January-February 2020 Prayer Prompter

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

• Jan. 9 — Ministry Development Team Meeting
• Lee Heights Community Church, Cleveland — Vickie Pruitte-Sorrells, pastor
• LifeBridge Community Church, Dover — Dan Hooley, interim pastor
• Lockport Mennonite Church, Stryker — Steve Heatwole, pastor; Matt Weaver, associate pastor
• Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Hartville
• Maple Grove Mennonite Church, New Castle, Pa. — Cheryl Vanatsky, pastor
• Martins Mennonite Church, Orrville — Shawn Hilliard, pastor
• Immigration Resource Team: Dan King

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

• Jan. 11 — The Great Winter Warm-up (comforter making event for Mennonite Central Committee), Toledo Mennonite Church
• Jan. 17-18 — The Great Winter Warm-up (comforter making event for Mennonite Central Committee), Salem Mennonite Church, Kidron
• Jan. 21 — Winter Cluster Meeting, Berlin Mennonite Church
• Jan. 23 — Winter Cluster Meeting, Salem Mennonite Church, Elida
• Jan. 28 — Winter Cluster Meeting, Zion Mennonite Church, Archbold
• Jan. 31-Feb. 2 — Youth Retreat, Camp Luz, Kidron
• Midway Mennonite Church, Columbiana — Matthew Peterson, pastor
• Millersburg Mennonite Church, Millersburg — Jamie Rye, pastor
• Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator
• Dean Falb, Stewardship Ministry Chair
• Dick Barrett, Conference Minister

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

• Feb. 4 — Spiritual Direction Event, Camp Luz, Kidron 
• Feb. 6 — Winter Cluster Meeting, Summit Mennonite Church, Barberton
• Feb. 14-16 — Jr. High Retreat, Camp Luz, Kidron
• Oak Grove Mennonite Church, Smithville — Doug Zehr, pastor; Miriam Zehr, associate pastor
• Oak Grove Mennonite Church, West Liberty — Andy Stoner, transitional pastor; Alex Dye, associate pastor
• Orrville Mennonite Church, Orrville — Bill Seymour, pastor
• Peace Mennonite Church, Elyria — George Dunn, interim pastor
• Judy King, Administrative Assistant
• Alysa Short, Coordinator of Volunteers
• Nancy Roynon Beck, Ministry Development Team
• Shawn Hilliard, Ministry Development Team

Feb. 16-29 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Primera Iglesia Menonita, Helena — Tony Ortiz Jr., lay leader
• Salem Mennonite Church, Elida — Paula Snyder Belousek, pastor
• Salem Mennonite Church, Kidron — Kevin Himes, pastor
• Alan Kauffman, Ministry Development Team
• Steve Schmid, Ministry Development Team (Worship Focus Leader)
• Joel Shenk, Ministry Development Team (Witness Focus Leader)
• Ken Sims, Ministry Development Team (Faith Focus Leader)

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: http://bit.ly/OhioConfPublications. Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator, Ohio Conference of MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

November-December 2019 Prayer Prompter

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

• Nov. 5 — Ministry Development Team Meeting
• Nov. 5 — Regional Gathering, Salem Mennonite Church, Waldron, Michigan
• Nov. 15-17 — Pastor-Spouse Retreat, Yellow Springs
• Community Christian Fellowship, Rio Grande — Dale Geiser, pastor
• Cross Connections, Strasburg — Jason Rissler, pastor
• Crown Hill Mennonite, Rittman — Thomas Dunn, pastor
• Randy Nafziger, retired pastor
• Allan Patterson, retired pastor
• Elvin Sommers, retired pastor
• Henry Beun, Central Christian School
• Randy Keeler, Bluffton University
• Darin Nissley, Lighthouse Ministries

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

• Nov. 15-17 — Pastor-Spouse Retreat, Yellow Springs, Ohio
• Emmanuel Mennonite, Monclova — Reid Short, pastor
• Fairpoint Mennonite, St. Clairsville — Darrel McVay, pastor
• First Mennonite, Canton — Sean Swanson, pastor
• Robert Stuckey, retired pastor
• David Tijerina, retired pastor
• Dale Wyse, retired pastor
• John Nissley, Winebrenner Seminary
• Haroldo Nunes, Open Arms Ministry
• Allen Rutter, Shalom Ministries

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

• Dec. 10 — Leadership Team Meeting
• Friendship Mennonite, Bedford Heights — Alvis Pettker, pastor
• Gilead Mennonite, Chesterville — Howard Horton, pastor
• Good Shepherd/Iglesia Menonita del Buen Pastor, Archbold — Israel Aguilar, pastor
• Bob Yoder, retired pastor
• Homer Yutzy, retired pastor
• Ernest Hershberger, interim pastor
• Terry Shue, Central Christian School
• Raul Tadeo, Open Arms Ministry
• Lynn Miller, Conference moderator

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

• Huber Mennonite, New Carlisle — Wendell Slagell, pastor; Abel Cuellar, youth pastor
• Inlet Mennonite, Wauseon — Rick Jones, pastor
• Lafayette Christian Fellowship, Fresno — Patti Malenke, congregational contact
• Tom Michaels, interim pastor
• Walt Morton, transitional pastor
• Andy Stoner, transitional pastor
• Paula Snyder Belousek, assistant moderator
• Vickie Yoder, Credentialing Ministry chair

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: http://bit.ly/OhioConfPublications. Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator, Ohio Conference of MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

September-October 2019 Prayer Prompter

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

• The search for a regional pastor for the western part of the Conference is continuing. Please pray for guidance for the search process.
• Sept. 12 — All-Ohio Conference Credentialed Ministers’ Meeting, Upper Sandusky Library
• Sept. 13-15 — Women’s Retreat, Camp Luz, Kidron
• Sunnyside Mennonite, Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania — Russ Richardson, Pastor
• Tedrow Mennonite, Wauseon — Doug King, pastor; Ryan Nafziger, youth pastor
• Toledo Mennonite, Toledo — Joel Shenk, pastor
• Larry Augsburger, retired pastor
• Paul Conrad, retired pastor
• Tony Doehrmann, retired pastor
• Gail Blum, chaplain, Hospice of Lenawee
• Keith Matthews, chaplain, Dorothy Love Retirement Community
• Rod Miller, chaplain, Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care

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

• Valley View Mennonite, Spartansburg, Pennsylvania — Robb Esh, pastor; Lucas Johnson, associate pastor
• Wayside Chapel, Pedro — John Kelly, pastor
• West Clinton Mennonite, Wauseon — Ryan Harker, pastor
• Charles Gautsche, retired pastor
• Mike Kelly, retired pastor
• Dan King, retired pastor
• Randy Murray, chaplain, OrrVilla Retirement Community
• Samuel Olarewaju, chaplain, NE Ohio Correctional Center
• Jacqui Rozier, chaplain, Hospice of the Western Reserve

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

• Oct. 2 — Immigration Information Update/Immigrant Care Kit Assembly, Orrville Mennonite Church
• Wooster Mennonite — Jacob Dodson, pastor
• Zion Mennonite, Archbold — Corben Boshart, Sue Short, Cliff Brubaker, pastoral team
• Agora Christian Fellowship, Columbus — Richard and Rebecca Bartholomew, pastors
• Eldon King, retired pastor
• Bob Lemon, retired pastor
• Ernest Martin, retired pastor
• Ryan Sprunger, chaplain, East Wayne Fire District

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

• Oct. 22 — Leadership Team Meeting
• Beech Mennonite, Louisville — Matthew Reed, pastor
• Berlin Mennonite, Berlin — Walt Morton, intentional interim pastor; Jeff Hochstetler, family life pastor
• Central Mennonite, Archbold — David Elkins and Ramon Lianez, pastors
• John Miller, retired pastor
• Robin Miller, retired pastor
• Kent Morgan, retired pastor
• Hector Velez, chaplain, Disciples of Jesus Motorcycle Club
• Rob Burdette, Interim Pastor

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: http://bit.ly/OhioConfPublications. Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator, Ohio Conference of MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

July-August 2019 Prayer Prompter

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

• Please pray for guidance as Ohio Conference leaders consider how to be involved in church planting in our region. 
• The search for a new Ohio Conference moderator is continuing. Please pray that God would guide this process.
• July 2-6 — MennoCon19 (Mennonite Church USA Convention), Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, Missouri
• Lafayette Christian Fellowship
• Lee Heights Community Church, Cleveland — Vikki Pruitte-Sorrells, pastor
• LifeBridge Community Church, Dover — Dan Hooley, interim pastor
• Lockport Mennonite, Stryker — Steve Heatwole, pastor; Matt Weaver, associate pastor
• Maple Grove Mennonite, Hartville — Verle Brubaker, transitional pastor
• Maple Grove Mennonite, New Castle, Pa. — Cheryl Vanatsky, pastor
• Joel Shenk, Ministry Development Team, Witness Focus
• Dan Hooley, Ministry Development Team, Prayer Coordinator
• Nancy Roynon Beck, Ministry Development Team

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

• July 16 — Credentialing Ministry Team Meeting, Oak Grove Mennonite Church, West Liberty
• July 21-26 — Young Adult Peace Camp, Amigo Centre, Sturgis, Michigan
• Martins Mennonite, Orrville — Shawn Hilliard, pastor 
• Midway Mennonite, Columbiana — Matthew Peterson, pastor
• Millersburg Mennonite, Millersburg — Jamie Rye, pastor
• Oak Grove Mennonite, Smithville — Doug Zehr, pastor; Miriam Zehr, associate pastor
• Oak Grove Mennonite, West Liberty — Andy Stoner, interim pastor; Alex Dye, associate pastor
• Orrville Mennonite, Orrville — Bill Seymour, pastor
• Shawn Hilliard, Ministry Development Team
• Alan Kauffman, Ministry Development Team
• Dan King, Ministry Development Team

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

• Aug. 2-3 — Ohio Mennonite Relief Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster
• Peace Mennonite, Elyria — George Dunn, interim pastor
• Pike Mennonite, Elida — Darwin Hartman, pastor
• Primera Iglesia Menonita, Fremont — Tony Ortiz Jr., lay leader
• Salem Mennonite, Elida — Paula Snyder Belousek, pastor
• Salem Mennonite, Kidron — Kevin Himes, pastor; Darrel Ediger, visitation minister
• Salem Mennonite, Waldron — Dee Custar, Dorothy Ritchey-Moore, pastoral team
• Dick Barrett, conference minister
• Ralph Reinford, regional pastor (East)
• Cliff Brubaker, regional pastor (West)

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

• Salem Mennonite, Wooster — David Hargrave, commissioned minister; Joel Miller, interim associate pastor
• Sharon Mennonite, Plain City — Jared Chase, pastor; Vickie Yoder, interim associate pastor
• Sonnenberg Mennonite, Kidron — Mel Hathaway, pastor
• Southside Mennonite, Springfield 
• South Union Mennonite, West Liberty — Matthew Williams, pastor
• Summit Mennonite, Barberton — Marilyn Rossiter, pastor
• Judy King, administrative assistant
• Ann Leaman, conference editor

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: http://bit.ly/OhioConfPublications. Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator, Ohio Conference of MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

May-June 2019 Prayer Prompter

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

• Tedrow Mennonite (Wauseon) — Doug King, Pastor; Ryan Nafziger, Youth Pastor
• Toledo Mennonite — Joel Shenk, Pastor
• Brian Anderson and Sheila Spencer Anderson, who have served as pastors at University Euclid Christ New Testament Church in Cleveland — for health concerns
• Wayside Chapel — John Kelly, Pastor
• West Clinton Mennonite (Wauseon) — Ryan Harker, Pastor
• Paula Snyder Belousek — Assistant Moderator 
• Verle Brubaker — Credentialing Ministry Chair 

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

• May 30 — Ministry Development Team Meeting, Upper Sandusky Library
• Valley View Mennonite (Spartansburg, Pennsylvania) — Lucas Johnson, Pastor 
• Wooster Mennonite — Jacob Dodson, Pastor
• Zion Mennonite (Archbold) — Corben Boshart, Sue Short, and Cliff Brubaker, Pastoral Team
• Agora Christian Fellowship (Columbus) — Richard and Rebecca Bartholomew, Pastors
• Beech Mennonite (Louisville) — Matt Reed, Pastor
• Berlin Mennonite — Walt Morton, Interim Pastor; Jeff Hochstetler, Family Life Pastor
• Bethel Mennonite (West Liberty) — Rebecca Kauffman, Pastor
• Mel Hathaway — Gifts Discernment Ministry Chair 
• Dean Falb — Stewardship Ministry Chair 
• Dick Barrett — Conference Minister 

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

• June 14-16 — Hispanic Family Retreat, Camp Luz
• June 15 — Black Swamp Benefit, Archbold High School
• Central Mennonite (Archbold) — David Elkins, Pastor; Ramon Lianez, Associate Pastor
• Community Christian Fellowship (Rio Grande — church plant) — Dale Geiser, Pastor
• Cross Connections (Strasburg — church plant) — Jason Rissler, Pastor
• Crown Hill Mennonite (Rittman) — Thomas Dunn, Pastor
• Emmanuel Mennonite (Monclova) — Reid Short, Pastor
• Fairpoint Mennonite — Darrel McVay, Pastor
• Ralph Reinford — Regional Pastor 
• Cliff Brubaker — Regional Pastor 
• Alysa Short — Coordinator of Volunteers 

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

• June 16-21 — Sharon Mennonite Work Camp, Sharon Mennonite Church, Plain City
• June 26 — Leadership Team Meeting, location TBD 
• First Mennonite (Canton) — Sean Swanson, Pastor
• Friendship Mennonite (Bedford Heights) — Alvis Pettker, Pastor
• Gilead Mennonite (Chesterville) 
• Iglesia Menonita del Buen Pastor/Good Shepherd Mennonite (Archbold) — Israel Aguilar, Pastor
• Huber Mennonite (New Carlisle) — Wendell Slagell, Pastor; Abel Cuellar, Youth Pastor
• Inlet Mennonite (Wauseon) — Rick Jones, Pastor
• Judy King — Administrative Assistant 
• Steve Schmid — Ministry Development Team, Worship Focus 
• Ken Sims — Ministry Development Team, Faith Focus 

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: http://bit.ly/OhioConfPublications.
Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator, Ohio Conference of MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

March-April 2019 Prayer Prompter

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

• March 7-8 — 2019 Missional Conference, Salem Mennonite Church, Kidron
• March 8-9 — Annual Conference Assembly, Salem Mennonite Church, Kidron
• Maple Grove Mennonite Church (New Castle, Pennsylvania) — Cheryl Vanatsky, pastor
• Martins Mennonite Church — Shawn Hilliard, pastor
• Midway Mennonite Church — Matthew Peterson, pastor
• Ernest Martin — Retired Pastor
• John Miller — Retired Pastor
• Robin Miller — Retired Pastor
• Ryan Sprunger — Chaplain
• Hector Velez — Chaplain
• Vicki Yoder — Chaplain 

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

• Millersburg Mennonite Church — Jamie Rye, pastor
• Oak Grove Mennonite Church (Smithville) — Doug Zehr, pastor; Miriam Zehr, associate pastor
• Oak Grove Mennonite Church (West Liberty) — Andy Stoner, interim pastor; Alex Dye, associate pastor
• Orrville Mennonite Church — Bill Seymour, pastor
• Peace Mennonite Church — George Dunn, interim pastor
• Pike Mennonite Church — Darwin Hartman, pastor
• Kent Morgan — Retired Pastor
• Randy Nafziger — Retired Pastor
• Allan Patterson — Retired Pastor 

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

• April 5-6 — Healthy Congregations Workshop, Berlin Mennonite Church
• April 5-7 — Men's Retreat, Camp Luz, Kidron
• Pine Grove Mennonite Church — Gary and Sandy Stuckey, pastors
• Primera Iglesia Menonita — Tony Ortiz, Jr., lay leader
• Salem Mennonite Church (Elida) — Paula Snyder Belousek, pastor
• Salem Mennonite Church (Kidron) — Kevin Himes, pastor; Darrell Ediger, visitation pastor
• Salem Mennonite Church (Waldron, Mich.) — Dee Custar, pastor
• Salem Mennonite Church (Wooster) — Joel Miller, pastor; David Hargrave, associate pastor
• Elvin Sommers — Retired Pastor
• Robert Stuckey — Retired Pastor
• David Tijerina — Retired Pastor

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

• Sharon Mennonite Church — Jared Chase, pastor; Vickie Yoder, interim assistant pastor
• Sonnenberg Mennonite Church — Mel Hathaway, pastor
• Southside Mennonite Church
• South Union Mennonite Church — Matthew Williams, pastor
• Summit Mennonite Church — Marilyn Rossiter, pastor
• Sunnyside Mennonite Church — Russ Richardson, pastor
• Guillermo Tijerina — Retired Pastor
• Dale Wyse — Retired Pastor
• Bob Yoder — Retired Pastor 

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: http://bit.ly/OhioConfPublications.

Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator, Ohio Conference of MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

January-February 2019 Prayer Prompter

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

• Jan. 10 — Ministry Development Team Meeting
• Jan. 15 — Leadership Team Meeting
• Friendship Mennonite — Alvis Pettker, Pastor
• Gilead Mennonite — Howard Horton, Pastor
• Good Shepherd/Iglesia Menonita del Buen Pastor —  Israel Aguilar, Pastor
• Dale Wyse — Retired Pastor
• Bob Yoder — Retired Pastor
• Homer Yutzy — Retired Pastor
• Henry Beun — Central Christian School
• Randy Keeler — Bluffton University
• Randy Murray — Chaplain

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

• Jan. 22 — Winter Cluster Meeting at Beech Mennonite Church in Louisville
• Jan. 24 — Winter Cluster Meeting at Oak Grove Mennonite Church in West Liberty
• Jan. 29 — Winter Cluster Meeting at Central Mennonite Church in Archbold
• Jan. 31 — Winter Cluster Meeting at Crown Hill Mennonite Church in Rittman
• Huber Mennonite —Wendell Slagell, Pastor; Abel Cuellar, Youth Pastor
• Inlet Mennonite — Rick Jones, Pastor
• Jubilee Mennonite
• Larry Augsburger — Retired Pastor
• Paul Conrad — Retired Pastor
• Darrell Ediger — Retired Pastor
• Darin Nissley — Lighthouse Ministries
• John Nissley — Winebrenner Seminary
• Samuel Olarewaju — Chaplain

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

• Feb. 1-3 — Youth Retreat at Camp Luz
• Feb. 15-17 — Junior High Retreat at Camp Luz
• Lafayette Christian Fellowship
• Lee Heights Community Church — Vikki Pruitte-Sorells, Pastor
• Dave Eshleman — Retired Pastor, Congregational Consultant
• Charles Gautshe — Retired Pastor
• Mike Kelly — Retired Pastor
• Haroldo Nunes — Open Arms Ministry
• Allen Rutter — Shalom Ministries
• Jacqui Rozier — Chaplain

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

• LifeBridge Community Church — Dan Hooley, Interim Pastor
• Lockport Mennonite —Steve Heatwole, Pastor; Matt Weaver, Associate Pastor
• Maple Grove Mennonite (Hartville) — Verle Brubaker, Interim Pastor
• Dan King — Retired Pastor
• Eldon King — Retired Pastor
• Bob Lemon — Retired Pastor
• Terry Shue — Central Christian School
• Raul Tadeo — Open Arms Ministry

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: http://bit.ly/OhioConfPublications.
Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator, Ohio Conference of MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.