Sharing the joys and concerns of our brothers and sisters in Christ, please keep these individuals and their families in your prayers.

JOY:  The Rev. Ellen Campbell Gardner and the Rev. Vernon Murray have completed their year-long residencies at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.  A ceremony took place at the hospital this week to honor that achievement.

JOY:  A Service of the Worship of God and a Celebration of the Ordination of Caroline Anderson Jinkins to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament will be held at 3 p.m. this Sunday, August 29 at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City.  Caroline has been called as Associate Pastor of First PC, Virginia Beach.

CONCERN:  The Rev. Kerry Westerwick, pastor of First PC, Portsmouth, fell this week, seriously injuring an ankle and a foot.  Surgery may be required.

CONCERN:  Marie Nianda, widow of the Rev. Ditawa Nianda, and two sons will leave Kinshasa, DR Congo, on Monday, August 30 and return home.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING THIS WEEK:  (We intentionally pray for all members of PEVA in order and alphabetically featuring one person each day.)

  • 08/29/10  The Rev. Julie Thro – LaCrosse Memorial PC
  • 08/30/10  The Rev. Charles M. Tucker – Faith PC
  • 08/31/10  The Rev. F. Laurence Ugarte – Honorably Retired
  • 09/01/10  The Rev. David J. Van Dyke – Wythe PC
  • 09/02/10  The Rev. Douglas Van Niel – Bethany PC
  • 09/03/10  The Rev. Kimberly R. Wagner – Green Acres PC
  • 09/04/10  The Rev. Raymond L. Wallace – Honorably Retired

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING CHURCH, ITS STAFF AND SESSION THIS WEEK:  (We intentionally pray for one congregation each week, on an alphabetical, rotating basis.)

First Presbyterian Church, Norfolk

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING NEXT WEEK:  (We intentionally pray for all members of PEVA in order and alphabetically featuring one person each day.)

  • 09/05/10  The Rev. Craig S. Wansink – Second Norfolk PC
  • 09/06/10  The Rev. David Warren – Honorably Retired
  • 09/07/10  The Rev. Frank W. Webster, Jr. – Greenbrier PC
  • 09/08/10  The Rev. Louis B. Weeks – Honorably Retired
  • 09/09/10  The Rev. Kerry K. Westerwick – First Portsmouth PC
  • 09/10/10  The Rev. Lawrence L. Willis – Carver Memorial PC
  • 09/11/10  The Rev. Patrick J. Willson – Williamsburg PC

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING CHURCH, ITS STAFF AND SESSION NEXT WEEK:  (We intentionally pray for one congregation each week, on an alphabetical, rotating basis.)

First Presbyterian Church, Portsmouth

CONCERN:  The Rev. Gene Soud is again in the hospital after falling in his home.  He asks for prayer and also for prayers supporting his grandson, who is battling a form of leukemia.

JOY/CONCERN:  The Rev. Frank Drake is in Indonesia, leading a team of six on a five-week mission trip.  They will be working with pastors and church leaders in the Dutch Reformed Church the Netherlands) and several other denominations to equip them for some of the challenges they face in their particular context.  They will be leading seminars on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, on prayer, on healing ministry, and evangelism.  They expect to hand over leadership of these seminars to local Indonesian pastors and church leaders.

JOY:  The Rev. Rebecca Kiser, currently pastor of First Presbyterian Church of West Plains, MO, will be in town in late September for the wedding of daughter Casey.  Casey is also the daughter of the Rev. Will Lowrance.