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Brother Alois, prior of the Taizé Community, along with a group of 60 young people from the community, visited the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 6 March for a time of prayer and sharing.

Am 27. August trug ein Ökumenisches Treffen junger Erwachsenen dazu bei, in einem Geist des Betens, Tanzens und Singens die 11. Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen einzuleiten. Über 200 junge Menschen versammelten sich in der Kirche St. Stephan in Karlsruhe, Deutschland, um die bevorstehende Vollversammlung als inklusiv zu erklären.

An Ecumenical Youth Gathering held 27 August helped to usher in the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly with a spirit of praying, dancing, and singing, as more than 200 young people drew together at St Stephen’s Church in Karlsruhe, Germany, to assert an inclusive assembly ahead.

Vier vorbereitende Tagungen zur Vollversammlung des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen (ÖRK) stehen in den Startlöchern, um mehreren Hundert Menschen, die sich aufrichtig über ihre Überlegungen und Lebensherausforderungen austauschen möchten, einen sicheren Raum zu geben. Dazu gehören die vorbereitende Tagung der indigenen Völker, das Ökumenische Treffen junger Menschen, die Tagung des Ökumenischen Aktionsbündnis von und für Menschen mit Behinderungen und die Tagung zu gerechten Gemeinschaften für Frauen und Männer.

Four World Council of Churches (WCC) pre-assemblies are about to convene, drawing hundreds of people eager to, in a safe space, share their honest reflections and life challenges. The pre-assemblies include Indigenous Peoples, Ecumenical Youth Gathering, Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network, and Just Community of Women and Men.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca shared greetings with the 37th Session of the World Student Christian Federation General Assembly, which will be held in Berlin from 23 June to 1 July.

World Council of Churches (WCC) specialized ministries and roundtable partners are gathering on 3-4 May at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute for a “Working Together” meeting filled with a spirit of interconnected learning and preparation for the WCC 11th Assembly.

A team of young communicators began a comprehensive training programme on 1 March to help them prepare for their roles in telling the stories and carrying the messages from the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly.

Nach der erfolgreichen Durchführung des Pilotprojekts im Frühjahr 2021 ruft das Ökumenische Institut in Bossey auch in diesem Jahr wieder zu Bewerbungen für eine überarbeitete Fassung des zehnwöchigen Online-Kurses mit dem Titel „Together Towards Unity. Being Church in a Fragmented World“ (Gemeinsam auf dem Weg zur Einheit. Kirche sein in einer zersplitterten Welt) auf.

Following a successful pilot project in the spring of 2021, the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey is inviting applications for a renewed version of the 10-week online course entitled “Together Towards Unity. Being Church in a Fragmented World” in 2022.

Rev. Fr Dr Lawrence Iwuamadi is dean of the Ecumenical Institute, the graduate school which opened its academic year this week. Below, Iwuamadi reflects on the arrival of new students at the Ecumenical Institute during this remarkable time.

During a graduation webcast, students from the World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Institute Bossey described what it was like to live for ten months or more in an environment like no other. As they receive their post-graduate degrees in ecumenical studies, they look back fondly on their sense of community, professors—and even the food.

When asked on the day of her graduation how she would describe Bossey, former student Quantisha Mason replied, ’Bossey is like a love letter to God.’ Now, the Ecumenical Institute invites prospective students to apply for the study year of 2021-2022.

A new Bible study, “Facing the Red Sea: Facing the Red Sea: Overcoming Fear by Using Your Gifts,” by Joy Eva Bohol asks Christians to counter their apprehension with activity in service of others.

Am 12. August wird der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) den Ökumenischen Internationalen Tag der Jugend feiern, der in diesem Jahr unter dem Motto „Junge Menschen und psychische Gesundheit“ stehen wird. Derzeit wird eifrig ein Gottesdienst mit Redebeiträgen von Expertinnen und Experten, Musik, Gebet und Bibelarbeiten erarbeitet und in Vorbereitung auf den Internationalen Tag der Jugend ist ein Toolkit veröffentlicht worden, das die ÖRK-Mitgliedskirchen dabei unterstützen soll, sichere Räume für die Jugend zu schaffen, um ihre psychische Gesundheit zu fördern.

On 12 August, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will celebrate Ecumenical International Youth Day with the theme “Young People and Mental Health.” A worship celebration with expert speakers, music, prayer and Bible studies is being planned, and a “toolkit” is being released before the event to help WCC member churches provide a safe space for youth to strengthen their mental health.