Last Updated: Friday - 09/24/2010

World Day of Prayer held on March 5

EDMONTON - The 2010 World Day of Prayer focuses on the theme, Let Everything that Has Breath Praise God.

The World Day of Prayer is an annual ecumenical celebration held by women's church organizations around the world on the first Friday of March.

Christian women in Cameroon developed this year's prayer service. In Canada, the event is sponsored by the Women's Inter-Church Council.

Prayer services in the Edmonton area will be held March 5 at the following times and locations:

• Trinity United Church,
  8810 Meadowlark Rd., 2 p.m.
• St. Herman Orthodox Church,
  9930-167 St., 1:30 p.m.
• Inglewood Christian Reformed Church,
  12330-113 Ave., 1:30 p.m.
• Good Shepherd Anglican Church,
  15495 Castledowns Rd., 7 p.m.
• St. Dominic Savio Catholic Church,
  14402-62 St., 7 p.m.
• Beverley United Church,
  11910-40 St., 2 p.m.
• First Presbyterian Church,
  10025-105 St., 1 p.m.
• Santa Maria Goretti Catholic Church,
  9110-110 Ave., 7:30 p.m.
• St. Augustine Anglican Church,
  6110 Fulton Rd. , 7 p.m.
• Edmonton Moravian Church,
  9540-83 St., 7 p.m.
• Holy Spirit Lutheran Church,
  11223-51 Ave., 2 p.m.
• Dayspring Presbyterian Church,
  11445-40 Ave., 1:30 p.m.
• First Mennonite Church,
  3650-91 St., 7 p.m.
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church,
  13 Brower Drive, Sherwood Park, 7:15 p.m.
• Braeside Presbyterian Church,
  6 Bernard Ave., St. Albert, 7:30 p.m.
• St. Andrew United Church,
  1A Fieldstone Dr., Spruce Grove, 7:30 p.m.
• Heritage Place Lodge (CWL sponsored),
  10015-101 Ave., Morinville, 1:30 p.m.
• Bible Fellowship Church,
  Clandonald, 7 p.m.

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