January-February 2022 Prayer Prompter

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

• Jan. 6 and 13 — Be the Bridge online book study
• Jan. 13 — Ministry Development Team meeting
• Beech Mennonite, Louisville — Matthew Reed, pastor
• Berlin Mennonite — Jeff Hochstetler, lead pastor, and Ernie Hershberger, visitation pastor
• Bethel Mennonite, West Liberty — Rebecca Kauffman, pastor
• Central Mennonite, Archbold — David Elkins and Ramon Lianez, team pastors
• Dan King, Dover — Ministry Development Team
• Stan Helmuth, Louisville — Financial Coordinator
• Vickie Yoder, Plain City — Credentialing Ministry chairperson

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

• Jan. 18 — Delegate Cluster Meeting, Bethel Mennonite, West Liberty
• Jan. 20 — Be the Bridge online book study 
• Jan. 27 — Delegate Cluster Meeting, Salem Mennonite, Kidron
• Community Christian Fellowship, Rio Grande — Dale Geiser, pastor
• Crown Hill Mennonite, Rittman — Thomas Dunn and Dan Hooley, co-pastors
• Fairpoint Mennonite, St. Clairsville — Darrell McVay, pastor
• First Mennonite, Canton — Sean Swanson, pastor
• Dee Custer, West Unity — Credentialing Ministry
• Doug King, Wauseon — Credentialing Ministry
• Myron Weaver, Dalton — Credentialing Ministry
• LaVerne Yousey, Akron — Credentialing Ministry

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

• Feb. 1 — Cluster Meeting, Tedrow Mennonite, Wauseon
• Feb. 3 — Be the Bridge online book study
• Feb. 10 — Delegate Cluster Meeting, Maple Grove Mennonite, Hartville
• Feb. 15 — Online Delegate Cluster Meeting, via Zoom
• Friendship Mennonite, Bedford Heights — Alvis Pettker, pastor
• Gilead Mennonite, Chesterville — Howard Horton, pastor
• Good Shepherd Mennonite, Archbold — David Tijerina, interim pastor
• Huber Mennonite, New Carlisle — Wendell Slagell, pastor
• Andrew Blount, West Liberty — Stewardship Ministry chairperson
• Christine Yoder, West Liberty — Stewardship Ministry
• Marion Beyeler, Dalton — Stewardship Ministry
• Roger Crossgrove, Archbold — Stewardship Ministry

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

• Feb. 17 — Be the Bridge online book study 
• Feb. 18-19 — Women in Leadership Retreat, St. Francis Spirituality Center, Tiffin
• Inlet Mennonite, Wauseon — Gary Stuckey and Sarah Short, pastoral team
• Lee Heights Community Church, Cleveland — Vikki Pruitte-Sorrells, pastor
• Lockport Mennonite, Stryker — Matt Weaver, pastor
• Bruce Breckbill, Kidron — Stewardship Ministry
• Chelsea Waidelich, Archbold — Stewardship Ministry
• Ruth Kauffman — Salary and Benefits Committee

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 2021 Prayer Prompter

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

• Nov. 2 — Fall Cluster Meeting for Delegates, Orrville Mennonite 
• Nov. 4 — Fall Cluster Meeting for Delegates, online meeting
• Nov. 6 — Believe and Be Baptized, a workshop with John D. Roth, Columbus Mennonite 
• Nov. 12-14 — Pastor-Spouse Retreat, Mills Park Hotel, Yellow Springs
• Salem Mennonite, Waldron — Meredith Caldwell, pastor
• Salem Mennonite, Wooster — David Hargrave, lead pastor and Joel Miller, associate pastor
• Sharon Mennonite, Plain City — Jared Chase, pastor and Walter Campbell, associate pastor
• Sonnenberg Mennonite, Kidron — Mel Hathaway, pastor
• Haroldo Nunes — Executive Director, Open Arms Hispanic Ministry
• Allen Rutter — Executive Director, Shalom Ministries
• Terry Shue — Interim Head Administrator, Central Christian School
• Myron Weaver — Executive Director, OrrVilla Retirement Community

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

• Nov. 18 — Leadership Team Meeting, online meeting
• South Union Mennonite, West Liberty — Matthew Williams, pastor
• Southside Mennonite, Springfield
• Summit Mennonite, Barberton — Patrick and Christine Nafziger, interim pastors
• Sunnyside Mennonite, Conneaut Lake — Russ Richardson, pastor
• Paula Snyder Belousek — Interim Conference Moderator, Leadership Team
• Vicki Yoder — Credentialing Ministry Chair, Leadership Team
• Alvis Pettker — Gifts Discernment Ministry Chair, Leadership Team
• Andrew Blount — Stewardship Ministry Chair, Leadership Team

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

• Tedrow Mennonite, Wauseon — Doug King, pastor
• Toledo Mennonite — Joel Shenk, pastor
• Valley View Mennonite, Spartansburg — Lucas Johnson, pastor
• Wayside Chapel, Pedro — John Kelly, pastor
• Dick Barrett — Conference Minister, Leadership Team
• Alysa Short — Coordinator of Volunteers, Leadership Team (ex-officio)
• Judy King — Administrative Secretary, Leadership Team (ex-officio)
• Steve Schmid — Ministry Development Team, Worship Focus

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

• West Clinton Mennonite, Wauseon — Ryan Harker, pastor; Linda Riegsecker, associate pastor; and Brenna Harker, children’s pastor
• Wooster Mennonite — Jacob Dodson, pastor
• Zion Mennonite, Archbold — Corben Weaver Boshart and Sue Short, collaborative ministers
• Agora Christian Fellowship, Columbus — Richard and Rebecca Bartholomew, pastors
• Ken Sims — Ministry Development Team, Faith Focus
• Joel Shenk — Ministry Development Team, Witness Focus
• Dan Hooley — Ministry Development Team, Prayer Coordinator
• Shawn Hilliard — Ministry Development Team

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 2021 Prayer Prompter

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

• Inlet Mennonite, Wauseon — Gary Stuckey and Sarah Short, pastoral team
• Lafayette Christian Fellowship, Fresno — Patti Malenke, Lay Leader  
• Lee Heights Community, Cleveland — Vikki Pruitte-Sorrells, Pastor
• Lockport Mennonite, Stryker — Steve Heatwole, pastor and Matt Weaver, associate pastor
• Gail Blum — chaplain, Hospice of Lenawee
• Rod Miller — chaplain, Crossroads Hospice
• Randy Murray — chaplain, Orrvilla Retirement Community

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

• Sept. 16 — Leadership Team Meeting, Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
• Sept. 30 — Prepare/Enrich Training, Salem Mennonite Church in Kidron
• Maple Grove Mennonite, Hartville — Nathanael Hofstetter Ressler, pastor
• Maple Grove Mennonite, New Castle, Pennsylvania — Cheryl Vanatsky, pastor
• Martins Mennonite, Orrville — Shawn Hilliard, pastor
• Midway Mennonite, Columbiana — Matthew Peterson, pastor
• Samuel Olarewaju — chaplain, Northeast Ohio Correctional Center
• George O'Reilly — chaplain, Mercy Health St. Rita's Hospital
• Tim Short — chaplain, Akron General Hospital

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

• Oct. 15-17 — Youth Worker Retreat, Camp Luz in Kidron
• Oct. 21 — Ministry Development Team Meeting, online meeting
• Millersburg Mennonite — Keith and Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach, interim pastors
• Oak Grove Mennonite, Smithville — Doug Zehr, pastor and Miriam Zehr, associate pastor
• Oak Grove Mennonite, West Liberty — Alex Dye, pastor and Andy Stoner, community life pastor
• Orrville Mennonite — Bill Seymour, pastor
• Hector Velez — Chaplain, Disciples of Jesus Motorcycle Club
• Rob Burdette — transitional pastor
• Dan Hooley — interim/transitional pastor
• Walt Morton — transitional pastor

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

• Oct. 19 — Prepare/Enrich Training, West Clinton Mennonite Church in Wauseon
• Peace Mennonite, Elyria — George Dunn, interim pastor
• Primera Iglesia Menonita, Fremont — Tony Ortiz Jr., lay leader
• Salem Mennonite, Elida — Paula Snyder Belousek, pastor
• Salem Mennonite, Kidron — Kevin Himes, pastor
• Henry Beun — Central Christian School
• Randy Keeler — professor, Bluffton University
• Darin Nissley — director, Lighthouse Ministries

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 2021 Prayer Prompter

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

• July 6-10 — MennoCon21, Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati and online
• July 10 — Mennonite Church USA delegate assembly, online
• Wooster Mennonite — Jacob Dodson, pastor
• Zion Mennonite, Archbold — Corben Boshart, Sue Short, and Cliff Brubaker, collaborative ministers
• Agora Christian Fellowship — Richard and Rebecca Bartholomew, pastors
• Beech Mennonite, Louisville — Matthew Reed, pastor
• Paul Conrad, retired pastor
• Robb Esh, retired pastor
• Charles Gautsche, retired pastor
• Mike Kelly, retired pastor

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

• July 17 — Open Arms Fellowship Fiesta, Oak Grove Mennonite Church, Smithville
• July 27 — Leadership Team Meeting
• Berlin Mennonite — Jeff Hochstetler, lead pastor and Ernie Hershberger, visitation pastor
• Bethel Mennonite, West Liberty — Rebecca Kauffman, pastor
• Central Mennonite, Archbold — David Elkins and Ramon Lianez, team pastors
• Community Christian Fellowship, Rio Grande — Dale Geiser, pastor
• Dan King, retired pastor
• Eldon King, retired pastor
• Bob Lemon, retired pastor
• John Miller, retired pastor

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

• Aug. 5 — All-Ohio Conference Pastor Gathering, Upper Sandusky Community Library
• Aug. 6-7 — Ohio Mennonite Relief Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster
• Aug. 15-16 — New Pastor Orientation, Mt. Hope
• Crown Hill Mennonite, St. Clairsville — Darrell McVay, pastor
• First Mennonite, Canton — Sean Swanson, pastor
• Robin Miller, retired pastor
• Randy Nafziger, retired pastor
• Allan Patterson, retired pastor
• Reid Short, retired pastor

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

• Aug. 24 — Ministry Development Team (MDT) meeting, Mansfield-Richland County Public Library, Mansfield. Please pray for the members of the MDT as they discern which Ministry Grant applications to approve.
• Friendship Mennonite, Bedford Heights — Alvis Pettker, pastor
• Gilead Mennonite, Chesterville — Howard Horton, pastor
• Good Shepherd/Iglesia Menonita del Buen Pastor, Archbold — Israel Aguilar, pastor
• Huber Mennonite, New Carlisle — Wendell Slagell, pastor and Abel Cuellar, youth pastor
• Robert Stuckey, retired pastor
• David Tijerina, retired pastor
• Guillermo Tijerina, retired pastor

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

May-June 2021 Prayer Prompter

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

• May 13 — Conference Leadership Team meeting 
• Peace Mennonite, Elyria — George Dunn, interim pastor
• Primera Iglesia Menonita — Tony Ortiz, Jr., lay leader
• Salem Mennonite, Elida — Paula Snyder Belousek, pastor
• Salem Mennonite, Kidron — Kevin Himes, pastor
• Ramon Lianez and Corben Weaver Boshart — Ohio Conference Cast podcast hosts
• Terry Shue — conference moderator
• Dick Barrett — conference minister

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

• Salem Mennonite, Waldron — Conrad Mast, transitional pastor
• Salem Mennonite, Wooster — David Hargrave and Joel Miller, pastors
• Sharon Mennonite, Plain City — Jared Chase, pastor; Walter Campbell, associate pastor
• Sonnenberg Mennonite, Kidron — Mel Hathaway, pastor 
• Vickie Yoder — Credentialing Ministry chair
• Alvis Pettker — Gifts Discernment Ministry chair
• Andrew Blount — Stewardship Ministry chair
• Paula Snyder Belousek — assistant conference moderator 

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

• June 3 — Ministry Development Team meeting   
• Southside Mennonite, Springfield
• South Union Mennonite, West Liberty — Matthew Williams, pastor
• Summit Mennonite, Barberton — Patrick and Christine Nafziger, interim pastors
• Sunnyside Mennonite, Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania — Russ Richardson, pastor
• Judy King — conference administrative secretary
• Alysa Short — coordinator of volunteers
• Joel Shenk — Ministry Development Team

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

• Tedrow Mennonite, Wauseon — Doug King, pastor
• Toledo Mennonite — Joel Shenk, pastor
• Valley View Mennonite, Spartansburg, Pennsylvania — Lucas Johnson, pastor
• Wayside Chapel, Pedro — John Kelly, pastor
• West Clinton Mennonite, Wauseon — Ryan Harker, pastor
• Ken Sims — Ministry Development Team
• Steve Schmid — Ministry Development Team
• Dan Hooley — Ministry Development Team

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

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 2021 Prayer Prompter

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

• March 4-5 — Missional Conference with Brad Roth, online event
• March 6 — Annual Conference Assembly, online event
• Wayside Chapel, Pedro — John Kelly, pastor
• West Clinton Mennonite, Wauseon – Ryan Harker, pastor
• Wooster Mennonite — Jacob Dodson, pastor
• Zion Mennonite, Archbold — Corben Boshart, Sue Short, and Cliff Brubaker, collaborative ministers
• Agora Christian Fellowship — Richard and Rebecca Bartholomew, pastors
• Beech Mennonite, Louisville — Matthew Reed, pastor

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

• March 25 — Leadership Team Meeting, online meeting
• Berlin Mennonite — Jeff Hochstetler, lead pastor and  Ernie Hershberger, visitation pastor
• Bethel Mennonite, West Liberty — Rebecca Kauffman, pastor
• Central Mennonite, Archbold — David Elkins and Ramon Lianez, team pastors
• Community Christian Fellowship, Rio Grande — Dale Geiser, pastor
• Crown Hill Mennonite, Rittman — Thomas Dunn, pastor
• Fairpoint Mennonite — Darrel McVay, pastor
• First Mennonite, Canton — Sean Swanson, pastor

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

• Friendship Mennonite, Bedford Heights — Alvis Pettker, pastor
• Gilead Mennonite, Chesterville — Howard Horton, pastor
• Good Shepherd/Iglesia Menonita del Buen Pastor, Archbold — Israel Aguilar, pastor
• Huber Mennonite, New Carlisle — Wendell Slagell, pastor
• Inlet Mennonite, Archbold — Gary Stuckey and Sarah Short, pastoral team
• Lafayette Christian Fellowship, Fresno — Patti Malenke, lay leader
• Lee Heights Community Church, Cleveland — Vikki Pruitte-Sorrells, pastor
• Lockport Mennonite, Stryker — Steve Heatwole, pastor and Matt Weaver, associate pastor

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

• April 22 — Ministry Development Team Meeting, online meeting
• Maple Grove Mennonite, Hartville — Nathanael Hofstetter Ressler, pastor and Terry Shue, associate pastor
• Maple Grove Mennonite, New Castle — Cheryl Vanatsky, pastor
• Martins Mennonite, Orrville — Shawn Hilliard, pastor
• Midway Mennonite, Columbiana — Matthew Peterson, pastor
• Millersburg Mennonite — Keith and Rachelle Lyndecker Schlabach, interim pastors
• Oak Grove Mennonite, Smithville — Doug Zehr, pastor and Miriam Zehr, associate pastor
• Oak Grove Mennonite, West Liberty — Alex Dye, lead pastor and Andy Stoner, community life pastor
• Orrville Mennonite — Bill Seymour, pastor

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

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.