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Pray Without Ceasing…<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Prayer Chapel<\/p><\/div>\n

Prayer connects us with our Lord Jesus, and through prayer He provides direction, healing, comfort, and commitment.\u00a0 We pray for our church, its leaders and people, for our friends and family, and even for ourselves.\u00a0 As we turn to God, quieting ourselves in prayer, we find that He always speaks to us using that “still small voice.”\u00a0 Prayer is the lifeblood that keeps us in tune with God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prayer can happen at any time\u00a0 or any place.\u00a0 But during the week,\u00a0 outside of the mountaintop of worship, we take advantages of special opportunities to pray and to be prayed for.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Weekly Prayer Guide<\/span><\/h3>\n

Every Sunday,\u00a0 a “Prayer Sheet” containing suggested prayer concerns is handed out.\u00a0 This Prayer Guide is also posted on this website.\u00a0 To view this week’s Prayer Guide, click the below button:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Weekly Prayer Guide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Prayer is personal; we come to God to share our concerns and needs.\u00a0 We come to God in thanksgiving and praise for what He’s doing in our own lives.\u00a0 But prayer is also communal.\u00a0 We join with our community to pray for things that affect us all.\u00a0 The Weekly Prayer Guide is a way for us to join together and pray as a community of faith.<\/p>\n

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Prayer Chains<\/span><\/h3>\n

The phone prayer chain has been a vital part of our fabric for many years.\u00a0 When personal crisis arrive, people indicate that they are in need of prayer, and our web of prayer warriors spring into action.\u00a0 To augment this, we have established a web of prayer warriors using email. When a prayer request is received; whether it is from the website, via email or the phone prayer chain, our e-prayer coordinator will send an email message indicating the name <\/strong>of the person needing prayer.\u00a0 God knows the specifics of the needs of the person we are asked to pray for, but it is up to us to lift them to His throne of grace.<\/span><\/p>\n

IF you or a loved one are in need of prayer, you can request prayer by contacting the church office, contacting Mary Lou Hagerty, emailing prayer@pitmanumc.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> or by using the prayer request form on the website. Once received, the name<\/strong> will be lifted up in prayer.DO NOT<\/strong> include details<\/strong> – God already knows why prayer is needed. You will be prayed for in confidence.
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If you would like to become a prayer warrior, just send an email, with your name, to prayer@pitmanumc.org and you will be added to the list.\u00a0 The phone prayer chain could also use your help so if you do not do email, but would still like to be one of our prayer warriors, see or contact Mary Lou Hagerty.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Wednesday Prayer Group<\/span><\/h3>\n

Every Wednesday morning at 6:30 AM a group of early risers gathers in the Chapel to meet with God\u00a0 in prayer.\u00a0 The Chapel and its Stained Glass Windows provides a special\u00a0 atmosphere that invites you into communion with God.\u00a0 Sometimes, that communion takes on a more literal form when the pastor joins the group and serves the Lord’s Supper.\u00a0 It may be early in the morning, but joining with some brothers and sisters in Christ to spend\u00a0 some quiet moments with our Lord in prayer is a great way to start\u00a0 the day.\u00a0\u00a0 [\/private]
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\u00a0Pray at Any Time!<\/span><\/h3>\n

But you don’t have wait for a specific time or to join a group in order to make prayer a vital life habit.\u00a0 You can pray in any place, but still there’s something special about spending some quiet time within the hallowed space of our sanctuary of prayer chapel.\u00a0 Many people use the chapel throughout the week.\u00a0 Some on a regular basis, others on an “as needed” basis.\u00a0 Some are also arriving at worship early to spend some special time in the sanctuary or chapel before the service.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pray Without Ceasing…   Prayer connects us with our Lord Jesus, and through prayer He provides direction, healing, comfort, and commitment.\u00a0 We pray for our church, its leaders and people, for our friends and family, and even for ourselves.\u00a0 As we turn to God, quieting ourselves in prayer, we find that He always speaks to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35780,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions\/35780"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}