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A candlelight Interfaith Service for Peace will be held New Year's Eve at St. Paul's Cathedral. Everyone is welcome to this evening of prayer, reflection and solidarity. The service begins at 7:15 p.m. with silent prayer and candlelighting, with a program to follow from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Satuday, Dec. 31 at St. Paul's, 720 Spadina Cres. East, Saskatoon.
MCC Election PrimerWe have just celebrated the birth of Jesus, the coming of hope to our world: hope for love and belonging; hope for compassion and sharing; hope for forgiveness and reconciliation; hope for justice and peace.
How does the celebration of Christmas hope shape our interactions during a federal election campaign? An election campaign provides many opportunities for broad discussion with family and friends, neighbours and political candidates about the kind of life that God calls us to speak, act and live into being.
MCC offers this Election Primer based on our work of relief, development and peacebuilding here in Canada and around the world. We invite you to consider along with us how our faith in Jesus Christ enters the public arena and engages public policy. [Mennonite Central Committee]
KAIROS election kit now available--give your candidates a holiday present![Kairos Canada] The upcoming federal election has been seen by many as an intrusion on the Christmas season -- something that doesn't -- and shouldn't -- be on our minds during this festive, family time. At KAIROS, we think there is another way to look at the relationship between Christmas and public affairs. Perhaps the Christmas season is the best time for an election campaign. Christmas, after all, is a time when we find a renewed sense of deep promise for a troubled world.
KAIROS has put together a resource to assist people in engaging meaningfully in the debate leading up to the election. With many Canadians of faith and goodwill we seek a Canada that defends human rights, promotes economic justice and cares for resources in a sustainable and equitable way. Our election resource explores a number of key issues that flow from this vision through analysis of the current reality and questions for candidates. We hope that it will assist you as you bring core issues into the debate--whether that be in call-in shows, all candidates meetings, door-to-door canvassing or in conversations at the corner grocery store. The resource is available at www.kairoscanada.org/e/action/election/index.asp.
Let's not reject politics at this time steeped in meaning. Instead, let's bring the season's spirit of hope and promise and make this a truly meaning-filled election as we deeply engage with the issues that resolved would lead to a better world for all.
For more information, contact Sara Stratton, Network and Campaign Coordinator, at 1-877-403-8933 x241 or
Le COE invite les églises à célébrer partout le dimanche de l'assemblée[Genève • 19.12.2005] Plus que deux mois avant que se tienne en 2006 la Neuvième Assemblée du Conseil oecuménique des Eglises! Les organisateurs lancent une invitation aux Eglises et aux chrétiens du monde entier pour qu'ils accompagnent et soutiennent cet événement. "Les Assemblées sont souvent des tournants dans la vie du Conseil oecuménique et celle-ci laissera sûrement sa marque dans l'histoire oecuménique", affirme le secrétaire général du COE, le pasteur Samuel Kobia, dans un appel qu'il adresse aux membres et aux organisations partenaires du COE. "J'invite les Eglises, les communautés et les chrétiens du monde entier à prier ensemble le dimanche 12 février et pendant les jours de l'Assemblée qui suivront, unis dans la foi avec la vision commune que l'Esprit de Dieu descendra sur nous et guidera nos travaux pendant ces jours-là. Je les invite à apporter, dans un esprit de solidarité, leur soutien à l'Assemblée, aux propositions et aux perspectives qui se dégageront de la réunion". Plus de 3000 responsables d'Eglise et dirigeants oecuméniques, représentant pratiquement toutes les traditions chrétiennes dans toutes les régions, sont attendus à la Neuvième Assemblée du COE, qui aura lieu à Porto Alegre (Brésil) du 14 au 23 février 2006 et devrait être la plus grande que le COE ait jamais tenue.
Une brochure d'information sur le dimanche de l'Assemblée, des idées de prière et de culte, de la documentation et matière à réflexion sur le thème de l'Assemblée, "Transforme le monde, Dieu, dans ta grâce", sont disponibles en cinq langues sur le site officiel de l'Assemblée du COE: www.wcc-assembly.info ou sur simple demande au COE.
Churches invited to celebrate WCC Assembly Sunday - 12 February[Geneva • December 19, 2005] With two months remaining until the World Council of Churches' 9th Assembly in 2006, the organizers have launched an invitation to churches and Christians everywhere to accompany and support the event. "Assemblies are often turning points in the life of the World Council and this Assembly will surely leave its mark on ecumenical history," says WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia in an appeal sent to WCC members and partner organizations. "I invite churches, communities and Christians in all places to pray together on Sunday 12 February and during the days of the Assembly which will follow, united in a common faith and common vision, that the Spirit of God will come upon us and guide our work during that time, and to offer solidarity and support for the event and the proposals and vision which will emerge from the gathering." The WCC 9th Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 14-23 February 2006 will gather over 3,000 church and ecumenical leaders representing virtually all Christian traditions and regions in what is expected to be the broadest WCC Assembly ever.
A WCC Assembly Sunday information brochure, ideas for prayer and worship, and materials and reflection on the Assembly theme, "God in your grace, transform the world," are available in five languages on the WCC's official Assembly website: www.wcc-assembly.info or on request from the WCC.
Every December 6, women and men throughout Canada gather to remember the massacre of fourteen women that took place in Montreal in 1989. The Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada offers an ecumenical service outline every year. This year's liturgy, On this Rock We Will Build: A Service of Remembrance and Hope, can be found at http://www.wicc.org/dec6/2005service-en.pdf
Un rapport de voyage par Dr. Stuart Brown, Centre canadien d'oecuménisme. Le but de ce voyage était d'assister à un colloque international sur les investissements responsables : « Une Réponse non violente à l'occupation israélienne? » Notre Centre s'est inscrit parmi les soixante agences qui ont parrainé le colloque, qui était organisé par les Amis canadiens du Sabeel.
A trip report by Stuart Brown, Canadian Centre for Ecumenism. The purpose of this trip was to attend an international meeting on responsible investment: "A Non-Violent Response to the Israeli Occupation?" Our Centre was one of the sixty sponsors of this conference, which was organized by the Canadian Friends of Sabeel.
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Church Unity & the Papal Office: An Ecumenical Dialogue on John Paul II
We have just celebrated the birth of Jesus, the coming of hope to our world: hope for love and belonging; hope for compassion and sharing; hope for forgiveness and reconciliation; hope for justice and peace.
