World Day of Prayer to be observed in Lostine

Published 4:00 pm Tuesday, March 4, 2014

World Day of Prayer 2014 will be celebrated throughout more than 170 countries and regions Friday, March 7, with local observance at 2 p.m. at the Lostine Presbyterian Church in Lostine.

This is a non-denominational service and everyone is welcome. Five local churches are represented by the women leading the service and offering special music.

For more information, contact Iva Lindsey, 541-886-8735 or the national World Day of Prayer USA office, www.wdp-usa.org.

This year the women of World Day of Prayer Committee of Egypt invites the world into a time of worship with the words of the prophet Isaiah: I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert. With these words as a backdrop, women around the world are invited to learn about Egypts history and rich cultural diversity.

World Day of Prayer will also explore the Samaritan womans conversation with Jesus at the well, offering an opportunity for deep dialogue about the borders that must be crossed to get to the streams of living water.

Everyone is asked to invite friends, family and communities of faith to join the women of Egypt in prayer and song to support ecumenical efforts towards justice, peace, healing and wholeness. The annual offering supports the work of World Day of Prayer USA and helps meet the needs of families in Egypt and around the world who are victims of many forms of poverty, violence and injustice.

World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenical movement of Christian women of many traditions who observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Monday in March.