From 22 to 29 January: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Tuesday, January 17 2006

(CCCB – Ottawa)…The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins 22 January and will be celebrated in Canadian parishes until the 29. The international dates for the event are from 18 to 25 January.

Numerous documents with the theme “Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them” have been prepared to help Christians of diverse denominations mark this event.

Following is a list of hyperlinks that may be useful:

• Documents jointly prepared and published by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches : http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/weeks-prayer-doc/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_20050603_week-prayer-2006_en.html
• World Council of Churches : http://www2.wcc-coe.org/pressreleasesen.nsf/index/pr-05-77.html

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For More information Contact:
Sylvain Salvas
Director, Communications Service
Tel: (613) 241-9461
Fax: (613) 241-9048
salvas@cccb.ca