May 2025 ~ Praise and Pryaer

  1. 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.
  2. Fri. Pray for the children to learn to “lovethe Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. (Matthew 22:37)
  3. Sat. Pray for the summer missionaries as they speak in churches throughout Schuylkill County to raise prayer and financial support.
  4. Sun. Praise God for our 2025 summer staff and summer missionary team: Katie Burian, Anne Centeleghe, Claire, Emily, Madelynn, Natalee Gaydos, Amy and Chris Hautle, Grace Newswanger, Lillian Szilli, and Scarlette Weikel.
  5. Mon. 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.
  6. Tue. Pray for Shelley as she mentors a local director in Maine. They have bi-monthly phone meetings. Maine does not have a long-standing director, so they need to go outside the state for help. Pray for Shelley to have wisdom and a listening heart.
  7. Wed. Pray for more camp volunteers.
  8. Thu. Pray for Linda and Tina as they organize the camp store and gather craft supplies: making samples and putting camp craft kits together.
  9. Fri. Praise God for Cathy Nagle who faithfully does the financial tasks for CEF®. She gives many hours to serving God through CEF as our treasurer.
  10. Sat. Pray for Scarlette Weikel, Lillian Szilli, Grace Newswanger and Claire, Emily, Madelynn, and Natalee Gaydos as they do their Wordless Book practicums this morning. Pray they remember all they have been practicing for the past 3 weeks.
  11. Sun. Pray for the summer missionaries to raise their financial support.
  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 as she puts together a new camp curriculum. It’s a lot of work.
  14. Wed. Pray for Christian parents to teach their children to have a burden for the lost.
  15. Thu. Janet Kramer faithfully grades the Mailbox Club™ lessons and writes a personal note with each lesson. Pray for the children to continue without reminders.
  16. Fri. Pray for children in foster care to know the love of our faithful Father who is in Heaven.
  17. Sat. Today is our time of Worship and Prayer (see enclosed flyer)
  18. Sun. Pray for Dillon Wertman as he is getting married today.
  19. Mon. Pray for Shelley as she attends website training with ChristLink in Bernville.
  20. Tue. Pray for the children who desire to attend church and whose parents refuse to take them.
  21. Wed. Pray for the children who lost a parent, through death, divorce, or incarceration.
  22. Thur. Pray for the CEF local committee. Pray for Erik Gottfried, Linda Fetherolf, Cathy Nagle, Tom Tilden, and Chris Trapani. Pray for God’s wisdom as they make decisions for CEF of Schuylkill County. Pray for God to raise up additional committee members.
  23. Fri. Pray for open hearts to the Gospel.
  24. Sat. Pray for Katie Burian and her family as her son Alexander is getting married today.
  25. Sun. Praise God for Jen Hautle. She volunteers in the office, keeping our child protection paperwork up to date.
  26. Mon. Pray for Shelley as she prepares for next week’s camp training classes.
  27. Tue. Pray for the children to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”          2 Peter 3:18
  28. Wed. Pray for more children to call the Tel-A-Story number 1888-878-8660 or listen online at www.18888788660.com. Pray for the children to sign up for the Mailbox Club™ lessons.
  29. Thu. Praise God for those who said, “Yes!” to serving as a volunteer at Good News Day Camp.
  30. Fri. Pray for every camp to have full enrollment.
  31. Sat. Praise God for the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces.

For a full version of the prayer calendar, click here.