Aurora area residents are encouraged to participate in various prayer efforts in observation of the May 5th National Day of Prayer. This year, a couple of unique opportunities are being offered — a prayer walk, 9:30 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. and neighborhood walks, 7 a.m. or 7 p.m., or when convenient.
These opportunities are all part of a city-wide appeal by Aurora church leaders to promote prayer and to show “the Body of Christ demonstrating unity in Christ and praying together.”
The prayer walk, some 12 miles in length, will start 9:30 a.m., at the southwest corner of Orchard Road and West Galena Boulevard. At 12:10 p.m., the walk will be at the Water Street mall/city hall. The walk concludes at 6 p.m. at the corner of McCoy Drive and Route 59.
Individuals are encouraged to do a Neighborhood Walk at 7 a.m. or 7 p.m., or when convenient, by walking around their block and praying for their neighbors.
Prayer Walk Route
• 9:30 a.m. Start at SW corner of Orchard Road & West Galena Boulevard
• 9:40 a.m. Symphony of Orchard Valley Seniors, Elderly, 2330 W. Galena Boulevard.
• 10:15 a.m. West Aurora High School, District 129 High School Students, W. Galena Boulevard & N. Commonwealth Avenue.
• 11 a.m. Pregnancy Information Center Sanctity of Life, 411 W. Galena Boulevard.
• 11:30 a.m. Paramount Arts Centre Arts, Entertainment, 23 E. Galena Boulevard.
• 11:45 a.m. Fox Valley Untied Way Service Agencies, 44 E. Galena Boulevard.
• 12:10 p.m. Water Street Mall City, City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place.
• 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
• 1:30 p.m. Northeast corner of Homeless, Poverty, S. Lincoln Ave. & E. Galena Boulevard.
• 2 p.m. NE corner of Unity among Local Churches S. Root St. & E. Galena Boulevard.
• 2:45 p.m. Main Baptist Church, 808 E. Galena Boulevard.
• 3:10 p.m. Beaupre Elementary School, District 131 Grade School Students, Ohio Street. & E. Galena Boulvard.
• 4:15 p.m. Steck Elementary School – District 204, Inverness Drive and McCoy Drive.
• 5:15 p.m. Fire Station Safety for Firemen, Policemen, & Military, 3770 McCoy Drive, McCoy Drive, and Gregory Street.
• 6 p.m. McCoy Drive and Route 59.
For more information about the May 5th National Day of Prayer in Aurora or a flyer about the day visit Facebook: Aurora Christian Ministry Network or Love Fox Valley. Also call (630) 816-9314 or (630) 859-0600.
The National Day of Prayer is a vital part of our heritage. Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation, the call to prayer has continued through our history, including President Lincoln’s proclamation of a day of “humiliation, fasting, and prayer” in 1863. In 1952, a joint resolution by Congress, signed by President Truman, declared an annual, national day of prayer. In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Reagan, permanently setting the day as the first Thursday of every May. Each year, the president signs a proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.
The Aurora Christian Ministry Network (ACMN), Love Fox Valley, Mission Aurora and Aurora area churches are sponsoring this community appeal for prayer.
The ACMN mission statement reads, “The Aurora Christian Ministry Network is a network of like-minded churches, organizations, clergy, and individuals dedicated to meeting Aurora’s urban challenges by giving the light of the Good News of Jesus Christ through responding, mobilizing, and supporting.”
—John Ross