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A screengrab of State cabinet leaders join hundreds of faithful in prayer for Sarawak via a live broadcast by St Thomas Cathedral Facebook page.Hundreds of faithful, including Sarawak cabinet ministers, came together shoulder-to-shoulder inside the Christian Ecumenical Worship Centre earlier tonight at Jalan Stampin here for a special prayer service in conjunction with Sarawak Day, to pray for a better Sarawak.
“For the past 59 years, Sarawak has been blessed with tremendous growth and development. We rejoice in what You have done for us in our State, and for this we are grateful to You and also to each and every member of our society that has contributed in one way or another in bringing our beloved Sarawak thus far.”
This special Sarawak Day Ecumenical Prayer Service 2022 is the first combined service organised by the Association of Churches in Sarawak after a hiatus of over two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The ceremony started with a colourful march in put together by members in beautiful traditional costumes from St Nicholas Bandar Baru Samariang and St Paul Siol Kandis Petra Jaya, while the flag bearers were from Tabuan Jaya Anglican Church, St Simon Malihah and St Thomas Cathedral.