Students, teachers, and staff from preschool to the 12th grade went outdoors and circled the ACS track the morning of May 4 for a special time of all-school prayer and worship to mark the 2023 National Day of Prayer.
Various students and staff led prayer, seeking God’s blessing, guidance and protection for our government and its leaders, for the church community, families, and business leaders, and for those serving in the media, the military, and education.
Elementary Principal and Early Education Director Gail Alford opened the gathering with prayer, followed by staff member Kelly Flynn, who led a time of worship.
Six students, selected by their Principals, then offered various prayers — 5th graders Raquel Crespo and Kayden O’Brien; 8th graders Kendall Bouchard and Josiah Christmon; and 12th graders Robbie Barberio and Moges Johnson.
Upper School Principal Meg McHale shared the theme verse of this year’s National Day of Prayer, taken from James 5:16b — “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” — and then offered the closing prayer.
