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“Informed prayer leads to powerul action.”--World Day of Prayer Motto

On Friday, March 6 at 10:00 a.m., five area churches will host a World Day of Prayer Service at St. James the Less, 550 Sunset Ridge Road, Northfield. participating churches are Episcopal Church of St James the Less, Lutheran Church of the Acension, St. Philip the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, Willow Creek North Shore, and Northfield Community Church. After the service there will be coffee and cookies, and a slide show of life in Papua New Guinea.

World Day of Prayer began many years ago. The first organized day of prayer held nationally was in Canada on January 9, 1920. In the United States, the first organized day of prayer held nationally was on February 20, 1920. Now, people representing the 170 countries who celebrate World Day of Prayer gather to worship on the first Friday in March, showing unity through the body of Christ with many cultures , races and faith traditions.