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 Flag of Chile
The Chilean flag was adopted on October 18,1817, making it one of the oldest flags in the world.
Chile
gained independence from Spain on February 12, 1818. The red stripe
represents the blood of patriots who fought for Chile's independence.
The white stripe symbolizes the snow of the Andes Mountains; while the
blue stripe represents the sky. The single star stresses that Chile is
a Unitarian republic, as opposed to a federal republic.
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| | | World Day of Prayer - 4 March 2011 |
St.Mungo's
hosted the World Day of Prayer in 2011, for the Churches in Penicuik.
Women from all the Churches in Penicuik shared the presentation of the
service which was led by Agnes Ovenstone and Sheila Haig.
World
Day of Prayer is an international, ecumenical, prayer movement
initiated and carried out by Christian women in more than 180 countries
and over 1000 languages. Every year Christians of many traditions and
all ages, celebrate a common day of prayer on the first Friday in
March.
World Day of Prayer services are held all around the
world, beginning in Tonga and New Zealand in the east and continuing
throughout the day to Samoa and Alaska in the west. We bring the needs
of the world, and of the writing country in particular, before Almighty
God knowing that He will hear and answer us, as we pray in the name of
Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.
God invites us to have a
prayer relationship with Himself, but He also expects us to have
concerned relationships with our neighbours, throughout the world.
Prayer must be accompanied by action, as God moves our hearts and
directs our thoughts.
This year the order of service was written by the women of Chile.
In
the rural Chilean village of Copiulemu near Concepción, young
women are taught embroidery as a way to remember their ancestors and
carry on the traditions of the past. An embroiderer from Copiulemu
enthusiastically created a colourful tapestry to depict the theme of
World Day of Prayer 2011, How Many Loaves Have You? In the tapestry, we
see images from Mark's Gospel presented in the context of rural Chilean
life in a way that honours Christ's presence in our daily lives
everywhere.
On the front page of the order of service there was a picture of a tapestry.
 In
the upper left hand corner, there is a garden that suggests Gethsemane
and also the deep wish that Jesus and the disciples had to go away to
rest. The Gethsemane image also reminds us of the shadow that is there
in Mark's gospel. We are like the disciples who do not understand what
Jesus is doing. We do not fully understand the mystery of Jesus' life,
death and resurrection.
In the upper right corner, Jesus is
teaching a multitude. The man with the shepherd's staff could be a
reference to Jesus who had compassion for them - they were sheep
without a shepherd.
In the centre there is the community and the
bread and the fish. There are also the baskets at their feet - possibly
foretelling the many fragments that will be gathered at the end.
On the front left we see the Chilean farmlands and the fields of wheat.
Finally
on the front right there is a corral of horses as it is customary in
Chile for horses to be part of the threshing process.
The service had a good turnout of men and women, joining in this global event of singing and prayer.
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