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. 14: Pray for the Neighborhood (Boulder Hill) congregation, and for the work of the Brethren Historical Library and Archives in Elgin.
Week of Oct. 21: Pray this week for the Lanark congregation, for the important financial stewardship
work of Eder Financial, and for Eder Financial president Nevin Dulabaum.
Week of Oct. 28: Pray for the delegates, presenters, and others gathering at the York Center Church of the Brethren in Lombard this weekend (Nov. 1-2) for the Illinois/Wisconsin District conference. Pray for a good spirit of community, wise discernment, and for our leadership—especially for moderator Christy Waltersdorff (York Center) and moderator-elect Bill Williams (Yellow Creek), district administrative secretary Andrea Garnett, and our guest leader Ken Medema.
Week of Nov. 4: Pray for the new life of the Madtown project in Madison, Wisconsin, as they gather in community to explore faith together, and for the Wisconsin Council of Churches.
Week of Nov. 11: Pray for the important work of the district Shalom Team and Ethics Team, as they stand ready to assist congregations in need of assistance in challenging times. Pray also for the ministry of On Earth Peace.
Week of Nov. 18: Pray for the Yellow Creek congregation in Pearl City, and for the communications ministry of the denomination’s “Messenger” magazine.
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