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Weekly Prayer Archive

Written by Susan Mark Landis, Denominational Minister for Peace and Justice,Mennonite Church USA, November 12, 2009
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Written by Mike Mast, retired pastor from Dalton, Ohio, November 5, 2009
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Written by Malinda Berry, Instructor of Theological Studies & M.A. Program Director at Bethany Theological Seminary, Richmond, IN, October 29, 2009
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Written by Marie Snavely a member of Blossom Hill Mennonite Church, October 22, 2009
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Written by Hilary Scarsella, AMBS student and member of the Iraq Christian Peacemaker Team, October 15, 2009
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Written by Larry Egly. Larry works in a special education classroom and belongs to Veterans for Peace. He supports service persons that hang out at Under The Hood Cafe', a GI coffee house located next to Ft. Hood, TX. He attends Hope Fellowship, a Mennonite congregation in Waco, Texas., October 8, 2009
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Written by Marian Hostetler, October 1, 2009
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Written by Weldon Nisly, pastor of Seattle Mennonite Church, September 24, 2009
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Written by by James McGinnis: Praying for Peace Around the Globe, September 17, 2009
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Written by Joel Beachy, September 10, 2009
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Written by Kathleen Kern, editor of CPTNet, September 3, 2009
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Written by Kenneth L. Sehested. This prayer is reprinted with permission from the thought-provoking In the Land of the Living: Prayers Personal and Public, August 27, 2009
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Written by Sherah-Leigh Gerber, Resource Team Coordinator for Ohio Conference, August 20, 2009
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Written by Byron Rempel-Burkholder, editor of Faith and Life Resources, Mennonite Publishing Network, Winnipeg, MB, August 13, 2009
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Written by Marie Snavely, member of Blossom Hill Mennonite Church, August 6, 2009
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Written by Cathy Boshart of Lebanon, PA., July 29, 2009
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Written by Shannon Daley-Harris, M.Div, From Cover the Uninsured, "Materials for Christian Prayer and Study" July 23, 2009
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By Maya Angelou, THE WORLD PRAYERS PROJECT July 16, 2009
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Written by Shannon Daley-Harris, M.Div. July 9, 2009
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Written by Anne Meyer Byler, Peace Resources Librarian at Goshen College. July 2, 2009
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Written by Duane Ediger who comes and goes from Chicago. June 25, 2009
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From the Christian Conference of Asia, Hong Kong, SAR, China. June 18, 2009
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Written by Evie Shellenberger, Mennonite Central Committee volunteer in Qom, Iran. June 11, 2009
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Written by hjkh June 4, 2009
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Written by Dr. Patricia Burdette, Editor for Mennonite Women USA. She is a retired professor of Rhetoric, and of American Indian Studies. May 28, 2009
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Written by Evie Shellenberger, Mennonite Central Committee volunteer in Qom, Iran. May 21, 2009
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Written by Elizabeth Troyer Miller of Shickley, NE. She is a member of the Peace and Justice Support Network Leadership Team for Mennonite Church USA. May 14, 2009
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Written by Saulo Padilla, Mennonite Central Committe, U.S. Director, Office on Immigration Education. May 7, 2009
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Written by Lois Hess Nafziger of Goshen, IN. April 30, 2009
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Borrowed from a liturgy formed to mark the 100th day in office of President Barack Obama. The liturgy is offered in relationship to the work of the Christian Peace Witness for Iraq (CPWI, www.christianpeacewitness.org ) witness April 29 – 30, 2009., April 23, 2009
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written by Vickie Shurelds of Lima, Ohio. April 16, 2009
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written by Susan Mark Landis, Mennonite Church USA Peace Advocate. April 9, 2009
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written by Eve MacMaster, pastor of Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Gainesville, Florida. April 2, 2009
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written by Ron Byler, associate executive director for Mennonite Church USA. March 26, 2009
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adapted from a litany of Light in a Time of War, National Council of Churches USA March 19, 2009
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Written by Marlene Kropf, Mennonite Church USA Executive Leadership, Denominational Minister of Worship March 12, 2009
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written by Arlyn Friesen Epp, Winnipeg, manages the Mennonite Church Canada Resource Centre. March 6, 2009
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written by Ervin R. Stutzman, vice-president and seminary dean of Eastern Mennonite University. February 26, 2009
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written by Melonie Buller, a member of the Leadership Team for the Peace and Justice Support Network February 19, 2009
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written by Dorothy Nickel Friesen, Conference Minister, Western District Conference February 12, 2009
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written by Byron Rempel-Burkholder, editor, Faith & Life Resources, Mennonite Publishing Network, Winnipeg, MB. February 5, 2009
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written by Leo Hartshorn, Minister of Peace and Justice for Mennonite Mission Network. January 29, 2009
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dot; written by Rich Preheim is director of the Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee. January 22, 2009
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dot; written by Bradley Burston for Haaretz Newspaper in Israel.  January 15, 2009
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written by J. Daryl and Cynthia Byler, MCC Representatives for Palestine, Jordan, Iraq and Iran.  January 8, 2009
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written by Carol Penner of Vineland, Ontario. January 1, 2009
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written by Timothy Seidel, Director for Peace and Justice Ministries with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S. December 25, 2008
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written by Anne Yoder, a lay leader at West Philadelphia Mennonite Church, and the archivist for the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, December 18, 2008
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written by Carol Penner of Vineland, Ontario, December 11, 2008
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written by Susan Mark Landis, peace advocate for Mennonite Church USA, December 4, 2008
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written by Sharon Waltner, Mennonite Church USA moderator, November 27, 2008
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written by Gilberto Flores is Director of Denominational Ministry and Missional Church for Mennonite Church USA Executive Leadership., November 20, 2008
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written by by Byron Rempel-Burkholder, editor, Faith & Life Resources, Mennonite Publishing Network, Winnipeg, MB., November 13, 2008
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written by Susan Mark Landis, peace advocate for Mennonite Church USA, November 6, 2008
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This prayer was compiled from the thoughts and hopes of many people , October 30, 2008
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Rich Preheim, director of the Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee. , October 23, 2008
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Bek Linsenmeyer is part of a congregation--North Goshen Mennonite--that is working at cross cultural ministry in a neighborhood with many Hispanics.,, October 16, 2008
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This week we especially invite your prayers for Colombia and our Mennonite sisters and brothers there. The attached prayer is in response to the situation in Colombia., from MCC, October 9, 2008
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Warren Tyson, Executive Conference Minister for Atlantic Coast Conference, New Holland, Pa. and Conference Minister for Eastern District Conference, Souderton, Pa., October 2, 2008
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Anne Meyer Byler is Peace Resources Librarian at Goshen College., September 25, 2008
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September 21 has been designated International Day of Prayer for Peace. We are encouraging you to use the resources and prayers found at: http://peace.mennolink.org/resources/idop08/08dayofprayersheet.pdf this week as you pray., September 21, 2008
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Kristy Shellenberger Yordy is a member of Assembly Mennonite Church in Goshen, IN., September 4, 2008
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Lois Nafziger. Lois works as an administrative assistant for several programs of the Church Leadership Center of the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary., August 28, 2008
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N. Gerald Shenk, and his wife Sara Wenger Shenk served in the former Yugoslavia under auspices of the Mennonite church. They lived for two of the nine years in Bosnia  (1979-81). August 28, 2008
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David Friebe-Makinto, age 10, August 21, 2008
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Mukarabe Makinto-Inandava, HIV-AIDS/Immigration Advocacy and Global Partnership, Amahoro Int'l/Shalom Ministries/West Coast Mennonite Central Committee, August 21, 2008
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Sheri Hostetler, pastor of First Mennonite of San Francisco., August 14, 2008
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Susan Mark Landis, Peace Advocate for Mennonite Church USA, August 7, 2008
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Christi Hoover Seidel, Peace and Justice Support Network administrative assistant, July 29, 2008
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Jorge E. Vielman, Regional Associate for Michigan/Northwest Ohio, Mennonite Central Committee, Great Lakes, July 24, 2008
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Leo Hartshorn, Minister of Peace and Justice for Mennonite Mission Network, July 17, 2008
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Jim Loney,Christian Peacemaker Teams member. Jim was one of the four CPTers taken hostage in Iraq in 2005. He wrote this "Litany of Resistance" in 1991, during the first Gulf War. We have excerpted the litany here; you can find the full version online at http://www.cpt.org/publications/litanyofresistance.php., July 10, 2008
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Samantha Lioi, who is currently studying at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary., July 3, 2008
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Tonya Ramer Wenger, pastor of Madison (Wis.) Mennonite Church, June 26, 2008
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Jane Hoober Peifer is pastor of Blossom Hill Mennonite Church in Lancaster, June 12, 2008
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Jorge E. Vielman is Regional Associate for northwest Ohio & Michigan for Mennonite Central Committee, Great Lakes, June 5, 2008
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 Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach, Director, Washington Office, Mennonite Central Committee U.S., May 29, 2008
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 This prayer was written by the junior high school Sunday School class at Prairie Street Mennonite Church in Elkhart, IN. Sarah Thompson is their teacher., May 22, 2008
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 Duncan Smith, Conference Minister, Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference, May 15, 2008
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Everett Thomas, editor of The Mennonite, May 8, 2008
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 Rachel Swartzendruber Miller is the Associate Director for Convention Planning, Mennonite Church USA, May 1, 2008
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 Jodi Read, Associate for Migration and Peacebuilding, West Coast Mennonite Central Committee, April 24, 2008
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 Leo Hartshorn, Minister of Peace and Justice, Mennonite Mission Network, April 17, 2008
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 Hugo Saucedo, Mennonite Church USA Western District Conference Youth Pastor, April 10, 2008
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  Joy Kauffman, from Willow Springs Mennonite Church, and centers on Zimbabwe, April 3, 2008
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 Gordon Houser, associate editor of The Mennonite, March 27, 2008
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Susan Mark Landis, peace advocate for Mennonite Church USA., March 20, 2008
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Esther Epp Tiessen, Peace Ministries Coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee Canada, in April, 2004. Unfortunately, it is still very timely today., March 13, 2008
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Andre Gingerich Stoner, director of interchurch relations for Mennonite Church USA Executive Leadership and Pastor of Missions at Kern Road Mennonite Church., March 6, 2008
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Rev. Clay Thomas, a planner for the March 7 interfaith peace witness in Washington, D.C., February 28, 2008
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Peggy Gish, who is currently serving with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq, February 21, 2008
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Iris de Leon-Hartshorn, Director of Intercultural Relations for Mennonite Church USA, February 14, 2008
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Cliff Kindy has been a reservist with CPT (Christian Peacemaker Teams) since 1990, February 7, 2008
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Weldon Nisley, pastor of Seattle Mennonite Churc, January 31, 2008
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Linford King, denominational minister for Mennonite Church USA, January 24, 2008
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Laurie Oswald Robinson, editor of Timbrel magazine , January 17, 2008
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Susan Mark Landis serves as peace advocate for Mennonite Church USA Executive Leadership, January 10, 2008
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Dick Davis is pastor of Peace Mennonite Church in Dallas, TX. , January 3, 2008
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Marathana Prothro is director of Communications for Mennonite Church USA Executive Leadership, December 27 2007
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Leo is Minister of Peace and Justice, Mennonite Mission Network and co-director of Drumming for Peace, December 20, 2007
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Cheryl Zehr Walker. Cheryl is an associate director of Mennonite Education Agency , December 13, 2007
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James R. Krabill, Senior Executive for Global Ministries at Mennonite Mission Network, with Jason Shenk, MVSer in Elkhart, Indiana , December 6, 2007
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Mary H. Schertz, Professor of New Testament and Director of the Institute of Mennonite Studies at AMBS, November 29, 2007
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Melodie Davis, staff writer for Mennonite Media, November 22, 2007
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Gilberto Flores, director of missional church advancement for Mennonite Church USA, November 15, 2007
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John H. Powell, Director for U.S. Ministries, Mennonite Mission Network, November 8, 2007
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Ron Byler, associate executive director of Mennonite Church USA., November 1, 2007
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Susan Mark Landis, peace advocate, Mennonite Church USA, October 26, 2007
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Jim Schrag, Executive Director, Mennonite Church USA, October 19, 2007
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