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CALL SHEET
November 4, 2026
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| A Movement of Prayer for the Entertainment Industry | | |
Dear HPN global members,
HAPPY THANKSGIVING MONTH! We at HPN are spending all of November THANKING THE LORD for who He is, for what He’s done and for what He has in store. PLEASE JOIN our 21 Nights of Thanksgiving that started Nov. 1st. Just click Here to get our zoom link every night of our ONE HOUR prayer time to connect with the HPN community through November 22nd. And HPN is collecting BLANKETS for our homeless LA community so that we can offer them NEW and slightly used blankets for our winter season. You can donate blankets to us by dropping them off to our office and we’ll distribute them to the FPCH Winter Shelter and other ministries across the city. More info below!
We’re excited to be partnering again this year with the Hard Faith Film Festival in NYC on December 4th & 5th at E91 in Manhattan! HPN's Chris Covell is hosting a reception on Thursday night and hope that ALL of our East Coast members will attend, to meet other amazing Christian Creatives and plug in to their community. Attend or Volunteer at Hard Faith Fest NYC – December 4–5!
This Christian film festival celebrates powerful stories of faith, hope, and redemption through film screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, workshops, a red carpet, and an Awards Show Gala!
Volunteers are needed! Whether you're passionate about filmmaking, faith, or serving others, Hard Faith would love to have you involved!
All volunteers receive a complimentary festival pass as a thank-you for their time and service! Come celebrate Christian storytelling, connect with fellow believers in the entertainment industry, and help bring this incredible event to life!
Learn more: https://www.hardfaithfest.com/
But first, let’s PRAY:
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JOIN US FOR A SCREENING OF
The Chosen: Season Six Premiere-Episode 1: Dawning
ONLY A FEW SEATS LEFT!!
Sponsored by: Coalition for Faith and Media &
Hollywood Prayer Network
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Check in @1:00 PM & Screening begins @ 2:00 PM
Location: Warner Bros Studio Lot @ The Steven J. Ross Theater
Following the 2:00 screening, stay for a conversation with Jonathan Roumie and Traci Blackwell, moderated by Variety co-editor in chief Cynthia Littleton
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BOYCOTT CLARIFICATION
We want to clarify our prayer request in the last Call Sheet about Greta Gerwig and The Magician's Nephew film and boycotts. We will never tell you to see or not see a film. Please use wisdom in your choice of films, but we ask that you don’t picket, protest or post anything hateful, angry or divisive about Greta or the film. And we want you to PRAY for Greta, and the audience going to the film, to fully understand the powerful Christian message in the story. If you want to take some action, as an idea, you could write a personal letter to one of the producers of the film, stating any concerns, hopes, disappointments or feelings that you have. Pray about your next steps and feel free to talk to one of us at HPN if you have a question. You can reach us at info@hpnemail.org
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HPN RECEPTION AT NYC’S HARD FAITH FILM FESTIVAL
HPN is hosting a reception on Thursday, December 3rd in New York City to launch the Hard Faith Film Festival. If you’re on the East Coast, be sure to join our friends and ministry partners and the amazing creative community there.
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IN THE MARKET WITH JANET PARSHALL LOVES PRAYING FOR HOLLYWOOD
We thank the Lord that Janet Parshall, a nationally known radio host of “In The Market with Janet Parshall”, has been inviting Karen to be on her show every month for years because she feels so strongly that our nation needs to pray for the people, the projects and the issues in Hollywood. We are so grateful to Janet and her heart and ask you to pray for the powerful ministry Janet has with her far reaching radio program:
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KAP CHATFIELD PODCAST HIGHLIGHTING HOLLYWOOD
We thank God that the message to pray for Hollywood is being heard! The popular Christian podcaster, Kap Chatfield, invited Karen Covell on his show, Directed Life, last month and it already has over 175,000 views. We want you to hear Karen and Kap’s engaging conversation about Hollywood, faith and GOD! And pass this link on to friends who are still convinced that Hollywood is evil or think there are no Christians here. Will they be surprised!
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50 CENT IS WRITING A SONG ABOUT JESUS
50 Cent has just announced a new song he’s working on and it’s all about Jesus. Let’s pray that he sees the international impact he’s having by openly stating his love for the Lord and that his fans get moved a step closer to their Creator God, as they listen.
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YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING IS NO. 1 AT THE BOX OFFICE
Let's pray for all of the people involved in the new documentary that has just hit its status as the “must-watch documentary film of the moment.” You Can See Everything follows Elizabeth Holmes for 34 days before starting her 11 year prison sentence for raising millions for her company, Theranos, that created a machine that never worked. This film reminds us of the complexities of the human heart and our need for God. We pray that if you see it, you'll depend more on Jesus than on man.
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AFM OPENS IN SANTA MONICA
The annual American Film Market, or AFM, will run November 10 - 15 in LA, and our industry's leading Film and TV producers, distributors, exhibitors and celebrities gather to buy and sell new films. Please pray for all of the industry leaders who gather at this premier film market, which includes screenings, panels, seminars, keynote speakers and behind-closed-doors deal making. Your prayers could impact the content of next year's films and TV shows, so we thank you for praying.
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OUR INDUSTRY IS EXPERIENCING MORE LAYOFFS
We need you to pray for so many industry professionals who have lost their jobs. Netflix, Warner Bros and even Disney have laid off thousands of employees in the past weeks, and it hasn’t stopped. This time of transition, due to our exponentially growing technology, AI, high prices and mergers, have put our industry in an unstable time. We will level out, but in the meantime, we ask for your prayers for all of the people who have been negatively impacted by the “adjustments.” Reese Witherspoon’s company Hello Sunshine, is another example of even smaller production companies having to lay off people to survive.
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PRAY FOR CELEBRITY PSYCHIC CINDY KAZA TO FIND JESUS
We ask that you pray for the many celebrity psychics who are prominent in our industry, to find Jesus. One in particular whom we ask you pray for is Cindy Kaza, seen on three Travel Channel shows, https://cindykaza.com/ and at least four TV shows - https://cindykaza.com/tv-appearances/ - Cindy is known as “a highly intuitive psychic medium.” May we pray for the Lord to reveal Himself to her in a miraculous way and she can use her spiritual sensibilities for His glory.
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MANY HPN MEMBERS NEED YOUR PRAYERS
We want to ask you to pray for many of our Christian industry professional HPN members who are all going through extremely difficult health issues. Cindy, Bill, Jennifer, Janet, Brian, Deborah and Teri are all struggling with nasty cancer or ALS. They can’t work, some have small children and some are drowning in debt. So, we ask that you not only pray for these brave friends, but if you are moved to help any one of them, just email us HERE and let us know. We can put you in touch with them or let you know how you can donate specifically to one. See what the Holy Spirit does as you pray and maybe you can make a personal difference in the life of a Creative Christian in need. Also, if you are dealing with health issues and would like prayer, please email us at info@hpnemail.org. We would love to pray for you as well!
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We thank you for praying with us and for us this week. Please join our 21 Nights of Thanksgiving and choose to be THANKFUL all month! We love you and are SO thankful for you.
Karen, Kelry, Myesha and Melody
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MAYA FILM ON SEX TRAFFICKING
HPN member and friend Julia Verdin, directed a powerful film MAYA which was screened at Hollywood Presbyterian Church last month. It was followed with a great panel discussion by sex trafficking prevention leaders and it was a moving evening. It inspired all of us to keep praying for the people who have been trafficked. It is a work of the enemy and our prayers can make a difference.
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WINNIE THE POOH’S 100TH BIRTHDAY IS THIS YEAR!
We want to celebrate the 100th year birthday of Winnie The Pooh. Karen’s son Cameron is producing an ABC Special about Pooh and he interviewed Jim Cummings, who is the voice of Pooh and Tigger. Check out this trailer as we thank the Lord for the treasured children’s favorite, Winnie the Pooh.
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APRIL CLEMMER’S HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD AND HISTORY OF FAITH IN HOLLYWOOD
HPN member and friend April Clemmer is an expert on the history of Hollywood. She has a newsletter telling fascinating facts about Old Hollywood and even runs a HISTORY OF FAITH IN HOLLYWOOD WALKING TOUR. If you want to learn more about how Christians were the first people in Hollywood, check out April’s tour!
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FAMILY THEATER'S THE DATING PROJECT
The Dating Project and its companion short-form series, Dating Decoded: Beyond The Dating Project, invite viewers into a timely conversation about dating, relationships, and authentic connection. Both are available to watch for free.
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DREW LOGAN IN DOGWOOD
HPN Member Drew Logan is an actor in Dogwood starring Eric Roberts that is now on Amazon Prime. Dogwood is a tale of survival, revenge, and the enduring strength of a mother's love as Harriet confronts the darkest depths of human nature to protect what is rightfully hers.
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ALL IS MERRY & BRIGHT
Produced by HPN member,
Shun Lee Fong!
All is Merry & Bright will be streaming exclusively on Angel Studios’ starting November 5th! In what may be the last holiday with the family together, Jessica Tannen hopes to give her family the perfect Christmas. But with a never-ending task list, a sibling grudge reigniting, extended family arriving early, and a mischievous dog, mayhem ensues and Jessica learns that being surrounded by loved ones is what truly makes Christmas special.
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WISH FOR CHRISTMAS
Produced by HPN member, Alexandra Boylan!
Wish for Christmas is now available on Angel Studios! When a high-school senior wishes away her parents’ faith so she can attend her school’s winter formal, unexpected consequences turn her world upside down. Through a series of Christmas adventures, she discovers the true meaning of faith, family, and the Christmas season.
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“Let the Church remember this: that every maker and worker is called to serve God in his profession or trade - not outside of it… The only Christian work is good work well done.”
-Dorothy Sayers
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“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:10
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Weekly HPN Devotional: SERVING
Jesus came not to be served, but to serve. That’s the mandate for this week. Can we serve others the way Jesus served us, with zeal, a spiritual fervor and with devoted faithfulness? It’s worth seeing how we can be serving God and serving others like Jesus role-modeled for us over 2,000 years ago.
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NOVEMBER KIDS AND TEENS PRAYER CALENDAR
How to use the K+T Prayer Calendar: Download it and print it off, or email to your kids, teachers, Youth Pastors and friends. Put it somewhere (like on the fridge or in your child's school planner) where you and your child can see it and PRAY THROUGH IT together each night. Then, watch your child's prayer life GROW!
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| This WONDERFUL MONTHLY RESOURCE is created by Sarah Sumpolec; a mother, teacher, author, and creative, who makes these every month! Email her a thank you at sarahs@hpnemail.org! | |
21 NIGHTS OF THANKSGIVING
November 1st-21st
21 Nights of Thanksgiving is a time for miracles through PRAISE. & THANKS. For three weeks, we are setting aside intentional time to thank God for who He is and what He has done, knowing that His Word calls us to live “always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20).
Join us every night on Zoom from 7-8 PM PST, as we lift up a chorus of gratitude and PRAISE OUR WAY into Thanksgiving - expecting God to move in ways beyond what we could ask or imagine! Don't miss this amazing nightly hour of joyful zoom THANKSGIVING.
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CWIMA - Los Angeles Chapter Gathering
Join Karen Covell at the Christian Women in Media Association’s Hollywood Gathering, led by new Connect Leader LeaAnn Pendergrass. This special gathering will bring together Christian women in media for a time of connection, encouragement, and inspiration as they step into a new season of purpose and vision.
November 19, 2026 | 12 PM–2 PM
Hampton Inn & Suites
5638 Sepulveda Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91411
Cost: $10
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HOLLYWOOD PRAYER NETWORK WINTER BLANKET DRIVE
As the colder months approach, we want to help bring warmth and comfort to those in need. This winter, Hollywood Prayer Network is collecting new or gently used (almost new) blankets to donate to local shelters including First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood's Winter Shelter and Reality LA's Hope Center.
Blanket Drop-Off Dates:
📅 November 9, 16, 17, and 19
🕙 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Drop-Off Location: Hollywood Prayer Network
1760 N. Gower Street
When you arrive, please call our office at 323-462-8486. We will come meet you at the gate on Carlos and Gower to collect your blanket.
Thank you for helping us share warmth, kindness, and the love of Christ with our local community this winter.
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2027 Super Bowl Breakfast Volunteer Registration
The Super Bowl Breakfast is an NFL-Sanctioned event hosted by Athletes in Action on Saturday, February 13th, 2027. The highlight of this event will be the presentation of the 2026 Bart Starr Award, which is given annually to one NFL player for outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field, and in the community. Interviews or stories from other NFL players and coaches will also be included as part of the program. But this event could not happen without the assistance of reliable volunteers. This is where you come into the picture! Please sign up if you are interested in volunteering for this event. All volunteers must be 18 or older and background checked through AIA. More details will be sent by the Super Bowl Breakfast Volunteer Coordinator two weeks before the event for those who have signed up. Please share this invite! More event details: www.superbowlbreakfast.com
Also, if you would like to join our SuperBowl Breakfast Prayer Team, please email us at info@hpnemail.org.
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Films, Books & Other Projects by HPN MEMBERS
Films, Books & Projects by HPN Members highlights recent and upcoming work from our creative community across film, television, music, books, and digital media. While HPN does not formally endorse individual projects, we are committed to supporting our creative friends and keeping our members informed about what’s happening in both the faith-based and broader entertainment landscapes. From movies and music to streaming content, journalism, and beyond, this space exists to celebrate creativity, spark awareness, and stay connected to the stories shaping our culture.
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Don't Miss Out!! Download the HPN APP NOW to RSVP for events, join a vocational group, and to donate!
The Hollywood Prayer Network App is where our community actually meets—a shared space to stay connected, celebrate one another, and move together in purpose. Inside the app, you’ll find upcoming gatherings, the simplest way to RSVP, and easy tools to share events with friends by text or social.
Have something happening in your community? You can submit your event to our calendar and help others find it. We’ll share it at no cost, because this is about building a network of Christians in Entertainment.
The app is also where deeper connection happens. Apply for a one-on-one prayer partner, join a community group, and access resources designed to support you spiritually and professionally as you navigate the industry.
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Ongoing Events
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