1. Our Guiding Board, Ministries Council, Elders, Deacons, Ministries and Teams. Our Elders are discerning how to share "40 Days of Prayer & Faith Sharing" with the whole congregation. The Guiding Board is working with the Re-Opening Task Force to prayerfully discern the best way to move forward with our in-person worship services (safety measures, expectations, etc).
2. Our staff: Jimmy, Mitch, Katie, Randy, and Molly
3. Our music ministries and their leaders: Randy Preston, Rod Walker, and Jimmy Horowitz
4. Our tech team: Gary Collier, Tara Pollock, Katie Maybaum, Randy Preston, Rod Walker, and Dan Knight
5. Our Caring Hearts Prayer Group
6. Our Stephen Ministries (Care Receivers and Caregivers)
7. Our partnership with Iglesia Adventista Shalom & Ministerio Internacional Manantial de Vida congregations (and their pastors Edy Rosa Paez and Maria Rosario)
8. Reverends Andy Mangum (CCSW Regional Minister and President, and Rev. Alfred Walker, the newly called Community Regional Minister (CRM) for Reconciliation and Anti-Racism. We look forward to hosting Rev. Walker and his family in worship on Sunday, September 12th
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
1. For all who are grieving the loss of a loved one
2. For all who are or have been ill with COVID-19, and their families
3. Acree, Mary -- now living at Franklin Park (assisted living) in Teravista
4. Breeding, Diane -- granddaughter Janelle and her husband Travis welcomed baby boy Eli into their family; Eli had successful brain shunt surgery
5. Chester, Fern -- back at the Buckner Villas after rehab following a fall
6. Fennimore, Nancy -- friend's son recently diagnosed with kidney cancer
7. Glover, Linda -- recuperating from finger surgery
8. Jackson, Gwen -- brother Patrick Adams will have back surgery 8/15
9. Jenkins, Bob -- Bob's sister Janet is receiving treatments for melanoma
10. Jocoy, Judy -- hospitalized, being treated for blood clots in lung
11. Kessler, Jim -- hospitalized with an infection and being monitored
12. Malone, Betty -- sister Carolyn passed away; brother Bob in hospice care
13. Maxted, Kumi -- tested positive for COVID-19
14. Maybaum, Paul and Liz -- Paul's sister-in-law Nancy is now in a long-term rehab facility
15. Miller, Chris -- (son of Jean Bell) experiencing some neuropathy from cancer treatments
16. Mouser, Tricia -- grandson David Grillos continues to recuperate following brain shunt replacement
17. Murray, Mary -- step-grandson Griffin dealing with intestinal issues
18. Osteen, Amy and Steve -- brother-in-law Mike Murphy has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer
19. Pollock, Paula -- awaiting results of recent heart monitor study
20. Pollock, Tara -- brother-in-law Michael Tucker will have back surgery on August 18
21. Preston, Randy and Linda -- Randy's sister-in-law Laurie Preston died suddenly and unexpectedly; prayers for her husband Robert and for the whole family
22. Tucker, Gary & Amy -- Amy to have hip replacement surgery 8/24; Gary's brother Terry had a recent MRI with encouraging results
23. Walker, Lisa -- receiving dialysis treatments 3x per week
24. Wilson, Garvid -- hospice care and pain management; he had a stroke on Sunday and is having some speaking and swallowing difficulties; Phyllis doing well after her back surgery; Garvid's daughter Terri Falwell is hospitalized with complications following back surgery
25. York, Tasha -- Tasha and siblings caring for mother Peggy Massey; several family members dealing with COVID-19
OTHER
1. Our summer church camp program at Disciple Oaks
2. All who don't know Jesus
3. COVID-19 (continuing efforts to reach "herd immunity" in the U.S. and around the world)
4. Those who have lost jobs during the pandemic; businesses that continue to struggle
5. All people who are persecuted for their faith throughout the world
6. Our military personnel and families
7. Pressing immigration concerns at our border, development of an immigration policy for the U.S. that is fair, just, and responsible; cooperation and communication with Mexico and Central American countries
8. Developing policies and education programs to battle systemic racism in all of its forms
9. For all efforts toward affordable health care for all Americans
10. For all efforts to make voting safe, simple, and easily accessible for all in our country; and to oppose recent voter suppression legislation
11. U.S. lawmakers and community leaders to work together to solve the problem of mass shootings in schools, places of work, etc.
12. A restful, rejuvenating summer for all teachers, administrators, students, and parents in our neighborhood schools: Union Hill Elementary School and Hopewell Middle School
