Prayers for the Church

August may seem a slow month to some, but for the church this is a busy time. For your prayers:

- September is really the start of the year for most ministries and they are gearing up now to be ready. This is especially true for TCU and TIF who receive an influx of new students.
- The Strategic Planning Initiative is reaching a critical phase. The Session meets next Tuesday to discuss the proposals coming out of the SPI. Decisions about the church's priorities are being made in the next couple of months.
- Communicating about the SPI process and presenting the vision and mission coming out of it is critical, and also difficult to accomplish in a large congregation. Pray for that process.
- Craig Claudin, who produced the 175th anniversary dvd and the Liberian orphanages dvd, is working on one now for presenting the vision and mission statement.

Meanwhile other annual time consuming and essential work is beginning:
- The Trustees have begun the process for preparing next year's budget
- We are conducting annual reviews of all the staff