A Sampling of What Subscribers Say About FCA’s General Intercession Services

“I really enjoy how thorough and helpful this service is.”

(Director of Religious Education in the Diocese of Nashville)

 

“[The] weekly prayers of the faithful...are well composed, spiritually sound, and liturgically crafted to address the seasons and events of our Church, our world, our diocese, and our parish.”

(Associate Pastor in the Diocese of Paterson)

 

“The intercessory prayers have been very helpful and added a much needed global perspective to our prayer.”

(Campus Minister in the Diocese of Albany)

We believe this ministry is a work of the Spirit.  We have a file full of comments like the following that keep us humbly aware of it!

“Thank you for the years of excellent and dependable service.”

(Deacon in the Diocese of Bismarck)

 

“Your service is invaluable to me, and I feel that it has been such a blessing.  I know that they will be here timely, and add so much to our liturgy.”

(Parish Secretary in the Diocese of Marquette)

 

“I  look forward to another year of prayer and blessing.  FCA Ministry has been an incredible partner to us as we plan our services and liturgies with our students.”

(Campus Minister in the Diocese of Cleveland)

 

“Thanks, your ministry really lightens the road for those who prepare the Prayer of the Faithful!”

(Pastoral Minister in the Archdiocese of Dubuque)

 

“I do SO appreciate your service of supplying the Prayers of the Faithful.  The job was thrust upon me about 2 years ago….I had been doing the Prayers every week alone, and it was not easy and very time-consuming for me.

“Your service turned out to be an answer to a prayer.  While I don’t always use the FCA prayers word-for-word, they give me inspiration and enlightenment, and now I depend on them.”

(Volunteer writer in the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis)

“Thank you so much for the wonderful Prayers of the Faithful.  They are truly a gift to our parish.”

(Pastoral Associate in the Diocese of Saskatoon in Canada)

 

“Thanks so much for your gracious, grounded, and godly ministry.”

(Co-Chair of a parish Worship Commission in the Archdiocese of Detroit)

“Excellent.  Thank you so much.  This sensitivity to what’s going on in the world is one of the things that make your service to us such a blessing.”

(Pastoral Associate in the Archdiocese of Boston)

 

“You provide a great service to pastors, helping our prayers weave together the gospel and the needs of the world in a very effective way.”

(Pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)

 

“It is especially helpful for me to have your recap of the weekly news and problems in the world.  Some weeks are so busy that I can’t keep up with the news.”

(Sacramental Coordinator in the Diocese of Dallas)

“Nearly every Sunday someone will come up to me and say how prayerful and meaningful [the Prayers of the Faithful] are.”

(Liturgy Coordinator for a religious community in the Diocese of London in Canada)

 

“Glad I stumbled on to your service.  It’s a nice contribution to parish liturgy and I already see attentive listening and some have commented on the meaningful change!”

(Pastor in the Diocese of Manchester, NH)

 

“Thanks for all the work you do on the intercessions—my parish loves them!  (And it makes my job so much easier.)”

(Pastoral Assistant in the Archdiocese of Seattle)

“The Prayers of the Faithful that you send are wonderfully well-written.”

(Parish Liturgy Coordinator in the Diocese of Charlotte)

 

“I so look forward to your timely, scriptural word-crafting each week—you have a special gift for that.”

(Parish Director of Worship in the Diocese of Green Bay)

 

“Thanks for all the good work you do...I use so many of the prayers from your weekly list...they say it just right!”

(A Pastoral Associate in the Diocese of Fall River)