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In God's Hands: the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle

Visitors to the World Council of Churches website will now find a brand-new feature on the homepage: the possibility of accessing the intercessory prayers prepared for each week of the year in what is called the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle .

CCA golden jubilee

"It was the first time the WCC would play a significant role in the formation of a regional ecumenical organization," says WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, in a 5 March letter congratulating the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) on the 50th anniversary of its founding.

Message of the Presidents of the WCC at Pentecost 2006

On the day of Pentecost described in the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, the Holy Spirit transformed a diverse gathering of people - many of them drawn from distant lands (Acts 2:5-11). In February of this year, thousands of Christians from every region of the world had a similar experience - a Pentecost experience - while participating in the Assembly of the World Council of Churches held in southern Brazil.