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SUMMER 2019 PRAYER GUIDE

“Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked Him for.” I John 5:14–15 Leadership & FacilitiesLeadership

“The Holy Spirit comes when He is cried for, sighed for and prayed for.” Karl Barth

DAY 1 BOARD OF ELDERS oo That they prioritize prayer as a Board, seeking the Holy Spirit at all times in their decision making. oo That the Spirit of unity will continue to draw our leaders and congregation together. oo For wisdom to shepherd our congregation effectively in this season.

DAY 2 MINISTERS & STAFF oo That they will keep their eyes on God and be wise in leading God’s people. oo That they will keep a vibrant, intimate love for Christ, seeking the daily filling of the Spirit from which to serve. oo That they will beware of the temptation to rely on their own strength, and keep healthy boundaries for their personal and family life. DAY 3 SENIOR MINISTER SEARCH COMMITTEE oo For the committee to sense the Lord’s leading and the strength of the Holy Spirit in their lives. oo That every member would pray fervently for the Holy Spirit’s wisdom and support as they begin their deliberations. oo That we as a congregation will commit to praying regularly for spiritual protection for the committee and their families.

DAY 4 OPERATING COMMITTEES oo Thank God for all who are willing to serve on these committees (Fi- nance & Administration, Personnel, Nominating, etc.) and pray that more will serve. oo For wisdom in each and every decision that they make on behalf of the church. oo That they will not take a step apart from God’s leading, but will also be willing to trust God boldly.

DAY 5 FACILITIES STAFF oo For protection over all who walk into our church and for safety for all who maintain and care for our facilities. oo For the staff as they intersect on a daily basis with so many in our city and in our fellowship, who are in need. oo That the staff would find time for rest and refreshment during the summer. Missions

“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Mathew 9:37–38

DAY 6 SHORT-TERM MISSIONS TEAMS Serving this summer in Central Asia, Maine and Revere Beach oo For relationship building and planning for each team, that they would be prepared to serve together. oo For financial provision for each team member as they engage in support raising. oo For God’s purposes to be accomplished through each trip.

DAY 7 PARK STREET MISSIONS COMMITTEE & OFFICE STAFF oo For spiritual discernment and a fresh vision, as they discern the Lord’s leading. oo For personal joy and strength from which to encourage and support our missionaries on the field. oo For the planning and implementation of the Global Missions Conference this fall. DAY 8 HAWAII BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION First missionaries commissioned by PSC oo That the planning committee would receive vision and motivation, so that the events and materials they are working on would be inspiring and educational to the church and the community. oo That our interactions with those planning events elsewhere and with our visitors from Hawaii would build up the body of Christ. oo That our current missionaries would be uplifted by these stories of the long-term impact of work done by previous generations.

DAY 9 GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS Integrating work and faith for the sake of the gospel oo For strength, resilience and vitality of faith for all of our Global Professionals serving in difficult places and for those who are preparing to go. oo For growth of the Global Professional Network with additional mentors, and for ministry and professional opportunities. oo For our Global Professionals who are seeking to make disciples: Alvaro & Adriana, Phei’er, David, Dahua, Rui.

DAY 10 BARNABAS GROUP MINISTRY Encouragement and prayer groups supporting our missionaries oo For a strong belief in the power of prayer. oo For new members to join the Barnabas Groups, so that each of our missionaries have a strong team of people praying regularly for them and supporting them in practical ways. oo For encouragement and strength for the Barnabas Group leaders, as they guide and direct this important ministry.

WOMAN’S BENEVOLENT SOCIETY Committed to missionary care and zealous prayer oo For WBS as they continue to prayerfully seek ways to expand their ministry to bless the church in relevant ways, even after over 200 years of faithful service. oo For strength and resources from which to bless our missionaries. oo That God would continue to bring unity from their common purpose of serving the church.

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ord L “… seek the peace and prosperity of the city …Pray …Pray the city of prosperity and the peace “… seek to the THURSDAY NIGHT OUTREACH NIGHT THURSDAY ONE MILE INITIATIVE MILE ONE Ministry Common to the homeless on Boston For wisdom for all involved with the selection process for our new with the selection process wisdom for all involved For Engagement. of City Minister for our city and that Christ’s our burden would increase the Lord That into the lives of those just outside our walls. love would overflow over governments and those in authority local, state, and national For leading to reconciliation. and order, us, to govern with fairness the TNO members will be sensitive to the leading of the Holy That to the saving grace found only in Jesus. drawing many Spirit their interactions with other churches would inspire the Lord That and beyond who will visit their England New from and organizations ministry this summer. which joy, the spirit of wisdom in protecting they will exercise That every has provided which they draw strength. the Lord week, from o o o o o o DAY 12 DAY DAY 11 DAY o o o o o o SOULCARE PRISON BIBLE STUDY BIBLE PRISON SOULCARE BOSTON HEALTHCARE FELLOWSHIP HEALTHCARE BOSTON For favor from jail authorities to permit more volunteers to attend, allowing them jail authorities to permit more favor from For meet with. to expand beyond the two units they currently addiction. from for armor against, and freedom begging God the men who are For in jail until they find who must remain expanded options for men on parole For re-entry compatible rehab programs. For student ministries at Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public School of Public School, Harvard Medical ministries at Harvard student For kingdom. and expand God’s to grow and Tufts University, Boston Health, to serve to use their skills for medical professionals opportunities those in For need in an overseas context. extreme & Business and Market Legal & Bureaucratic, Science & Technology, the For in healthcare. & Compassion out Hospitality not to crowd social forces o o o o o o DAY 14 DAY DAY 13 DAY o o o City Engagement o o o Missions in Africa - -

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Bible translation in Cameroon Bible ANDREW & ANNE MAY MAY ANNE & ANDREW STUART & SINDIA FOSTER FOSTER SINDIA & STUART PARADA JOANNA & ALBERTO CAROLYN CUMMINGS CAROLYN NANCY HAYNES HAYNES NANCY Administrative leadership and youth ministry and leadership Administrative in Kenya in Mozambique development translation and leadership Bible and prison ministry Africa in South Youth For Nancy and the translation team to work well with new consultants and con Nancy For That the children’s library in Kibera will be well used to help children children be well used to help will library in Kibera the children’s That for. and feel cared Word well as hear God’s as read, study and the next genera educators to equip to raise up theological God For in the Bible Study of the the production the continued work on For language. Lomwe Testa- New the new audio version of the they find ways to make That ment accessible. Bible Chuwabo of the first five books in the for the completion Praise Word! back to homes to teach God’s taken and blessing as they are in the prison and to continue the strong blessing on the new church God’s For with the prison staff and authorities. relationships for their options wisdom as they try to discern the best schooling/therapy For daughter Phoebe. that they and Margaret, for their kids Ana, Isaac leading and direction God’s For would flourish in their educational settings. tion of leaders. Mission office while various Inland Africa to staff the workers For year. away this administrators are sultants-in-training. - and for wisdom, as she trains her re plans to retire, makes as she Nancy, For Coordinator. placement as Translation all of the upcoming changes. through she would be able to trust God That For visiting foreign teams to be granted access by the South African government teams to be granted access by the South African foreign visiting For to serve in the prisons. lasting Justice courses scheduled for this year to make 22 Restorative the For impact on all who participate. spiritual perspective. among the team and maintaining a healthy, unity For o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY DAY 19 DAY DAY 15 DAY o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o - mystery of the gospel.” Ephesians 6:19 mystery Ephesians of the gospel.”

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GRADUATE STUDENT & FACULTY MINISTRY FACULTY & STUDENT GRADUATE COLLEGE MINISTRY COLLEGE That recent graduates would seek to live for Jesus as they start working and get recent That ting involved in church life where they are. life where ting involved in church join to be open to God, the grad and international students coming to Boston For a fellowship on campus and come to church. and love them well. would welcome these students our church That That God would bring many students to know him this school year. God That those who believers to reach the students who are would work through God That know Him. don’t the PSC summer ministry believers through would grow to students at God That House. the Wilson o o o o o o DAY 22 DAY DAY 21 DAY o o o Young Adults & Students o o o International Ministry ends of the earth your possession.” Psalm 2:8 Psalm possession.” your of the earth ends PARK STREET INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL STREET PARK FOCUS That all who attend English classes and Bible studies would sense classes and Bible all who attend English That and their interaction with the teachers and staff, through love God’s news of the gospel. be open to the good ministry and lead to to draw interest Chat” the new “Teahouse For spiritual conversations. would con- as a Second Language teachers the volunteer English That minister to their students as they on the Lord, and rely tinue to grow of Christ. and hold out the hope discipleship initiative starting this summer to begin well and the For spiritual growth. produce leaving the fellowship, for their work and continued who are those For faith as they go to distant places. raising up of new leaders for the upcoming academic year. the For o o o o o o “Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the the inheritance, your the nations will make and I of me, “Ask DAY 24 DAY 23 DAY o o o o o o

EUGENE & GRACE & EUGENE BILL & PAULA HANNA PAULA & BILL For wisdom and guidance for Eugene and Grace, as they recently as they recently Grace, and and guidance for Eugene wisdom For arrived in their new country of ministry. as they settle into and helpful relationships, health, housing, good For their new lives. to have a vibrant spiritual and family life, and for protection them For spiritual attack. from That churches in Northern Thailand will continue to grow as they read as they read will continue to grow Thailand in Northern churches That own language. in their the Bible getting started in that are projects translation several new Bible For Southeast Asia. on Notes Translators write and Paula as Bill wisdom and diligence For Joshua and 1 Corinthians. o o o o o o DAY 26 DAY DAY 25 DAY o o o o o o ADRIAN & REBECCA TAM REBECCA & ADRIAN ANDREW & SOPHIA & ANDREW For the Tams, as they leave in July for their new place of service in the country of Tams, the For Japan. as they begin to settle into their new com- extra grace, wisdom and energy For munity and ministry setting. in the fall, which concentrates them as they begin the Japan Launch Program For and spiritual formation. on training in language, culture For rest and recovery for Andrew, Sophia and team, following a 3-month training Sophia and team, following a and recovery rest for Andrew, For Asia. from workers for cross-cultural events and that participants for upcoming training on God they would rely That in a meaningful way. would meet God for these cross-cultural grace, financial support and protection sustaining For out to their new ministry as they go assignments. workers o o o o o o DAY 27 DAY DAY 28 DAY o o o Missions in Asia o o o Missions in South America

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.” ord L Joshua 24:15 Joshua FAMILY MINISTRY FAMILY NURSERY MINISTRY NURSERY “…as for me and my household, we will serve we will my household, for me and “…as the For more volunteers. more For to feel well integrated into our church new families in the church For of the nursery. the use family through in the nursery children the in their knowledge and love to grow For lessons and the interactions of the adults that through of the Lord volunteer with them. That parents and their children would exalt Jesus in worship together. would exalt and their children parents That faith with their kids. to talk about to feel empowered parents For embrace one another in community. PSC families would That o o o o o o DAY 31 DAY DAY 30 DAY o o o o o o YOUTH MINISTRY YOUTH CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CHILDREN’S for lasting results from our summer youth retreat, drawing our youth into the our summer youth retreat, from for lasting results and closer to each other. Word to Central Teams Missions and fruitful ministry unity our Youth for for safety, Asia and Lewiston, ME. for the coming year of ministry. for our youth leaders, as they get ready that our Tweens may love God with all of their hearts, souls, and strength. may love God that our Tweens and courageous as they live out their faith in their daily that they would be strong lives. so that all would, and love each other as Christ that they would learn to respect would feel welcome into their community. That all children who step through our doors would feel loved, accepted and safe. who step through all children That at an early would be devoted to Christ the hearts and minds of our children That age. love our children empower our teachers to love God, would Spirit the Holy That rightly as they teach. Word and handle God’s o o o o o o o o o DAY 33 DAY DAY 32 DAY TWEENS o o o o o o Family Ministries o o o Missions in the Middle East MIKE & CAROLINE & MIKE DAVID & LUCINDA & DAVID BENJAMIN PAUL MARTINDALE PAUL for wisdom and humility, as they mentor missional business practi- for wisdom and humility, East. tioners, serving the Middle and will be a place of joy Residence International Street’s that Park for ministry. equipping of the residents and wisdom, as they mentor young believers to pursue for strength Professionals. calling as Global God’s his work as he adjusts and energy for continued health, strength, for retirement. schedule in preparation mentor the next generation for continued opportunities to teach and of missionaries to Muslims. to the gospel. to hear and respond area in the Boston for Muslims for his adjustment to life overseas, and for diligence in his language life overseas, and for diligence in his language for his adjustment to learning efforts. and deep local friendships. for building genuine other spiritual life and rich fellowship with for him to have a vibrant believers. for opportunities to train more local believers in disciple-making and in disciple-making local believers more to train for opportunities planting. church and yet have persecution from will be protected that new believers faith. their share boldness to spiritual health for good physical and and the kids; Caroline for Mike, relationships. and strong o o o o o o o o o o o o DAY 37 DAY DAY 36 DAY DAY 35 DAY DAY 34 DAY o o o o o o o o o o o o and put their put their and ord L trust in him.” Psalm 40:3 Psalm trust in him.” “He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to praise a hymn of mouth, in my a new song put “He our God. Many will see and fear the and fear will see Many our God. MUSIC MINISTRY MUSIC SANCTUARY CHOIR & PARK STREET ORCHESTRA STREET PARK & CHOIR SANCTUARY That God would so indwell and bless our musical praise in this time of transition, would so indwell and bless our musical praise in this time of transition, God That be formed in Christ’s Spirit, the Holy that we would be tightly knit together by melody to him. as we make his joy, and know likeness, and youth would continue to be formed in the gospel through our children That music. faithful part-time and volunteer music leaders in every our corner of the For and the indwelling of the Spirit. peace, joy, rest, church: our hearts aright so that our pursuit of musical beauty and would direct God That would always and only be for his gloryexcellence and the edification of his people. for all musicians and and healing, refreshment, and health: strength, faith For their families. leaving our graduates and others who are would bless and strengthen God That and sisters he gener- and that we would be a blessing to any new brothers Boston, ously brings us. o o o o o o DAY 39 DAY DAY 38 DAY Music & Arts o o o o o o SUNDAY NIGHT BAND, offering music as a sacrifice of praise oo That band members will grow together spiritually and become a support system for each other. oo That the music the band produces will be Spirit-filled and offer healing and com- fort to the congregation. oo That the congregation and Sunday Night Band worship together, as one body.

DAY 40 ARTS MINISTRY/PARK STREET FILMS oo For the new Freedom Trail film about the history of Park Street Church to touch many visitors with the good news of the gospel this summer. oo That through the arts, we would gain a platform to engage our culture in a trans- formative way. oo For our congregation to find creative outlets to use their gifts and talents to the glory of God.

DAY 41 MEDIA oo That those who serve so faithfully in this behind-the-scenes ministry, would know our gratitude and find joy as they serve. oo For wisdom and guidance as they operate, manage and improve the audio and video installations and systems of the church. oo That through their faithful work, the gospel message would be clearly broadcast to our city, our nation and beyond.

DAMIAN & GRACE & DAMIAN TOM & MICHELLE & TOM WOOJIN & MEESOOK & WOOJIN For wisdom as they explore a business platform that will enable them enable them that will platform a business explore as they wisdom For countryto stay in the long-term. will draw this business Spirit, guidance of the Holy the through That ministry. their disciple-making people into and develops study the language as she continues to Meesook, For with young women. discipling relationships in another Life seminar Family recent those who attended their For have learned. what they from and grow to continue to process city, will for next Lord’s and friends seeking the a number of their staff For God. that they hear clearly from steps in their lives; pray year in college and for for his senior their son Joshua, preparing For in a rising senior at the international school their other son Leo, their city. and a new gym in sports program leadership for the Drive new For which to do all of their activities. deeper in faith and bolder in witness, in to grow local church their For by authorities. harassment of recent the wake would continue to draw the individuals that they have been God That with himself. working with into a deeper relationship o o o o o o o o o DAY 42 43 DAY 44 DAY o o o o o o o o o JIM & ANDREA & JIM For wisdom, safety and good working relationships for Jim, as he consults with safety and good working relationships wisdom, For East. Asia and the Middle in Central translation projects Bible used in a timely way and to be produced Bible of the Uzbek audio recording the For glory. to God’s Office. Missions Street in the Park in her role and guidance for Andrea wisdom For o o o DAY 45 DAY Missions in Central Asia o o o Community & Care - SMALL GROUPS SMALL WOMEN’S MINISTRY WOMEN’S ENABLE BOSTON/FRIENDSHIP BIBLESTUDY, BIBLESTUDY, BOSTON/FRIENDSHIP ENABLE UNION binds them all together in perfect unity.” Col. 3:13–14 Col. perfect unity.” all together in binds them “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of if any of one another and forgive each other with “Bear rience Christ’s love. rience Christ’s continue to learn, love, and trans- Study Bible the members of Friendship That form their lives to be living vessels for Christ. That they would be Christ-centered communities, places of genuine relationships communities, places of genuine relationships they would be Christ-centered That of love and truth. word is both God’s communities where they would be Christ-centered That studied and obeyed. wisdom and power would be granted for special focus small groups God’s That and partner ministries such as DivorceCare, Over 40), (Singles such as Pathways Alive in Christ. so that it can forward and support the ministry, new volunteers to step 5-10 For run at full capacity. once fully staffed, new families affected by disability would join us and expe That For the growth of Union as a ministry, and that God would provide more leaders more would provide and that God as a ministry, of Union growth the For Union. to rekindle That they would be loving and supportive spouses, growing closer to they would be loving and supportive spouses, growing That and to each other. God to teach well and be able them to parent would prepare God That love. about God’s their children For the planning of our fall retreat on NOV 15–17. on NOV retreat the planning of our fall For for for their fall community tables, gathering they can find hosts That conversation. a meal and Christ-centered allow- the summer, happening throughout the events that will be For and creativity space in their lives for community, ing women to make friendship. forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which love, which virtues put on And over all these you. forgave you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord Lord as the Forgive someone. against has a grievance you o o o o o o o o o o o o DAY 49 DAY 48 DAY DAY 47 DAY 46 DAY o o o o o o o o o o o o DAY 50 HOSPITALITY MINISTRY & WINGS oo That all congregants would notice new people around them and welcome them with open arms. oo That the Hospitality team would be challenged to love Christ more deeply, thus loving others with renewed passion. oo That volunteers in the Wings ministry would have the strength and joy from which to care for those among us who are hurting or house-bound.