THE FRANCIS EFFECT THEN AND NOW: A CLOSE WALK WITH POPE FRANCIS AND HIS INSPIRATION, FRANCIS OF ASSISI October 19th – 23rd, 2015 Come to Rome and Assisi and share in two of the most remarkably transformative events of Christian history. The way in which St Francis of Assisi with St Clare of Assisi …
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  The seminar will address challenges Christian churches and individual Christians are facing today with the aim to renew the commitment to mission within the context of the quest for Christian unity as part of the pilgrimage of justice and peace. Mission in Changing Ecclesial and Global Landscapes, Bangkok, 28 September – 2 October 2015 …
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  Ecumenical Formation for Specialized Ministries, Bossey, 21-25 September 2015 This seminar for colleagues of specialized ministries offers an introduction to the ecumenical movement, especially the World Council of Churches. The curriculum gives especially to new staff in specialized ministries the opportunity to get to know the ecumenical movement and its organizational expressions and provides …
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  Bali, Indonesia, 15-19 September 2015 An important trend of today’s world is that young people are much more articulate about their values and beliefs than they had been in the past. Young people are increasingly aware of the contradictions and contentiousness of religious issues, not only from their own traditions but also regarding the …
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  RECEPTIVE ECUMENISM June 15th – 20th 2015 Another chance to attend this highly successful course. It was fully booked in 2014 and received excellent feedback. It offers an introduction to the practice of a novel and transformative approach to ecumenism as commended by the Third Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC-III). ‘Receptive Ecumenism’ has …
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  By Harvey Shepherd   The Montreal-based Canadian Centre for Ecumenism is organizing a conference October 24 to 25 in the Anglicans’ Fulford Hall to mark the 50th anniversary of its creation and other historic moments in the early 1960s in the inter-church, and to some extent, interfaith movement called ecumenism. Adriana Bara, now beginning her …
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  His Holiness Tawadros II to give Mathers Lecture   26 September, 1:30pm, Grant Hall His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate will give the Donald Mathers Memorial Lecture in Grant Hall on Friday, 26 September, 2014, beginning at 1:30pm. The title of …
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  NAAE 2014: The Church – Towards a Common Vision Keynote speaker: Rev Canon John Gibaut, director of the World Council of Churches’ Commission on Faith & Order. September 26-28, 2014 A joint conference of the North American Academy of Ecumenists and Southern California Ecumenical Council. Hosted by the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church …
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  By Nicholas Jesson   I am very pleased to tell you about an exciting new development. The Prairie Centre for Ecumenism has announced the new Program in Ecumenical Studies and Formation to start this summer, June 24 to 27. The program will be offered in Saskatoon each summer, with basic and advanced modules. The venue, …
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  Risen With Christ This course enables participants to study aspects of the liturgical traditions of some of the Eastern Churches in Jerusalem, as well as to attend some of the Easter liturgies over Eastern Holy Week and Easter.  For a sample of the itinerary, please click here   April 08 – April 14, 2015 …
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