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World Day of Prayer service to be held in Camrose
By Murray Green
The World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenical women-led movement. It is generally celebrated on the first Friday in March (March 4 this year) in many countries around the world.
The World Day of Prayer service in Camrose will be held at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, beginning at 1:30 p.m.
This year’s message is “I Know the Plans I Have for You”. The theme is God’s promise to his people in exile in Babylon, found in the book of Jeremiah 29:11, “Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” In the midst of all the uncertainties people are living under due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the theme emerges like a balm of confidence. It is an invitation to place trust in God in times of suffering.
The program is based on the letter that the prophet Jeremiah wrote to the exiles in Babylonia. The exiles were in a context of suffering, uncertainty and opposing views on how to respond to the moment. Now the Day of Prayer is asking for people to come together to hear the stories of women who feel excluded, to listen to the fear of a child refugee, and to learn to see the context of a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multifaith society in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Host countries England, Wales and Northern Ireland are three parts of the United Kingdom (UK) within the group of islands known as the British Isles. Scotland is also part of the United Kingdom. Although there is much that they share, they are also diverse with different languages, cultures and governments. The histories are interlinked, sometimes peaceful, sometimes bumping up against one another, sometimes including times of oppression and violence.
In 1928, at the International Missionary Conference in Jerusalem, Scotswoman Grace Forgan first learned of the World Day of Prayer and brought the news to the United Kingdom. The first service was held in 1930 in Scotland, followed by England in 1932, Wales in 1933 and Northern Ireland in 1943.
The first services in England were held in the London area, and the wave of prayer moved across the south of England to Wales. In those days, travel was not as easy as it is now, so it was more sensible for the women of England and Wales to set up their own national committee rather than unite with Scotland. The two committees remain separate, but are on good terms, exchanging ideas and meeting regularly together with the committee from the Republic of Ireland.
The Women’s Interchurch Council is the home of World Day of Prayer in Canada and has a mission to pursue justice, peace and reconciliation by standing together in prayer and action.
That tradition continues with women and men around the world in 113 languages. In Camrose, it is the 69th anniversary.
The purpose of the World Day of Prayer is to pray with immediate application.
Women in Canada were not even considered persons under the law until 1927. Women still struggle to be heard on issues that affect them, such as peace negotiations, disaster recovery, policy development and human rights.
The World Day of Prayer connects people in authentic, meaningful ways across social, geographic and political barriers by giving a voice to women through sharing their concerns through prayer.
Christians in more than 1,200 communities across Canada will gather to learn about, pray for and celebrate environmental issues in solidarity.
The World Day of Prayer has its roots in an ecumenical day of prayer organized by women in Canada and the United States in 1920. This event became the International World Day of Prayer in 1922, and Christians around the world began celebrating this event on the first Friday of March.
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