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World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year, and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service. 

• It is a movement initiated and carried out by women in more than 170 countries and regions.
• It is a movement symbolized by an annual day of celebration – the first Friday of March – to which all people are welcome.
  
• It is a movement which brings together women of various races, cultures, and traditions in closer fellowship, understanding, and action throughout the year.

Through World Day of Prayer, women around the world

• affirm their faith in Jesus Christ
  
• share their hopes and fears, their joys and sorrows, their opportunities and needs

Through World Day of Prayer, women are encouraged

• to become aware of the whole world and no longer live in isolation
  
• to be enriched by the faith experience of Christians of other countries and cultures
  
• to take up the burdens of other people and pray with and for them
  
• to become aware of their talents and use them in the service of society

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