Women’s World Day of Prayer
28 February 2009
Amelia Dunford, Pastoral Assistant at St Patrick’s in Redfield, Bristol looks forward to Friday 6 March when over three million people worldwide will be praying and worshipping together during an annual day of prayer, using a service provided by Christian Women in Papua New Guinea. A special event takes place in Bristol at the Salvation Army church in Lawrence Hill.
Emma Wilcock, President of the National Committee for Women’s World Day of Prayer in England, Wales and Northern Ireland said: “This is always an exciting day. The extent of unity in prayer is shown by the fact that the first service will begin at sunrise in Tonga and travel around the world until the sun sets in neighbouring Western Samoa. By then, the day will have been celebrated in over 170 countries and throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland alone over 5,000 services will have been held.”
Papua New Guinea is a land of many ethnic groups and over 800 distinct languages of which more than half are unrelated. As a result, there is great cultural diversity, yet the women of Papua New Guinea have emphasized the oneness there is in Christ.
In spite of gender inequality, women in Papua New Guinea are beginning to take their place in professions previously closed to them. There are now women who are pilots, engineers, doctors, lawyers, judges, lecturers and also officers in the military forces. In this way, they make a very positive contribution to their nation.
Further information and resources can be found on the Women’s World Day of Prayer website.
The people of St Patrick’s parish in Redfield, Bristol will be joining their fellow Christian women through Churches Together in East Central Bristol. The service takes place at The Salvation Army Bristol Easton Community Church, Hassell Drive, Lawrence Hill, Bristol BS2 0AN and will be led by Major Lorna Doust of the Salvation Army. The Service will be from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. The service is open to all, young people and men as well as women!
Amelia Dunford
Amelia Dunford, Pastoral Assistant at St Patrick’s in Redfield, Bristol looks forward to Friday 6 March when over three million people worldwide will be praying and worshipping together during an annual day of prayer, using a service provided by Christian Women in Papua New Guinea. A special event takes place in Bristol at the Salvation Army church in Lawrence Hill.
Emma Wilcock, President of the National Committee for Women’s World Day of Prayer in England, Wales and Northern Ireland said: “This is always an exciting day. The extent of unity in prayer is shown by the fact that the first service will begin at sunrise in Tonga and travel around the world until the sun sets in neighbouring Western Samoa. By then, the day will have been celebrated in over 170 countries and throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland alone over 5,000 services will have been held.”
Papua New Guinea is a land of many ethnic groups and over 800 distinct languages of which more than half are unrelated. As a result, there is great cultural diversity, yet the women of Papua New Guinea have emphasized the oneness there is in Christ.
In spite of gender inequality, women in Papua New Guinea are beginning to take their place in professions previously closed to them. There are now women who are pilots, engineers, doctors, lawyers, judges, lecturers and also officers in the military forces. In this way, they make a very positive contribution to their nation.
Further information and resources can be found on the Women’s World Day of Prayer website.
The people of St Patrick’s parish in Redfield, Bristol will be joining their fellow Christian women through Churches Together in East Central Bristol. The service takes place at The Salvation Army Bristol Easton Community Church, Hassell Drive, Lawrence Hill, Bristol BS2 0AN and will be led by Major Lorna Doust of the Salvation Army. The Service will be from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. The service is open to all, young people and men as well as women!
Amelia Dunford
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