March 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM at Holy Family Catholic Parish
(A WOMEN LED, GLOBAL, ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT)
“I made you wonderful” Kia Orana! Our siblings in The Cook Islands welcome us and lead us for the Day of Prayer 2025. This group of 15 islands in the South Pacific Ocean has a rich and colourful Māori heritage and a deep connection to nature. Join with us as we pray together and reflect on the theme ‘I made you wonderful’. The scripture base is Psalm 139 – verses 1-18. World Day of Prayer is an international, ecumenical movement which enables us to hear the thoughts of women from all parts of the world: their hopes, concerns and prayers. The preparation for the day is vast, the service begins with the writing country and theme being chosen a number of years earlier. Once written it goes to the WDP International Committee in New York for translation and dissemination to the National Committee in each participating country. The service is then discussed and edited before being presented nationally, regionally and then locally for branches to make their plans.
Finally, at a church near you, Holy Family Catholic Parish, at 1 PM on Friday 7 March 2025, people will gather to celebrate the service prepared by the women of the Cook Islands.
The Day of Prayer is celebrated in over 120 countries. It begins in Samoa and prayer in native languages travels throughout the world — through Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas before finishing in American Samoa some 38 hours later. A worldwide wave of prayer…
For further information and resources, see the WDP website for Canada: wdpcanada.ca