Quebec The Emmaüs Centre of Spirituality of the Eastern Churches concluded the celebrations of its 30th anniversary with the inauguration of its new offices, September 16, at 3774 Queen Mary Rd: Montreal, Quebec, H3V 1H6, tel.: (514) 276-2144. The solemn Mass at 10:30 a.m. was followed by the blessing of the offices and a buffet
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In recognition of their contribution to ecumenism on the local, national and international levels, the 2001 Ecumenical Leadership Award is presented to Ray and Fenella Temmerman.

Ray, along with his wife Fenella, are an interchurch couple who have been active in the Canadian Association of Interchurch Families since it was established in 1996. Ray pioneered interchurch families on the Internet, by establishing the interchurch families website [www.interchurchfamilies.org] which is the premiere website for interchurch families worldwide. His website hosts information on interchurch families and their associations around the world and in several languages. Ray continues to be the webmaster and email list administrator for interchurch families.

From August 1-6, 2001 Canada hosted an international conference for interchurch families in Edmonton, Alberta. This conference brought together families from eight countries on three continents to share their joys and pains of interchurch life. The success of this conference is largely due to Ray’s efforts. Ray was involved in the planning for the 2001 conference since it was conceived in July 1998 and was an anchor in the planning from the beginning. He set up an e-mail list expressly for the preparation of this conference and ensured that Canadian families from across the country had input into the format and content of the conference. He also organised regular Internet chat sessions leading up to the conference where people from around the world, including a couple from England, discussed electronically, issues relating to the conference. It was through these chat sessions that the site for the conference was decided, the theme for the conference was established, and the keynote speakers were selected, among other issues. Ray’s expertise with computers and the Internet has given people from across the country a chance to make a real contribution to the conference.
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Provinces de l’ouest La fin de semaine de la Pentecôte, le Conseil des Églises de Regina a organisé une foire religieuse et un service œcuménique pour célébrer l’année jubilaire. L’événement a eu lieu le 10 juin, veille de la Pentecôte, et a débuté par la marche annuelle pour Jésus. Des stands tenus par des représentants
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Les résultats d un sondage Angus Reid, en avril, indiquent que 84 % des Canadiens croient en Dieu et que deux tiers admettent que leur foi religieuse est très importante dans leur vie de tous les jours. Ces résultats sont les mêmes pour tous les niveaux de revenus et le pourcentage le plus élevé se
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Les Églises du Canada et des États-Unis sont invitées à participer à une seconde conférence nord-américaine sur Foi et Constitution ayant pour thème « L’Église : sa foi et son unité ». Cette conférence aura lieu en 2003, marquant ainsi le 40e anniversaire de la IVe Conférence mondiale ( Montréal, 1963 ) et le 10e
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Rev. Thomas Ryan, director of the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism in Montreal, has been appointed a Roman Catholic staff representative to a world meeting of Anglican bishops that begins today.

Two Vatican agencies have named the U.S.-born Paulist priest as a representative to the communications team of the Lambeth Conference. The conference is a gathering of the bishops of the 450 dioceses in Anglican churches around the world, including Bishop Reginald Hollis of Montreal.

Representatives have also been appointed by the world Lutheran church and by the World Council of Churches, a grouping mainly of Protestant and Orthodox Churches.

Ryan said in a conversation that it is the first time such staff representatives from other churches have been invited to help out at the Lambeth Conference, which meets every 10 years.

“It is an impressive initiative.”
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by Harvey Shepherd, The [Montreal] Gazette Sister Katherine MacDonald has been involved with interfaith relations throughout her religious life but brought a new sense of urgency when she arrived in Montreal to take up a new job this fall. “In our world today, if we who believe that God exists cannot relate to each other
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