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YWCA/YMCA Week of Prayer 2011
Focus on Youth for Rights & Justice
10/10/2011
This year’s Week of Prayer will take place from
November 13 to 19 and the theme is “A Voice to Influence: Young People Speaking
Out for Rights and Justice.”
Week of Prayer Booklet 2011 in English, Spanish & French:
The YWCA/YMCA Week of Prayer is a tradition dating back to 1904. Each year in the month of November, the YWCA and YMCA movements issue a joint call for prayer.
This year the Presidents of the YWCA and YMCA movements Deborah Thomas
Austin and Ken Colloton invite us to honour young people with respect and
responsibility as partners in the
The reflections in this year’s Week of Prayer booklet show the rewards
that can be reaped when we invest in young people and when we remember to
include them and listen to them Throughout the week let the scriptures guide
our thanks to the millions of young people that have chosen our Movements over
the last 150 years.
The reflections are written by different people from around the world,
most of them young. The booklet includes daily prayers and thoughts on how to
reflect, discuss and pray together on how we, as a Movement, can prove to young
people that we believe in them. Encourage your associations and members to use
this booklet - it is an opportunity to think about whether the voices of young
women are heard strongly enough in your communities and association, what kind
of leadership are you promoting in your association to develop self-respect and
confidence in young people, and whether the YWCA is a space where young women’s
voices are nurtured. It is also an opportunity to engage young women from your
communities to affirm their role in society and to offer them an opportunity to
participate in your programmes.