Thursday is the National Day of Prayer, and a gathering in Pana looks to bring local observers of a variety of faiths together.  It’s set for that day at 7:30 a.m. at The Well on 118 South Locust Street.  The event is expected to be short, to allow attendees to go to work thereafter.  Pana’s prayer event is the culmination of the collaboration of multiple local places of worship as well as other businesses and organizations.

Rev. Jessica Baldyga, the pastor at the First United Methodist Church in Pana, will be among the speakers.  She says other local religious leaders in town will also speak. 

Rev. Baldyga adds that the speakers and attendees come from different sectors of different religions, yet are united in the beliefs shared at the National Day of Prayer. 

The local businesses involved with the Pana service work to promote the event and handle other logistics before it takes place. 

Each speaker will offer prayers on a specific area of society.  Rev. Baldyga will focus on the media. 

More information on the National Day of Prayer is available at www.nationaldayofprayer.org.

Rev. Jessica Baldyga appeared as a guest on the WTIM Pana Morning Show.