Pray Like This

Pray LIke This 1

Pray Like This
May 17, 2024

And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Matt 6:5-15

Becky Harling, author of the bible study "Our Father" asks, "Every day, Christians around the world recite the Lord’s Prayer. But could we drink more deeply from this sacred gift? " Deacon Sandy and Mother Meaghan will draw on the work of Harling and others to help participants drow deeper in understanding and use of the prayer our Lord Jesus taught us to pray.

We will begin the day with morning prayer, enjoy lunch together and end our day with Holy Eucharist

The cost is $35 which includes lunch

About our etreat leaders:

Deacon Sandy Tatem's home parish was St. Andrew’s Albany; where she served as Warden, on the Rector Search Committee, Altar Guild, LEM & LEV, and was Founder of Daughters of the King chapter. For the Diocesan as a lay person she served 4 terms (16 years) as Trustee; member of Audit Committee and Capital Campaign Committee for the Spiritual Life Center; consultant with parishes in their Rector Searches and Stewardship programs. Co-presenter at two Diocesan Conventions on “Church Wardens and Vestry”. Two terms on the Great Chapter of the Cathedral. On June 10, 2006 she was ordained Vocational Deacon and assigned to St. John’s, Troy, NY where she established Healing Prayer Ministry, Co-Founded Holy Spirit Chapter of The Daughters of the King, served as Chaplain of Daughters of the King, led several Quiet Days for Holy Spirit Chapter of The Daughters of the King, and led several Weekend Retreats for Holy Spirit Chapter of The Daughters of the King. She also led several Quiet Days/Retreats for Trinity, Watervliet and served on Discernment Teams for Deacon aspirant, was a member of the Bishop’s Advisory Committee. In addition she was employed at Stuyvesant Plaza, Inc. for 39 years as administrator and CFO.

The Rev. Canon Meaghan Keegan, serves as theCanon to the Ordinary for Spiritual Development and the Executive Director of Christ the King Center. She has served as Rector of St. Paul’s, Greenwich since November 2020, and Priest-in-harge of St. Stephen's Schuylerville for three years. Canon Meaghan and her husband Deacon Denny, , enjoy an active life with four children, two in college and two in high school. She obtained a Bachelor’s in Studio Art from SUNY Plattsburgh. She then went on to earn a Master of Arts Degree in Recreation and Tourism with a concentration in Event Planning from the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and then a Master of Arts Degree in Religion with a focus in Church History and Theology from Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, PA. She is currently in her third and final year of a Doctor of Ministry program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, MA where she is studying Pastoral Theology in Practice. Since beginning on staff in 2018 she has served in a variety of roles, most recently as the Director of Administration of the diocese and the Interim Director of Christ the King Center. She has served on a number of committees, including the Salary and Benefits Committee, Mission Committee, Finance Committee, Diocesan Development Fund, Convention Planning Committee and most recently the Election Procedures Committee and Consecration Planning Team. She has organized a number of retreats, conferences, services and events for the diocese and Christ the King Center and is currently overseeing the implementation of the Albany Blooms Thriving Parish Initiative (Lily grant).