Workshop Details

10:00

Traditional World Day of Prayer Service led by Church Women United of

Lenawee County

Since the 19th century, Christian women in the U.S. and Canada have worked together in areas of concern for women and

children, promoted role of prayer in mission work, and worked together or world peace through involvement in mission work

worldwide. The first World Day of Prayer in the U.S. was February 20, 1920. Now

hundreds of thousands of women from around the world, in every region, gather to worship on the first Friday in March. Each year, a different country creates the World Day of Prayer worship service. This year the women of Papua New Guinea invite us to join them in celebrating unity in Christ, where diverse communities are of one heart and soul, and the Body of Christ unites to overcome evil with good.

12:00 Lunch

Provided by Grace United Methodist Church. There is no cost to you.

1:00-2:30 Praying with Children

Rev. Amy Mayo-Moyle, pastor of Grace United Methodist Church in Britton will lead this session designed to help you talk with your children about issues of faith and

engage them in prayer. This will be an active and interactive

workshop that will tap your inner child as you strive to help your child grow into a disciple of Christ.

1:00-2:00 “Let It Be”

Rev. Cathy Freeman, Deacon Specializing in Spiritual Formation and Pastoral Assistant at Dixboro United Methodist Church will lead you through a time of prayer and peace. In a world that is so focused on doing, doing, doing, come and learn how to just be.

2:30-4:00 Expressions of Prayer

There are many ways to pray! Spend some time creating a prayer shawl to be given to someone in need of healing and hope. Spend time with others through prayer as relationship. Pray through art using a variety of media. Write a letter of prayer. Take care of your temple: pray through a massage or foot reflexology.

4:00-5:30 Breathe, Stretch, Pray, Laugh

Susan Amick, is a certified Yoga instructor and teaches Prayerful Yoga and Christian Meditation. Simply bring your desire to weave rest, renewal, peace, inner-strength and balance into this day of prayer. Engage your whole self in a time filled with laughter, light and simple integrative movement. Embodied prayer, scripture, quiet meditation, laughter and song are blended together in this session. No previous experience needed. All levels of health and mobility are accommodated.

4:00-5:30 Finding God in Every Day Places

Katie Waggoner is a candidate for ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church, a student at United Theological Seminary, a member of Grace United Methodist Church and a mother of six. Katie will spend time helping you to find God and make time for God in the every day busy-ness of your world.

6:00 Dinner– Bring a Dish to Pass from Your Heritage

7:00-8:30 Prayer and the Economy: Finding Hope in times of Anxiety

Rev. Terry Gladstone is a Deacon in the United Methodist Church and a member of the Detroit Annual Conference Staff where she serves as the Associate Council Director for Discipleship. Terry has vast experience helping congregations and individuals work through times of anxiety and fear. In this workshop she will help us to find tools to stay faithful in uncertainty and hopeful in anxiety. As well try to raise our families, make ends meet, prepare for the future, in these uncertain economic times, prayer and God’s peace can help us find our way.

7:00-8:30 Prayer and Action

Rev. Eric Stone, Director of the Wesley Foundation at U of M, will lead this session. Eric has been leading students and congregations for over fifteen years. Eric will help you connect faith with action, and make a difference in the world with which God has entrusted us.

Nursery Care

Nursery will be provided for children aged 0-4 through all of our workshops. We hope your children will join you for meals.

Kids’ Programs

Anthony Saunders, Children’s Ministry Coordinator at Grace United Methodist Church and Caroline Ambrose, Organist at Grace United Methodist Church, will engage kids in kindergarten– fifth grade in activities that will help them to express themselves through prayer, music, games, crafts and storytelling. Please be sure to register your children in

advance. There are three

programs:

1:00-2:30 Prayer in Motion

4:00-5:30 Praying a New Way

7:00-8:30 Soul Stretch

8:30 Closing Vespers

You are invited to send in prayers in advance to be read at this service.

While there is no cost to this event, we will have an offering at the closing worship service that will be given to missions. You are also invited to bring non-perishable food items to be given to area food pantries. Children are asked to bring an item or a few items of gently used outgrown clothes to be given to organizations working with homeless children.

While there is no cost to this event, we will have an offering at the closing worship service that will be given to missions. You are also invited to bring non-perishable food items to be given to area food pantries.

Children are asked to bring an item or a few items of gently used outgrown clothes to be given to organizations working with homeless children.

Prayer, It's a Family Affair!

Prayer, It's a Family Affair! is an ecumenical, all ages celebration of prayer.

In the morning, join in a traditional prayer service written by the women of Papua, New Guinea for families in need world wide that is given by the women of Church Women United.

At noon, share food and faith with others in a free luncheon given by Grace United Methodist church.

At 1pm, 4pm, and 7pm join in one of the many prayer workshops for all ages and prayer styles and personalities. There will be something for everyone. If you think the only way to pray is on your knees with your hands folded, you are in for a wonderful surprise! For adults, just a few of the topics that will be covered are praying with children, prayers in action in the world, prayerfully raising a family in a difficult economy, and finding God in everyday places . There will also be workshops with lots of fun activities for children and youth of all ages.

At 6pm we will share food and fellowship at a potluck where everyone is asked to bring a dish to share that reflects their ethnic heritage.

From 2:30pm-4pm we will have prayer stations for expressions of prayer to which you may come and go as the Spirit moves you. Some of the stations will be making community prayer shawls, (If you can tie a knot, you can participate!) prayer letters, artistic expressions, coffee and tea time, and massage therapy.

We will close the day with a prayerful evening Vespers service in which the prayers of the people will be consecrated either by reading aloud or being placed on the altar. If you would like to email prayers to be consecrated, email them to brittongraceumc@yahoo.com please indicate in the subject line if you would like your prayer to be read outloud or to be a silent prayer that will be placed in a closed container on the altar during the evening vespers service.

No matter what your age, faith, gender or place in life please come and join us for some or all of the day. All events are free of charge

Schedule

Join us for a day for people of all ages. Feel free to come and go as you please, but let us know you’re coming so we can plan for you!
Schedule:
10:00 A.M. Traditional World Day of Prayer Service led by
Church Women United of Lenawee County. The service was written by
the women of Papua, New Guinea for families in need world wide.
12:00 A.M. Lunch given by Grace United Methodist Church
1:00– 2:30 P.M. Workshops
Praying with Children- Rev. Amy Mayo-Moyle
Let it Be- Rev. Cathy Freeman
Kids’ Program– Prayer in Motion- Caroline Ambrose, Anthony Saunders
2:30– 4:00 P.M. Expressions of Prayer
Express yourself in prayer through creating prayer shawls, writing letters
of prayer and action, having a massage, experiencing foot reflexology,
using various art forms or enjoying down time with others over coffee.
4:00– 5:30 P.M. Workshops
Breathe, Stretch, Pray Laugh: Experience Christian Yoga– Susan Amick
Finding God in Every Day Places- Katie Waggoner
Kids’ Program– Praying a New Way– Caroline Ambrose, Anthony Saunders
6:00 Dinner– Bring a dish to pass from your heritage
7:00– 8:30 Workshops
Prayer and the Economy: Finding Hope In Anxiety– Rev. Terry Gladstone
Prayer in Action- Rev. Eric Stone
Kids’ Program– Soul Stretch– Ambrose, Saunders
8:30 Closing Worship

The Small World Shop

The Small World Shop of Ypsilanti First United Methodist Church will be present with A Greater Gift (SERV) and Equal Exchange items for sale. The Small World Shop is a mission project designed to bring needed income, dignity and hope to low income artisans. In most third world countries, $1200 of fair trade product sales will support a family of four for one year. A Greater Gift items include carved animals, brassware, musical instruments, toys, jewelry, stoneware, cooking and serving utensils, baskets, soup mixes tea and more. Equal Exchange products include coffee, tea, cocoa and candy.