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Holy and Great Synod. Photo: Sean Hawkey/WCC

Holy and Great Synod. Photo: Sean Hawkey/WCC

Despite all divisions within the family of Christian churches, “hope in our common Crucified and Risen Lord Jesus Christ unites us in a common witness and common message of hope to the world.”

In these words, the moderator, vice-moderators and general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) conveyed greetings from the WCC Central Committee to leaders of Eastern Orthodox churches who currently are gathered in Crete for the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church. The Holy Council has been convened by Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

“As you are looking for meaningful and effective ways of witness and mission,” wrote the WCC leaders from the Central Committee meeting of 22-28 June in Trondheim, Norway, “our hearts and prayers are with you all.”

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Greetings to the Holy and Great Synod

WCC Central Committee meeting