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When COVID-19 brought its dark cloud of sickness, fear, and anxiety to his corner of the UK, Rev. Harvey Richardson decided to embrace his friends with the light of prayer.

Le Comité central du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) s’est ouvert le 21 juin par une prière commune célébrant le 75e anniversaire de la fondation du COE en 1948 et commémorant toutes les personnes actives au sein du mouvement œcuménique qui se sont éteintes au cours de l’année écoulée.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee opened on 21 June with common prayer that recalled the 75th anniversary of the founding of the WCC in 1948 and remembered those active in the ecumenical movement who have died over the past year.

As churches in the southern hemisphere closed the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 28 May, they brought final reflections to this year’s theme of “Do good; seek justice (Isaiah 1:17).”

“The audacity to love as Christ loves,” said the Rt. Rev. Joy Evelyn Abdul-Mohan, is “an imperative, not an option” for churches in today’s world. “When we have our agenda inclusive of all, for the benefit of all, then the cooperation and the commitment of all will be assured, and Christ’s audacious love will become more real to us.”

Lorsque deux ou trois Chrétiennes et Chrétiens se retrouvent, c’est généralement au culte ou autour d’un repas fraternel. Mais lorsque plusieurs milliers de Chrétiennes et Chrétiens se rassemblent en un même endroit, il ne peut être question que d’une étude biblique.

Where two or three Christians are gathered, you will most likely find them in worship or enjoying fellowship over food. Gather a few thousand Christians in one place, and you will definitely find them engaged in a Bible study.

«Seigneur, qui sera reçu dans ta tente?» interroge une lecture du psaume 15 au début des prières matinales, ce samedi  3 septembre, pendant la 11^e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Karlsruhe, en Allemagne.

“Lord, who may abide in your tent?” asked a reading from Psalm 15 at the start of morning prayers on Saturday 3 September during the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11^th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany.