The annual World Day of Prayer will be observed on March 2, the first Friday of March. The 2007 theme — United Under God’s Tent — has been prepared by women from Paraguay. Worship services are planned around the world. In Saskatoon, the following services are scheduled:
2 p.m. at Calvin Goforth Presbyterian Church, Sommerfeld & 3rd Street
2 p.m. at Knox United Church, 838 Spadina Crescent East at 24th Street
7 p.m. at Parkview Presbyterian Church, 821 Avenue E North
2 p.m. at St. James Anglican Church, 607 Dufferin Avenue at 12th Street
2 p.m. at Wildwood Mennonite Church, 1502 Acadia Drive

Further information about the World Day of Prayer can be found on the website of the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada (WICC) at www.wicc.org/
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Every December 6, women and men throughout Canada gather to remember the massacre of fourteen women that took place in Montreal in 1989. The Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada offers an ecumenical service outline every year. This year’s liturgy, On this Rock We Will Build: A Service of Remembrance and Hope, can be found at
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« Avec foi, les femmes façonnent l’avenir », Journée mondiale de la prière, du 5 mars 2004

Chrétiennes et chrétiens de partout à travers le monde vont prier pour le Panama lors de la prochaine Journée mondiale de la prière le 5 mars 2004. La célébration de la Journée mondiale de la prière de cette année, composée par les femmes du Panama, a pour thème « Avec foi, les femmes façonnent l’avenir ».

Le Panama est l’un des pays du monde qui présentent la plus grande diversité ethnique, et son climat tropical favorise une faune et une flore abondantes. C’est aussi l’un des pays où l’écart entre riches et pauvres est le plus marqué. Une grande partie de l’économie et de la richesse est concentrée dans le secteur des services autour du Canal de Panama, alors qu’on observe une extrême pauvreté dans les regions isolées et au sein des collectivités autochtones.
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“In Faith, Women Shape the Future”, World Day of Prayer, March 5, 2004

Christians around the world will be focusing on the country of Panama during the annual World Day of Prayer service on March 5, 2004. This year’s World Day of Prayer service, written by the women of Panama, reflects on the theme “In Faith, Women Shape the Future.”

Panama is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world, and its fertile tropical climate supports an abundance of plants and birdlife. It is also one of the most unequal countries in the world in terms of the disparity between rich and poor. Much of the economy and wealth is concentrated in the services sector that supports the Panama Canal, while much of the extreme poverty is found in isolated areas of the country and in Indigenous communities.
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