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Acworth to Mark National Day of Prayer

Observance to be held on Thursday.

Acworth will mark the National Day of Prayer this Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at in front of Acworth City Hall.Β 

Citizens, community leaders and pastors will gather to pray for the nation in an event filled with prayer and music.

See the accompany video for scenes from a previous year's National Day of Prayer in Acworth.

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National Day of Prayer is an annual service held on the first Thursday of May. The occasion invites all faiths to participate, and was created in 1952 by a U.S. Congress joint resolution signed into law by President Harry S. Truman.

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