What is the Week of Prayer for World Peace?
Each year, an anthology of prayers from various faith traditions is compiled, for shared inter-faith worship during a designated ‘Week of Prayer for World Peace’. This initiative, founded in 1974, has gone from strength to strength, with many people throughout the country taking part each year. The prayers included in the anthology draw attention to the shared values found across world faiths, with each day of the week bearing a different universal theme. This year, themes include Hope and Caring for Each Other. The first Chairman of the Week, the late Dr. Edward Carpenter, established the guiding principle of the Week in his words: ‘The peace of the world must be prayed for by the faiths of the world’. When is the Week of Prayer for World Peace 2009? This year, the week will be the 11th- 18th October – the week just before OWW! It is a great opportunity to get people prepared for OWW activities. Alternatively, you could include some prayers from the Week of World Peace 2009 anthology
