Sunday, September 01, 2024

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 Sept. 16: Pray for the West Branch congregation, and for the ministry of the Anabaptist Disabilities Network.

Week of Sept. 23: Pray for the Romine congregation, and for the Church of the Brethren Office of Peacebuilding and Policy as it provides a witness in Washington, D.C., and beyond.

Week of Sept. 30: Pray for the district’s Property and Assets Management Team, as it works at good financial stewardship for the district, and for treasurer LeAnn Harnist and financial secretary Leonard Matheny. Pray also for the fledgling Church of the Brethren in Spain.

Week of Oct. 7: Pray for the Church of the Brethren Mission & Ministry Board, for general secretary David Steele, and for all the members of this district who work on the denominational staff in Elgin and elsewhere.

Week of Oct. 14: Pray for the Neighborhood (Boulder Hill) congregation, and for the work of the Brethren Historical Library and Archives in Elgin.