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Matthew 21:13a: "It is written," Jesus said to them,"'My house shall be called a House of
Prayer."
At First UMC we have an active prayer program to pray for the needs of all
attenders and others from the community who have prayer requests. Prayer is the
foundation of all our UMC ministry.
Mary Ellen Earles |
If you would like to place a prayer request or receive them weekly, please send your
email address to: Mary Ellen Earles, Prayer Coordinator,
jmearles@indytel.com or
contact by phone the church office, 319-334-3689.
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Prayer Plan
Mission Statement:
To become a "House of Prayer" for our community and local church family and lift up the name of
Jesus
Objectives:
To involve our attenders in prayer and to encourage them to make prayer requests during worship
service and by phone or email contact
To remember to praise the Lord for answered prayers
To pray over all ministry services and planning related to First UMC and encourage attenders to pray
To pray for all who attend First UMC and who call it their home church
To be a "beacon of prayer" for our community by receiving prayer requests and intentionally
praying over each one
To support and encourage community wide prayer efforts and ecumenical activities
Activities:
Send out weekly prayer requests to those on email list
(please notify Mary Ellen Earles at
jmearles@indytel.com to be added to our current list)
Church prayer chain (contact church office at 319-334-3689)
Weekly prayer in prayer room before worship services
Prayer partners for high school seniors (volunteers from UMC attenders)
Prayer Corner article for monthly newsletter
Prayer room open for drop-in when office open
Prayer weekly with staff
Pray before all ad board meetings, work groups and committee meetings
Prayer at music rehearsals
Prayer vigil for Consecration Sunday
Participate in National Day of Prayer first Thursday of May
Train youth to pray in Sunday School, youth groups, Bible School and Early Out sessions
Prayer Requests (1/31/12)
Health Concerns:
Gary and Carolyn Bird – Lou Gehrig’s illness
Ashley – pregnancy
Craig Spece – hospital/cancer
Heidi’s uncle – health
Darrell Jones – Hospice care
Jean Jones – stroke
Becky and Norman dealing with cancer issues
Bill Mashek – hospice S. Dakota
Bev Coulter
Bruno Chesher
Louise O’Neill
Jenny Meyers
Loss in family:
John Bergman family
Several people traveling
Upcoming events to pray over:
Living Last Supper preparation/performances
Church shower 2/12
Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a
harvest if we do not give up.
Keep on praying – God loves to hear from you!
Blessings,
Mary Ellen
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The Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses, As we also have forgiven those who trespass
against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13
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