As registration for International Day of Prayer for Peace reaches 100
congregations and community groups, On Earth Peace still is welcoming
and supporting others to hold a public prayer event in their community
on or around September 21, focusing on community or global violence.
As of September 5, 2011, there is representation from 9 countries and
20 states in the 100 congregations and community groups registered
with the campaign. If you are planning an event in your community, or
would like more information about how to organize an IDPP public
vigil, please register for free at www.onearthpeace.org/idpp.
Linda Williams of San Diego shares the following about the IDPP event,
"Interrupting Violence with Prayers," which she is helping
organize in her community: "We are working to get
Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, and Church of the Brethren and other
Christian leaders together for IDPP. It has taken on particular
significance right now because a City Heights police officer was
murdered recently, and the community is coming together in many
efforts to support our police officers. This is the fifth police death
in three years, and the third in three weeks. We are planning a
walking prayer vigil to the site of the shooting as the second part of
our IDPP event that evening."
Source: 9/9/2011 Newsline
