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One of the important things we do as Knights and as Christians, is to pray for each other when we have special needs. Please check this PRAYER PAGE regularly to find out about the current prayer needs of our brother Knights and their families. If you would like to submit a prayer request please send an email to Grand Knight Steve Rogers or Deputy Grand Knight John Reaser. Your prayer request will be sent to the Yahoo Mailing List and posted on this web site. It would then be good if you would later post an "update" for those who are praying for your intention.
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| Steve Rogers, GK | April 29, 2008 | Mother (Shirley Kraft) : Please prayers for her as she recovers from getting a pacemaker put in yesterday. She is apparently doing fine and they expect to send her home tomorrow, but just in case a few extra prayers for her recovery would be very welcome. | |
| Tom Plofchan, PGK | April 29, 2008 | Mark Grasson : It is with heavy heart I pass on the news of the passing of Mark Grasson. Mark was the FS for the council for a number of years before moving to Our Lady of Hope Council when it was formed. He is a PGK of that council. Mark was a gentle soul who could always be counted on to Christ in Action. Please keep Mark, Sherri, and their daughter Kristin in your prayers. | |
| Steve Rogers, GK | April 24, 2008 | George F. Angerome : He passed away on Wednesday, April 16th. The funeral Mass was on Monday. George was a member of the Knights of Columbus and Good Samaritan Council for 24 years. He was 72 years old. Please pray for the repose of the soul of our Brother George and pray for his wife Martha and the family at his difficult time. | |
| Anonymous | April 11, 2008 | Relative of a member : They have been diagnosed with prostrate cancer. Please ask God for His healing power to wash over Jim as he battles this disease. | |
| Mark Robinson | April 11, 2008 | Father (William Robinson) : He is recovering from a recent surgery. Please pray for God's healing for Mark's dad. | |
| Bill Torpey | April 7, 2008 | Wife(Carol Torpey) : Please keep up the prayers for healing for Carol Torpey, wife of our Brother Knight Bill Torpey, as Carol continues to struggle with the effects of chemotherapy. Also pray for Bill as he continues to support his wife through this difficult time. | |
| James Green, DD 18 | April 3, 2008 | Joseph Banish : Please pray for the repose of the soul of Brother Joseph Banish, a New York State Police officer recently killed in the line of duty. He made the ultimate sacrifice for all of us. He is the brother of Officer Mike Banish of Holy Family Council. Also include the Banish family in your prayers. | |
| James Green, DD 18 | April 1, 2008 | Pat Hanley : A close family friend, Pat Hanley [son of Kate Hanley, former Chairman of the Fairfax County Supervisors] was two weeks short of coming home from Iraq and was hit by an IED on his way back to the base on his last patrol. This is the IED that killed two soldiers recently. He is seriously injured, has lost his left arm, has severe burns, he's taken a lot of shrapnel and is on a respirator. So far, the CT scans are nothing to be too alarmed about. He is headed home to Walter Reed. Please pray for his recovery and comfort for his family. | |
| PSD Rich Aleksy | March 23, 2008 | Mother (Helen Aleksy) : She passed away this morning. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Helen Aleksy and for PSD Rich Aleksy and his family. | |
| Kelly Mortensen, State Secretary | March 17, 2008 | Sister (Lorraine Peay) : She has passed away this afternoon at 2:45 PM after a battle with cancer. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Lorraine Peay who passed away this weekend. Please also keep Kelly and his family in your prayers. | |
| Jack Jackson | March 14, 2008 | Uncle (John McColgan) : He is undergoing open heart surgery today. The prognosis is good, and, as expected, his outlook is a retrospective. We ask that you keep him in your prayers. | |
| Brian Buckman | March 12, 2008 | Mother (Dorothy Buckman) : She recently had to get a pace maker and is currently recovering from that surgery. | |
| Jay McCarthy, PGK | March 12, 2008 | Emily Bell : Please request prayers for a young lady named Emily who is 5 years old. According to Margie, " My friend Nancy's grand niece is undergoing surgery at Fairfax Hospital again tomorrow. She had major surgery in Jan. & has been fighting an infection all along. She is in pretty bad shape." | Apr 8 = We are so thankful that Emily's surgery was a success. She is still in the hospital while her lungs recuperate from the last surgery. They are hoping to go home soon. They will need to go to the Children's Hospital in Philadelphia to get an opinion about the mass in her stomach (hopefully it is scar tissue.) There is a surgeon there who has a "plan" for helping Emily get well. Again......thank you so much for your continued prayers! Apr 5 = Emily was moved yesterday late afternoon from the PICU to her normal Ped's room. She was so tired that she slept all day and night. Emily is doing well. We still has lung issues from the surgery that we have to clear. She is on oxygen full time and we have started all her Neb treatments. We did have the test yesterday to see if she had any perforations from surgery and the test came back clear. That was really good news. |
| Bill Cahillane, Chancellor | March 7, 2008 | Siobhan's Mother (Marilyn McCarthy) : She is scheduled for surgery Monday. She is 80 years young and has many health challenges over the last 10 years. | Mar 24 = She passed away on March 21st. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Marilyn McCarthy and keep Siobhan and the rest of her family in your prayers. Mar 12 = She is having some kidney issues which may require dialysis. Mar 10 = She is out of surgery, things seemed to go well, there were some added complications but, overall good. |
| Wayne Sherba | February 29, 2008 | Mother-in-Law (Joanne Robuck) : She is in the hospital diagnosed with Breast Cancer, that is complicated with diabetes and other complications. She has a great spirit and many friends pulling for her. | |
| Don Phillips, GK Holy Family | February 28, 2008 | himself : I was in the hospital they loaded me up on steroids to help my lungs. In return it lowered my imune system. I got a virus and it flared up shingles. I am in a lot of pain and can't sit longer than than 15 or twenty minutes. I have not slept in 6 days. | |
| Bobby Gannon, PGK | February 15, 2008 | Janelle Anderson : A dear friend, and husband member of the Knights of Columbus lost a loved one yesterday. Brother John Lechler's wife, Laurie, lost her mother to a battle w/ cancer. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Janelle Anderson and for the family of Brother John Lechler and his wife Laurie. | |
| Steve Rogers, GK | February 15, 2008 | Ginger Griffin : Ginger is in Loudoun INOVA hospital with a bad case of the flu and two of the children are home sick also. Ginger is not able to receive visitors at this time due to her being in isolation. Please keep Brother Bob, Ginger and the entire family in your prayers that God would send His healing power to the family. | Feb 19=The girls are well and back at school. And Ginger is home and doing better. She just needs to take it easy for a while. Thanks for every thing. |
| Steve Rogers, GK | February 13, 2008 | Worthy State Chaplain (Fr. Richardson) : He is in room 409 at Virginia Beach General Hospital with pneumonia. He has fluid buildup in his lungs and his leg. At this time, no visitors are allowed. Please keep Father in your prayers. | Apr 29=Father Richardson passed away over the weekend. Please pray for the repose of the soul of our Worthy State Chaplain and for his family. Feb 19=Father Richardson was placed on a ventilator tonight. The hospital expects him to be on the unit for up to 10 days. His lungs are still full of fluids but nothing around the heart. Let's continue with our Prayers. Feb 18=Get well cards can be sent to his home. His address is: Father Edward L. Richardson, SMA 3512 Plum Crescent Virginia Beach, VA 23453 |
| Joe Belzile, PFN | February 11, 2008 | Mother : I wish to thank one and all for their prayers and good wishes over the last couple of weeks. As of today, my Mother is now two weeks in to her recovery from hip replacement surgery. She elected to do inpatient rehabilitation at the Sheltering Arms Rehab Facility at St. Francis Hospital Center in Chesterfield County following the surgery. She is doing quite well and getting some rest as well. My Brothers and I have had the task of caring for my Father as well as keeping tabs on Mom during this time. Dad has taken things pretty well but is anxious as are we for her to come home. Mom will be discharged from the rehab center and come home on Valentine’s Day. She will continue to have therapy at home for a while yet, but is well on the road to recovery. | |
| Tom Gilbride | January 31, 2008 | Niece(Taylor Gilbride) : She is a seventeen year old Junior, at Holy Cross High School in Delran , NJ (near Philadelphia) ; was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, yesterday. She immediately begins chemotherapy. Please ask our brother Knights to keep her and her family in their prayers. | |
| Jim Dunn, DD | January 26, 2008 | Vince Eikmeier : He has been hospitalized with a minor stroke. I ask you all to join with me in offering your thoughts and prayers to Vince and his family for a full, rapid recovery. | |
| Bill Torpey | January 26, 2008 | Wife(Carol Torpey) : She is struggling with the effects of chemotherapy. Please pray that God would send His healing presence to Carol and pray for Bill as he provides support through this difficult time. | |
| Jack Devins | January 25, 2008 | William Wallace Schultz : He was born Sunday January 13, 2008. He weighed 1lb and 13 oz. He was 13 inches long. He was born at 25 weeks gestation and is considered a Micro Premie. Brian (Daddy) works with me & is a friend. This small person and his family need a lot of prayers. Things have been touch & go of late. | |
| Bill Cahillane, Chancellor | January 14, 2008 | Uncle : He passed away on Friday. Please pray for the repose of the soul of our Worthy Chancellor (Bill Cahillane)'s uncle who passed away on Friday. Please keep Bill and his family in your prayters also. | |
| Steve Rogers, GK | January 2, 2008 | St. Theresa Teacher(Judy Hahn) : She has fallen ill. She will be undergoing surgery to remove a tumor on her brain on Jan 2. Her family has asked that we pray the prayer for Canonization of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta during her illness and recovery. | |
| Joe Belzile | December 21, 2007 | Rev. Fr. Michael Daniel, S.A. : He recently passed away. Fr. Michael was a Parochial Vicar for Christ The Redeemer Parish in Sterling for several years starting in 1988. During that time, he accepted our invitation to serve as Seton Assembly’s Faithful Friar. Fr. Daniel was a wonderful priest and a good friend to the Assembly. He was in ill health starting towards the end of his tour at Christ The Redeemer and has finally been called home to the Lord. I ask the Sir Knights and Families of the Assembly to offer prayers for the repose of the soul of this servant of God who also took the time to serve us as our Worthy and Faithful Friar. Please also remember his family and his Brother Friars of the Atonement during this difficult time. | |
| Steve Rogers, GK | December 21, 2007 | Jay McCarthy, PGK : Please pray that he might get some relief from a sore back that has been bothering him for some time now. | |
| Jay McCarthy, PGK | December 21, 2007 | Rev. Msgr. Joseph W Ariano : He passed away. Msgr. Ariano was one of Fr. Flannigan's "Boys" and continued throughout his life in making a home for the less fortunate. He left a lasting legacy. He became a priest, served at Boystown, then served many years in the USAF as a Chaplain, finally started the Boystown in Washington DC. He was 86 and active until the end. Please pray for the repose of the soul of this man of God. | |
| Brian Kuhn | December 12, 2007 | Shana Spiess : I would like to make a prayer request for a co-worker Paul Spiess whose wife Shana of only 32 years has suffered a stroke. She was driving home one day when all of the sudden she lost the ability to swallow so she dialed 9-11. She was taken to intensive care but they ruled it out as a possible ear infection and she was released, however she had a stroke and suffered the same way. She has been hospitalized and is currently receiving nourishment through a feeding tube until she reclaims her ability to swallow. To be only 32, and to have just had her first child and to be suffering like this is tragic. I hope for the best and have prayed for her all week, I only wish you can all pray for Shana and Paul as well. | |
| Laura Schultz | December 12, 2007 | Megan Ryan : Megan was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in the summer of 2004. That same year, doctor's replaced the majority of one of her femur's with a titanium bone, and she went through a year of chemo and learning how to walk again. She won that battle and was able to stay on grade level while being home schooled. In 2006, the cancer returned and Megan had to have her right leg amputated. Throughout her entire battle against this dreadful disease, Megan was an inspiration to the thousands of people who followed her on the Caring Bridge website. She was upbeat, smiling, and always looking for the positive, no matter what she was facing. On June 19, 2007, Megan got a standing ovation that lasted several minutes from the entire Patriot Center as she walked across the stage on her bright pink crutches to receive her high school diploma from Stone Bridge . Megan was cleared to attend VA TECH in August, but, unfortunately, the cancer returned and she was forced to return home for more treatment. After a courageous battle, the cancer has finally won. She only has a few days to live. Please say a prayer that her suffering ends soon and that her mother and brother (Darcy and Sean Ryan) find peace within. | |
| Steve Rogers, GK | December 4, 2007 | Son-in-law's Grandfather : He recently suffered a serious heart attack and is in the hospital recovering from an operation to place a stint in his artery. He is a veteran of World War II and thus not a young man. Please keep them and the entire Oxford family in your prayers. | |
| Steve Rogers, GK | December 1, 2007 | SD of Washington, DC, Brother Gerald Hall : He passed away this weekend. Please pray for the repose of the soul of State Deputy Gerald Hall and for his family. | |
| Steve Rogers, GK | November 30, 2007 | Henry Hyde : He was a pro-life champion and brother Knight who passed away at age 83. Please pray for the repose of the soul of a Brother Knight, Former Congressman Henry Hyde. | |
| Fr. Pat Kelly | November 22, 2007 | Fr Con Griffin SMA : My good friend and fellow priest, also from Ireland, died in Nigeria. He celebrated his 60th Birthday just two months ago. We joined the SMA seminary together in Ireland in 1967 and have been friends and brothers since then, even though our missions were always in different places. It seems he got complications from malaria and they were unable to do anything for him. A good man. A fine priest. A great Christian. He will be missed. May he rest in the joy of the Lord. On this Thanksgiving Day I give thanks to the Lord for his life and for the joy he brought to the lives of many. I know he is with the Lord that he served so faithfully. | |
| Steve Schultz | November 15, 2007 | Dad : Asking for prayers for my Dad located in Gaineville, FL. He was rushed by ambulance to the local hospital today and was diagnosed with an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. So he will be going in for surgery very soon. | |
| Bob Beebe | November 9, 2007 | Former VA Master Dan Quaid : He's been diagnosed with terminal cancer that first appeared on his spine. He is scheduled to be discharged to home on Saturday morning. Please keep Dan and his wife Erika in your prayers. | |
| Andy Anderson | November 6, 2007 | Cousin(Marlene Brown) : She is in the hospital after open heart surgery on her Aorta. Thank you for your prayers. | |
| Jack Jackson | November 5, 2007 | Griffin Shager, age 4 : One of my academy classmates was scheduled to deploy on Tuesday as commanding officer of a fighter squadron for 8 months to the Persian gulf. His son, Griffin, was diagnosed over the weekend with a tumor in his back the size of a football. He is being treated at a childrens hospital in Norfolk. Please pray for a recovery to what they believe is cancer. | The preliminary results of a biopsy diagnosis confirmed that Griffin has a soft tissue cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma. The bad news first - it's in advanced stages and there are cancer cells in the fluid near the tumor. On the good side - it doesn't appear to have entered any close organs or the bone marrow. Due to the advanced stages, it's important to start treatment quickly and aggressively. Griffin will start roughly a month long regimen of daily chemotherapy treatments tomorrow. Radiation will follow. The entire regimen will be roughly 54 weeks long. Prayers and positive energy will required from everyone to keep Griffin on the road to recovery. update 11/29/07: They are off to a good start on the long road to beating the cancer. Through the Navy, they had a wonderful opportunity to get a prayer request directly to Pope Benedict XVI for Griffin. |
| PSD Ray Wycoff | November 3, 2007 | Granddaughter(Ashley Wycoff) : She passed away. Ashley had been sick for several years with a rare disease. Please keep Ray, Kathie, and their family in your prayers and pray for the repose of the soul of his granddaughter Ashley. | |
| State Secretary, Kelly Mortensen | October 26, 2007 | Wife(Kathy Mortensen) : She's on crutches, neck brace and black/blue from a deadly car accident. Physically she's doing alright but knowing that someone was killed has put a toll on her. Please pray for Kathy Mortensen and the families involved that they will be comforted in this time of distress and healing. | |
| Fr. Pat Kelly | October 18, 2007 | Aunt She is very ill and is not expected to live long. She is a nun, and is 83 and very feeble, so we are praying the Lord will take her home soon. | She went home to the Lord this afternoon (Oct. 21) after a life dedicated in His service in Africa and in Ireland. We praise God for her life. |
| Steve Rogers, GK | October 15, 2007 | Mother-In-Law(Sarah Marcy) : Please pray for Sarah, who is gravely ill, that the Lord will take care to alleviate her suffering and provide His healing grace to her and Amy's family. Please keep Amy and her family in your prayers also. | |
| John Barrett, PSD | October 12, 2007 | Wife(Gloria Barrett) : She diagnosed with acute leukemia that is too far along for chemical treatment due to her age and her physical condition. We are taking her home tomorrow to be under St. Mary's hospice program. She is at peace with the decision. I ask for the prayers of my Brother Knights and their families for this good, good woman whom I dearly love. | |
| Ray Bradish | October 12, 2007 | Dave Jusino : He will undergo spinal surgery in the near future , please say a prayer for me. | |
| Phil Rusciolelli | October 5, 2007 | Courtney Phillips : She was admitted to Fairfax Hospital with a cyst on her thyroid. A very tricky operation will have to take place in the next few days to relieve her pain. | |
| Phil Rusciolelli | October 5, 2007 | David Harris : He was admitted to Reston Hospital with a blood clot in his lung. | |
| Phil Rusciolelli | October 5, 2007 | Self(Phil Rusciolelli) : Recovering from appendectomy operation. | |
| Dr. Jim Bradley | September 25, 2007 | Self(Dr. Jim Bradley) : He was walking around Dulles Mall with his wife to get some exercise and stumbled and fell. He went to Dr today, got severe bruising of his left ribs but no bones broken. | |
| Ray Bradish | September 14, 2007 | Kathy Becker : Died in a car crash last Thursday evening as she was returning home from choir practice at Christ the Redeemer to their Leesburg home. Please pray pray for the Becker family and the repose of the soul of Kathy. | |
| Rob Fulcer | September 14, 2007 | Megan Stewart : Eric Stewart, Principal at Smart's Mill Middle School in Leesburg, lost his 15 year old daughter, Megan Stewart, last night due to Cystic Fibrosis. She was only 15 years old and a student at Loudoun County HS. Eric has given his life to helping kids in Loudoun County and pillar in the Leesburg Community. Megan battled to the end. Her death is being felt deeply in Leesburg community. Please pray pray for the Stewart family and the soul of Megan Stewart. | |
| Fr. Jim Angert | September 11, 2007 | Sister(Teresa Kline) : She passed away today. Please keep Fr. Jim and his family in your prayers and pray for the repose of the soul of his sister Teresa. | |
| Jay McCarthy, PGK | September 6, 2007 | Becky Parker : She is currently in intensive care recovering from a life threatening bacterial infection to her leg which occurred a couple of days ago. Becky is in her early 20's and has a "zest for life". Her parents, Rick and Susan, are very active parishioners at St. Joseph and are very appreciative of our concern and prayer support. | The docs put drains in her leg yesterday to relieve the pressure and, because of the pressure and length of time involved (nearly 36 hours), they were not optimistic about finding live muscle tissue in there. That could’ve led to all kinds of nasty endings, but the muscles WERE alive and so the prognosis for that is good. Her vitals and blood chemistry are coming back and she was moved out of the Critical Care Unit today. The docs have been sending in the Delta Force of anti-biotics and tweaking them every time another test result comes back. The beneficial effects are starting to show. In short, she’s not out of the woods but can see the clearing. Her demeanor today was much improved. |
| Kelly Mortensen | August 28, 2007 | Father(Arthur) : His kidneys are failing. Please keep him in your prayers. | Arthur passed away on September 12th. Please pray for the repose of Arthur's soul and for Kelly and the entire Mortensen family. |
| Steve Schultz | August 27, 2007 | High School Counselor(Mr. Milo Karhu) : He has prostate cancer. He is moving back to his Florida residence from Michigan very soon so he can begin treatment. Your thoughts and prayer's would be greatly appreciated for this great man who means a lot to me and touched so many in his 25 years of counseling high school students. | |
| Donna & Bob Klaiss | August 27, 2007 | Donna's Father : He passed away Sunday evening. Please pray for the repose of his soul and for Donna and her family. | |
| Joe Aprile | August 26, 2007 | Self (Joe Aprile) : He is entering the hospital on Aug 28th for lower back spine surgery. | Joe had his surgery on Friday morning (7 hours) and they did a lamectomy and spinal fusion. He only spent one night in ICU, and is now in a private room at Chippenham hospital. We are hoping for a release by the end of the week. The total recovery time will be one year. |
| Laura & Steve Schultz | August 20, 2007 | Friend(Kirstin Julia) : She is at UVA Hospital in critical condition and unconscious suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning while sleeping in her apartment yesterday at Virginia Tech. | She was released from the hospital Aug. 26. Please pray for her as she continues to recover. |
| Don Phillips | August 16, 2007 | Aunt : She was going to work yesterday morning and was struck head on by a car. She severely injured her leg. Please keep her in your prayers and that I will find a qualified surgeon to help her. | |
| Paul Zadrozny, PGK | August 5, 2007 | Brother (Joesph) : Passed away of Friday, August 3rd. He had a rough bout with cancer which got the best of him. Please pray for the repose of Joseph's soul and the entire Zadrozny family. | |
| PSD Jimmy Dagenhart | August 5, 2007 | Self (PSD Jimmy Dagenhart) : Underwent surgery for a growth on his neck this past Friday. The growth was successfully removed and is not cancerous. Jimmy is recovering nicely and the prognosis is excellent. Please keep Jimmy in your prayers. | |
| Bill Furlong | August 3, 2007 | Wife (Pat Furlong) : Passed away after a valiant battle with cancer. Please pray for the repose of Pat's soul and for Bill and the entire Furlong family. | |
| Harry Cheney (State Convention Chairman) | July 31, 2007 | Wife (Michelle) : Her cancer has returned. | Michelle passed away on August 8th. Please pray for the repose of Michelle's soul and for Harry and the entire Cheney family. |
| Brian Kelley | July 29, 2007 | Niece (Victoria) : Diagnosed with Cavernous Malformation in the brain. She will be having surgery on Mon., July 30th. | |
| Brian Kelley | July 29, 2007 | Mother-in-law (Rose Rivera) : Fell down the steps of her home and as a result the following occurred: she fractured two vertebraes, broke a bone in her neck, broke her wrist, and received stitches in her head as well | |
| Charlie Colligan | July 17, 2007 | Angela (Unborn Daughter) Please pray for the soul of Angela who died in the third trimester of pregnancy. Also please keep Charlie, Beth, and their 3 kids in your prayers as well. | |
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