The National Day of Prayer breakfast in Knox is on Thursday, May 3.
This year’s theme is unity as the country comes together to pray for each other. The event is sponsored by the office of Mayor Dennis Estok and the City of Knox. The breakfast will be held at 7 a.m CT at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center at 55 E. Lake Street in Knox.
One of the greatest moments in the history of sports still has implications today, right here in Starke County. That’s the message former WSBT-TV sports anchor Charlie Adams shared during the National Day of Prayer breakfast in Knox yesterday. He’s studied the “Miracle on Ice” at length. It took place in Lake Placid, New York during the 1980 Winter Olympics. An unlikely group of young men, mostly from the Midwest, stunned the world when they beat the Soviet Union’s hockey team during the first game of the medal round . Continue reading
Churches, business and civic leaders and Starke County residents will join in prayer and fellowship tomorrow to celebrate the National Day of Prayer. Chuck Bachelder from the First Christian Church of Knox will keynote the City of Knox National Day of Prayer Breakfast. It starts at 7 a.m. at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center. Bachelder is also the president of the Ministerial Alliance of Starke County. Continue reading
One Voice United in Prayer is the theme of Starke County’s National Day of Prayer observation. It will take place this morning at 7 a.m. at the community center in downtown Knox. The program will feature a concert of prayer under the direction of Rich Wallen. Eagle Creek Community Church Pastor Ed Hasnerl will serve as the Master of Ceremonies. Congress passed a joint resolution in 1952 establishing the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer. President Harry S. Truman signed it into law.
The theme this year is “One Voice United in Prayer.” This year’s breakfast will be catered by Christos. The breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. and will end promptly at 8 a.m.
Starke County leaders will come together on Thursday, May 2 at the Nancy K. Dembowski Community Center in downtown Knox to “Pray for America.” That’s the theme of this year’s National Day of Prayer breakfast and is based on the verse from Matthew 12:21: “In His name, the nations will put their hope.” Starke County Historian Ed Hasnerl will be the guest speaker.
The local National Day of Prayer event sponsored by the city of Knox will be on May 2 at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in Knox.
One of the committee members, Dixie Lockridge, said Ed Hasnerl will be the guest speaker.
“The theme this year throughout the nation is Honoring Our Heroes. Who better to do that than our Historian Ed Hasnerl? There will be other clergy members who will be involved as well as our Master of Ceremonies who will be Charlie Hasnerl,” stated Lockridge.
A Prayer Breakfast was held yesterday morning at the Knox Community Center in observation of the National Day of Prayer.
The Master of Ceremonies was Pastor Ed Hasnerl of the Eagle Creek Church and the guest speaker was Dr. Ron May, President of Ancilla College. May summed up the message he gave to the crowd.
The 61st National Day of Prayer is May 3rd.
Locally, a Prayer Breakfast will be held May 3rd at 7:00 a.m. CT at the Knox Community Center. Dr. Ron May, President of Ancilla College, will be the guest speaker. Pastors from area churches will also make presentations during the breakfast.
The Annual National Day of Prayer Service was held yesterday morning at the Knox Community Center. Sponsored by the City of Knox, and Love Inc., over 200 people attended and heard an address by Pastor James Adcock of the Bible Baptist Church.
“The World Day of Prayer is a day of reflection of where our nation is, was and where it’s going,” said Pastor Adcock. “Everything in our nation has come as a result of prayer, from George Washington to our current President, Barack Obama. Everything happens as a result of prayer and I think this is the day we reflect on that.”
A breakfast to observe the annual National Day of Prayer will be held Thursday, May 5th, from 6:00-7:30 a.m. ET, at the Church of the Nazarene in Winamac. The event is sponsored by the Winamac Kiwanis Club and all are welcome to attend.
The 60th Annual National Day of Prayer is on Thursday, May 5th. A prayer breakfast will be held at the Knox Community Center for those to gather and turn to God in prayer and meditation.
The event in Knox will be from 7:00-8:00 a.m. CT and Pastor James Adcock will be the guest speaker. A full breakfast will be served for $8.00 per person. Tickets are available at the Knox Mayor’s Office. Call (574) 772-4553 for more information. The event is sponsored by the City of Knox and Love Inc. of Starke County.
