GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH - MANKATO

FOR PRAYER AND PRAISE – September 8, 1999

 

1.       PRAYER AND SUNDAY SCHOOL: Pastor Schofield will highlight the important connection between prayer and the small groups that meet at 10:00 AM each Sunday.

 

2.       KEENAGERS:  Tomorrow the luncheon for keenagers will be at 12:00 noon in the fellowship hall.

 

3.       CHOIR REHEARSAL: On Sunday night at 5:45 PM, Scott Ramsay  will meet with all persons who are are ready to sing in the Adult Choir or the Christmas Choir.  This is our first fall rehearsal.

 

4.       GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: A total of 65 students are enrolled in our school for the 1999-2000 year.

 

5.       ST. PETER CABLE SYSTEM:  “I Believe in Miracles” is aired each Monday at 4:30 PM and 10:00 PM.

 

6.       CANCER: Pray for persons with cancer: Mr. Newton. the father of Vickie Pankow,  Howard Carlson,  Mae Langford,  Dorothy Korff,  Susan Harder, Casey Baustian (Mankato Lutheran Home). Harry Stewart (Val Perrizo's uncle).  Margaret Day.  Missionary  builders Paul and Joyce Oetken have a daughter, Arianna, who has been diagnosed with cancer.  Rita Mead (September appointment). Jane Rush. Luke Loveall (Ron Schmidt’s nephew). Norma Ward. Tammy Ebert (chemotherapy). Joan Heldman.  Rodney Gibb’s father (pancreatic cancer).  Mary Henley (Mary Jo’s co-worker). George Schneiter.  Alison Zwart’s father (brain cancer, California).  Dan Paplow (surgery yesterday at ISJ).

 

7.       OFFERING REPORT: Regular budget offerings totaled $2373.50.  Designations include a gift for Building Fund $100 .

 

8.       AREA CHURCHES: Let congregations and us pray for area pastors: New Ulm (Bob Fuller Jr.).  Sleepy Eye (Phil Siefkes).  Medo and Wells (England).  Lake Crystal (Jerry David).  Madelia (Jeff Peterson).  St. Peter (Ben Peterson). Granada (Scot Goodwill).  Waterville (Gene Witte). Garden City (Harvey Hallada). Westbrook (Dean Fitzsimmons).  Fairmont (David Ekblad).  Waseca (Gregg TeBeest).  Oakland (Ryburn).  Owatonna (Donn Kittle).  Faribault (Daniel Mead).  Sherburn (Steve Pleasant)(revival meetings this week).  Bingham Lake (Michael Hardy).  Willmar (Dave Rogers).  Worthington (Carl Murray). St. James (Dan Rued).

 

9.       COLLEGE STUDENTS AWAY FROM HOME: Tim Perrizo (Pensacola), Stephanie Jaeger (Northwestern), Missy Rollefson (600 E. 4th St., UMM Mail #2197G, Morris, MN  56267), Charity Wishart (Maranatha), Alana Wilson (Pillsbury), Ray Perrizo (Pillsbury).  Peter Zwart (Pensacola).

 

10.    MEDICAL NEEDS: Warren Ward. Mary Burgess.  Lorraine Solt's niece, Jane Nelson.  J.C. Peter's mother.  John Barnett.  Sharon Hanson. Milton Burgess.  Maria Hoogendyk (needs day and night care). Shawn Reichel.   Pauline (Diane Howell’s cousin).  Becky Carlson.  Effie Carlson.  Carolyn Willie’s father, Alex Schwartz.  Guy Lund.  Jane Ward. Kathleen Luiken, Tony Solano and Leslie Hoffman (fibromyalgia).  Cherie Glann (migraines).  Carla Willie (tonsilectomy 9/21), Shirley Budke.  Rachel Carlson.   Judy Stenzel.  Gordon and Marilyn Harman’s son.  Melissa Carlson (bed rest at home and continuous IV).  Dave Hooge (heart).  Helen Scott (a fall).

 

11.   WEBSITE: http://nexus.mnic.net/~gracechr

 

12.   HOUSING:   Fran Thompson has a home for sale in Waseca.  If you have a room, apartment or home for rent, please notify the office. 

 

13.   SHUTINS:  Lenore Longnecker (Sibley Manor),  Corriene Wolner (Oaklawn), Irene Yeager (home),  Florence Johanson (Garfield Place),  Carl Rasmussen  (Mankato House),  Helmer Monson (St. Peter), Jack Adams (Hillcrest),  Rose Burgett (Community Care Center),  Alice Ward (Laurels Edge), Willard Boelter (Mankato House).   Lejune Bramer (Waseca).  Ingebor Roberts (Oaklawn). Myrna Walrath (Oaklawn).  Lillian Roesler (Oaklawn). Alice Wu's father (Taiwan).  Jane Ward (Mapleton Community Home). Mae Langford (Oaklawn).   Leroy Mintz (Community Care Center).  Norman Nebergal (Cedar Haven). Irv Shaffer (home).   Evelyne Hennessey (Cedar Haven).  Cleone Bolton (Mankato House).  Mae Philips (Hillcrest).  Dean and Roberta Breeling (home).

 

14.   NEW BABY:  Victoria Elizabeth was born yesterday to Ron and Julie Giblin.  Rollie and Bonnie Danielson are the proud grandparents.

 

15.   BABY LIST:   Loretta Schofield (September).   Sheri Horn (September).  Fadia Karvonen (October). Darla Ward (November).  Nan Guentzel (December). Val Danielson (December).  Amy Malwitz (January). Linda Montenegro (January).  Shannan Murphy (February-diabetic, good report).  Allison Zwart (February).  Joan Schultz (March).

 

16.   PASTORS: Please pray for Pastor Tim West CT, Pastor Rodney Yates MN, Pastor John Fenlason MT, Pastor Dan Miller MN, Pastor Roger Luiken NE, Pastor Richard Chromy MN, Pastor Joel Jorgenson MN, as they minister the Word of God each week.

 

17.   TELEVISION: Pray for the weekly outreach of our programs at 10:00 AM Sunday (KEYC-TV), 6:30 PM Tuesday (CCTV), and 11:00 AM Saturday (CCTV).

 

18.   OUR MISSIONARIES: Pray for the missionaries that we support around the world.  They are Hansen (France), Daily (Germany), Wygle (Oahu), Parks (Spain), Snearly (Chad), Courts (Argentina), Pope (Uruguay), Kallin (Brazil), Van Loh (Brazil), McClain (Florida), Paswaters (Hong Kong), Geary (Indonesia), Peterson (Brazil), Beckley (Mali), Silseth (Honduras), Kristen Richter (Germany).

 

19.   SERVICEMEN:  Joshua Rousselow in Korea (Army) (home for September).  Pvt. Jason M. Shoemaker in Oklahoma (Army).  Jim Herme at California (Marines).  Todd Baker (Marines).  Brad Bramer in Hawaii (Air Force).  Chaplain Brad West at Fort Hood, TX (Army) and Chaplain Steve Siefkes in Australia (Air Force) (will return to the states on Jan 15). Pray for these men, their wives and children.

 

20.   EMPLOYMENT NEEDS: Wes Olson.  Jodi Gay. Tony Solano (Texas).   Aaron Wishart. 

 

21.   FIRE:  Rollie and Bonnie Danielson’s house in Arizona was struck by lightening last week and burned.  They will leave for Arizona Friday and will be gone two weeks to make repairs to the house.

 

22.   CRISIS REQUESTS: Pray for families or individuals in crisis. Dave and his family.  Michael Stempson and family.  Brian Allen family.

 

23.   SHARE WITH OTHERS: personal requests and praises:

 

24.   BUS MINISTRY UPDATE:  Pray for new workers.  There are opportunities for drivers and captains.  Ron Schmidt and Brent Steinberg were drivers last week; Shari Roghair was the captain.

 

25.   JAIL MINISTRY:  Kevin Sondergaard (September release) and Preston Overton and Oliver Williams.

 

26.   RISK TAKING:  Will you reach out to someone this week?

 

27.   CAMP FOLLOW-UP:  The Sunday School staff will meet every Wednesday during September to intensify plans for follow-up with the many wonderful children who attended camp this summer.

 

28.   SHUT-IN MINISTY:  Steve Carlson coordinates the outreach to shut-ins and would like to share with other members who are interested in being involved.