January-February 2015 Prayer Prompter
Jan. 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:
- Ohio Conference Leadership Team Meeting, January 6
- Mother Daughter Retreat, Camp Luz, January 9-10
- Ohio Conference Ministry Development Team Meeting, January 12
- West Clinton Mennonite Church; Wauseon, OH; Jess & Naomi Engle, pastors
- Beaverdam Mennonite Church; Corry, Pa; Randy Carr, pastor
- Robert Halfhill, Chaplain; Majora Lane and Holmes County Home; Millersburg, OH
- Ohio Conference Salary & Benefits Committee
- Dean Beck, Ohio Conference Moderator
- Central Christian School
Jan. 16-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:
- Junior High Retreat, Camp Luz - Jan. 16-18
- Wayside Chapel, Pedro, Ohio - John Kelly, pastor
- Beech Mennonite Church, Louisville, Ohio - Dan King, pastor
- Keith Matthews, Chaplain, Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Bellefountaine, Ohio
- Ohio Conference Gifts Discernment Ministry
- Rachel Kauffman, Ohio Conference assistant moderator
- Eastern Mennonite University
Feb. 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:
- Berean Fellowship, Youngstown, Ohio - Sam Olarewaju, pastor
- Valley View Mennonite Church, Spartansburg, Pa. - Robb Esh, pastor
- Tom Michaels, Chaplain, Hospice of Greater Wayne County, Millersburg, Ohio
- Ohio Conference Youth Minister Advocate Michael Amstutz
- Tom Kauffman, Ohio Conference Minister
- Delmar Hostetler, Gifts Discernment Ministry chair
- Everence
Feb. 16-28 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:
- Berlin Mennonite Church, Berlin, Ohio - Myron Weaver, Jeff Hochstetler and Dayna Schrock, pastoral staff
- Victory Community Church, Solon, OH - Larissa Moore, pastor
- John Miller, Chaplain, Walnut Hills Retirement Community, Dalton, Ohio
- Ohio Conference Youth Minister Advocate Randy Keeler
- Naomi Engle, Ohio Conference Credentialing Ministry chair
- Darrel Schweitzer, Stewardship Ministry Chair
- Goshen College
Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. - Psalm 143:1
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
We believe that God exists and is pleased with all who draw near by faith. Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective Article 1, p. 10
Compiled by Dana Short, Prayer Coordinator Ohio Conference, Mennonite Church 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.”
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.”
