November-December 2014 Prayer Prompter

We who were formerly no people at all, and who knew of no peace, are now called to be... a church... of peace. True Christians do not know vengeance. They are the children of peace. Their hearts overflow with peace. Their mouths speak peace, and they walk in the way of peace.
— Menno Simons

The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord accepts my prayer. — Psalm 6:9

Pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. — James 5:16

Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. — Psalm 143:1

Nov. 1-15 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Wayne County Cluster Meeting, Nov. 4
• In-Service Workshop for OC Pastors, Louisville, Ohio — Nov. 5
• Youth Pastor Gathering, Camp Luz, Nov. 6
• In-Service Workshop for OC Pastors, Wauseon, Ohio — Nov. 6
• In-Service Workshop for OC Pastors, Camp Luz — Nov. 12
• Holmes/Tuscarawas Cluster Meeting, Nov. 13
• Youth Retreat, Camp Luz, Nov. 14-16
• Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Hartville, Ohio — Rick Miller, youth pastor and Larry Augsburger, interim pastor
• Agora Christian Fellowship, Columbus, Ohio — Richard and Rebecca Bartholomew, pastors
• Gail Blum, Chaplain — Hospice of Lenawee, Hillsdale, Mich.
• Ohio Conference Leadership Team
• Tom Kauffman, Conference Minister
• African-American Mennonite Association of MC USA
• Everence

Nov. 16-30 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

•  OC Ministry Development Team Meeting, Wooster, Ohio — Nov. 17
•  OC Leadership Team Meeting, Kidron, Ohio — Nov. 18
•  Retreat for Pastors’ Wives led by Mattie Marie Mast, Tiffin, Ohio — Nov. 21-23
•  Maple Grove Mennonite Church, New Castle, Pa. — Cheryl Vanatsky, pastor
•  Aurora Mennonite Church, Aurora, Ohio — Jim Sutton, interim pastor
•  Lydia Kuttab Brenneman, Chaplain at St. Rita’s Medical Center — Lima, Ohio
•  Ohio Conference Credentialing Ministry
•  Wanda Stopher, Regional Pastor
•  Iglesia Mennonita Hispana of MC USA
•  MennoMedia

Dec. 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

•  Martins Creek Mennonite Church, Millersburg, Ohio — Jay Conn, pastor
•  Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold, Ohio — Jeff Kauffman and Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg, pastors
•  Erin Dye, Chaplain at Adriel School, West Liberty, Ohio
•  Ohio Conference Ministry Development Team
•  Ralph Reinford, Regional Pastor
•  Native Mennonite Ministries of Mennonite Church USA
•  Mennonite Education Agency

Dec. 16-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Martins Mennonite Church, Orrville, Ohio — Ernest Hershberger, interim pastor
• Wooster Mennonite Church, Wooster, Ohio — Jacob Dodson, pastor
• Charles Gautsche, Chaplain at Fairlawn Retirement Center, Archbold, Ohio
• Ohio Conference Stewardship Ministry
• Dean Beck, Ohio Conference Moderator
• Mennonite Men and Mennonite Women of Mennonite Church USA
• Mennonite Health Services Alliance

Compiled by Dana Short, Prayer Coordinator Ohio Conference, MC USA, mdshort@embarqmail.com. Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org.
Go to “Resource Teams” and select “Prayer Ministry.”

September-October 2014 Prayer Prompter

Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. - Psalm 143:1

Pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. - James 5:16

September 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Leadership and Anxiety in the Church Workshop, Archbold, Ohio — Sept. 13
• LifeBridge Community North, Strasburg, Ohio — Jason Rissler, pastor
• New Mercies Community Church, Burton, Ohio — James Ng, Pastor
• Larry Augsburger, Transitional Pastor
• Conference Minister Tom Kauffman
• Mennonite Education Agency (MEA)
• OC Leadership Team as they seek a Coordinator of Volunteers. Pray for the team as they discern candidates and for the applicants as they discern the role.

September 16-30 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Ohio Mennonite Women’s Retreat, Camp Luz, Kidron, Ohio —  Sept. 19-21
• Creating Congregational Cultures of Generosity Workshop, Bellefontaine, Ohio — Sept. 26
• Lima Mennonite Church, Lima, Ohio —  David Elkins, Pastor
• Moorhead Mennonite Church, Shreve, Ohio —  Marc Hochstetler, Pastor
• Rob Burdette, Transitional Pastor
• Regional Pastor Ralph Reinford
• Mennonite Mission Network (MMN)
• New Spirit-breathed life in our personal lives, our congregations, our conference and denomination.

October 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Family Business Workshop, Kidron, Ohio —  Oct. 2
• Lockport Mennonite Church, Stryker, Ohio —  Steve Heatwole, Gloria Beck, Pastors
• Millersburg Mennonite Church, Millersburg, Ohio —  Patrick and Christine Nafziger, Pastors
• Ernest Hershberger, Interim Pastor
• Regional Pastor Wanda Stopher
• Mennonite Men
• OC Young Adult Resource Team as they seek new members to help plan young adult events. Pray for new members to come forward and for the events God will lead them in planning.

October 16-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Adriel Benefit Auction, West Liberty, Ohio —  Oct. 18
• Creating Congregational Cultures of Generosity Workshop, Bellefontaine, Ohio —  Oct. 31
• Longenecker Mennonite Church, Winesburg, Ohio — Matt Hamsher, Pastor
• Midway Mennonite Church, Columbiana, Ohio —  Jesse Johnson,  Pastor
• Ron Kauffman, Interim Pastor
• Administrative Assistant Judy King
• Ohio Mennonite Women as they are developing plans for Pilgrim’s Hostel at Camp Luz, Kidron, Ohio.

"True evangelical faith cannot lie dormant. 
 It clothes the naked,
 it feeds the hungry,
 it comforts the sorrowful,
 it shelters the destitute,
 it serves those that harm it,
 it binds up that which is wounded,
 it has become all things to all people.” 
- Menno Simons

July-August 2014 Prayer Prompter

July 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Lafayette Christian Fellowship, West Lafayette, Ohio — Linda Yoder, lay leader
• Oak Grove Mennonite Church, West Liberty, Ohio — Richard Barrett and Alex Dye, Pastors
• Gordon Nisly, Chaplain — Hospice of Stark, Tuscarawas and Carroll counties
• Ohio Conference Assistant Moderator Rachel Kauffman
• Mennonite Central Committee (MCC Great Lakes)
• Ohio Conference Leadership Team as they prepare for the special delegate session on Aug. 9 and as they do the regular work of the Conference
• Ohio Conference delegates as they seek God, heart, soul, mind, and body in preparation for the Aug. 9 delegate session

July 16-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Lee Heights Community Church, Cleveland, Ohio — Robin Miller and Vikki Pruitte-Sorrells, Pastors
• Oak Grove Mennonite Church, Smithville, Ohio  — Doug Zehr and Miriam Zehr, Pastors
• Jacqui Rozier, Chaplain — Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio
• Credentialing Ministry Chair Naomi Engle
• Mennonite Church USA
• Discernment as we strive to follow God’s will within our individual lives, our congregations, our conference and denomination

August 1-14 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Ohio Mennonite Relief Sale and Auction, Dalton, Ohio — Aug. 1-2
• Girls’ Jamboree, Camp Luz — Aug. 8-10
• The Special Delegate Session for Ohio Conference on Aug. 9.  May we experience God’s Shalom! 
• Leetonia Mennonite Church, Leetonia, Ohio — Phil Slabaugh, Pastor
• North Lima Mennonite Church, North Lima, Ohio — Robert Wengerd, Pastor
• Hector Velez, Chaplain —  Disciples of Jesus Motorcycle Club, Archbold, Ohio
• Gifts Discernment Chair Del Hostetler
• MennoMedia
• Ohio Conference congregations as we discern how to relate to each other in loving and respectful ways

August 15-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Youth Leadership Project Retreat, Camp Luz — Aug. 15-16
• The quarterly meeting of the transitional pastors on Aug. 26 where sharing and learning among congregations in transition takes place
• Conference moderators and conference ministers of the Mid-States as they gather on Aug. 28 to share, pray, and discuss our common work
• LifeBridge Community Church, Dover, Ohio — Chet Miller-Eshleman, Pastor
• North Clinton Mennonite Church, Glenn Coblentz and Brad Faler, Pastors
• Vicki Yoder, Chaplain, Doctors’ West Hospital — Plain City, Ohio
• Stewardship Ministry Chair Darrel Schweitzer
• Mennonite Disaster Service
• New Spirit-breathed life in our personal lives, our congregations, our conference and denomination

May-June 2014 Prayer Prompter

 May 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

•   Huber Mennonite Church, New Carlisle, Ohio — Andrew Stoner, Interim Pastor

• Pike Mennonite Church, Elida, Ohio — Glenn Rader, Pastor
• Keith Matthews, Chaplain, Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Bellefontaine, Ohio
• Ohio Conference Minister Tom Kauffman
• Everence
• Ohio Conference Leadership Team as they prepare for the special delegate session on Aug. 9
• Ohio Conference Delegates as they seek God, heart, soul, mind, and body in preparation for the Aug. 9 delegate session.

May 16-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Latino Families Encounter, Camp Luz, May 16-18

• Inlet Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio — Rick Jones, Pastor
• Peace Mennonite Church, Elyria, Ohio
• Tom Michaels, Chaplain, Hospice of Greater Wayne County, Millersburg, Ohio
• Ohio Conference Regional Pastor Wanda Stopher
• Ministry Development Team as they meet May 19
• Goshen College
• Discernment as we strive to follow God’s will within our individual lives, our congregations, our conference and denomination

June 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Jubilee Mennonite Church, Bellefontaine, Ohio — Tony Doehrmann, Pastor
• Owl Creek Mennonite Church, Lucasville, Ohio — Rodney Bapst, Pastor
• John Miller, Chaplain, Walnut Hills Retirement Community, Dalton, Ohio
• Ohio Conference Regional Pastor Ralph Reinford
• Ohio Conference Credentialing Ministry
• Hesston College
• Ohio Conference congregations as we discern how to relate to each other in loving and respectful ways

June 16-30 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

•  Black Swamp Benefit, Wauseon, Ohio, June 20-21

• Ohio Youth Event, Bluffton University, June 27-28
• Kidron Mennonite Church, Kidron, Ohio — Carl Wiebe, Lydell Steiner, Craig Strasbaugh, pastoral staff
• Orrville Mennonite Church, Orrville, Ohio — Bill Seymour and Heather Miller, pastoral staff
• Kent Morgan, Chaplain, County Adult Detention Facilities, Painesville, Ohio
• Ohio Conference Moderator Dean Beck
• Ohio Conference Stewardship Ministry
• Iglesia Menonita Hispana
• New Spirit breathed life in our personal lives, our congregations, our conference and denomination

Compiled by Dana Short, Prayer Coordinator Ohio Conference, MC USA, mdshort@embarqmail.com.  Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org.  Go to “Resource Teams” and select “Prayer Ministry.”