Show Prayer Day For Women i Church Women United in South Davis will celebrate World Day of Prayer on March 1 at the Bountiful Community North East in Bountiful at a.m. with registration and coffee and at 10 a.m. there will be a to which all women are or any gentlemen of the community who wish to THE HOUR long service has had participation from other churches of Bountiful including the First St. Episcopal and other Church Women United in thousands of local in every will unite in prayers for with women in lands on this World Day of THE STORY of World Day of Prayer began in 1887 with a small group of women who firmly believed that the mission work for which they were responsible needed their support in prayer as much as in this annual event on the first Friday of has developed into a truly ecumenical and international celebration and is significant in that its roots are based in thousands of local World Day of Prayer is under the auspices of an International Committee composed of a liaison officer from each country that has a national THE THEME for World Day of Prayer in 1974 is Us Builders of The worship materials have been prepared by the women of Japan having experienced the cost of world war have worked very hard in succeeding years in the peace movement in their own Under the auspices of Church Women United in a program called Christian a group from many parts of the United States will travel to Asia in early They will explore the questions of justice and peace with women of six Asian these women will climax their efforts as they worship with Japanese women in Japan on World Day of THE WORSHIP service is sent to correspondents in about countries and in arrange for its adaptation and translation into their own languages and WORLD DAY of Prayer in the United States is the most widely observed ecumenical celebration sponsored by Church Women Orthodox and Roman Catholic motivated by their unity in this year will mobilize around their intention to be of by channeling their energies into effective acts of reconciliation in their local THROUGH the grants have been made to continuing efforts carried 1 1 f i forward on an interdenominational literature for women and children Christian colleges for women in migrant farm worker ministries programs of Christian in the National special efforts in urban ministries among development of hew careers for pilot projects in health delivery adult basic education and other sponsored OTHER grants include nutrition education in Thailand and and assistance to a cross-racial community center in kj |