September-October 2020 Prayer Prompter

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

• Sept. 11-12 — Women’s Retreat, Camp Luz, Kidron
• Sonnenberg Mennonite, Kidron — Mel Hathaway, pastor
• Southside Mennonite, Springfield 
• South Union Mennonite, West Liberty — Matthew Williams, pastor
• Summit Mennonite, Barberton — Patrick and Christine Nafziger, interim pastors
• Sunnyside Mennonite, Conneaut Lake — Russ Richardson, pastor
• Alysa Short, Bluffton University Board Member
• Virgil Troyer, MCC Great Lakes Representative
• Wendell Slagell, Gifts Discernment Ministry
• Dave Troyer, Gifts Discernment Ministry

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

• Sept. 26-Oct. 3 — Ohio Mennonite Relief Sale Auction, online event
• Tedrow Mennonite, Wauseon — Doug King, pastor; Ryan Nafziger, youth 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
• Youth Minister Advocates — Michael Amstutz, Randy Keeler
• Ann Leaman, Resource Advocate for MC USA to Ohio Conference

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

• Oct. 1 — Leadership Team meeting 
• Oct. 10 — Healthy Boundaries 201 Training for Pastors 
• Wooster Mennonite — Jacob Dodson, pastor
• Zion Mennonite, Archbold — Corben Boshart, Sue Short, Cliff Brubaker, collaborative ministers
• Agora Christian Fellowship, Columbus — Richard and Rebecca Bartholomew, pastors
• Beech Mennonite, Louisville — Matthew Reed, pastor
• Gail Blum, chaplain, Hospice of Lenawee
• Rod Miller, chaplain, Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care
• Randy Murray, chaplain, OrrVilla Retirement Community

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

• Oct. 16-17 — MC USA Constituency Leaders Council meeting — Ohio Conference representatives: Dick Barrett, Lynn Miller, Paula Snyder Belousek
• Oct. 20 — Regional Meeting for Delegates — Northeast Ohio
• Oct. 22 — Regional Meeting for Delegates — Northwest Ohio
• Oct. 27 — Regional Meeting for Delegates — Wayne/Holmes
• Oct. 29 — Regional Meeting for Delegates — West Central/Southwest Ohio
• Berlin Mennonite — Jeff Hochstetler, lead pastor; Ernie Hershberger, visitation pastor
• Bethel Mennonite, West Liberty — Rebecca Kauffman, pastor
• Samuel Olarewaju, chaplain, Northeast Ohio Correctional Center
• Tim Short, chaplain, Akron General Hospital
• Ryan Sprunger, chaplain, East Wayne Fire District
• Hector Velez, chaplain, Disciples of Jesus Motorcycle Club

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.

July-August 2020 Prayer Prompter

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

• July 11 — Healthy Boundaries 101 Training for Pastors, Ohio Conference Office, Kidron
• Leadership Development. Pray for the volunteers and creativity for a newly formed Leadership Development Resource Team. Current members are Danae King, Dick Barrett, Joel Shenk, Miriam Zehr, Rebecca Kauffman, Tony Doehrmann, and Shawn Hilliard.
• LifeBridge Community Church, Dover — Dan Hooley, interim pastor
• Lockport Mennonite, Stryker — Steve Heatwole, pastor; Matt Weaver, associate pastor
• Maple Grove Mennonite, Hartville   
• Maple Grove Mennonite, New Castle — Cheryl Vanatsky, pastor
• Eldina Nussbaum — Gifts Discernment Ministry

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

• Vision. Pray for the Conference Visioning Process, which will be led by Howard and Cathy Wagler and Dick Barrett.
• Martins Mennonite, Orrville — Shawn Hilliard, pastor
• Midway Mennonite, Columbiana — Matthew Peterson, pastor
• Millersburg Mennonite   
• Oak Grove Mennonite, Smithville — Doug Zehr, pastor;  Miriam Zehr, associate pastor
• Hardaye Ramjit — Gifts Discernment Ministry

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

• Aug. 13 — Leadership Team Meeting
• Leadership Development. Pray for the Leadership Development Resource Team as they gather ideas for raising potential pastoral candidates from within our congregations and seek ways to partner with institutions that may be helpful. (Team members are Danae King, Dick Barrett, Joel Shenk, Miriam Zehr, Rebecca Kauffman, Tony Doehrmann, and Shawn Hilliard.)
• Oak Grove Mennonite, West Liberty — Alex Dye, lead pastor; Andy Stoner, interim associate pastor
• Orrville Mennonite — Bill Seymour, pastor
• Peace Mennonite, Elyria — George Dunn, interim pastor
• Primera Iglesia Menonita, Fremont — Tony Ortiz, Jr., lay leader
• Marilyn Rossiter — Gifts Discernment Ministry

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

• Aug. 27 — Ministry Development Team Meeting
• Vision. Pray for the Visioning Process led by Howard and Cathy Wagler and Dick Barrett.  Especially pray that God will guide participants to clarity on a church planting initiative.
• Salem Mennonite, Elida — Paula Snyder Belousek, pastor
• Salem Mennonite, Waldron, Michigan — Conrad Mast, interim pastor
• Salem Mennonite, Wooster — David Hargrave, lead pastor; Joel Miller, associate pastor
• Sharon Mennonite, Plain City — Jared Chase, pastor; Walter Campbell, associate pastor
• Larry Short — Gifts Discernment Ministry

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.