Day of Prayer for Becket:   November 16^th

Town of Becket website:    https://www.townofbecket.org/

Berkshire County Contact:   Tom Miyashiro  860-333-8335   [email protected]
                                                 Cooperative efforts in evangelism, youth, prayer, education

Town of Becket Contact:

Notable History:
In 1798, Becket tried a noble experiment, which foreshadowed the future in America and which was unique among the frontier towns of the 18th century. The people of Becket could see the problems they and their neighboring communities were having supporting a church and minister using mandated tax monies. There were splits in the congregations, secessions of church members, and interminable battles and quarrels as a religiously diverse population opposed being forced to pay for the support of a minister with whose doctrines they disagreed. In response to this problem the Congregational residents of Becket formed a Congregational Church Society which relied solely on the voluntary contributions of its members to support its church, a church funding structure which is now in use everywhere in the United States.

Matt. 7
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.  17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

Prayer Points:

For revival in First Congregational Church of Becket (UCC), and wisdom and discernment of the pastor and leadership 

1) For revival in Becket, and that Christians would commit themselves to being living sacrifices for God, according to Romans 12:1-2
2) For strength and unity among the area Christian churches in prayer, worship, faithfulness to the Word of God, and in service to the approximately 1,688 residents in Becket, a population that has been very slowly declining since 2012
3) For the softening of the hearts of the people of Becket, in response to the Holy Spirit and the Gospel of Jesus Christ  
4) For all city officials, especially the Board of Selectmen, Chief of Police Kristopher McDonough, and the entire Police Department
5) For families, schools, businesses, organizations, and  churches, as they safely transition back to more “normal” pre-Covid schedules, and for those struggling with a lot of fear in these transitions

Church Connections:
 
(reviewed with Chip Crandall)