Below are links to resources you may find helpful in this time of war:

• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/3rdLARBn
  
• http://www.usmcparents.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1543
  
• www.elca.org/dcm/worship/peace 
  
• The Church of England has published a range of prayers suitable for use in churches and in the wider community following military operations in Iraq. The Invitation to Prayer website, www.invitationtoprayer.org  exists to support both individual prayer and collective worship. Special prayers for use in time of war have been added to the site today. There are resources for clergy and laity, for use individually and collectively, and for use at different times of day. These may form the basis for a short act of prayer in church or at home, at a regular time each day or week, at the start or conclusion of a silent vigil, or whenever people meet together to pray. Many people feel a sense of uncertainty and concern in time of war. The site includes prayers for peace and justice, for the Armed Forces, for the victims of war, for the leaders of the nations, for friends and loved ones, for the dead and for those who mourn.
  
• A Pentagon Web site www.defendamerica.mil/support_troops.html) offers information on collective efforts to boost military morale. Among them is Operation USO Care Package. The United Services Organization runs this program, which lets Americans pay for a care package of personal items. The package and a personal message from the donor will then be delivered to service members overseas.
  
  One care package costs $25. Checks may be made out to Operation USO Care Package and sent to: USO-Operation USO Care Package, c/o Pentagon Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 19221, Alexandria, VA 22320-9998.
  
  The Pentagon statement also notes that Americans may:
  
  Donate a phone calling card to a service member through Operation Uplink, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Details are available at www.operationuplink.org.
  
  Send an e-mail greeting through www.operationdearabby.net.
  

If you have suggestions for links to add to this page, please send them to erica@wydiocese.org.