1. Thu. Praise God! Pottsville Area School District’s policy allows for the distribution of the Good News Club flyers. The club is held on Mondays at the First United Methodist Church, 330 West Market St., Pottsville. Praise for people from the church who make a meal for the children in attendance.
2. Fri. Praise God! Schuylkill Haven Area School District and Blue Mountain Area School District’s material distribution policies allow for the Good News Club flyers to be handed out to the children! There are about 36 children at Blue Mountain Elementary West and about 15 at Schuylkill Haven after-school Good News Clubs.
3. Sat. Pray for the Christmas party club being held in the CEF office today. Pray for many children to attend and for Linda, Shelley, Jerusha, and Ellie as they lead this club. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
4. Sun. Pray for a fresh passion for the gospel to fill each believer, so that we will obey the Holy Spirit when He prompts us to witness.
5. Mon. Pray for more Good News Club® volunteers. We would like to pursue a few more schools but have a need for people willing to teach in the clubs.
6. Tue. Janet Kramer faithfully grades the Mailbox ClubTM lessons and writes a personal note with each lesson. Pray for the children to continue without reminders.
7. Wed. A Christmas note and picture are being mailed to all the children who attended Good News Day Camp. Pray for the picture to bring back good memories and that it encourages parents to send their children to camp again in 2023.
8. Thu. Praise God for the volunteers who serve each week in a Good News Club.
9. Fri. Praise God for Cathy Nagle who faithfully does the financial tasks for CEF®.
10. Sat. Pray for the Christmas party club being held at Kimmel’s E. Free Church, Orwigsburg today. Pray for many children to attend and for Connie Wright and the volunteers from Kimmel’s who will be participating. Pray for many children to attend. (1:00 – 2:30 p.m.)
11. Sun. Pray for the Christmas party club being held at Manbeck’s E. C. Church, Rock (Pine Grove Area) today. Pray for Cathy Nagle and the volunteers from Manbeck’s who will be participating. Pray for many children to attend. (2:00-4:00 p.m.)
This is the last week for the fall Good News Club semester. Pray for the children to attend so that they can hear the real meaning of Christmas~ “…the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.” 1 John 4:14
12. Mon. Pray for children who have a hunger for the Word, that their families would attend a Bible teaching church where they can grow in their knowledge of God.
13. Tue. Pray for Shelley, Linda, Elizabeth, and Jerusha that they would “be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power” (Eph. 6:10), putting on God’s spiritual armor to stand firm in their faith.
14. Wed. Pray for Christian parents to help their children have a burden for the lost.
15. Thu. Some areas of the county are exceedingly difficult places to minister the Gospel. Pray for God to open hearts and to blind the eyes of the enemy.
16. Fri. Pray for Elizabeth Garcia~ she and her husband, Kevin, are expecting a baby at the end of May.
17. Sat. Pray for Elizabeth as she is our IT specialist: she keeps the website up to date, films all our videos and she was the summer photographer.
18. Sun. Pray for Jerusha as she will start working full time with CEF of Schuylkill County in January.
19. Mon. Pray for the CEF of Schuylkill County Prayer sub-committee as they prepare for the Prayer Summit to be held in May.
20. Tue. Pray for the CEF of Schuylkill County Building and Grounds sub-committee as they take care for the property.
21. Wed. Praise God for Jen Hautle. She volunteers in the office keeping our child protection paperwork up to date.
22. Thur. Pray for the CEF local committee. Pray for Erik Gottfried, Gale Hurst, Linda Fetherolf, Cathy Nagle, Dana Oravitz, and John Racilla and Tom Tilden. Pray for God’s wisdom as they make decisions for CEF of Schuylkill County.
23. Fri. Pray for boldness to share the Gospel ~ God’s saving message.
24. Sat. “He will be called the Son of the Most High. …and of His kingdom there will be no end.” Luke 1:32-33
25. Sun. “Merry Christmas!”
26. Mon. Pray for the children to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18
27. Tue. Pray for Shelley, Linda, Jerusha, and Elizabeth to “make the best use of time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:16
28. Wed. Pray for more children to call the Tel-A-Story number 1888-878-8660 or listen online at www.18888788660.com.
29. Thu. Praise God for our office volunteers. Over the years many people have served the Lord by stuffing the newsletter, preparing camp and Good News Club registration forms for mailing, stapling, counting crafts, etc.
30. Fri. Pray for the children to learn to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37)
31. Sat. Pray for Shelley, Linda, Jerusha, and Elizabeth to think about what is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, and worthy of praise. (Philippians 4:8)
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