SELECTED PRAYERS FROM OCTOBER 2024 INTERCESSION PAPER
Cover prayer: This day of my life Be bound to the way Of a throng Who ceaselessly pray. An up-woven life, Bound by the thong Of a saving thorn To Love’s very Life Who upborn of the Spirit, With God Is in song— God’s Joy. —Elizabeth Randall-Mills, SCHC (1961-1993) Monday: Creator God, just as we
Honoring Companion Adelaide Teague Case
We'd like to highlight Companion Adelaide Teague Case, as today is her day in the Lectionary Calendar of the Episcopal Church. Written by Jacqueline Schmitt, Companion-in-charge Women like Adelaide Teague Case don’t just “happen” to become Companions. In our whole history, the
COMPANIONS IN THE WORLD | Creation: Care for Our Planet
COMPANIONS IN THE WORLD Companions live their vocations through prayer and action. This blog regularly offers a selection of prayers that Companions pray each month. From time to time, we also spotlight individual or group activities that show how Companions live
Are You Interested in Learning More About the Companions? Join Us for our next Virtual Intro Meeting!
Please join us for an informational meeting for Inquirers, Discerners, and Companions this Sunday, Dec. 3, at 4pm ET. We will give an overview of the Companionship, including why it is important in many people's lives, a brief history, and
Are You Interested in Learning More About the Companions? Join Us for a Virtual Intro Meeting!
Are you interested in learning more about what it means to be part of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross? Please join us for our next introductory meeting, where we can answer any questions you may have
A Lenten Reflection: Emily Malbone Morgan, Lay Leader and Contemplative
Enjoy this wonderful Lenten reflection video, featuring background on Emily Malbone Morgan and the SCHC.
FROM MARCH 2023 INTERCESSION PAPER
God, creator of the universe, you see our beautiful planet held in your loving hands, without borders and without divisions. We know it is your desire that we love and serve one another as you so generously modeled for us
FROM FEBRUARY 2023 INTERCESSION PAPER
O Lord, your power extends over all the earth, over all of creation. You made the heavens and the earth and all that exists therein. Grant us grace and insight to practice true giving. May we be like the widow
FROM DECEMBER 2022 INTERCESSION PAPER
In Advent we light candles as a stay against the night. And with these lights we are reminded that each day is a day to be fully lived, to be received as gift, as Mary received the Holy Spirit.
FROM NOVEMBER 2022 INTERCESSION PAPER
Companions receive a monthly publication, the Intercession Paper, containing our collected prayers for others and the world on the themes of our vows. We are united as we pray these prayers. These are selections from the November 2022 issue.