loyalty in their hands. Help us in our national commitment to help transform society. our minds partake of that which is wholesome and pure. Grace for Meals who have given their very lives in that service. AMEN. A copy of this letter should be sent to the regional coordinator as closure for the file. Current NJ Governor Murphy and former NJ Governor McGreevey honor those inside Last Salute's memorial prayer box at the Governor's Mansion Sgt at Arms Chuck Knutson of Last Salute holds the memorial prayer box as the U.S. Coast Guard MH65 helicopter flies over restricted airspace in Washington DC Medal of Honor recipients General James Livingston and Cpl Klye Carpenter stand by to fire Last . We pray this in your name. of __________ inspire us all to continue serving our country with dignity and pride. We thank you for the freedoms that are ours, including what this assembly today represents. With the smiles that won't come off. by the might of his army, neither does a warrior escape by his great strength, but it is you, O God, who keeps us from us all. Go with these soldiers to their next assignment, that they will go with pride and confidence, ready to face what lies before them, depending on you for their strength and comfort. Treasures accompany the decedent. -Daryl. We ask now that your hand be ever on these soldiers who graduate today, both in and out of harms way. ploughing out to sea, When the hurricane's a-blown' From the Banks of old Cape Cod Oh, the "Cutter," with her AMEN. Again we thank you for your presence with us today. SE Washington DC 20593-7907 E-Mail Updates of our land, that we may apply ourselves to the great work of keeping alive a sense of freedom. In God's name we pray. Help these men, and all of us, to be more committed to the cause of freedom both here in the United States and around the world. Provide for them all that they need to lead and serve with faithfulness, courage and integrity, as they continue the great work of their predecessors. Lead us out of this night into a new day when we can More power and God Bless always. Let your presence be a blessing to us today and forevermore. Father, we also want to thank you for the diligent and faithful leadership of CPT _____________ as he hands over command today. Keep us faithful to the Regiment, to the Army, to the United States and to you. we pray. Its stated purpose is to provide the Air Force Chaplain Service with a resource of prayers relevant to the varied occasions they encounter in military ministry. One editorial note: it seems the order or arrangement of the pdf file is out of order, which many of the preliminary sections being at the end. Additionally, we give you thanks for the help that you provided our spouses and children while we were away. Bless them in these days, encourage them, strengthen them, and help us all to appreciate the special contributions that are theirs. Others will just be starting their watches and working We thank you for your presence with us todayand everyday. You are welcome, Im glad you found something useful! and welcome our new Commanding Officer, (name) __________. dangers of their work, stand ready to preserve the cause of freedom with the devotion to duty as those who served before Please dont let us soon forget our comrades, friends and family who have fallen, but help us to honor their sacrifice through our lives lived for your glory. Unfortunately, we just havent come across many written prayers from other faith groups used in military settings. women who will provide an essential service to our nation, and our Coast Guard. May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. May there come now to those who have been laborers It is a day to rest from our daily labor. 427 Commercial St. We pray in your Holy Give to us your peace that we can know even in the midst of turmoil. Strengthen our Non-Commissioned Officers and their troopers for the fight of righteousness and care for our families. Thank you for each one: those who have gone before, those present with us here today, and those yet to come. peace, love and generosity we should show to all people. All this has come from thine beneficent Such men that embody Tous Pour UnUn Pour Tous All for one and one for all. We give you thanks today for your providence for these great scouts. Who art a shield and buckler to all who put their trust in thee, bless us, thy servants, and the Army in which we serve. Thank you for the positive impact he has had on the Soldiers and mission of the brigade. Bless this time, bless all here gathered, and we pray that all that is said and done today will also be a blessing to you. other camps. Please bless with Your protecting hand, my children and my wife. AMEN. I pray that they will be extremely blessed for their effort and excellence and that they will be an inspiration to everyone gathered herethat each one of us will aspire to do better in our appointed tasks. AMEN. I pray that what these graduates have accomplished, which we celebrate tonight, will be an inspiration for us all to better apply ourselves to the tasks before us and to improving ourselves through education, personal and professional development and a commitment to serve others. We thank You for equipping each of them with a heart for service; and we thank You ahead of time for the service we know that they will continue to provide for our nation in the next chapter of their lives. Prayers for Funerals Eternal God and Father Eternal God and Father, we praise you that you have made people to share life together and to reflect your glory in the world. May this ceremony assist the crew of the __________ to reaffirm their loyalty; renew their vision; and rededicate Grant them accuracy while searching about. We thank Thee for invading history that we might for all time understand the intensity of Thy love for us. us to begin to see the new opportunities our changing world is about to offer us. Table of Contents Keep us vigilant as we guard the frontiers of freedom. This booklet includes both contributed prayers from Air Force Chaplains as well as Army and Navy Chaplains; and also includes several significant historical prayers. Those who have been to sea in ships and dwelled in the shadow of your majestic creation have sensed your divine power. Thank you for their leaders who have rained them to be the best soldiers that they can be. As we participate in this ceremony let us not forget your presence here. We thank you for your presence and love which helps us to endure through difficult times. Help us to be prepared to search for what is true Thank you for your presence with us tonight, as well as your help all along the way. Scan and email the request form to BaseBostonhonorguard@uscg.mil. Renew our sense of unity, hope and faith through times of testing and difficulty. 2 We thank you for the food we are about to eat: it is the daily bread you give us to sustain our bodies. VFW Post 10380 services include gravesite Rifle Volley and Taps. to keep from doing those things I know I should not be doinggive the ability to properly tell which is which. 6 members may attend. May we feel a sense of I thank you for this day that you have given to us to live and breathe and serve both God and our country. Thank you also for your presence with us here this evening so far, and as we continue to celebrate. a funeral home, or graveside. Let this commitment be molded by our Army training and empowered by your grace. May every aspect of this NPB nourish us and cause us to flourish as citizens of our great country. them. Thank you for your presence with us here today, and for all that we have heard to inspire and encourage us. Proper documentation must be provided by the next of kin which includes: Photocopy of DD-214, Retirement Certificate, or Honorable Discharge (if prior military). This prayer we offer in thy Name. Thank you also, Lord, for their families and friends who stand behind them today cheering them on to success. day. The website is not specifically Christian but rather is dedicated to the history of military chaplaincy. __________ has served Cutter If outdoor and not in uniform, a civilian salute is rendered in the same situations. The Casket Team consists of six members who . We pray that their memories may inspire us to serve you and our fellow human beings in truth, kindness and peace. I ask now that you will particularly bless those participating in the program, in the hope that everything that is said and done will be pleasing to you. Guide each leader, that they will do what is right in your eyes and will help their Soldiers to follow their example. Grant all of us courage and confidence. I especially thank you for those who will be honored for excelling in what they do. We thank you for your presence with us tonight and every night. Keep us ever-mindful of your love for us which enables us to live each day in the bounty of your blessings. Be with them as they continue in their training to be all that you have made them to be and all that our country needs them to be. But men that sail the ocean In a wormy, rotten craft, When the sea ahead is mountains With a hell-blown gale May this ceremony assist the crew of the __________ to reaffirm their loyalty; Almighty God, we ask your blessing upon us as we participate in this time. be so that we may praise your name in all that we do when we serve. I pray that their experiences here at Knox will strengthen them even more for the mission that lies before them. In your holy and loving name we pray, amen. We require at least 72 hours notice to facilitate the Honor Guard Funeral Details submitted request. %PDF-1.5
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Coast Guard prayers. against us; but we know, too, that thou hast given us the spirit whereby we may be the master of our lives. May it bring honor, Throughout those years of service, he/she was often called upon to stand the. JunkandDisorderlyAZ. this Unit. 5 As we retire to our beds for rest unto our bodies, we turn to Thee for rest unto our souls. I pray that their examples will not only motivate other women to keep the course, but all of us men and women- as we serve together to make our military strong and our nation great. to put our trust in thee so that we may go steadily on our way. We thank you for your comfort and blessings in our lives and for the knowledge that you see our needs, hear our prayers an desire to bless us as your people. Be with Thank you too for the friends and family members gathered here. May the events that we have remembered here tonight be more than just a memory, but rather a lesson. Grant our supplication, we beseech thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. I thank you for this day you have given us and for this occasion we celebrate as these new MP officers graduate their basic course and enter the force. I thank you for their many, many years of faithful and honorable service to our nation as they have been a part of our military which has brought freedom and peace to many people around the world, while preserving our own. Bless us all as we leave this place, celebrating our freedoms that have been preserved by the strength of the Army we serve. We thank you for your provision for these scouts during the past 16 weeks and the love and support of their families. Donnie Oliver Lewis, 88 of Otway, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Carteret Health Care. Almighty and Eternal God, today as this ceremony begins, we bow our heads and lift our hearts and spirits to you. Warm our hearts __________. Bring to us, we humbly ask you, the time when parents dont have to grieve the loss of their children killed in war; hasten the day when spouses dont have to say goodbye to their loved ones because they serve their country; provide for us, dear Father, a world whose children do not have to grow up fatherless because of the sin that envelopes us; and be victorious, Almighty God, over the Evil One, establish your Kingdom on Earth finally and forever, that we may enjoy your loving and peaceful presence for all eternity. , PRAYERS FOR THE COAST GUARDPRAYERS FOR THE COAST GUARD, Almighty and Eternal God, today as this ceremony begins, we bow our heads and, Today, we invoke thy blessings upon this honored ceremony of christening. I invite you to be present with us this afternoon and pray that everything that is said and done will e pleasing in your sight. Father, we ask you this evening that you would be with us. 1 We pause at the ending of the day to thank thee, O God, for life itself; for the wonders of existence, We will have a recording of taps at every funeral where we were not able to locate a bugler. - In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to . Military Funeral Honors (MFH) Guidance June 2016 Page 3 Other Qualified Veterans Veterans discharged or released with an honorable discharge, or general discharge under honorable conditions, are eligible for MFH. guest at this meal as we think about what change means to us. In addition you have designed us with the need for rest. AMEN. I pray that all of us gathered here today will be inspired by their careers and achievements to seek to excel in our remaining time in uniform or civilian service; to be examples of integrity and excellence; to also finish the course well as these Soldiers have done. Coast Guard Day We thank you for your presence and love which helps us to endure through difficult times. Due to extremely limited resources, we are not always able to provide a bugler to play Taps, however, we make every effort to do so. We thank you for watching over us and sustaining us as a nation. O Lord, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, we thank you for taking away the sins of the world. Again we thank you for this time together and for all who have gathered here today. May the crew of the __________continue to set a standard of excellence which will serve to bring honor and praise May this ceremony serve as a fitting tribute to these two individuals, We pray that you will bless them, Lord, for their unselfish service; bless them abundantly for the hardships they faced, for the sacrifices they made. U.S. Coast Guard Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Donnie Lewis. to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. to give words of encouragement that a shipmate may not despair. 6 Our Father, we are mindful of those who have friends but no foodand those who have food but no friends. In the Name of our God who challenges us to care. AMEN. Planting and uprooting his/her family over those years from the decks of the CGC ______ and ______ to the lands of Shore Based Command Bless this time with your presence and bless each one here gathered. We thank you, O God, for the wisdom inherent in the Change of Command Ceremony, creating within us, as it does, a Being the sensitive chaplain he was, Chaplain Dukes added. The U.S. Coast Guard Prayer Almighty and Everlasting God, Whose hand stills the tumult of the deep, we offer our prayers for those who serve in our Coast Guard. which assail us. We leave tonight looking forward to the end of this cycle of violence, aware that peace begins with each of us. Independence Day Evening Prayers The Cutter Have mercy on us today, and mercy on our loved one who has passed from this life into the next. With this physical and mental nourishment grant that we may so We are a "nation under God." Father, as we prepare to enter again this War on Terror, I pray that you will be with these Soldiers as well as thee family members. Robert Haverfield Susan Haverfield A coast guard motorboat rescued two men suffering from hypothermia and recovered the body of a boy in the rough seas, it said in a statement. I have sought to properly give credit for all prayers posted here. Thank you for the impact these retirees have undoubtedly had on countless other Service Members as they have modeled, mentored and trained character, competence and commitment both in and out of uniform. AMEN. You have been God to us from the Mexican border to the trenches of France. I am a chaplain and commenting from that perspective. shipmate and his/her family into your eternal and loving care. This standard is also appropriate for public prayer during indoor ceremonies with troop formations. Lord our God, we give thanks to you for the great land of our birth with all its liberties and many blessings. All of this we ask in the name of Him whose service of Thee enriched us all. We thank you for their gifts, their skills, their professionalism and for everything else that they offer the Army and demonstrate for their Soldiers. Today, we invoke thy blessings upon this honored ceremony of christening. 3 God, we thank you for the privilege and opportunity to pay tribute to our retiring shipmate, __________, and Grant to them endurance to master the rigors of their duties; Bless with wisdom, guidance, and understanding all those If you send your request after business hours (weekends or after 1600 weekdays), please call 617-990-6249 for confirmation of received request. The Funeral and Graveside Services were removed from the original version to be included in the Memorial Guide. helpand be completed with your guidance. In serving you, O God, may our sailors serve their country. Go with us now as we leave this place but not your presence. Yet we stand with pride before this symbol of what human hands can do, and commend to you, Lord, the honest labors Amen. It is a day to challenge each other to a different kind of excellence. And Lord, grant them the courage and innovative Most of these prayers are original to me, though a few have been adapted from other prayers passed on to me or that I found online. His/her duties often Your sovereign will established this great country and your strong hand has studied us during ties of difficulty. Thank you Father, again, for all that you do for us both in and out of harms way. Scan and email the request form (link) to D14-DG-M-SI-BASEHono-HonorGuard@uscg.mil please send all request within business hours M-F 0700-1500. Grant him/her wisdom and strength for the coming days. His/Her influence in the lives of many young I ask that you will bless in a special way those who have demonstrated the loyalty, discipline, professionalism, and caring that gained them this honor and help them to be an example and inspiration for us all-in all that we do. Prayers to help the Coast Guard. In this day and age when lasting commitments are taboo - we thank you Now Lord, gazing toward that great looking buffet, I pray that you will bless the food that we will soon eat, that it will nourish us to be stronger to serve better. In the name of the one who came and died of us all, amen. Commanding Officer, __________; and watch over us and our new Commanding Officer, __________. The Prayers page is offered as a resource for chaplains and we add prayers as we write them or find them. Thank you for your presence and protection among those who deployed, as situations changed, safety concerns grew, and the length of deployment increased, all while the leaders and Soldiers stayed focused on their mission, bringing to conclusion a successful deployment. Thank you for their accomplishments and their commitments. Preserve them from the dangers of the sea and from the violence of the enemy; Thank you for this day that you have given to us and for this occasion that brings us together which reminds us of the strength of our military and the freedom it defends, as well as the role the Arctic Wolves play in the defense of that freedom while here in Alaska as well as when deployed around the world. All funeral and burial at sea requests must be scanned and sent to address listed above. your spirit upon their lives. Bless us now with your presence. Those eligible for military funeral honors, as set forth by the Department of Defense, include: Military members who died while on active duty or in the Selected Reserve I thank you for this day and for this occasion that brings us together, as we uncase the Brigades colors, a ceremony which always reminds me of the strength of our military and the character of our Soldiers. The funeral home at Palamilone, the sports hall of Crotone, . We are grateful, too, for falling; it is you keeps us from death. We ask your blessing upon __________ and his/her family as they close this chapter in their life and begin another. hb```I, cbX&1ocng` We thank you because it gives us another opportunity to celebrate the freedoms that are ours as Americans and the strength of our country that we contribute to as American Soldiers. Your Word promises that You preserve our going out and our coming in from this time forth and even forevermore. I also pray that you will be with Command Sergeant Major Xxxxxx as she takes on this challenge. who are with political leadership and authority that our nation may be strong in morals and sound in manners. Let us never May we be refreshed today - in body and soul. Help them to turn to you as they need the strength to go on; and the courage to face another day. And thank you for their professors, advisers and everyone else who helped them through their course of study. Be with our families this day. The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace (Numbers 6:22). Marine Corps Birthday We thank thee, also, for the unexpected Let us not forget that a king is not saved Last Salute provides FREE professional and highly elaborate military funeral honors ceremonies for active and veteran military personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. the unchanging God to bless us during this time of change: Thank you for this day you have given us and especially for this occasion that brings us together as we celebrate the accomplishments of these graduates here tonight. here to honor our Commander, __________, and to give thanks for his/her devoted and selfless leadership. a greater understanding and appreciation for those whose authority to command we acknowledge, confirm, and pass on this In your holy and precious name we pray, amen. Thank you for their commitment to our Soldiers and to our country. We ask you to keep them semper fidelis - ever faithful to you. Thank you for their love and support which enabled these officers to successfully complete their studies. Enkindle within us a flame Dear God, help us to make good changes, and properly adjust to change. You are the one who hears all our prayers and grants our petitions. Father, when the trumpeter sounds our final Taps may the Brave Riflemen who served you be called before your throne to receive their eternal reward that you have prepared for them. If thats you, and youre able to pray an effective prayer extemporaneously, keep it up! the courage to face the often fierce and hostile waters that lie ahead; and your divine protection over them when We pray that you will continue to be with him and his family in the days ahead as they shift their focus and energies to other things. Throughout our nations history you have raised up strong and courageous men and women to lead the way in the defense of freedom, those willing to put their lives on the line for that freedom. We. Thanks you very much Sirs for this collection of prayers. us now and always. were oppressed by the myth of the Aryan superman; those whose bodies were enslaved in labor camps under the slogan "Work All of this we ask in your Name. May they, Today is a time for change (in/for)__________. I pray that you will continue to bless them, encourage them and strengthen them for the days ahead. The gift is great, but the Giver is greater still. When she steams into the harbor People don't flock 'round like bees; For she ain't no grim destroyer, No As Solomon in the Old Hi Natasha, thanks for visiting The Chaplain Kit! Inspire us to hunger and thirst for what is right, to work against injustice wherever we find it and to treat our coworkers The U.S. Coast Guard shared this photo on Tuesday of migrants intercepted off the Florida Keys. Funeral, prayer services scheduled to honor slain . We ask you to receive them into your hands. Thank you for the families and friends gathered here today. all things are not arranged for our comfort and our convenience; we know that there will be times when things will go us today in all that we do, so that your light may shine out in our lives. Thank you, also, for these soldiers here today who have volunteered to serve their country during this very important time in our history. 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