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Residents of Divonne, France approached the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network to help them stop a proposed plant for bottled water in Divonne, which is situated on the border with French-speaking Switzerland, between the foot of the Jura mountains and Lake Geneva.

When he was asked last year to take over as vicar in the parish of Ilulissat, on Greenland’s west coast, Loqqi Fleischer was a bit anxious about how the transition from his smaller hometown Uummannaq, further north along the coastline, would work out. Nevertheless, he took on the challenge and was warmly welcomed right away in the new environment.

Nachdem sich 52 Delegierte aus 22 Ländern unterschiedlicher Konfessionen und Glaubenstraditionen vom 16. – 19. Juni in Wuppertal, Deutschland versammelt hatten, veröffentlichten sie die Erklärung „Kairos für die Schöpfung – Hoffnung für die Erde bezeugen.“

After 52 participants from 22 countries from different confessional and faith traditions gathered 16-19 June in Wuppertal, Germany, they have released "Kairos for Creation – Confessing Hope for the Earth”.

Después de que 52 participantes de 22 países y diferentes confesiones y tradiciones religiosas se reunieran del 16 al 19 de junio en Wuppertal (Alemania), se ha lanzado “Kairós para la Creación: confesando esperanza para la Tierra”.

Les 52 personnes venues de 22 pays et issues de différentes traditions religieuses et confessionnelles réunies à Wuppertal, en Allemagne, du 16 au 19 juin, ont publié à la fin du rassemblement «Kairos pour la création – une confession de l’espérance pour la Terre».

It is midnight and the sun just about hides for a little while beneath the horizon. The calm sea is scattered with icebergs in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Some are like five-story buildings, with vertical sharp-edged walls rising high above the surface. Others are more like snow-capped hilltops, slowly ploughing through the blank water.

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, speaking at the Halki Summit III in Istanbul, reflected that all of us are called to serve as priests of God’s creation.

In Greenland, travel by either air or boat is the conventional – and only – way of getting from place to place. The distances between populated areas scattered along the rugged coastline of the world’s largest island are long and there are no roads connecting cities and settlements. Neither railways nor inland waterways exist and some rural areas can only be reached by helicopter. In winter, dog-sled is an alternative, particularly in the north and east.

An der Feier des Gedenkgottesdienstes in der Kapelle des Ökumenischen Zentrums ehrte der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) am 24. Mai das Leben, Zeugnis und den Dienst von Pastorin Robina Winbush und Pastor Norman Tendis.

During a service of remembrance and celebration in the Ecumenical Centre Chapel on 24 May, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee commemorated the lives, witness and ministry of Rev. Robina Winbush and Rev. Norman Tendis.

Durante la ceremonia conmemorativa que tuvo lugar en la capilla del Centro Ecuménico, el 24 de mayo, el Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo (CMI) celebró la vida, el testimonio y el ministerio de la Rev. Robina Winbush y el Rev. Norman Tendis.

Pendant un service commémoratif célébré dans la chapelle du Centre œcuménique le 24 mai, le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a fait mémoire de la vie, du témoignage et du ministère de la pasteure Robina Winbush et du pasteur Norman Tendis.

Die Vorsitzende des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Dr. Agnes Abuom, hielt die Eröffnungsrede auf der Tagung des ÖRK-Exekutivausschusses, die vom 22. – 28. Mai im Ökumenischen Institut Bossey stattfindet.
„Wir sind mit zahlreichen Erwartungen und dem Wunsch hierher gekommen, Erfahrungen aus unseren Kirchen, Gemeinschaften und Ländern auszutauschen“, sagte Abuom. „Es ist meine Hoffnung, dass dies auf formalen und informalen Wegen hier während unserer gemeinsam verbrachten Zeit in Bossey geschieht.“

Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee, offered opening remarks at the WCC Executive Committee meeting convening at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute from 22-28 May.

La Dra. Agnes Abuom, moderadora del Comité Central del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), pronunció unas palabras de apertura en la reunión del Comité Ejecutivo del CMI que se celebra en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey del 22 al 28 de mayo.
“Venimos con muchas expectativas y el deseo de compartir las experiencias en nuestras iglesias, comunidades y países”, dijo Abuom. “Espero que durante el tiempo que pasemos juntos aquí, en Bossey, podamos cumplirlas, tanto formal como informalmente”.

Mme Agnes Abuom, présidente du Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a fait quelques remarques introductives lors de l’ouverture de la réunion du Comité exécutif du COE qui se tient du 22 au 28 mai à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey.
«Nous arrivons avec beaucoup d’attentes et le désir de faire part des expériences de nos Églises, nos communautés et nos pays», a déclaré A. Abuom. «J’ai espoir que celles-ci se réalisent formellement et informellement durant ce temps passé ensemble ici à Bossey.»

Over 30 seasoned theological educators, emerging theologians and researchers, church ministers and practitioners engaged in grassroots adult education gathered at the Ecumenical Institute Bossey, near Geneva, Switzerland, 12-15 May, to reflect on eco-theology and theological education.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has helped lead the formation of the first-ever working group on water and climate action in the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD).

A photo series by Sean Hawkey on the recent “Extinction Rebellion” in London is being featured by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in order to lift up Christian participation and example in climate change protests.