Costa Mesa observes National Day of Prayer

Ian Stevenson, Trellis executive director, addresses a group during National Day of Prayer at Costa Mesa City Hall on Thursday.

By Bradley Zint

May 5, 2016 6:56 PM PT

Costa Mesa City Hall hosted a ceremony on its front lawn Thursday for the National Day of Prayer.

The event included religious services and live music.

The annual observance is held on the first Thursday of May for people of all faiths to pray for the nation.

From left, Eloise Ott, Keith McKenzie, Dana Wheaton and Rick Dayton perform during National Day of Prayer at Costa Mesa City Hall on Thursday.

Bradley Zint

Bradley Zint left Times Community News in 2018. He was a general assignment reporter for the Daily Pilot, where he worked since 2010. At the Pilot, he also was a copy editor, classical music columnist and reporter covering Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. He previously worked in Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Alaska and Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach, where he served as editor-in-chief of its campus newspaper, the Daily 49er.