Women’s World Day of Prayer

 NB. This table is still under construction, details may alter: if you have information to add please email them to the editor.

 Services to enable you to join in this Great Chain of Prayer across the World will be on

FRIDAY MARCH 2^nd. 2012

^{This year the service has been written by the women of Malaysia on the theme}

 'Let Justice Prevail’

Services within the Vale of Aylesbury Circuit will be held at the following churches:

More detail of the arrangement for these services may be found on the church's page but please note that these are all Ecumenical Services to which everyone is warmly invited.

The movement is called simply World Day of Prayer in many countries, so why has the word ‘women’ been retained in the title in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?

Every ten years or so a vote is taken on this subject by the members of the National Committee. At the area conferences leading up to the vote a straw poll is taken to assess the feelings of the supporters of the movement in our countries. Most people choose to leave the title as it stands. They feel that although the name has  rather an old-fashioned ring in a society where equality of the sexes is encouraged, it enables women to have a voice in countries where they are considered second class citizens. As it gives women the opportunity to prepare and take a leading role in worship, it is invaluable for those who belong to denominations where women are not on an equal footing with men.

For more information and .pdf notes ( ...click) for the National website