As those who believe that all people are made in the image of God, as those who proclaim the Risen Christ—once a refugee himself—we urge all people of Canada to a heightened intensity of prayer (if that is their tradition), speaking, writing, and action in the face of the on-going refugee crisis. Children, women and […]
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CCC President the Rev. Canon Dr. Alyson Barnett-Cowan joined a large global, ecumenical, and interfaith delegation in attending the 42nd General Council of CCC member the United Church of Canada last week in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The delegation—which also included CCC Vice President the Rev. Dr. Willard Metzger of Mennonite Church Canada and CCC governing
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Recap – 5th Canadian Forum on Inter-Church Dialogues – June 2015 On June 22-23, 2015, the 5th Canadian Forum on Inter-Church Dialogues, sponsored by the Commission on Faith and Witness of the Canadian Council of Churches, the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism, and the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism, was held at Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal
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The following first appeared on Anglican.ca. Ottawa – June 2, 2015 The Anglican Church of Canada, The Presbyterian Church in Canada, the Roman Catholic Entities Parties to the Settlement Agreement, The United Church of Canada and the Jesuits of English Canada make the following statement in response to the findings and Calls to Action issued by the Truth and Reconciliation
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The Commission on Faith and Witness of the Canadian Council of Churches would like to invite you to register for the 6th Canadian Forum on Inter-Church Dialogues, 22-23 June, 2015, in Saskatoon, SK. Register now Download a draft agenda Download the event poster Over the years, the Commission on Faith and Witness has periodically organized the Canadian
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Today the Canadian Council of Churches was honoured to be in attendance as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report was presented at their final national public event in Ottawa. Also presented was twenty page document of calls to action for all Canadians to further reconciliation and healing. Download the full document. Page nine of the document includes
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May 13-15, 2015 – St. Paul’s University, Ottawa, ON Download a PDF version of these highlights. The Canadian Council of Churches is the broadest and most inclusive ecumenical body in Canada. The Governing Board brings together representatives from Anglican; Evangelical; Free Church; Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox; Protestant; and Catholic member denominations to review and coordinate
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Last week marked the end of another triennium for the Canadian Council of Churches. With the end of a triennium comes a change in leadership, and in a ceremony at St. Paul’s University last Thursday the CCC saw the induction of a new executive committee for the CCC’s Governing Board. Outgoing CCC President Lt. Col.
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The Canadian Council of Churches—in collaboration with KAIROS, Citizens for Public Justice, Project Ploughshares, Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada, and the Church Council on Justice and Corrections—has compiled a resource for Canadian voters in preparation for the 2015 Canadian federal election. The resource identifies a range of priority issues, offers sample questions you can ask of candidates, and provides
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CCC General Secretary Karen Hamilton has written to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rob Nicholson on behalf of CCC members to ask the government of Canada push for a complete ban on nuclear weapons. Read the full text of the letter below, or download a PDF copy. Download the cover letter written by the CCC’s president
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