Prayer Chaplains

The presence of our prayer chaplains on Sunday morning and their willingness to serve in other related areas supports, uplifts, and holds sacred the spiritual lives of individuals in our church community. This has deeply blessed our ministry at Unity of the Valley.

We give thanks for their caring presence and their willingness to hold the loving High Watch for all of us.

Rev. Sherry Lady
Associate Minister

What do Prayer Chaplains Do?

We lovingly listen to your prayer request.
We acknowledge and call on the Presence of God.
We enter the silence and allow the words to flow from that quiet sacred space.
We hold in confidence your prayer request.
We hold you in the light of God.
We hold the vision for your highest good and potential.

We love to pray with you. It is a gift and an honor to be with you in prayer.

To request a Prayer Chaplain to pray with you:

Call the Prayer Chaplain line (541-345-9913, ext. 8) and a Prayer Chaplain will return your call.

Look for us after the Sunday service. Prayer Chaplains wear a white stole so you can find us easily.

Meet Our Prayer Chaplains

	Ruth Beardsley As a prayer chaplain, I enjoy creating a sacred place of oneness, where everything is whole and full of abundance. It’s an amazing experience to maintain a sense of stillness with spirit through affirmative prayer.
	Bev Forster I love to cocreate sacred space with the one with whom I am praying. To me that means listening, entering the silence, connecting with the Divine within and without, feeling the Presence and holding each one requesting prayer in the light – and then allowing the words to flow. What a gift.
	Paul Hewett I love to serve as a prayer chaplain because as I am present to another and hold their highest and best in prayer, I experience our community strengthened.
	Jim Lockard I experience love, unconditional forgiveness, peace, and harmony when I am in prayer. I feel that I am in a place of love and oneness when I am connected with another in prayer.
	Corlea Sue Martinez I love to pray and being part of the Chaplain group. I love being in the silence. I love to serve.
	Andy Peara Sharing the presence of Divine Inspiration is the greatest gift of being a prayer chaplain.
	Ariel Rahima I appreciate the opportunity to hold the highest and the best intention for another regardless of external circumstances. I also bring many years study of the Aramaic Lords Prayer to my spiritual practice which I enjoy sharing with others.
	Ani Sinclair Being a chaplain means holding sacred space, listening with my heart, keeping confidentiality, and connecting with others in the vibration of prayer. It is a gift I give to myself to be a chaplain. It is who I am.