for one-on-one and small group prayer, sometimes with the use of anointing oil. Several people within the congregation, all comfortable with extemporaneous prayer, make themselves available on an “as needed” basis. There are rarely less than two people gathered at the prayer station, for and in prayer.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
This ministry provides shawls or mantles for those who are ill or may be experiencing a difficult time. The card which accompanies the shawl explains that “these mantles sustain us when life is hard and remind us that God chooses to dwell in us”. The shawls are knitted weaving prayers into the shawls to create a vessel for God’s mysterious presence in other people’s lives. There are 6 knitters within the parish who have faithfully continued during COVID-19.