Peter has sent a list of national days and is asking that the country concerned be included in the intercessory prayer. His instructions are as follows:
If the national day is on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday, include it on the following Sunday. If it falls on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday then include it on the Sunday before.
e.g. 17 March 2011 was on a Thursday, so we would have prayed for Ireland on Sunday 20 March.
1 August was on a Monday in 2011, so we would have prayed for Switzerland on Sunday 31 July.
January 26 | Australia | Australia Day |
February 6 | New Zealand | Waitangi Day |
March 1 | Wales | St David's Day |
March 17 | Ireland | St Patrick's Day |
March 25 | Greece | Independence Day |
April 23 | England | St George's Day |
April 27 | South Africa | Independence Day |
June 6 | Sweden | National Day |
July 1 | Canada | Canada Day |
July 1 | Hong Kong | Return Day |
July 4 | USA | Independence Day |
July 14 | France | Fête Nationale |
August 1 | Switzerland | National Day |
August 15 | India | Independence Day |
October 1 | China | National Day |
October 3 | Germany | Tag der deutschen Einheit |
November 30 | Scotland | St Andrew's Day |