logo
Weather page
GET THE APP
ePaper
google_play
app_store
  • Login
  • E-Edition
  • News
  • Sports
  • Obituaries
  • Opinion
  • Classifieds
    • Place an Ad
    • All Listings
    • Jobs
  • Special Sections
  • Photo Gallery
  • Contests
  • Lifestyle/Entertainment
  • Games
    • News
      • Local News
      • PA State News
      • Nation/World
    • Sports
      • Local
      • College Sports
      • State
      • National
    • Obituaries
    • Opinion
      • News
        • Local News
        • PA State News
        • Nation/World
      • Sports
        • Local
        • College Sports
        • State
        • National
      • Obituaries
      • Opinion
    logo
    • Classifieds
      • Place an Ad
      • All Listings
      • Jobs
    • E-Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Login
      • Classifieds
        • Place an Ad
        • All Listings
        • Jobs
      • E-Edition
      • Subscribe
      • Login
    Home News National Day of Prayer service this Thursday in Veterans Square
    National Day of Prayer service this Thursday in Veterans Square
    News
    May 3, 2021

    National Day of Prayer service this Thursday in Veterans Square

    The Bradford Area Ministerium and Destinations Bradford are once again sponsoring a local observance of the National Day of Prayer. A brief service will be held at noon on Thursday in Veterans Square. The event was unable to be held last year due to current COVID-19 restrictions.

    All those who attend are asked to wear masks and observe social distancing measures. The service will last around 25 minutes; there is limited seating, so it’s good to bring a folding chair for those who need one.

    The theme for this year is “Lord pour out your love, life and liberty,” based on the Bible verse 2 Corithians 3:17. “Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”

    Rev. Stacey Fussell said this year is an especially important time for the community to reconnect after all that’s happened over the past year with the COVID-19 pandemic.

    “I think people really need to come together and especially around the topic,” she explained. “We pray for local, state, and federal government, businesses, education, churches, families and all those organizations that have been hit so hard by the quarantine and pandemic.”

    The first organized National Day of Prayer was established in 1952 when President Harry S. Truman signed a bill to establish a day “on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups and as individuals.”

    This initial proclamation did not establish an official calendar day for the event, though in 1988, President Ronald Reagan fixed the date as the first Thursday of May.

    Each year, a National Day of Prayer task force establishes a theme, suggesting an area of public life for which to pray, provides promotional materials and assistance for those planning local observances and maintains a website giving information about said local observances.

    Tags:

    assistance calendar day national day observance politics prayer task force theme worship

    By CHRISTINE HOLTZ

    erachristineh@gmail.com

    The Bradford Era

    Local & Social
    Latest news for you
    Pirates fan makes plea with scoreboard message: ‘I’m sorry I kissed your sister’
    National Sports
    Pirates fan makes plea with scoreboard message: ‘I’m sorry I kissed your sister’
    July 1, 2025
    (TNS) - The Pittsburgh Pirates allow for messages to be posted on the scoreboard at PNC Park to "commemorate a special occasion." For a $40 donation t...
    Read More...
    {"to-print":"To print", "bradfordera-website":"Website"}
    Penguins free agency tracker: Who’s coming, who’s going as NHL spending spree gets underway?
    National Sports
    Penguins free agency tracker: Who’s coming, who’s going as NHL spending spree gets underway?
    Matt Vensel Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    July 1, 2025
    As promised, Kyle Dubas and the Penguins did not make a splash in NHL free agency when it opened Tuesday at noon. They have mostly been spectators for...
    Read More...
    {"to-print":"To print", "bradfordera-website":"Website"}
    With 9 starters gone since playoff defeat in Baltimore, Steelers GM Omar Khan is clearly embracing change
    National Sports
    With 9 starters gone since playoff defeat in Baltimore, Steelers GM Omar Khan is clearly embracing change
    Ray Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    July 1, 2025
    (TNS) —The five-game losing streak to end the 2024 season and the manner in which the Steelers lost those games continues to shape GM Omar Khan's offs...
    Read More...
    {"to-print":"To print", "bradfordera-website":"Website"}
    Bradford Ramblers Battle Through Tournament at Pitt-Bradford
    Local Sports
    Bradford Ramblers Battle Through Tournament at Pitt-Bradford
    Jo Wankel 
    July 1, 2025
    The Bradford Rambler 8U baseball team took the field this weekend at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, hosting a full day of tournament action...
    Read More...
    Sizerville State Park sets weekend events
    Local News
    Sizerville State Park sets weekend events
    July 1, 2025
    EMPORIUM — Events for the Fourth of July weekend are set for Sizerville State Park. At 1 p.m. Thursday will be a program on Stars & Stripes at the Env...
    Read More...
    First license issued for telehealth drug, alcohol treatment in Pennsylvania
    Local News, PA State News
    First license issued for telehealth drug, alcohol treatment in Pennsylvania
    July 1, 2025
    HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) announced the agency recently issued Pennsylvania’s first telehealth exce...
    Read More...
    ePaper
    google_play
    app_store
    This Week's Ads
    Current e-Edition
    ePaper
    google_play
    app_store
    Already a subscriber? Click the image to view the latest e-edition.
    Don't have a subscription? Click here to see our subscription options.
    Mobile App

    Download Now

    The Bradford Era mobile app brings you the latest local breaking news, updates, and more. Read the Bradford Era on your mobile device just as it appears in print.

    ePaper
    google_play
    app_store

    Help Our Community

    Please help local businesses by taking an online survey to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. None of the responses will be shared or used for any other purpose except to better serve our community. The survey is at: www.pulsepoll.com $1,000 is being awarded. Everyone completing the survey will be able to enter a contest to Win as our way of saying, "Thank You" for your time. Thank You!

    Get in touch with The Bradford Era
    Submit Content
    • Submit News
    • Letter to the Editor
    • Place Wedding Announcement
      • Submit News
      • Letter to the Editor
      • Place Wedding Announcement
    Advertise
    • Place Birth Announcement
    • Place Anniversary Announcement
    • Place Obituary Call (814) 368-3173
      • Place Birth Announcement
      • Place Anniversary Announcement
      • Place Obituary Call (814) 368-3173
    Subscribe
    • Start a Subscription
    • e-Edition
    • Contact Us
      • Start a Subscription
      • e-Edition
      • Contact Us
    CMG | Community Media Group
    Illinois
    • Hancock Journal-Pilot
    • Iroquois Times-Republic
    • Journal-Republican
    • The News-Gazette
      • Hancock Journal-Pilot
      • Iroquois Times-Republic
      • Journal-Republican
      • The News-Gazette
    Indiana
    • Fountain Co. Neighbor
    • Herald Journal
    • KV Post News
    • Newton Co. Enterprise
    • Rensselaer Republican
    • Review-Republican
      • Fountain Co. Neighbor
      • Herald Journal
      • KV Post News
      • Newton Co. Enterprise
      • Rensselaer Republican
      • Review-Republican
    Iowa
    • Atlantic News Telegraph
    • Audubon Advocate-Journal
    • Barr’s Post Card News
    • Burlington Hawk Eye
    • Collector’s Journal
    • Fayette County Union
    • Ft. Madison Daily Democrat
    • Independence Bulletin-Journal
    • Keokuk Daily Gate City
    • Oelwein Daily Register
    • Vinton Newspapers
    • Waverly Newspapers
      • Atlantic News Telegraph
      • Audubon Advocate-Journal
      • Barr’s Post Card News
      • Burlington Hawk Eye
      • Collector’s Journal
      • Fayette County Union
      • Ft. Madison Daily Democrat
      • Independence Bulletin-Journal
      • Keokuk Daily Gate City
      • Oelwein Daily Register
      • Vinton Newspapers
      • Waverly Newspapers
    Michigan
    • Iosco County News-Herald
    • Ludington Daily News
    • Oceana’s Herald-Journal
    • Oscoda Press
    • White Lake Beacon
      • Iosco County News-Herald
      • Ludington Daily News
      • Oceana’s Herald-Journal
      • Oscoda Press
      • White Lake Beacon
    New York
    • Finger Lakes Times
    • Olean Times Herald
    • Salamanca Press
      • Finger Lakes Times
      • Olean Times Herald
      • Salamanca Press
    Pennsylvania
    • Bradford Era
    • Clearfield Progress
    • Courier Express
    • Free Press Courier
    • Jeffersonian Democrat
    • Leader Vindicator
    • Potter Leader-Enterprise
    • The Wellsboro Gazette
      • Bradford Era
      • Clearfield Progress
      • Courier Express
      • Free Press Courier
      • Jeffersonian Democrat
      • Leader Vindicator
      • Potter Leader-Enterprise
      • The Wellsboro Gazette
    © Copyright The Bradford Era 43 Main St, Bradford, PA  | Terms of Use  | Privacy Policy
    Powered by TECNAVIA