Formerly known as Houses of Prayer, these gatherings consist of churches, community public buildings and breakfast restaurants around the county opening up their doors for prayer. Here is the current list of events:

Community Prayer Gatherings

Christiana
Christiana United Methodist Church
14 South Bridge, Christiana
610-593-6270
May 1, 2008
7:00 p.m.

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Columbia
Columbia House of Prayer
Columbia Mennonite Church
291 South Fourth Street
684-2126
House of Prayer open Thursday,
May 1, 2008
            6:00-8:00 a.m.
            6:00-7:00 Quiet Prayer and Reflection
            7:00-7:30 a.m. candlelight prayer vigil for children/youth
            7:30-8:00 a.m.  Continental Breakfast          

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Conestoga
Conestoga Area Pastor’s Fellowship
Drop-In Prayer Breakfast
Wednesday, April 30
5:30 am to 9:00 am
Conestoga Fire Hall
Main Street
Conestoga, PA
Gathering for private and corporate prayer.  (Corporate prayer every half hour)
Prayer Guides available to facilitate prayer.
Continental Breakfast provided.
Contact Person:  Jim Goudie 717-872-8682

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Denver
Cocalico Ministerium Prayer Breakfast
Arment’s Restaurant
(Located behind Weaver Markets off of Route 897)
May 1, 7am – 9 am
Tickets: $8.00 includes breakfast
For tickets contact Swamp Christian Fellowship (717) 336-6748
Tickets also available at Arment’s Restaurant

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East Petersburg
East Petersburg Town Square (Fulton Bank)
Wednesday, April 30
6-7:00 p.m.
Contact:  Doug Lamb 689-0263

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Elizabethtown
Prayer Gathering
Elizabethtown Pastors Network
Elizabethtown Park Amphitheater
Spruce Street
April 30, 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
Contact: Don Lamb 717-367-0863

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Ephrata
Ephrata Community Church
70 Clay School Road
Ephrata
717-733-4071
May 1, 2008
6:00-8:30 a.m.

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Intercourse
Intercourse Community Park
Route 340
Community Prayer Walk
Thursday, May 1
 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
 768-3143

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Lancaster
Calvary Church
1051 Landis Valley Rd.
Lancaster
717-560-2341
May 1, 2008
Chapel open for prayer 6:30 a.m.-12:00 noon

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Lancaster
Lancaster Alliance Church
210 Pitney Road
Lancaster
717-397-1121
May 1, 2008
Time:  6:30-7:30 am
(Church open all day for prayer)

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Lancaster
United Pastors – Gathering For Prayer
Binns Park
North Queen Street
12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm
Prayer for leaders in Lancaster:  Mayor, city council, police and fire chiefs, and the superintendant of schools.

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Mount Joy
Mount Joy Ministerium
Hour of Prayer
30 East Main Street
(In case of rain, the event will move inside Mount Joy Church of God)
May 1, 12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm
Contact person: Pastor Bob Verno,
Mount Pleasant BIC Church, (717) 653-1284
Community leaders will be leading the prayers for different aspects of the community. Special music will be shared. The public is invited to join as they are able.

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New Holland Community Prayer Breakfast
Yoder's Restaurant
14 S. Tower Road, New Holland
Breakfast on your own at 6:30 a.m.
Prayer begins at 7:00 a.m.
717-354-7871

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Paradise
Paradise Mennonite Church
South Singer Avenue
Paradise
717-687-7971
April 30, 2008
6:30 p.m.

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Peach Bottom
Living Stones Fellowship
2292 Robert Fulton Hwy
Peach Bottom, PA 17563
Contact: Bud Stillman (717) 983-0131
Rts 222 & 272 up on the hill in the old Fulton Elementary School.
May 1, 7am- 9am. Coffee and donuts served. Come and pray!!

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Quarryville
Solanco Pastor's Fellowship
Quarryville Borough Building at
300 St. Catharine Street
May 1, 2008
12:00 noon
Contact info: Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church
611 Robert Fulton Hwy., Quarryville
717-786-7559

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Willow Valley Community Prayer Breakfast
Willow Valley Family Restaurant
2416 Willow Street Pike
Lancaster
Breakfast: 7 - 8:00 a.m.
Followed by prayer led by Willow Street Ministerium
For tickets, call 464-5333 (Grace Community Church)

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Prayerfully Consider Organizing Your Own Community Prayer Gathering!
We invite you to consider working with others in your community to gather believers for a Community Prayer Gathering to pray specifically for your community, its leaders, its schools, its congregations and more. A Community Prayer Gathering can be a great expression of the heart of Jesus in John 17:21 as believers gather together to pray!

The Lancaster County National Day of Prayer Task Force will make it easy for you and support your effort by:

• Advertising your location and its start time (can be either Wednesday or Thursday)
• Providing you with ideas on how to structure your event
• Giving you a prayer outline similar to the one used for the evening Celebration of Prayer at Long’s Park
• Helping you with suggestions on how to lead people through each prayer section
• Offering ideas on how you can incorporate worship if you are able

For more information or to register your event, email Doug Myer dmyer@wdac.com. Include your name, the name of your church or business where the event will be held, the location’s address, your phone number, your email address, and your ideas for the gathering. Doug Myer will be contacting you upon the receipt of your sign up.