Hundreds Expected to Pray for Peace

Joining thousands of people throughout the globe, hundreds of Ventura County residents are expected to be praying for peace on Earth at 4 a.m. Saturday.

As part of a worldwide effort that began in 1985, people gather at noon Greenwich time on the last day of the year and pray for world peace.

In Camarillo, residents will be served tea, coffee and juice during the 4 a.m. prayer at the Center for Positive Living, 221 Daily Drive, Suite 1.

In Ventura, residents are invited to join members of the Unity Church of Ventura County, which will hold a “World Healing Meditation” from 4 to 5 a.m. at 2421 Portola Road.

For those who don’t like to get up at dawn, Meditation Mount--a nonprofit meditation center in Ojai--will hold a prayer for peace at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. The center is at the end of Reeves Road.

Meditation Mount is also inviting residents to a potluck dinner at 8 p.m., which will be followed by performances by Brazilian musicians Claudio Vinicius and Fernando Corbal.

For more information call 483-4300 in Camarillo; 646-5508 in Ojai, and 987-3607 in Ventura.