{"id":348331,"date":"2025-09-11T12:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=348331"},"modified":"2025-09-11T12:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:17:47","slug":"national-days-of-prayer-slated-for-september-19-21-ahead-of-independence-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/national-days-of-prayer-slated-for-september-19-21-ahead-of-independence-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"National Days of Prayer slated for September 19-21 ahead of Independence opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_348332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348332\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-348332\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gretta-Roberts-File-photo-642x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"292\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hon.Gretta Roberts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dominica will observe its &#8216;National Days of Prayer&#8217; on the 19- 21 of September this year.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made by Culture Minister Gretta Roberts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year I want to remind all church leaders that on the 19th, 20th and 21st of September will be the National Days of Prayer,\u201d she said. \u201cSo whichever church you go to, we are asking people to dress in their national wear in the observance of National Days of Prayers for Independence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roberts continued, \u201cThis year we also have our parade as we did last year, which most people enjoyed. What I am asking this year is for people to come to the parade, dress in something creole; let us not let it look like a Carnival activity. Let us remember it is independence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, she revealed that the official opening of this year\u2019s Independence celebrations is scheduled for Friday, September 26. The ceremony will take place at the State House Conference Centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd on the afternoon of the 27th [September], we have the parade on the streets of Roseau where we showcase everything independence,\u201d Roberts stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominica will observe its &#8216;National Days of Prayer&#8217; on the 19- 21 of September this year. 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