Monday Prayer at Noon is a creation of the Lutheran Women's Cooperating Committee. LWCC is comprised of leadership of the women's organizations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church in Canada, and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The committee comes together to "seek the best available knowledge and practice for addressing its issues and opportunities."

Help for your prayer ministry
Esther Prabhakar, a Women of the ELCA participant, shares an idea for developing your prayer life in this MOSAIC segment on scrapbooking and prayer. Also available here.

Getting started
The scrapbooking section was taken from a larger video on prayer. Use the complete video, which opens with scenes from the Women of the ELCA 2005 Triennial Gathering in San Antonio,  to get a prayer ministry started in your congregation. It explores Scripture as well as Martin Luther's thoughts on prayer. You may also order it from MOSAIC.

Prayer concerns
See also the ELCA Division for Global Mission Prayer Ventures  and the National Council of Churches' "Season of Prayer" for the Middle East.
 

September 25
Pray for the Raising Up Healthy Women and Girls event and for the involvement of all women in the Women of the ELCA health initiative.
Give thanks for women who advocate for research, programs, and services that benefit women's health.
Pray for women gathering in convention in the Southwestern Washington, Minneapolis Area, Northern Great Lakes, Southwest California, and Northern Illinois Synods.

October 2
Pray for a mentality of abundance as stewards of God's gifts.
Give thanks for legislators who promote bills to enhance the health of women.
Pray for women gathering in convention in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast, Greater Milwaukee, Eastern Washington-Idaho, and Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synods.

October 9
Pray for Women of the ELCA and the organization's ministries, its leaders, and participants.
Give thanks for Bible study and devotion writers.
Pray for women gathering in convention in the Grand Canyon, New Jersey, and Upstate New York Synods.

October 16
Pray for the work of the Lutheran World Federation, especially Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, which serves many children in need of dialysis and cancer care.
Give thanks for farms, farmers, harvests, and the trucking industry that transports our food.
Pray for the Women of the ELCA executive board meeting in Salt Lake City.

October 23
Pray for the second Raising Up Healthy Women and Girls event in North Carolina.
Give thanks for change in our world and for its potential to meet human needs.
Pray for women gathering in convention in the Southeast Michigan and Metropolitan Chicago Synods.

October 30
Pray for women gathering to observe World Community Day (November 3).
Give thanks for children, laughter, parties, and fun.
Pray for women gathering in convention in the Pacifica Synod.

November 6
Pray for residents in nursing homes and their caregivers.
Give thanks for all the people before you who have contributed to your faith development.
Pray for artists, poets, movie makers, writers, sculptors, and other creative individuals, that their works may convey hope to the world.

November 13
Pray for yourself, that your prayer life may grow and bless the world community.
Give thanks for Women of the ELCA participants and the ways in which their lives bless others.
Pray for all who are uninsured or underinsured, that affordable services may be available to support their health.

November 20
Pray for campus ministers, young adults, and counselors.
Give thanks for all of God's gifts: food, shelter, water, friendship, the ability to learn and earn, and our freedoms.
Pray for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, its outreach, ministries, and leaders.

November 27
Pray for the work of the church, health workers, and governments in conquering AIDS and serving those who have acquired this disease, their survivors, especially the children, and all who are touched by the effects of this disease.
Give thanks for Bishop Hanson and his commitment, on behalf of the church, to stand with the AIDS community in fighting this disease.
Pray for countries in which safe water is unavailable, leading to spread of infections and diseases, and for those are seeking solutions to healthy drinking water and sanitation.