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THE DEACON MINISTRY
Deacon
ministry is a care giving ministry that brings God's grace and tender
love to those in times of need.
Members and friends of our church family are part of Deacon Care
Groups, overseen by a pair of deacons.
Deacons
help us to care for each other.
They administer our prayer chain.
They coordinate memorial service receptions at the request of the
family.
They also keep us informed of ways that we can provide simple,
yet vital, services to our brothers and sisters in faith, such as,
hospital visitation, meals to those who are ill or injured,
transportation to worship or doctors.
Deacon
care also includes drawing us together as a family of God.
Deacons coordinate the Sunday morning coffee hours, worship
greeters, and communion table setting.
During
the holiday season, deacons coordinate the collection and distribution
of food to needy families in our community.
DEACON'S
SERVING CURRENTLY (Right to Left): Mary Ann Haggerty (Moderator), Elaine
Whittington, Jim Davidson, Collette Rector, Benita Sito, Carol Friesen,
Rosanna Foote, Wendy Blaich, Max Ballou, Derik Tabone, Calvin (CJ)
Starck - Not pictured: Cheryl Powers
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IN
NEED OF PRAYER?
Prayer
is an important part of our life together.
Prayer is a way to move through life with peace in our hearts.
Prayer is a tool that we use to develop our awareness of God and
to bring ourselves closer to the Lord.
Opportunities
for prayer are offered during each worship service, as well as during
special prayer services and silent and guided prayer retreats.
Our
Prayer Chain links over sixty people, through telephone and e-mail, who pray for the needs of others.
To put your prayer request on the prayer chain, e-mail the church
office at prayerchain@shadowhillschurch.com.
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PRAYER
NEEDS
In
addition to the prayer requests on the prayer chain and during the
worship services.
Please
consider holding some of these needs in your heart and prayers.
OUR
CHURCH
Our
Pastor and Staff
Our
Elders and Deacons as they engage us in mission and
ministry.
Members
of our Praise Band and Choirs as they continue to lead us in worship each week.
Prayer
Ministries ... that we become a church devoted to prayer more than
just a
church that prays.
Seminarians
and those
preparing for pastoral ministry ... Sarah, Billie, Lynda, Deidra.
Constance
McIntosh Lax as she continues service as the Pastor of
Chinle Presbyterian Church in Arizona
Children's
and Youth Ministries ... that faithful and dedicated leaders will
accept Christ's call
to
offer their time, energy, faith, and love to nurture our young
Christians.
Financial
needs of our church ... that the Lord continues to show us ways to meet our
increasing financial responsibilities
Winds
of Hope Fellowship ... that they continue to grow in faith and
membership.
Sister
churches in our Presbytery.
FOR OUR
COMMUNITY
Those who lost their homes in the
recent fires.
Congregations
in our community.
Those
who are destitute in our midst.
FOR OUR
NATION
Our new President and our national
leaders as they lead us in facing the challenges and opportunities
ahead.
Those who have lost their jobs in
the economic down-turn.
Those who have lost their homes or
are facing foreclosure.
People
of the Gulf Coast and Midwest ... all those who have been impacted by the
tornadoes, hurricanes, and flooding and to date have not been able to
resettle their lives..
FOR OUR
WORLD
Members
of the military and all those who put their lives at risk for justice.
All
those who live in places of war and violence, that they may find
peace.
That there may be peace in the
homeland of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Nations,
communities, families that are torn apart by the AIDS epidemic
The
hundreds of thousands of people who are facing starvation.
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