YWCA -YMCA Week of Prayer and World Fellowship
Every year since 1904, the World YWCA and the World Alliance of YMCAs have issued a joint call to prayer for one week commencing on the second Sunday of November.
The Week presents an opportunity for the YWCA and YMCA movements to pray and act together on a shared issue with members around the world. A booklet is produced to resource the week each year and includes a suggested order of worship and a 12-month bible reading plan.
The 2009 theme of the Week of Prayer is Striving for Global Citizenship for All. By focusing on global citizenship, we wanted to stress how critical it is today to see that the challenges we face in our communities have a global dimension and that while responding at local level is crucial, we should also be cognizant of the need for global solidarity.
The reflections in the booklet talk about the realities of migration, gender, economic justice and climate change and give insights on these issues from the perspective of global citizenship. These reflections challenge us to go beyond our own comfort zones in order to reach out to others and the world so that we are “no longer strangers and aliens but citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.”
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YWCA -YMCA Week of Prayer and World Fellowship 2008
The annual joint Week of Prayer and World Fellowship will be held from November 9 - 15, 2008 by member associations of the World YWCA and the World Alliance of YMCAs across the world.
YWCA -YMCA Week of Prayer and World Fellowship 2007
The World YWCA/YMCA Week of Prayer and World Fellowship 2007 will take place from November 11 - 17 with the theme Children First.
YWCA -YMCA Week of Prayer and World Fellowship 2006
The 2006 theme was "Changing Lives: Changing Communities"
YWCA -YMCA Week of Prayer and World Fellowship 2005
The 2005 theme was "Who Counts in the Eyes of God?"
YWCA -YMCA Week of Prayer and World Fellowship 2004
In the advocacy work of the YWCAs and YMCAs, we strive for peace with justice. This year’s Week of Prayer seeks to help our movements reflect positively on leadership needed for change.