Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Prayer Update - June 28, 2011

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Featured Church/Mission: First Presbyterian Church (profile), Concord, New Hampshire (Pastor Doug Domin)
1. Please pray for Ted Ogley as he prepares for his Presbytery exams
2. Please pray for VBS that it would go well and be an outreach to the community.
3. Please pray for our facility needs. We are moving out of our present location July 31. We need a 24/7 facility but may have to go to a Sunday morning only rental. This is a serious dilemma for us.
4. Give thanks for the wonderful congregational meeting this past Sunday.
5. Give thanks for the way we see God using our church.
6. Pray for our financial needs as our giving is below budget.

Featured Potential Church Planting Site: Brunswick, Maine (profile)
1. Pray for the spiritual and economic prosperity of the people of Brunswick.
2. Pray for the existing evangelical churches in Brunswick, including Merrymeeting Bay OPC, currently meeting there.
3. Pray for the expansion of the Kingdom in central Maine.

Featured Potential College Ministry Site: Bowdoin College (profile), Brunswick, Maine
1. Pray for the students, faculty, and staff of Bowdoin College as they begin to prepare for the new academic year.
2. Pray for the establishment of strong college ministries on a campus without a RUF, Intervarsity, or Campus Crusade presence.

MNA Committee work:
Burlington: Continue to pray for The Vermont Project, the joint church planting/RUF work in Burlington, VT. Pray in particular for:
1. Joseph Pensak and his family as they make preparations to move on site to Burlington.
2. For the people of Burlington, that God would continue the work of preparing the fields for harvest.
3. Ongoing efforts to connect with potential prayer and financial partners for the work in Burlington.

Presbytery Interns: Continue to pray for: Tom Powell, as he has begun an internship at Hope Presbyterian Church; Mike Viera, as he begins his studies again at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson; and Nathan Snyder, as he does an internship this summer and prepares for another in the fall.

Herb Shipman: Continue to pray for adequate support to be forthcoming to support Pastor Shipman in his work as an evangelist to the dairy farming community of northern Vermont.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Prayer Update - June 15, 2011

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Featured Church/Mission: Christ Presbyterian Church (profile), Nashua, New Hampshire (Pastor Jason Wakefield)
1. Pray for leadership development, as three men have come forward to serve as officers at CPC.
2. Pray for the funding of the ministry; we are starting a new financial year June 1.
3. Pray for us as we look for a new facility. We need to find a place that will further our ministry.
4. Pray for new people to come and join the congregation.
5. Pray that we would continue to develop a biblical community with a global and local missions emphasis.

Featured Potential Church Planting Site: Littleton, New Hampshire (profile)
1. Pray for the spiritual and material prosperity of the people of Littleton, NH.
2. Pray for the progress of the church in the northern portion of New Hampshire and for wisdom in the development of plans for planting churches in the rural regions of the state.

Featured Potential College Ministry Site: Middlebury College (profile), Middlebury, Vermont
1. Pray for the students, faculty, and staff of Middlebury College during their summer beak.
2. Pray for God to bless the several campus ministries at Middlebury, including Campus Crusade for Christ and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship.

MNA Committee work:
Burlington: Continue to pray for the committee’s work toward preparing for a joint church planting/RUF work The Vermont Project in Burlington, VT. Pray in particular for:
1. Church planter Joseph Pensak and his family as they make the physical move to Burlington.
2. The people of Burlington that God would prepare the harvest for this work.
3. A potential RUF minister who would have a heart for Burlington and the students of the University of Vermont.
4. Ongoing efforts to connect with potential prayer and financial partners for the work in Burlington.
Other: Pray for the committee’s work with other ministry candidates. Pray for wisdom as the committee seeks guidance in future church planting sights.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Prayer Update - June 1, 2011

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Featured Church/Mission: Grace Presbyterian Church (profile), Laconia, New Hampshire (Pastor Andy Wilson)
1. Give thanks for the reception of a number of new members in recent months, including three covenant children who were admitted to the Lord's Table.
2. Pray for our session as we develop and implement a plan for shepherding this flock.
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4. Pray for the Lord's financial provision.
5. Pray for Pastor Wilson's wife Jonelle, and for the Wilson family, as Jonelle receives treatment for breast cancer.

Featured Potential Church Planting Site: Keene, New Hampshire (profile)
1. Pray for the people of Keene and for the spiritual and material prosperity of people in the western part of New Hampshire.
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3. Pray for God’s provision of a church planter to establish a new church in Keene.

Featured Potential College Ministry Site: Keene State College (profile), Keene, New Hampshire
1. Pray for the students, faculty, and staff of Keene State College during their summer break and for the school’s impact on the state through the large number of public school teachers who study there.
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MNA Committee work:
Burlington: Continue to pray for the committee’s work toward preparing for a joint church planting/RUF work in Burlington, VT. Pray in particular for:
1. TE Joseph Pensak and his family as they look to move to Burlington this summer.
2. Ongoing efforts to connect with potential prayer and financial partners for the work in Burlington.

NNEP:
1. Pray for the committee’s work as it makes contact with men who are interested in serving in Northern New England.
2. Pray for the 39th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (June 7-10) that the work of the church might prosper and God’s name would be honored and glorified in all the proceedings.