January 1998

Please pray for these issues facing the church and individual presbyteries:

• Prayers for those in leadership on the National Church level:Cliff Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk; Frank Diaz, Interim Exec. Director; Fred Denson, Moderator of GAC; Sandra Hawley, Moderator of National Ministries division; Hugh Burroughs, Technology and Finance division; John McFayden, Congregation Ministries division; Eugene McKelvey, Worldwide Ministries division; Curtis Kerns, with National Ministries; Eunice Pothig with Congregational Ministries, Marian McClure with Worldwide ministries.

• The following Presbyteries will be voting on Amendment A January 27: New York City, Carlisle, Milwaukee, Monmouth.

• The following Presbyteries are voting on Amendment A: Jan. 28th, Memphis; Jan. 29th, Baltimore; Jan. 30th, Sierra Blanca; Jan. 31st, Genesee Valley, Geneva, Hudson River, Noroeste, Santa Barbara, Surieste.

• Presbyteries voting on Amendment A in February: 1st, Glacier, Greater Atlanta, John Knox, Redwoods, San Jose, Tres Rios; 3rd, Albany; 4th, Pueblo; 7th, Boise, Los Ranchos, Middle Tennessee, Plains & Peaks, Stockton; 8th, Providence; 10th, Cimaron, New Brunswick, Western Kentucky, St. Augustine; 14th, Florida, New Covenant, New Harmony, Pittsburgh, Washington, South Alabama; 17th, Philadelphia, Foothills, Great Rivers, Prospect Hills, South Louisiana; 19th, Northern Waters, Southeastern Illinois, Southern Kansas, Western Colorado; 20th, Central Washington, Arkansas; 21st, Coastal Carolina, East Iowa, Lake Erie, New Hope, Newark, North Alabama; 24th, Central Nebraska, Charlotte, Denver, Savannah, San Fernando, Shenango; 27th, South Dakota; 28th, Palo Duro, Peace River, The Peaks, Tampa Bay, Yukon, Northeast Georgia, The James and Winnebago.

• The following Presbyteries are voting on Amendment A in March: 1st, Pines, Redstone; 2nd, Boston; 3rd, Eastern Oklahoma; 4th, Nevada, East Tennessee; 6th, Mission, Yellowstone; 7th, North Central Iowa, Northern New England, Southern New England, Susquehanna Valley; 10th, Cincinnati, Kiskiminetas, Louisville, Eastminster, San Gabriel, Transylvania; 12th, Abingdon; 13th, Indian Nations; 14th, Blackhawk, The Cascades, Grace, Grand Canyon, Mackinac, Lake Michigan; 17th, Beaver-Butler, Tropical Florida, West Jersey, Seattle; 19th, Ohio Valley; 21st, San Joaquin, Lackawanna, Missouri River Valley; 24th, Elizabeth, Cayuga-Syracuse.

• The following Presbyteries are voting Amendment A April 18th: Alaska, Sacramento.

• Prayers for Renewal in the Church

• Prayers for the Coalition as they develop a strategy for renewing the PC(USA). Prayers particularly for the leadership team.

• Prayers for Rosalee Potter, new Assoc. in Evangelism. Wisdom in filling the 4 staff vacancies in Evangelism. A clear and concise strategy plan for equipping congregations in the area of evangelism.

• Prayers for the Church Growth Task Force. Pray for their November meeting.

• Praise to God for Lake Eerie Presbytery disapproving Amendment A by 3-times the margin that they approved Amendment B.

• Pray for the Executive Director Search Committee as they search for a person to fill this position by June General Assembly Meeting.

• Prayers for Presbyteries as they vote on Amendment A. Prayers for Presbyteries to stand fast in upholding the Biblical and Confessional standards of the Church.

• Prayers for the leadership of PW: Diana Lim (moderator); Carol Hylkema (vice moderator for mission relationships). Ann Beran Jones (vice moderator for issues).

• Prayers that evangelicals will not have a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline (2 Tim. 1:3-7).

• Prayers for the Church Women United Community Day on Nov. 7th, that women will test the spirits during the worshp services throughout the country so as to discern false teaching (1 John 4:1-6).

• Prayers for the Children's and Adult Cathechism that will be presented at the June GA.

Please pray for the following concerns that have come from our missionaries in the field: