Peace
Awards
In memory
of Canon Gordon Wilson, Organising Secretary of WPWP from 1974 to 1991,
annual awards are made to groups or individuals working for peace, and
are presented at the annual gathering. Applications for such awards should
be made to:
The
Chair of the Week of Prayer for World Peace,
Mr.
Om Parkash Sharma MBE,
150
Penn Road, Wolverhampton WV3 OEH
Telephone
01902 334 331
Prayer
by All Faiths
Our first
Chairman, the late Dr. Edward Carpenter, former Dean of Westminster, set
us on the interfaith path with the watchword "The peace of the world needs
to be prayed for by the faiths of the world". Paradoxically, this has lessened
rather than increased the number of people observing the Week, simply because
most religious people organise their praying not in partner ship with other
faiths but purely in accordance with their own faith traditions. We who
have embarked on the interfaith adventure are a small proportion of the
world's believers. Whether we like this or not, it is a fact to be recognised.
We
want participation in the Week of Prayer for World Peace to be increased.
So this year, in addition to producing the customary interfaith prayer
leaflet, we appeal to all those who do not subscribe to the interfaith
approach to keep the Week in their own way. The same liberal principles
which draw us to the interfaith way require us also to respect those who
prefer their own traditional paths.
Never
has the need for prayer for world peace been more urgent. We believe that
the Week of Prayer for World Peace is one valuable way of responding to
that need. We have evolved in an interfaith way. But if this way is not
for you, please observe this Week of Prayer in ways that you find acceptable.
Please let us know how you get on. We are all partners in praying for peace,
and we can help each other.
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