Prayer Vigil - Pray where you are.Friday, March 25 / 6 am to 10 pmSaturday, March 26 / 6 am to 5 pm

2011Call to Prayer

Churches in Montgomery are coming together to serveshoulder to shoulder for Jesus Christ in our community.Our churches will be working with various agencies and

groups to meet many needs within our community.

Jesus told his disciples that they were “the light of theworld”, saying to them “let your light shine before men, thatthey may see your good deeds and praise your Father in

heaven”. As messengers of God we hope to strengthen thewitness and unity of the Church through our service

together. None of this will happen without God’s powerbeing released through the prayers of His people.

Pray for the following areas of service to be well manned byvolunteers and for projects to be completed with joy and excellence.

Assembling UMCOR Health Kits, Hygiene kits for Salvation Army,Red Cross and Veteran’s Administration

Building Bunk beds for Common Ground

Carpentry, Painting and Home Repairs throughout the community:Montgomery Therapeutic Recreation Center, House of Hope

Clean-up projects at area schools

Concert at Wesley Gardens

Food Service areas such as preparing meals for Meals on Wheels,MACOA and other organizations, Soup Kitchens, BBQ for Firemen

Friendship parties at area nursing homes and community centers

Landscaping/Yard Work for area ministries and schools, the elderlyand others in need

Legal Services

Making materials for Easter Crosses

Medical Screening

Organizing work rooms, libraries, etc.

Photography for the Great Day of Service

Planting Gardens at Friendship Mission, Trenholm Court andCommon Ground

Prayer Cover for all of the Great Day of Service

Salvation Army Cookout

Shoe Drive

Supplies for Soldiers

Visiting and Singing

Volunteering at the Humane Shelter

Note: This list combines similar projects.

Pray for the following whoare working together during

our Great Day of Service:

Alabama West-Florida

Conference

Aldersgate UMC

Capitol Heights UMC

Dalraida UMC

Dexter Avenue UMC

Fairview UMC

Frazer UMC

Metropolitan UMC

St. James UMC

Vaughn Park Church of

Christ

St. Luke UMC

St. Mark UMC

Whitfield Memorial UMC

Woodland UMC

Pray for unity and love amongthe Body of Christ in

Montgomery.

Praise God for the spirit ofcooperation.

GREAT DAY OF SERVICE PRAYER GUIDE

Pray for those who are being served -

That they will see the love of Christ being demonstrated to them.And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Matthew 22:39

That they will truly receive great benefit from the volunteers who come to help them, both physicallyand emotionally.

Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul isgetting along well. 3 John 1:2

That relationships will be formed between those being served and some of the volunteers workingwith/for them.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doinggood and helping the poor.....All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and otherclothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them. Acts 9:36, 39b

Pray for each one who serves -

To be “clothed” with Jesus’ character by the power of the Holy Spirit

Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12

To serve faithfully, as unto the Lord

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in itsvarious forms. 1 Peter 4:10

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, youdid for me.' Matthew 25:40

To serve in God’s strength and for His glory

If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do itwith the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him bethe glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:11

To be protected from accident and injury while they are working

I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protectthem by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one.John 17:11

To make new and/or stronger Christian friendships as they serve with others

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:11

To have opportunities to share Christ

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes:first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. Romans 1:16