FPC Prayer
List - February 17, 2013
Finding Purpose in Christ
A little history on this prayer list:
In the fall of 2007, the
Seekers Adult Sunday School class studied
the book, "What the Spirit is Saying to the
Churches" by Henry Blackaby. There became a general
conviction among the group that they couldn't
just study this book and then go onto the
next book. Instead, they needed to become ‘doers’ and
allow it to impact and change their lives
where appropriate. Rising up from this conviction,
was the need to be praying for our church,
its leaders and an understanding amongst
ourselves, that we need to be specifically
praying for God to send forth laborers, (“Pray the Lord
of the harvest to send out laborers into
His harvest” Matthew
9:38,) whoever they may be: ourselves, someone
sitting next to us or someone entirely new
to us.
A subset of the class decided to commit to
prayer on Friday mornings at 7 am. This continued
for a number of years until the beginning
of 2013. As we began to focus on being Committed
to Christ, our 2013 Lenten journey, the time has movied to
Sunday mornings a half hour before each service
in the chapel. For those unable to pray corporately
with the group at that time but do desire
to keep the church in prayer, the following
prayer list is posted. This list is maintained
as needs from FPC ministries are made known
to the group.
Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and
let the one who believes in me drink . . .
Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water. John
7:37-38
New this week: Items in blue and “Thanksgivings & God
Sightings”
Connecting People to Ministry
- Small Group Ministry - firing
up new and existing groups
- Men’s Groups
- Fellowship
Group
- Women’s groups
- Small Group Ministry
- Lenten Study – Committed to Christ
- Circle
- Youth
- Jr. & Sr. High- small groups
- Sunday evenings at 6:00 pm
- Sr High - breakfast groups
- Ministry --
- Growth / additional leadership / volunteers
- Winter Weekend 3/8-10
- Relevant - young singles, couples, friends
- Mondays
- Servant-Making – helping people
ID & use gifts
- Other
- All church membership directory
- Prayer Shawl Ministry
Doing Ministry & Mission
- Sunday Morning
- Children's Ministry
- Leaders - endurance,
patience, wisdom & grace
- Children - ears to
hear, come to know Jesus
- Parents -
growth alongside children, become
primary spiritual teachers
- Personal growth
to become new leaders
- Friendships
among families to support and
encourage faith
- Sunday School
- 2012/2013 teachers & support
- Nursery
- Services
-- "Committed
to Christ” Lenten church study
-- Worship Team
-- Chancel Choir
-- Mary-El Ringers Hand Bell
- Samaritan Supper every Tuesday
- Stewardship
- Congregation support of 2012 budgets
- Mission
o Kenya trip – 2/2-2/15/2013
o Brian & Angela Flannagan in the
DR
o Hemant Tandi in India
o Family Mission
Dominican Republic – 3/30-4/6
o Mystery Dinner Theater – 2/23-24
- Compassion Builders
- volunteers and skill to deal with flood needs
- JFS Middle School Support – new model for helping
students
- Faith Partners in Recovery- long term flood recovery, rebuilding homes
- Bruce Barney & Zach Ziemba ,
Project Managers
- Teams visiting Monroe House & Sister sites
- Other
- Study of the Essential Tenants of the Fellowship
of Presbyterians
- Development of the 2013 budget
- New Sound System
Visioning – Jesus
be our vision, be our help, be our guide, be
glorified
-
The PC(USA) and how our church responds
to denominational issues
- How do we evolve into a missional church?
- Develop disciples
- Reach out to the uninvolved & uncommitted
- Nurture spiritual growth
& relationships among the involved
- Send every person into ministry
- Service - what does it really mean to serve?
- How do we become better servants
- How do we really use our spiritual gifts
and servants heart inside & outside the church?
- How can 10:45 attendees serve for the 9:09 service and 9:09
for the 10:45?
- Visioning
- where is God leading, how do we gain
a clarity?
- The leadership/direction
of the Session
- Work of the Visioning Team
- Mission - what are the best ways for us to reach
out and have an impact for
Christ ... locally
... nationally ... internationally?
- Prayers for the nation as we support our elected
leaders:
- Guidance for leaders of the states and nation to act justly,
serve with integrity and uphold moral
standards
- For the churches of our nation that they would be lighthouses
for truth, havens of hope and centers
of love for all people
- For the Christians that they would be faithful witnesses
for Christ, humble servants for God, and
positive influences on society.
Administration
- Ministers
- Tim & Jan Devine
- Jeremy & Alisha Finn
- Staff
- Sharon Early
- Janet Frederick
- Marisa Pellerito
- Sharon Baumann
- Jamie & Nate Jacobs
- new Worship Team Leaders
- Larry Hoey
- Louis Pasquale
- William Jenkins
- Nursery School
- Board
- Teachers
- Peggy Wheeler
- Cathy Landon
- Deacons - resources
to meet the needs
- Elders
Thanksgivings & God
Sightings:
- Safe Return of Kenya Mission
Team
- Rev Dr. Steve Devine leading
worship and Ash Wed.
- Commitment
of time, talent & money
to the work of Christ through FPC
- Visiting
teams helping with flood relief
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A list of the causes being
supported and some background on each can
be found in our mission
document. Below
is a chart organized by Local, National
and International mission causes we support
with links to the organizations who have
a web presence.
VISION
STATEMENT (What God wants to do)
We believe God wants to transform our community
through the saving love of Jesus Christ
and calls us to share that hope with the world. To be an agent
of hope, our congregation
must work together and rely on the power
of the Holy Spirit to follow Christ, whatever the cost. This
commitment, which
is grounded in a deep love of God and neighbor,
sends us out to share the Good News of Christ through our words
and our actions.
MISSION
STATEMENT (What God wants us to do)
We believe God wants us to share the life-changing
power and love of Jesus Christ in such
compelling ways that more people become fully devoted followers
of Christ.
PURPOSE STATEMENT
To reach more people and together grow in
Christ.
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