Annual event begins Jan. 19 at Graymoor

The Friars and Sisters of Atonement invite those of all Christian faiths to join them in eight days of prayer services beginning Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. at St. Francis Convent at Graymoor with the Rev. Agnes Campbell Saffoury of the United Methodist Church of Highland Falls. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity aims to bring people together at a time when the world is divided.

The remaining schedule is:

  • Thursday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m., at St. Christopher’s Inn with Rev. James Loughran
  • Friday, Jan. 20, 11 a.m., at the St. Pius X Library at Graymoor with Rev. John Kiesling
  • Saturday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m., at the St. Pius X Library with Brother William Martyn
  • Sunday, Jan. 22, 3 p.m., at Peekskill Presbyterian Church with Episcopal Bishop Andrew M. Dietsche, from the Diocese of New York
  • Monday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m., at St. Pius X Library with the Rev. Gary Colter of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church in Peekskill
  • Tuesday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m., at St. Pius X Library with the Rev. Anthony Stephens, former pastor of Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church in Croton
  • Wednesday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m., at St. Pius X Library with Father Alexis Vinogradov, priest at St. Gregory Orthodox Church in Wappingers Falls

For more information, visit graymoor.org.

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