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Diakonia: “a tool to reach abundance of life”

“Christ’s call for abundant life (John 10:10) means that the church must work to address the enormity of challenges, including access to water resources, care for creation, and adequate health care,” said Rev. Matthew Ross during a World Council of Churches (WCC) seminar on young people’s involvement in “Ecumenical Diakonia and Sustainable Development,” held in Matanzas, Cuba, July 15-20.

Seven weeks of Lent highlight water justice in Latin America

The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network (WCC-EWN) invites you to use the season of Lent to reflect on water. Since 2008, EWN has been providing weekly theological reflections and other resources on water for the seven weeks of Lent and for World Water Day on 22 March. This year, the focus is on Latin America.

Sept semaines de Carême pour insister sur la justice à propos de l’eau en Amérique latine

Le Réseau œcuménique de l’eau (ROE) du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) vous invite à profiter du temps du Carême pour réfléchir à la question de l’eau. Depuis 2008, le ROE propose des réflexions théologiques hebdomadaires et de la documentation sur le thème de l’eau durant les sept semaines du Carême ainsi que pour la Journée mondiale de l’eau, le 22 mars. Cette année, l’attention portera particulièrement sur l’Amérique latine.

Winners of WCC photo contest announced

Between 7-27 March, more than 100 images with the hash tag #7Weeks4Water were posted by Instagram users who joined the World Council of Churches (WCC) contest. Most of them told stories about water justice, illustrating the Lenten campaign “Seven Weeks for Water,” promoted by the WCC Ecumenical Water Network annually since 2008.