Sunday, October 01, 2023

IN OUR PRAYERS

A district prayer calendar has been created for your use in praying for our district and related programs through the year. We invite you to include the following in your prayers in coming weeks:

Week of Oct. 16: Pray for the Walnut Grove congregation, and for the Church of the Brethren in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda

Week of Oct. 23: Pray for the Cherry Grove congregation, for the important financial stewardship work of Eder Financial, and for Eder Financial president Nevin Dulabaum.

Week of Oct. 30: Pray for all the delegates and others gathering in Lanark for the Illinois/Wisconsin District conference Nov. 4-5 and for good fellowship and good decision-making. Pray especially for moderator Phyllis Batterton (Woodland) and moderator-elect Christy Waltersdorff (York Center), and for district administrative secretary Andrea Garnett.

Week of Nov. 6: Pray for the Highland Avenue congregation, and for the work of the Brethren Historical Library and Archives in Elgin.

Week of Nov. 13: Pray for the Naperville congregation, and for the Church of the Brethren congregations in India.