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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto;VALUE=DATE:20260307
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SUMMARY:SATURDAY 10:30 am World Day of Prayer Service at Mimico Baptist Chu
 rch\, 80 Hillside Ave\, Toronto. Local churches gathering together to pray
  for Nigeria and for God’s work around the world.
DESCRIPTION:World Day of Prayer Service will be Saturday\, March 7\, 2026 a
 t 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at Mimico Baptist Church\, 80 Hillside Ave\, Toront
 o  (https://mimicobaptist.ca/). Local churches gathering together to pray
  for Nigeria and for God’s work around the world.\n\nThe focus country i
 s Nigeria. This year’s theme is: “I will give you rest: come.” Artwo
 rk: “Rest for the Weary” by Gift Amarachi Ottah\n\nWe will be showing 
 a video supplied by Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada (https://wdpc
 anada.ca/) for this year's World Day of Prayer.\n\nWe have a Nigerian woma
 n who will lead the singing in her native dress. We also have a Djembe dru
 mmer (our pastor!). There will be a video and hand out sheet about the nee
 ds of the country. We are ending the service with "The Blessing" being sun
 g on video in each of the languages of Nigeria. We think it will be an inf
 ormative and interesting day. Apparently it is a country where Christians 
 are persecuted\, so our prayers and offerings are vital.\n\nWe need one or
  two more readers\, and would love help with the refreshments - sugar cook
 ies\, and mini fruit muffins (banana\, blueberry).\n\nPlanning meetings\n\
 nWe are doing most of our planning by email (people are so busy)\, but are
  doing a run-through and learning the Nigerian songs\, etc. on Tuesday aft
 ernoon\, March 3\, at 2:00 pm. It would be wonderful if people from your c
 hurch would like to get involved.\n\nWe hope each church in our area can s
 end a representative. Please email or call Jan Thomas\, Mimico Baptist Chu
 rch (416-252-2582 jan@mimicobaptist.ca ) with any questions. Looking forwa
 rd to this time of learning\, praying and giving with you all.\n\n[caption
  id="attachment_58347" align="alignright" width="416"] Artwork title: Rest
  for the Weary: The three women\, with differing headwear\, seated at the 
 bottom right of the World Day of Prayer 2026 Nigeria artwork by artist Gif
 t Amarachi Ottah\, represent the three major ethnic groups of Nigeria -Yor
 uba\, Hausa and Igbo. Gift explained that the overall message for the 2026
  service is "Come". She said the word "Wazobia" symbolizes Nigeria's unity
 \, especially for the three major ethnic groups\, and a call for inclusion
 . Wa" means "Come: for Yoruba\; "Zo" means "Come" for Hausa\; and "Bia" me
 ans "Come" for Igbo.[/caption]\n\nFor more information:\nReference https:/
 /wdpcanada.ca/world-day-of-prayer/\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;
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