Putting out the welcome mat — to your country and your church — will be the message Friday when Church Women United of Sedalia hosts its annual World Day of Prayer event.
World Day of Prayer typically takes place on the first Friday of March, but last week’s heavy snow and power outages forced the local group to move its recognition back a week.
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