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Aug 13,2013

United Not Absorbed

By DarrenDahl

United, not Absorbed

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Jan 20,2014

Has Christ Been Divided?

By DarrenDahl

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been celebrated in one form or another for over one hundred years. It is traditionally observed around the world in mid-January to cover the days between the Feasts of St. Peter and St. Paul.

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Aug 12,2013

Small Town

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10,000 Healing Steps

The Micah Mission would like to extend an invitation to those interested in attending a banquet and presentations on Wednesday evening February 5 from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m at Teachers Credit Union Place (TCUP).  The keynote speakers at the banquet are, Fr. Greg Boyle (Homeboy Industries) and Justice Murray Sinclair (Truth and Reconciliation Commission).  This is part of 10,000 healing steps Conference.   Ticket are $50.00 each.  

10,000 Healing Steps Conference 
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Saskatoon Unites in Prayer

Around the world and here in Saskatoon, heartfelt prayers for Christian unity were lifted up to God during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18 - 25. On January 18th people gathered for a pre-event at St Philip Neri Parish for a workshop to discern the spiritual gifts of different Christian churches.

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2014

Theme for 2014:
Has Christ been divided?
(1 Cor 1:1-17)

At least once a year, many Christians become aware of the great diversity of ways of adoring God. Hearts are touched, and people realize that their neighbours' ways are not so strange.

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The Church: Towards a Common Vision

The Prairie Centre for Ecumenism is planning a one-day conference, Saturday November 30, dedicated to the World Council of Churches' document, "The Church: Towards a Common Vision." Presentations will address the document's understanding of the Church from various denominational contexts as well as in terms of its implications for ecumenical dialogue and its emergence within the history of the World Council of Churches.

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Prayer Cycle

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea

17 November 2013 - 23 November 2013

INTERCESSIONS

Give thanks for:

  • The rainforest and its gift of oxygen, so the world can breathe.
  • Mission schools providing learning and hope.
  • Those who have the courage to fight corruption.

Pray for:

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WCC member churches calling for a day of fasting for the poor

Youth delegates to climate-change talks from churches of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have initiated a call to fast with the poor and vulnerable who are disproportionately affected by extreme weather events. The call was joined immediately by other faith-based organizations present at the COP 19 UN climate negotiations in Warsaw, Poland.

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GETI experience leads theological students to put ecumenism into practice

In a final message to the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) held in Busan, Republic of Korea, the 170 participants in the  Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI), held prior to and during the assembly, affirmed that they “believe in the future of the ecumenical movement.”

The letter, addressed to WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, said the group was intent on “putting into practice” what they had been studying during their two weeks in Korea and called on the WCC to continue the GETI education model for future ecumenical formation.

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Message of the WCC Assembly: “We intend to move together”

“Join the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace” is the title of the Message of the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC). The assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea, was convened on 30 October and drew to a close on 8 November 2013. An assembly, the highest governing body of the WCC, is held once every seven to eight years to endorse policies, review projects and point the future direction of the organization.

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Healing Gifts for Wounded Hands

Healing Gifts for Wounded Hands: The Promise and Potential of Receptive Ecumenism

November 5-7, 2013

PUBLIC WORKSHOP - Stories for the Journey: Ecumenical life and learning

Tuesday, November 5th from 7 to 9pm at the Cathedral of the Holy Family, 123 Nelson Road (off Attridge)

Co-sponsored by the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism

ECUMENICAL SUPPER with university students and chaplains

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10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches

10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches


The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches will take place in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 30 October to 8 November 2013.

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