 Through the next two orbits , the crew continued to keep check of the spacecraft and to observe and photograph the Moon . During the third pass , Borman read a small prayer for his church . He had been scheduled to participate in a service at St. Christopher 's Episcopal Church near Seabrook , Texas , but due to the Apollo 8 flight he was unable to . A fellow parishioner and engineer at Mission Control , Rod Rose , suggested that Borman read the prayer which could be recorded and then replayed during the service . 
