[Jubilee] International Day of Prayer for Peace

[Christopher Fitz]

Dear friends, i believe you already received Illana's announcement.  
Since there are people on this list from across North America, here is 
an excerpt from the International Day of Prayer for Peace coming up this 
Friday:


          Friday 21 September 2007

World Council of Churches member churches worldwide are once more 
invited to pray for peace on 21 September 2007 or the closest Sunday. 
The International Day of Prayer for Peace offers an opportunity for 
church communities in all places to pray and act together to nurture 
lasting peace in the hearts of people, their families, communities and 
societies. The idea was proposed in 2004 during a meeting between WCC 
general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia and UN Secretary General Kofi 
Annan (press release 
<http://www2.wcc-coe.org/pressreleasesen.nsf/index/pr-04-06.html>), and 
coincides with the UN International Day of Peace. The Day of Prayer is 
one of the initiatives of the WCC's Decade to Overcome Violence.

Congregations worldwide are invited to pray for peace - possibly using 
the same prayers - in all participating churches on September 21 or the 
Sunday preceding it. 

http://overcomingviolence.org/en/about-dov/international-day-of-prayer-for-peace.html

The initiative has been organized vigorously in the Church of the 
Brethren with over 80 congregations participating.  Check here to see if 
there is one near you:

http://www.brethren.org/oepa/programs/peace-witness/prayforpeace.html

peace now,
 chris fitz
 marietta, pa


naylorbarrett5 at comcast.net wrote:
> Dear Chris,
>  
> Thanks for this info.  Would you be able to let friends know that this 
> Friday, September 21st, 7:30, for the International Day of Prayer for 
> Peace, we are having a candlelight vigil in Manassas at the corner of 
> Grant and Lee Avenues.  I have attached the program.
>  
> yours, Illana
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