National Day of Prayer Events to be Held in Starke and Pulaski Counties

Posted on May 2, 2018 
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI

Tomorrow is the National Day of Prayer and this year’s theme is unity as the nation joins together to pray for one another, as well as the country as a whole.

In order to bring community members together on this special day, events are being held with special speakers who are sure to inspire individuals with their unique perspectives.

A National Prayer Day event will be held in Pulaski County on Thursday afternoon. Community members are invited to attend this free event that will be held at the Isis Theater in Winamac at noon ET. Many community leaders will be speaking at this event, including WKVI Sportscaster Harold Welter.

In Starke County, Knox Mayor Dennis Estok will be sponsoring the annual Prayer Breakfast at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center at 7 a.m. CT.

The keynote speaker for the event will be Gold Medalist Mark Wells, who served as a team member on the USA men’s hockey team when they narrowly beat the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics. That win was the inspiration for the 1981 TV “docudrama” Miracle on Ice and the 2004 film Miracle.

Tickets for the breakfast are sold out. However, if you would like a chance to hear Wells talk about his inspirational experiences, he will be speaking at a convocation at Knox High School at 2 p.m. on Friday. The event at the high school is free to attend and open to the public and citizens are asked to arrive by 1:45 p.m. and enter through door 5.