On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 3PM EST, The Canadian Council of Churches was honoured to host “Together in One Place” (Acts 2:1), an online ecumenical prayer service for Western Pentecost and Eastern Orthodox Ascension. Over 750 people registered for the event, which was held via Zoom, making it the biggest ecumenical event the Council […]
For info and registration: ecumenical-pentecost.eventbrite.ca Amid the unique challenges and opportunities of this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, the CCC is hosting an online ecumenical Pentecost prayer service that will allow us to “come together in one place” (Acts 2:1) in ecumenical friendship and prayer. The season of Pentecost has always held a special significance for the
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By: Michael R. Wagenman On Friday, March 13, 2020, my wife and I started to experience the initial symptoms of what would eventually be diagnosed by our doctor (over the phone) as COVID-19. The irony of the date on which our symptoms began hasn’t been lost on me. Though, at first, we weren’t sure what was
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A message of gratitude and encouragement from The Canadian Council of Churches to the scientific and medical communities working to eliminate COVID-19 and its effects, and to the general public who trust and rely on their efforts Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine
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April 19, 2020 Great and Holy Pascha (Orthodox Easter) Christ is risen! Le Christ est ressuscité! A blessed Pascha to all our Orthodox member churches celebrating today in their homes and in their hearts! It is customary on Pascha to say “Christ is risen!” in as many languages as you are able, proclaiming God’s love unto
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The disruptions COVID-19 has brought have shifted our normal patterns of being and the ability to gather as faith communities. While physical distancing is challenging for everyone, it is a unique grief for those accustomed to regularly gathering in the name of Jesus. Yet this unprecedented trial has also provided new opportunities to come together
An Easter Reflection by Peter Noteboom This Easter is like any other Easter. Today, many of our members and friends are remembering the story of Jesus being welcomed into the capital city, sharing a Passover meal, betrayal by his friends, extravagant foot washing, criminal conviction by his community, humiliation on the way to carrying out
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Webinar: April 29, 2020 | 4PM EDT Do you encounter intergenerational gaps in your ethnic immigrant church or other ministries? Register for this free webinar organized by Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning to better understand this phenomenon and how to respond to it! Full description: Intergenerational gaps are as common in families as in churches,
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The Canadian Council of Churches joined religious leaders from across Canada to issue a common message to all who call Canada home, expressing the need for hope, gratitude, and solidarity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This ecumenical and interfaith message is a response by religious leaders from across Canada which was initiated by the
In a historic joint pastoral statement released on 26 March 2020, The Canadian Council of Churches joined the World Council of Churches and other Regional Ecumenical Organizations to affirm the urgency of standing together to protect life amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time ever, all regions in the ecumenical movement around the world
