COVINGTON, Ga. - The community is invited Sunday, Sept. 22 to join with local religious leaders for the annual Community On Our Knees event at 6 p.m. on the Covington square. 

This powerful event allows the community to unite as one and join hands with friends, neighbors for prayer and music. Prayers will be lifted for the community, county and the world. 

"We will pray for our community, county, and our world," according to a news release. "We will pray for our families, schools and churches. We will pray for our first responders, our community and county leaders, our judges and all that serve.

"We will give thanks for all our joys and blessings but lift up our burdens and cares."

The event will also include a prayer focusing on an answered prayer. 

"Over the last year, this community and beyond has prayed for the survival and the healing of Officer Matt Cooper," according to the release. "Last year at Community On Our Knees, it was just six days after he was shot in the line of duty.  We were down on our knees praying for him and his family.  Officer Matt Cooper will join us Sunday evening as we give thanks to God for hearing our prayers.  And we will pray for  Officer Cooper as he continues to heal."