A Call to Prayer

A Call to Pray, a Cry for our Land!

Queen Esther came before the King and implored with tears. There is a call for Esther type intercessors to rise up and pray for our nation.

God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat He is a righteous God and will hold all of us accountable for everything we do. With 52 million more people in the US and no church growth in 15 years isn’t it time to cry out dependant on God as Esther.


We are in an intensive time of prayer and fasting especially for 7 days before the election October 30th – November 6th.

You are invited to come and join us as we pray seven days onsite from 7:00 am until 11:00 pm. We are also calling for an off site night watch. This means you can join the off site team to pray for an hour or more at home during the night between 11:00 pm – 7:00 am.

Let us all cry out and pray together, “Father, have mercy on us, have mercy on America!” In Jesus name!

During this same week we are bringing a good winter shirt, sweater, coat, mittens, hat, gloves etc from our closets and imperishable food to give to the needy in Elgin. If you would like to participate please leave your gift on the 3rd floor, Light & Life Ministries. We will give these gifts to local compassion ministry in our city.

Seven Days of Prayer

• Monday, October 30th, 7:00 am - Monday, November 6th, 7:00 am.
• Sixteen Hours a day On Site at the House of Prayer, 7 am – 11 pm
• 8 Hours Off Site, at home, 11:00 pm – 7:00 am

Elgin’s House of Prayer is a ministry of Light & Life Ministries

and meets at Eagle’s Nest, 270 E. Chicago St, Elgin, Il.

847-695-5133, light-life-ministries.org or lalm.org

New Network Brings Congregations Together

What is Catalyst? Catalyst is all about local churches working together in the name of Jesus to serve Lake County, Illinois. Our Vision Our Values Our Absolutes Our Goals Our Strategy Our Initiatives Our Structure Our Director Our FAQ

Join Us Come be a part of the spiritual revolution that is occurring across Chicagoland. Catalyst Churches Membership Options Membership Application Events Check out what God is doing across our region. Night of Power Prayer Vigil for Muslims 10/20/06: Muslims believe that Mohammed received the first revelation of the Qur’an on the Night of Power,... [more] Concert of Prayer/When We Pray 10/21/06: Gurnee, IL - When We Pray meets quarterly on Saturdays from 9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. The worship team is made up of people from various churches. We pray the needs of the county and churches. We encourage people to come even if it‘s only for an hour. [more] Catalyst Forum 2006 - Igniting a Spiritual Revolution 11/16/06: Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. [more] More Events

ShareFest Showing God's love by putting thousands of local church volunteers to work across Lake County this October. Read On... Catalyst Forum '06 "Igniting a Spiritual Revolution." Click HERE to register November 16, 2006 Annual gathering of Lake County churches for a time of inspiration, instruction and invitation to The Revolution. Read On...

Prayer Focus: New Life Covenant

A Call to Prayer

SEW Ministries is holding its next Night of Holy Fire at New Life Covenant Church (NLCC) on Friday November 10. It will be held at their church from 7pm until midnight. 1665 N. Mozart Street, Chicago, IL 60647. We are again inviting the churches of the region and the people of prayer to join us on that night to worship and pray for the needs of NLCC===>Click headline ot access website . . .

To remind some of you, we pick churches and lavish them with prayerful support as an act that is designed to encourage unity across denominational lines; giving us opportunity to climb into the trenches with each other, sharing our burdens.

As a part of our usual preparation, we ask that as often as you can over the next 30 days, hold NLCC up in prayer (starting Oct 10). Pray for some of their prayer needs or all of them, pray once or pray every day until the night of Holy Fire. Included below is an extensive list of their prayer needs as they perceive them.

To listen to our worship team sing the prayer needs of NLCC as an aid to pray along with click here: http://sewministries.com/prayer_oct06.html

As a word of encouragement for you and the effectiveness of your prayers, our previous 30 days of prayer and night of Holy Fire, which was for Wheaton Christian Center on July 28th, was a miraculous success! They encouraged us by saying their Night of Holy Fire brought them to new levels of experiencing the Holy Spirit they had not been before. They said they attained a brokenness of spirit they never want to rise above. To learn more about the ways they were touched by their night of Holy Fire, click on the following link to view testimonials and listen to music from that evening. http://sewministries.com/WCC.html

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Re:Load - Urban Youth Workers Institute

Phil,

I am on the planning committee for the Chicago Re:Load. ReLoad===>Click headline to access . . . is a 1 day confernce that is held in 20 cities around the nation, a local version of the national conference for urban youth workers sponsored by the Urban Youth Workers Institute
(www.uywi.org )

Chicago's conference is Saturday March 3 8:30a-3pm, with a planned bonus session ending around 4:30pm

A suggestion I had was to have something called "Unload", where at any time during the conference, attenders could go to a prayer counselor. We're even suggesting that people skip a seminar (at least 10 options, which would be high quality) if they need prayer -- it's that important. We would love it if you and anyone you know that would be appropriate could come and volunteer. If they could even come for an hour, that would be great.

We would also love to have someone coordinate that aspect of the conference.

For more information contact myself at jp@youthpartnersnet.org or 312-282-2809, or also contact Chicago's coordinator,
Alison Burkhardt
Assistant Director, Center for Youth Ministry Studies
North Park University, 3225 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60625-4895
773-244-5207 phone / 773-244-5218 fax
www.northpark.edu/cyms

Thanks! Blessings,
--JP­-
JP Paulus
YouthPartnersNET Chicago CIty Networker
312-282-2809
jp@youthpartnersnet.org

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Annual Catalyst Forum

Ever met a Revolutionary?

This November 16^th, John Perkins will be our keynote speaker at our annual Catalyst Forum. Born and raised in Mississippi in the 1930s-40s, John rose above incredible poverty and racism to become one of the true heroes of our time. He is a great man whom God has used to teach and equip the Body of Christ in holistic ministry across our nation. Being around John is like being around one of the Apostles.

Dr. Perkins recently received the 2005 Leadership Award from the Center for Public Justice as a “pioneer in equipping Christian citizens to transform communities, mentor to young leaders, defender of the poor, and advocate for justice and racial reconciliation in the service of Jesus Christ.” He expresses the heartbeat of Catalyst from his book Beyond Charity,

“It is time for the church, yes, the whole church, to take a whole gospel on a whole mission to the whole world. It is time for us to exhibit by our very lives that we believe in the oneness of the Body of Christ. It is time for us to prove that the purpose of the gospel is to reconcile alienated people to God and to each other, across racial, cultural, social and economic barriers. It is time for the reconciling love of God that has touched each individual heart to spill over into love for our neighbor.”

Attached is a document that summarizes his life story. John Perkins represents so powerfully what Catalyst is all about—transforming Lake County for good!

Mark your calendar for November 16^th and register today online at www.catalystweb.org.

Viva la revolution,

Jim Tomberlin

Catalyst One Church. Many Congregations.

ANNUAL CATALYST FORUM

Thursday, November 16, 2006
9:00 am – 1:30 pm

Register online today for this one-day conference

at www.catalystweb.org.

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30 Congregations Collaborate in Lake County

Sharefest is in full swing this month with over 30 churches serving Lake County in Jesus’ name. When we “do good” in the community, we make Jesus “look good” because we are His Body in the world. What we do reflects upon Him. When we meet the needs of our community together in Jesus’ name, we multiply our impact and help restore the reputation of Jesus in our culture. Check out www.sharefest.net for more information about Sharefest 2006.

Mindy Caliguire will be our guest speaker at our next Catalyst gathering on Friday, October 13. Mindy is the founder/director of Soul Care. Soul Care is all about helping people restore health to their souls. Mindy consults in the area of spiritual formation, conducts workshops, and publishes resources to help people in their spiritual journey. She is a great resource in our region. You can learn more about Soul Care at www.soulcare.com.

I look forward to updating you on the latest Catalyst developments on Oct. 13. God is moving in Lake County!

Restoring the reputation of Christ—together,

Jim

Catalyst One Church. Many Congregations.
Join me for our next Catalyst Gathering…

Friday, October 13, 2006

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

(8:00-8:30 coffee/light breakfast provided)

Christian Faith Fellowship

1727 27th Street

Zion, IL 60099

847-731-0700

Visit www.cffczion.org for directions.

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