{"id":52031,"date":"2017-05-03T21:45:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T21:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=52031"},"modified":"2017-05-03T22:37:44","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T22:37:44","slug":"may-4th-recognized-as-territorial-day-of-prayer-list-of-activities-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=52031","title":{"rendered":"May 4th Recognized As Territorial Day Of Prayer; List Of Activities Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; Services will be held in the territory on Thursday consistent with National Day of Prayer activities taking place throughout the United States, Government House announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Kenneth Mapp officially proclaimed May 4, 2017 as the Territorial Day of Prayer. In 1952, the United States Congress adopted a resolution to set aside and proclaim the first Thursday of May of each year as a National Day of Prayer. This year\u2019s theme is For Your Great Name\u2019s Sake, Hear Us. Forgive Us, Heal Us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeaders, citizens and residents of our Nation and Territory are afforded the privilege of prayer, affirming our spiritual heritage and the principles upon which our nation was founded,&#8221; Governor Mapp wrote in his proclamation. &#8220;We unite with fellow residents of our Nation and our Territory to exercise the freedom we have to gather in prayer with thankfulness while seeking guidance, provision, protection and purpose for the benefit of every individual and our Nation and the Territory as a whole. We are grateful for those who defend our freedoms and ask for peace throughout our territory, nation and world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Activities scheduled for Thursday include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Thomas:<\/strong><br \/>\n6 a.m. \u2013 Sunrise Prayer &#8211; Lindbergh Bay Water Park<br \/>\nNoon \u2013 Midday Prayer &#8211; Emancipation Garden<br \/>\n7 p.m. \u2013 Evening Prayer Service \u2013 Emancipation Garden<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. John:<\/strong><br \/>\n7 p.m. \u2013 Evening Prayer Service \u2013 Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cruz Bay<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Croix:<\/strong><br \/>\n6 a.m. \u2013 Sunrise Prayer Service \u2013 Sunny Isle Amphitheater<br \/>\nNoon \u2013 Midday Prayer &#8211; Government House steps, Christiansted<br \/>\n7 p.m. \u2013 Evening Prayer Service &#8211; Sunny Isle Amphitheater<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; Services will be held in the territory on Thursday consistent with National Day of Prayer activities taking place throughout the United States, Government House announced Wednesday. Governor Kenneth Mapp officially proclaimed May 4, 2017 as the Territorial Day of Prayer. In 1952, the United States Congress adopted a resolution to set aside [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5000,11,191,147],"tags":[1749],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>May 4th Recognized As Territorial Day Of Prayer; List Of Activities Inside - V.I. 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