As of 1/16/2012 (Public requests)
 

Those in the hospital

• Jim McElveen- Pres Home Rehab (father of Susan Powell)
• Buddy Harley- Home under hospice care
• Bill Morrow- Baptist- stone removal and complications

Other special prayers this week

Those who are sick

• James Allonier- Brain Tumor recovery- son of Jim and Shannon Allonier
• Jane Branch- as she continues to recover
• Bill Morrow as he recovers at home 11-11
• Midge Burgess- as she recovers from surgery 11-18-11
• Jean Moore- as she recovers from hip surgery
• Roger and Carolyn Holmes=stitches and grief over Ashley Shealy
• Jane Branch as she recovers from arm surgery 8/11
• Karen Hood as she recovers from arm surgery 8/11
• Linda Willing as she recovers from knee replacement surgery 8/15/11
• Bo Stalcup as he recovers from outpatient surgery 7/13/11
• Vicki McGahee- as she recovers from dog bite and eye surgery 7/11/11
• Belle Harrell- as she recovers from knee surgery 7/10/11
• Bill Gregory- new job and recovery from prostate surgery.
• Betty Jo Pruett- knee surgery- will re-do 9/21
• Mary Margaret Thomas- knee surgery
• Ruthanne Nicholson- gaining back of her strength after heart cath 4/11
• Laura Winfield recovering from emergency Appendectomy out of hops 3/19/11; knee shots 8/11
• Frances Truluck surgery 1/4/11 and chemo afterwards home
• Ann Webb- renal disease and dialysis- home; mursa, broken foot and arm
• Betty Dean- Dede Elmore's mother- Pres. Home Clinton
• Cindy Johnson- tests
• Lee Riser
• Roxanne Edwards
• Buddy Harley- lymph cancer
• Manita Craft- heart problems
• Martha Wheeler- At Presbyterian Home

Those who are grieving (in the last few years)

• Dex Goodwin family- he died 1/15; Funeral will be 1/17 2 PM at LMPC
• Hank Powell upon the death of his mother, Hazel Powell (funeral in Lake City 12/23)
• Suzanne Burriss upon the death of her mother Ruth Berry (funeral in Dillon 12/21)
• George Webb upon the death of his wife 12/8; funeral at LMPC 12/10 2 PM
• Eunice Trefsgar- upon the death of her mother- Virginia Medlock 11-19-11
• funeral 11/22/11 new hope UMC Newberry
• George Webb upon the loss of his sister, Linda, in a car wreck funeral 11/13/11
• Sue Casebeer family- funeral and interment at LMPC 10/20/11 1:00 P.M. visitation afterwards
• Florine Ewan family- Visitation 10/17 Dunbar Irmo 6-8; Graveside 10/18/11 Greenlawn
• Dot Williams upon the death of her brother Talmadge Williamson
• Aaron & Virginia Shealy and family upon the death of their son 20 mnth old Ashley
• Rahn McCrady and family upon the death of her brother, William J. (Bill) Pitts 8/21/11
• Henrietta Halinnan- upon the death of her brother, Franklin Dowd
• Nora Brabham family upon death of Henrietta Heape 7/14/11
• Lyn Richards upon the death of her mother 6/18/11
• Yank Brice upon the death of his sister in Law and Brother Riley Brice
• Alice Harmon- upon the death of her brother, Gene Riley
• Ed Rice's family upon the death of his sister, Lorrie Lawrence
• Vicki McGahee upon the death of her father
• Robbie Johnson, Midge Burgess, Ruthie Burkhalter upon the death of their mother Rudelle Johnson 5/10
• Family of Ed Helms who died 5/5/11; Funeral 5/9 3 PM LMPC
• Pat Griffin upon the loss of his nephew Griff
• George Summers family- Hid death was 3/11/11- funeral 3/17/11 at LMPC
• Brenda Shattuck family- upon the death of Brenda 3/12/11
• Burnelle Keel's family upon the death of his father, John Keels 2/26/11
• Diane Bryant Family- funeral 2/26/11 4:00 P.M.
• Beverly Gauche family- funeral 2/22 at Chapin UMC
• Linda Holleman family upon the death of her mother Doris Davis (funeral lmpc 2/26 2 PM)
• Bill McCrary and family upon the death of his brother Charlie (funeral 2/19/11)
• Nancy Brooke and family upon the death of her mother, Clara Philips 2/5/11
• Keith Cox upon the death of his mother, Suzanne Cox 1/29/11
• Bill Gregory upon the death of his mother 2/5/11
• Bill Elmore's family upon the death of his great nephew 12/12/10
• Willie Matthias upon the death of his sister Bonnie 12/9/10
• Jean Atkins upon the death of her mother Ouida Nickles funeral 12/4/10
• Helms & family at the death of his father funeral 11/26/10
• Thenelle Miller & family at death of her daughter Omara Aiken service at LMPC 2 PM 11/26/10
• Mary Margaret Thomas at the death of Rosemary Wright funeral died 11/9 funeral 11/22/10
• Lisa O'Cain, Greta Robertson and families at the death of Mrs. Horton 11/5/10
• Beverly Szabo family as they grieve over the death of Norm
• Bill Ebert and family upon the death of Becky 11/7/10
• Jim Algar upon the death of his brother, Frank 10/3/10
• The Gruber family upon the loss of Candace Gruber's grandfater 10/2/10
• Judi Collins upon the death of her father of Lumberton 9/26/10
• Lorrie Scmitt upon the death of her father Mr. Farr of Union 9/20/10
• Jane Williams upon the death of her father, John West 8/10
• Ruth Timmons family- upon her death- funeral 7/17/10
• Jack LeGrande- upon the loss of his mother
• Gerald Meetze upon the loss of his father
• Sue Madden and family upon the death of Herman Madden 4/29/107
• Jan Edwards upon the loss of her mother
• Otis Bobb upon the death of his son, Tony Bobb 4/14/10
• Pam White- whose father, Ernie Nivens died 4/10
• Lewie Harrell and family upon the death of his brother Vandy funeral 3/30
• Burriss family upon the loss of Jean Burriss 1/22/10 (funeral 1/23/10)
• Clara Reynolds family- upon the loss of her mother 12/3in Manning
• Family of Clyde Browder- died 12/1, funeral 12/4/09 2:00 PM at LMPC
• Hack McGill- upon the death of his sister, Mary 11/30/09 (Simpsonville)
• Betty McEntire upon the death of her sister Mary 11/5/09; sister-in-law 11/30; Hane's brother-James
• Jim & Betty Algar upon death of Gene Forrester- funeral 10/29/09 3 PM at LMPC
• Jennifer Moore and family upon the loss of her stepfather.
• Margaret Rideoutte family- Pat Hancock's mother, Tommy Hancock's grandmother- died 8/20/09
• Thurston Chavis Upon the death of his father, and Scott Matthias's grandfather.09
• Dorothy Amis upon the death of her mother. 09
• Family of Walter Jarrett- (Brent Jarrett's grandfather, Judy J. Brown's father-in-law) 09
• Mark Gardiner upon the death of his mother-funeral 4/15/09 10:00 N Trenholm Bapt.
• Ken Peters upon the death of his mother Mildred E. R. Peters died 1/29/09
• Jim Rucker family- mother Margaret B. Rucker died 1/23/09
• Joe Wyly family- funeral 1/22/09 at LMPC
• Ed Rice upon the death of his mother, Mary Rice 1/10/009
• Carri Tucker and family upon the loss of her sister Courtney Harbaugh funeral 12/3/08
• Family of Daniel Douglas died 11/25/08
• Family of David Truluck died 11/24/08 funeral 11/30
• The Ronnie Gantt Sr. family 08
• The Mike Westmoreland family
• The Dick Gallup family upon the loss of Dick's mother Marie 9/25/08
• Effie Overstreet- upon the death of her brother Dewlin McCravy (funeral 8/13/08)
• Erma Kaminer- upon the death of her mother Pansy Wessinger and7 husband Harvey (5/1/08)
  Funeral for Harvey Kaminer was 5/4
• Jerry Garner- upon the loss of his wife Miriam (LMPC member) funeral was 4/7/08

Those facing cancer in our congregation

• Frances Truluck (surgery 1/4/11)
• Bill Bradshaw
• Eileen Rickman- chemo and radiation treatments
• Hanes McEntire- Melonoma, Leukemia
  Betty McEntire
• Buddy Harley- under Hospice care 1/2012
• Jan Rockwood- fell 8/11
• Ginny Leitner
• Doug Hancock
• Dick Gallup
• Dan McGehee
• Cheyrl Boone
• Jane Branch- arm surgery recovery
• Fred Moore (Praise God for no cancer in colon again)
• Amee White
• Georgia Troficanto
• Ruth Palassis
• John Riser
• Kay Sloan
• Lewie Harrell
• Linda Willing
• Otis Bobb
• Jan Overstreet

Those with other ongoing problems

• Manita Craft- heart problems.
• Sherri Smith's mother
• Melissa Bray- Brain
• Charles Cothran
• Marty Milam
• Grant Thomas
• Lewie Harrell
• Betty Algar
• Daniel White and family

Those who have recently lost their jobs
John Ransom, Penny Goodwin Parker, Doug Gale, Jan Bodie (non-member);

Those affiliated with our congregation in the armed forces

• Howard McKeone- Home for now!
• Chris Lindller- grandson of Don and Dorothy Amis- armed forces
• Sgt. Mitchel Littler- grandson of Don and Dorothy Amis- Afghanistan
• JT Taylor in Iraq
• Tim Claus- Bland Millet's son-in-law going back for fourth tour in Iraq
• PFC Joshua Cocchiarella, nephew of Ray and Phyllis Peterson.

Relatives and friends

• J. Roy Loftis (Doyle's 98 year old father) 8/9/11
• Cathy Cook (Jennifer Aldrich's sister) stomach cancer. Possible surgery week of 8/7/11
• Dendy Sloan (Ben's brother) cancer surgery 7/27/11- heart ablation 1/2012
• Robin Melvin and Jodi Layne's mother Joan Stacy home in Lumberton
• Chris Effinger- brother to Tom Effinger
• Charlie Weathersby- cancer- Frankie Flowers' son-in-law
• George Brice- brother of Yank Brice- cancer
• O.B. Ayers- Glenna Rowland's Borther in law
• Daryl Dempsey- Alden Milam's father-in-law
• Phil Tanner- father of AJ, friend of Taylro Bonvillain- cancer 5/5/10
• Elizabeth and Richard Smith- baby girl born 3/12/10
• Warrene Davis- Julia Hermelin's mother
• Mark Sloan, Ben's brother- colon cancer and treatment 3=10
• Eddie Edward's father; Trish Edward's mother
• Ruthie Berry- Suzanne Burriss's mother- alzheimers 2/3/10; stroke 10/6/10
• Gail Comalander's mother- Mrs. Price
• Graham White's father
• Ida Underwood- Phil Trefsgar's aunt
• Virginia Medlock- Eunice Trefsgar's mother
• Elizabeth Wakefield- John Brown's sister
• Elllen William's mother
• Brenda Shattuck's newphew, Ron heart problems (6/28)
• Vicki McGahee's Mother
• Marcia McCown- Chappelle Hatcher's mother- Polmonary Fibrosis- trying for a transplant
• Rachel Palassis- Ruth and Jim Palassis' grandaughter- going to Emory 6/3 for consultation
• Ruth & John Rich- Diane Benda's mother and father
• Gene Burk- friend of Kathleen Taylor
• Nan Barwick's sister- Polly Day
• Mary (Trudy) Bailey- Julie Bickley's mother- who has heart surgery Mon 10/15
• Ed Rice's sister in Rock Hill- cancer
• Kay Craifak- Molly Sim's aunt- cancer
• Vicki Boykin
• Bill Bigler's sister - Jean Edwards
• Bobbie Coleman, mother-in-law of Charley Harden- brain cancer
• Billy Watkin's sister, Beth- has a brain tumor
• Jane Branch's mother- Jenine Appleby- Lowman Home
• Chris McAfee-Ken & Ellen Peters sister-in-law battling cancer
• Richard Starnes (friend of Martha & Roland Lavigne) waiting for heart transplant
• John Gehlbach- Jane's step dad- hip falling problems
• Pargie Wilkins - Dick Wilkins mother - diagnosed with lung cancer

Praise and Thanks

• Bill Morrow out of the hospital- amazingly!
• Birth of Pearson Madden, Grandson of Sue Madden 10/3/11
• Birth of Milly Berry (to Emily and Jordan Berry) 7-22-11 (Baptism 10/9/11)
• Birth of Levi Charles Nichols (to Trey and Katie Nichols)
• Birth of Sophie Shaffer
• Birth of David Campbell Evans Jr. (Camp)
• Birth of John Harris IV (Ford) (Baptism 9/11/11)
• Birth of Landon Brown (4/7/11) (Baptism 8/14/11)
• Birth of Isabelle Brownfield 2/5/11
• Birth of Lila Rhett Furse (baptism 5/1/11)

Church stuff to pray about

• Youth Director Search and Interim Youth Director Search
• Associate/Interim Associate Pastor Search
• Session decisions
• Stewardship drive
• Thanks for Peru Mission trip success- partnership beginnings.
• Our church and our denomination.
• Sunday Schools and Bible studies.

"Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear to dull to hear." Isaiah 59:1

"Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you."

"Pray continually." I Thess. 5:17