THE DATE has been set for the annual World Day of Prayer service.
This year, the theme is I Beg You, Bear With One Another In Love.
The event sees a different country prepare topics for the gathering, and for 2024, has been prepared by an ecumenical group of Palestinian Christian women and is based on Ephesians 4:1-7.
It includes stories from three Palestinian Christian women from different generations and uses the symbol of an olive tree to represent them.
The international group that organises the day say it is a specific call for Christians taking part to pray for women, refugees, the homeless, and those who are sick, dying or grieving.
The programme was developed in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Reading service will take place from 10.30am on Friday, March 1, at the Reading Central Salvation Army on the Castle Hill roundabout, opposite the police station.
For more details on the event, log on to: worlddayofprayer.net
