Festival of prayer

2008: Pray without ceasing
(I Thess. 5:12-18)

To order copies of the Canadian service kit for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity:
• phone (877) 702-7773 ext. 239
• fax: (877) 702-7775
• email:
• or use the order form

• Read "A brief history of the Week of Prayer". This text can be freely duplicated in church bulletins or newsletters.

• Read "A Model for Visits to Neighbour Churches during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity", an article by Angelika Piché in Ecumenism (no. 151, Sept. 2003).

• For further information about the WPCU, see our WPCU pages or the Canadian Council of Churches.

2008 : Priez sans cesse
(1 Th 5. 12-18)

Ressources
• Canada
• International

• Pour commander votre trousse pour la Semaine de Prière pour l'Unité Chrétienne :
   • téléphone : (800) NOVALIS
ou (514) 278-3025
   • télécopieur : (514) 278-3030
   • courriel :
   • ou forme d'ordre

• Voir : « Un modèle pour la semaine de prière pour l'unité chrétienne », une article par Angelika Piché pour la revue Oecuménisme (numero 151, sept 2003).

• Pour de plus amples informations sur la SPUC, voir notre pages ou le Conseil canadien des Églises.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Winnipeg
January 20-27, 2008

Pray without ceasing (I Thess. 5:12-18)

La Semaine de Prière pour l'Unité Chrétienne à Winnipeg
le 20 à 27 janvier, 2008

Priez sans cesse (1 Th 5. 12-18)

Join us as we pray together for unity
and experience different traditions of Christian spirituality!

All services are at 7:30 p.m. (except where indicated)
Refreshments to follow

An ecumenical choir is being formed to lead music at the forthcoming celebration on January 20th to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the opening of the 2008 Festival of Prayer. No audition is required. Anyone who can carry a tune and wishes to sing in the choir is welcome! Rehearsals will be held at St. Mary’s Cathedral (353 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg) from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2008 and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2008. A final rehearsal will be held at 6:00 p.m. immediately before the Ecumenical Worship Service on Sunday, January 20, 2008. For further information, you may call Michele Barr at 453-5016 or contact her via email: .

Download suggested bulletin notices for the Sundays in January.

Sunday, January 20

CITY-WIDE ECUMENICAL WORSHIP SERVICE (with Church Leaders)
St. Mary’s Cathedral (Roman Catholic)
353 St. Mary Avenue (Central), Telephone 947-0294

Monday, January 21

Heritage Park Temple (Salvation Army)
825 School Road (St. James-Assiniboia), Telephone 889-9203

Tuesday, January 22, 7:00 p.m.

St. Peter’s Anglican Church
755 Elm Street (River Heights), Telephone 488-8093

Wednesday, January 23 (Vêpres/Vespers: Evening Prayer in French)

Basilique-Cathédrale Saint-Boniface (Catholique)
190, avenue de la Cathédrale (Saint-Boniface), Téléphone 233-7304

Thursday, January 24

Bethel Mennonite Church
465 Stafford Street (Crescentwood/Fort Rouge), Telephone 453-2199

Friday, January 25

Sherwood Park Church of God (Wesleyan)
554 Marsden Street (East Elmwood), Telephone 667-2168

Saturday, January 26, 5:30 p.m.

Great Vespers: Orthodox Evening Worship
St. Ivan Suchavsky Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral
939 Main Street (North Central), Telephone 942-3655

Sunday, January 27

CLOSING OF THE WEEK OF PRAYER
Grace Lutheran Church
211 Kimberly Avenue (East Kildonan), Telephone 661-2562

For more information you may contact:

Rev. Robert Polz, Ecumenical Liaison, Archdiocese of Winnipeg, telephone: 774-9467, .

Pour plus d'information, svp contactez :

Rev. Robert Polz, Ecumenical Liaison, Archdiocese of Winnipeg, telephone: 774-3915, .