November-December 2018 Prayer Prompter

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

• Nov. 6 — Fall Cluster Meeting, Summit Mennonite Church, Barberton
• Nov. 8 — All Ohio Conference Pastors’ Meeting, Upper Sandusky Library
• Zion Mennonite Church — Corben Boshart, Sue Short and Cliff Brubaker, Pastoral Team
• Agora Christian Fellowship, Columbus —Richard and Rebecca Bartholomew, Pastors
• Beech Mennonite Church — Matt Reed, Pastor
• Dan King, Retired Pastor
• Eldon King, Retired Pastor
• Bob Lemon, Retired Pastor
• Brenda Hummel — Gifts Discernment Ministry
• Barb Kauffman — Gifts Discernment Ministry
• Paula Snyder Belousek — Pastor, Constituency Leaders Council Representative

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

• Berlin Mennonite Church — Walt Morton, Transitional Pastor, and Jeff Hochstetler, Family Life Pastor
• Bethel Mennonite Church, West Liberty — Cheryl Shank and Chuck Swartz, Interim Pastors
• Central Mennonite Church, Archbold — David Elkins, Pastor
• Ernest Martin, Retired Pastor
• John Miller, Retired Pastor
• Robin Miller, Retired Pastor
• Eldina Nussbaum — Gifts Discernment Ministry
• Marilyn Rossiter — Gifts Discernment Ministry
• Michael Amstutz — Youth Ministry Advocate

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

• Community Christian Fellowship, Rio Grande — Dale Geiser, Pastor
• Cross Connections, Strasburg — Jason Rissler, Pastor
• Crown Hill Mennonite Church, Rittman — Thomas Dunn, Pastor
• Kent Morgan, Retired Pastor
• Randy Nafziger, Retired Pastor
• Allan Patterson, Retired Pastor
• Cara Speros — Gifts Discernment Ministry
• Larry Short — Gifts Discernment Ministry
• Randy Keeler — Youth Ministry Advocate

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

• Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Monclova — Reid Short, Pastor
• Fairpoint Mennonite Church, St. Clairsville — Darrel McVay, Pastor
• First Mennonite Church, Canton — Sean Swanson, Pastor
• Elvin Sommers, Retired Pastor
• Robert Stuckey, Retired Pastor
• David Tijerina, Retired Pastor
• Dick Barrett — Conference Minister, Constituency Leaders Council Representative
• Bob Sauder — Conference Moderator, Constituency Leaders Council Representative  

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org. To view, click “News and Media,” then choose “Documents” and then “Publications.” Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator Ohio Conference, MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

September-October 2018 Prayer Prompter

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

• Sept. 9 — Missional Network Training, Lee Heights Community Church, Cleveland
• Sept. 13 — Missional Network Training, Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, Mansfield
• Dick Barrett, Conference Minister
• Sonnenberg Mennonite — Mel Hathaway, Pastor
• South Union Mennonite — Matthew Williams, Pastor
• Southside Mennonite, Springfield
• Bob Lemon, Retired Pastor
• Ernest Martin, Retired Pastor
• Andy Stoner — Credentialing Ministry chairperson
• Jacob Dodson — Credentialing Ministry

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

• Sept. 22 — Reviving Hope — A Suicide Prevention Training, Central Christian School, Kidron
• Sept. 23 — Meetings with Glen Guyton, Sharon Mennonite Church, Plain City
• Sept. 28-30 — Mennonite & Brethren Marriage Encounter, Comfort Suites, Berlin
• Summit Mennonite — Marilyn Rossiter, Pastor
• Sunnyside Mennonite — Russ Richardson, Pastor
• Tedrow Mennonite — Doug King, Pastor; Ryan Nafziger, Associate/Youth Pastor
• John Miller, Retired Pastor
• Robin Miller, Retired Pastor
• Gail Blum, Chaplain
• Vickie Yoder, Credentialing Ministry

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

• Oct. 5-6 — Enhancing and Equipping for Worship Workshop, Central Mennonite Church, Archbold
• Toledo Mennonite — Joel Shenk, Pastor
• University Euclid Christ New Testament — Brian Anderson, Pastor; Sheila Spencer Anderson, Associate Pastor
• Valley View Mennonite — Robb Esh, Pastor
• Kent Morgan, Retired Pastor
• Randy Nafziger, Retired Pastor
• Miriam Zehr, Credentialing Ministry
• LaVerne Yousey, Credentialing Ministry
• Ernest Hershberger, Chaplain

October 16-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:Oct. 25 — Ministry Development Team Meeting

• Oct. 26-27 — Pastor-Leadership Team Retreat, Quality Inn & Suites, Bellville
• Wayside Chapel — John Kelly, Pastor
• West Clinton Mennonite — Jess Engle, Pastor
• Wooster Mennonite — Jacob Dodson, Pastor
• Allan Patterson, Retired Pastor
• Elvin Sommers, Retired Pastor
• Melanie Miller, Stewardship Ministry co-chairperson
• Dean Falb, Stewardship Ministry co-chairperson
• Keith Matthews, Chaplain

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org. To view, click “News and Media,” then choose “Documents” and then “Publications.” Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator Ohio Conference, MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

July-August 2018 Prayer Prompter

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

• The search for a new conference minister for the Ohio Conference 
• July 8 — Missional Network Training at Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold
• Pike Mennonite Church, Elida — Darwin Hartman, Pastor
• Pine Grove Mennonite Church, Stryker — Gary and Sandy Stuckey, Pastors
• Homer Yutzy — Retired Pastor
• Larry Augsburger — Retired Pastor
• Bob Sauder — Moderator
• Thomas Dunn — Assistant Moderator
• Andy Stoner — Credentialing Ministry Chairperson
• Mel Hathaway — Gifts Discernment Ministry Chairperson

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

• Primera Iglesia Menonita, Fremont — Tony Ortiz, Jr., Lay Leader
• Salem Mennonite Church, Elida — Paula Snyder Belousek, Pastor
• Paul Conrad — Retired Pastor
• Darrell Ediger — Retired Pastor
• Cliff Brubaker — Regional Pastor
• Alysa Short — Coordinator of Volunteers
• Judy King — Administrative Assistant
• Dan Hooley — Ministry Development Team, Prayer Coordinator

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

• Aug. 3-4 — Ohio Mennonite Relief Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster
• Aug. 12-13 — New Pastor Orientation, Wayne County
• Salem Mennonite Church, Kidron — Kevin Himes, Pastor
• Salem Mennonite Church, Waldron, Michigan — Dee Custar and Tony Doehrmann, Pastoral Team
• Ralph Reinford — Regional Pastor 
• Dave Eshleman — Retired Pastor, Church Consultant
• Charles Gautsche — Retired Pastor
• Steve Schmid — Ministry Development Team, Worship Focus
• Ken Sims — Ministry Development Team, Faith Focus
• Jason Rissler — Ministry Development Team, Witness Focus

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

• Aug. 23 — Ministry Development Team meeting, Upper Sandusky Library
• Salem Mennonite Church, Wooster — Haroldo Nunez, Pastor; David Hargrave, Associate Pastor
• Sharon Mennonite Church, Plain City — Rob Burdette, Transitional Pastor; Jared Chase, Youth Pastor
• Mike Kelly — Retired Pastor
• Dan King — Retired Pastor, Ministry Development Team 
• Shawn Hilliard — Ministry Development Team
• Alan Kauffman — Ministry Development Team
• Nancy Roynon — Ministry Development Team

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org. To view, click “News and Media,”  then choose “Documents” and then “Publications.” Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator Ohio Conference, MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

May-June 2018 Prayer Prompter

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

• The search for a new conference minister for the Ohio Conference. Search committee members include Paula Snyder Belousek, Robb Esh, LaVonne Hartman, Jeff Hochstetler, John Rohrer and Bob Sauder.
• Martins Mennonite Church, Orrville — Shawn Hilliard, Pastor
• Midway Mennonite Church, Columbiana —  Matthew Peterson, Pastor
• Randy Nafziger, Retired Pastor
• Allan Patterson, Retired Pastor
• Stan Helmuth, Financial Coordinator
• Andy Stoner, Credentialing Ministry Chair
• Ryan Sprunger, Chaplain
• Hector Velez, Chaplain

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

• The search for a new conference minister for the Ohio Conference 
• Millersburg Mennonite Church —  Jamie Rye, Pastor
• Elvin Sommers, Retired Pastor
• Robert Stuckey, Retired Pastor
• Jacob Dodson, Credentialing Ministry
• Vickie Yoder, Credentialing Ministry, Chaplain
• Haroldo Nunes — Open Arms Ministry and Pastor at Salem Mennonite Church, Wooster
• Allen Rutter, Executive Director, Shalom Ministries

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

• The search for a new conference minister for the Ohio Conference 
• Oak Grove Mennonite Church, Smithville —  Doug Zehr, Pastor and Miriam Zehr, Associate Pastor
• Oak Grove Mennonite Church, West Liberty — Richard Barrett, Pastor and Alex Dye, Associate Pastor
• David Tijerina, Retired Pastor
• LaVerne Yousey, Credentialing Ministry
• Miriam Zehr, Credentialing Ministry
• Raul Tadeo — Open Arms Ministry
• June 15-17 — Hispanic Family Retreat, Camp Luz, Kidron

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

• The search for a new conference minister for the Ohio Conference 
• Orrville Mennonite Church — Bill Seymour, Pastor
• Peace Mennonite Church, Elyria — George Dunn, Interim Pastor
• Dale Wyse, Retired Pastor
• Bob Yoder, Retired Pastor
• Melanie Miller, Stewardship Ministry Co-Chair
• Dean Falb, Stewardship Ministry Co-Chair
• Christine Yoder, Stewardship Ministry
• Marion Beyeler, Stewardship Ministry

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org. To view, click “News and Media,”  then choose “Documents” and then “Publications.” Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator Ohio Conference, MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

March-April 2018 Prayer Prompter

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

• March 8-9 — Missional Conference, Bluffton University
• March 9-10 — Annual Conference Assembly, Bluffton University
• Ohio Conference Leadership Team
• Lafayette Christian Fellowship, Fresno — Patti Malenke, chairperson
• Lee Heights Community Church, Cleveland —  Vikki Pruitte-Sorrells, Pastor
• Dan King, Retired Pastor
• Eldon King, Retired Pastor
• Gail Blum, Chaplain, Hospice of Lenawee
• Lydia Kuttab Brenneman, Chaplain, St. Rita's Medical Center
• Alan Kauffman, Ministry Development Team
• Henry Beun, Central Christian School

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

• LifeBridge Community Church, Dover —  Chet Miller-Eshleman, Pastor
• Melvin Leidig, Retired Pastor
• Bob Lemon, Retired Pastor
• Ernest Hershberger, Chaplain, LifeCare Hospice
• Keith Matthews, Chaplain, Dorothy Love Retirement Community
• Dan King, Ministry Development Team
• Ralph Reinford, Regional Pastor
• Randy Keeler, Youth Ministry Advocate

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

• Lockport Mennonite, Stryker —  Steve Heatwole, Pastor; Matt Weaver, Associate Pastor
• Ernest Martin, Retired Pastor
• John Miller, Retired Pastor
• Randy Murray, Chaplain, OrrVilla Retirement Community
• Jacqui Rozier, Chaplain, Hospice of Western Reserve
• Cliff Brubaker, Regional Pastor
• Judy King, Administrative Assistant
• Darin Nissley, Director, Lighthouse Ministries of Canton

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

• Maple Grove Mennonite, Hartville — Verle Brubaker, Interim/Transitional Pastor
• Maple Grove Mennonite, New Castle Pennsylvania — Cheryl Vanatsky, Pastor
• Robin Miller, Retired Pastor
• Kent Morgan, Retired Pastor
• Tim Short, Chaplain, Ohio Living Rockynol
• Andy Stoner, Chaplain, Hospice of Miami Valley
• Ann Leaman, Conference Editor
• Alysa Short, Coordinator of Volunteers
• John Nissley, Academic Dean, Winebrenner Seminary

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org. To view, click “News and Media,”  then choose “Documents” and then “Publications.” Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator Ohio Conference, MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

January-February 2018 Prayer Prompter

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

• Jan. 12-14 — Junior High Retreat, Camp Luz, Kidron
• Jan. 13 — Healthy Boundaries Training, First Mennonite Church, Bluffton
• Cross Connections, Strasburg — Jason Rissler, church planter
• Crown Hill Mennonite Church, Rittman — Thomas Dunn, pastor and Conference assistant moderator
• Emmanel Mennonite Church, Monclova — Reid Short, pastor
• Friendship Mennonite Church, Bedford Heights — Dan Hooley, interim pastor
• David Tijerina, retired pastor
• Guillermo Tijerina, retired pastor
• Dale Wyse, retired pastor
• Bob Sauder, moderator
• Andy Stoner, Credentialing Ministry chair 
• Mel Hathaway, Gifts Discernment Ministry chair

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

• Jan. 18 — Pastors’ Meeting, Berlin Mennonite Church
• Fairpoint Mennonite Church, St. Clairsville — Darrel McVay, pastor
• First Mennonite Church, Canton — Sean Swanson, pastor 
• Bob Yoder, retired pastor
• Homer Yutzy, retired pastor
• Larry Augsburger, retired pastor
• Melanie Miller, Stewardship Ministry co-chair
• Judy King, Conference administrative assistant
• Alysa Short, coordinator of volunteers

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

• Gilead Mennonite Church, Chesterville — Howard Horton, pastor
• Good Shepherd Mennonite Church, Archbold — Israel Aguilar, pastor
• Huber Mennonite Church, New Carlisle — Wendell Slagell, lead pastor, and Andy Stoner, team pastor
• Paul Conrad, retired pastor
• George Dunn, retired pastor
• Darrell Ediger, retired pastor
• Ralph Reinford, regional pastor
• Cliff Brubaker, regional pastor and Gathered and Sent coordinator
• Ken Sims, Ministry Development Team — Faith Focus Leader

Feb. 16-28 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Inlet Mennonite Church, Wauseon —Rick Jones, pastor
• Jubilee Mennonite Church, Bellefontaine — Tony Doehrmann, pastor
• Kidron Mennonite Church, Kidron — Carl Wiebe, pastor, and Craig Strasbaugh, youth pastor
• Dave Eshleman, retired pastor and congregational consultant
• Charles Gautsche, retired pastor
• Mike Kelly, retired pastor
• Jason Rissler, Ministry Development Team — Witness Focus Leader

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org. To view, click “News and Media,”  then choose “Documents” and then “Publications.” Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator Ohio Conference, MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.