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Prayer Requests

Please include those identified below in your prayers. These prayer requests have been submitted by brother Knights.

Councils Requests

From Council: 11981
Submitted on Friday, March 28, 2025 for:
The health of our Brother Knights, especially:

Bob (& Debbie) Ross, Larry Szmurlo, Dave Swanson, Stephen Alekna, PGK Glenn Yamamoto, Dan Hall, Randy Crook, Steve (& Mary Jane) Kirkwood, PDD/PGK Bob Fallon, William Ostermeyer, Advocate Nick Tancredi, PGK Matt Schultz, Dennis King, PGK Dean-o Dalaly, Len Jagielo, PGK Paul (& Johanna) Bicek, Dick Hicks, Al Dedick, PDD/PGK Ed Tazelaar, Gene LaValle

From Council: 11981
Submitted on Friday, March 28, 2025 for:
Council 11981 Brother Priests & Seminarians

Council 11981 Brother Priests: Chaplain Fr. Terry Keehan, Associate Chaplain Fr. Kurt Boras, Fr. Matthew Alexander, Friar Johnpaul Cafiero, Fr. Scott Donahue, Fr. Rich Jakubik, Fr. Martin Marulanda, Fr. Tim Monahan, Fr. Brian Walker.

Brother Seminarians Friar Tyler Harris & Jack Rosenwinkel and seminarians, Jose Antonio Gonzalez and Cristian Garcia

From Council: 11981
Submitted on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 for:
Aubrey Parker daughter of DD Dick Lambke

Surgery recovery

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Sunday, March 23, 2025 for:
James Birt,

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Sunday, March 23, 2025 for:
Mary Lynch, Roseanne Caboor,

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Sunday, March 23, 2025 for:
Fr. Jack Hurley

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 for:
Mary Hoeppel

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 for:
Kathy Balogh

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 for:
Art Tomchuk,Pat Tomchuk

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 for:
Richard Lavacchi, Annette Lavacchi

From Council: 1028
Submitted on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 for:
Jay Enskat and family

Please pray for Jay Enskat and his family. They have had a devistating fire that took the lives of both of their family pets and the entire home.

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 for:
Joan Weiss, Al Mc Garrity, Bob Mc Gugin, Barbara La Vant

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 for:
Dani Sarti

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 for:
Stan Tvedt

From Council: 4977
Submitted on Sunday, March 16, 2025 for:
SHAWN NICHOLAS

Son of Sir Knight Tom Nicholas

From Council: 11981
Submitted on Saturday, March 15, 2025 for:
“Lady Knight” Jan Riedl

Jan had a stroke in early March. As result, she has lost peripheral vision in one eye. We pray for her vision recovery.

From Council: 11981
Submitted on Friday, March 14, 2025 for:
Beth Thornton

Declining Health

From Council: 6481
Submitted on Monday, March 10, 2025 for:
Mary Lynch, Rose Caboor,

From Council: 11981
Submitted on Monday, March 3, 2025 for:
For repose of the soul of Brother Knight George Martinelli and for his widow Joanne

From Council: 12497
Submitted on Saturday, March 1, 2025 for:
Private prayers are in the Members Only section

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See also the Members Only section which includes prayer requests that are shared only with our members.

From Council: 12497
Submitted on Saturday, March 1, 2025 for:
Holy Father's Monthly Prayer Intention

Month of March: For families in crisis.
Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other's gifts, even in their differences.

The Holy Father's Monthly Intentions can be found at https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/the-popes-monthly-intention.

From Council: 12497
Submitted on Saturday, March 1, 2025 for:
Diane Mundt

Please pray for Diane Mundt (Mother of Ed Mundt) as she continues her battle with Cancer.

From Council: 12497
Submitted on Saturday, March 1, 2025 for:
Mary Rakunas

The wife of Friends of Knights golf Larry Rakunas needs our prayers for the return of good health

From Council: 12497
Submitted on Saturday, March 1, 2025 for:
Rick Mendoza

Undergoing diagnosis and treatment for a heart issue

From Council: 12497
Submitted on Saturday, March 1, 2025 for:
Steve Groshek

Steve continues to need our prayers from our brother knights. Let us pray for a successful outcome for healing for Steve; and that he and his family can trust in the power of prayer and find comfort and strength in Christ’s suffering for us and His promise of salvation.

State Council Requests

There are no State Council Prayer Requests so far this month.