{"id":11279,"date":"2018-01-15T08:03:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T13:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/?p=11279"},"modified":"2018-01-15T08:09:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T13:09:59","slug":"week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of Prayer for Christian Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11280\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WkPryr-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WkPryr-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WkPryr-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WkPryr-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WkPryr-240x150.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WkPryr-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/WkPryr.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>At least once a year, Christians are reminded of Jesus\u2019 prayer for his disciples that \u201cthey may be one so that the world may believe\u201d (see John 17.21). Hearts are touched and Christians come together to pray for their unity. Congregations and parishes all over the world exchange preachers or arrange special ecumenical celebrations and prayer services. The event that touches off this special experience is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally the week of prayer is celebrated between 18-25 January, between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul. In the southern hemisphere, where January is a vacation time, churches often find other days to celebrate it, for example around Pentecost, which is also a symbolic date for unity.<\/p>\n<p>The theme for the week of prayer in 2018, &#8220;Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power&#8221; is inspired by Exodus 15:6. The <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/en\/resources\/documents\/commissions\/faith-and-order\/xi-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity\/2018\"><strong>resources<\/strong><\/a> for the week have been prepared by members of different churches in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geneva, Switzerland:<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Assembly of Churches and Christian Communities of Geneva <i>(Rassemblement des \u00c9glises chr\u00e9tiennes de Gen\u00e8ve, RECG) <\/i>will organize a local celebration for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre, where the WCC has its offices, on Wednesday 24 January 2018 at 19:00. This will be an opportunity to begin the celebrations of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/wcc70\" target=\"_blank\">WCC 70<sup>th<\/sup>anniversary year<\/a><\/strong> in a prayerful atmosphere. The service will be followed by a reception in the lobby.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/en\/resources\/week-of-prayer\/week-of-prayer\" target=\"_blank\">MORE INFO. HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Theme for 2018<\/b>:<br \/>\n&#8220;Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power&#8221;<br \/>\nInspired by Exodus 15:6<\/h4>\n<h4>Event details<\/h4>\n<div class=\"eventDetail\">\n<h4>When<\/h4>\n<div><abbr id=\"parent-fieldname-startDate\" class=\" dtstart\" title=\"2018-01-18T01:00:00+01:00\"><span class=\"explain\">18 <\/span><\/abbr>&#8211; <abbr id=\"parent-fieldname-endDate\" class=\" dtend\" title=\"2018-01-25T21:55:00+01:00\"><span class=\"explain\">25 January 2018<\/span><\/abbr><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eventDetail\">\n<h3>Where<\/h3>\n<div class=\"location\"><span id=\"parent-fieldname-location-0eef541e3a7c4e4aa7ac2ceb2114a3c8\" class=\"\">Worldwide <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eventDetail\">\n<h5>Add event to calendar<\/h5>\n<div><a title=\"Download this event in vCal format\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/en\/press-centre\/events\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity\/vcs_view\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"vCal export\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/icon_export_vcal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> vCal<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Download this event in iCal format\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/en\/press-centre\/events\/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity\/ics_view\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"iCal export\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/icon_export_ical.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> iCal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><strong>SOURCE: WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least once a year, Christians are reminded of Jesus\u2019 prayer for his disciples that \u201cthey may be one so that the world may believe\u201d (see John 17.21). Hearts are touched and Christians come together to pray for their unity. 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