18 – 24 June 2010
24. June 10
WCC general secretary to meet Russian Patriarch Kirill
The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit will pay an official visit to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on 27-29 June.
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23. June 10
A story of faith-based resilience in Haiti
When the earthquake hit Haiti on 12 January, pastor Mitchelle Mothersil was lying on her bed in a two-story house in Carrefour Feuilles in the suburb of Port-au-Prince. When she heard the noise, which seemed to be coming from beneath the house, she immediately knew that it was an earthquake.
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23. June 10
Youth at the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC)
Youth is getting ready to play a key role during next year’s International Ecumenical Peace Convocation, which will take place in Kingston, Jamaica 17-25 May 2011.
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22. June 10
New World Communion of Reformed Churches a source of inspiration,
WCC says: “The formation of the World Communion of Reformed Churches is a source of inspiration for all of us who see the call to unity, to mission and to promote justice as one, undivided call”, said World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in Grand Rapids, United States, on Saturday, 19 June.
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22. June 10
Losing paradise
Approaching the boat landing of the fishing village on Viwa Island off the coast of Suva, Fiji, it is hard to imagine a more idyllic setting than this South Pacific paradise filled with one stunning island view after another.
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18. June 10
WCC mission body to revamp ecumenical understanding of mission for the 21st century
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism has launched a process aimed at an overhaul of the ecumenical understanding of Christian mission.
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18. June 10
Open letter from WCC general secretary about Haiti
In an open letter to world government leaders and churches around the globe, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has called for Haiti not to be forgotten and for the earthquake reconstruction process to be accountable to the people of Haiti, not only to international donors. That accountability must include those who need the reconstruction most desperately. The churches should reflect unity and be involved in the reconstruction in the broader sense.
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This and next week we pray for
20 June – 26 June 2010
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
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27 June – 3 July 2010
Bolivia, Chile, Peru
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Upcoming events
Conference to explore contemporary North American responses to war.