People gather on Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles for Thursdays Natiional Day of Prayer — a nationwide event where people are asked “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

People gather on Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles for Thursdays Natiional Day of Prayer — a nationwide event where people are asked “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Day of prayer observed at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles

People gather on Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles for the National Day of Prayer — a nationwide event where people are asked “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.” The observance is held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the U.S. Congress. About 50 people took part in the observance.