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The Canadian Council of Churches mourns the passing of Bishop André Vallée, former bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada (1988-96), Bishop of Hearst (1996-2005) and CCC president from 2000 to 2003. He passed away on Sunday, 28 February 2015, at the age of 84. Bishop Vallée was born in 1930 at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec, and was ordained to the priesthood in […]

Download a PDF of this letter   February 25, 2015 The Right Hon. Stephen Harper Prime Minister House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Fax: 613-941-6900 Email: pm@pm.gc.ca Re: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women National Roundtable Dear Prime Minister, We write today to encourage your support for and participation in the upcoming National Roundtable on

The World Remembers is a unique reconciliation and remembrance project that will display the names of millions of those who lost their lives during World War I. We invite your church to join  the many schools, libraries, museums, and universities already participating. Your church’s display can be simply presented on a laptop, tablet, a wide screen TV,

The following is a press release by H.G. Anba Mina, Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Mississauga, Vancouver and surroundings, a member of the Canadian Council of Churches. The Coptic community in Canada mourns the loss of 21 Egyptian Christians at the hands of ISIL in Libya. These men were labourers who left Egypt to seek

Download a detailed job description [PDF] Application deadline: Midnight, March 2, 2015 Start date: Preferably June 1, 2015 Project Ploughshares, a leading civil society voice in Canada for sustainable peace and disarmament, is seeking a creative and committed candidate to direct the organization through the next phase of its development. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Job Summary As the senior staff person at

The Canadian Council of Churches is proud to offer a Canadian version of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity materials each year, tailored for our cultural context. This year we asked you about how the Week of Prayer was being celebrated in your communities, and we were thrilled to receive so many responses. People

The following is a press release from Dignity for All, which is headed in part by Citizens for Public Justice, an affiliate member of the Canadian Council of Churches #WeHaveAPlan – But Do They? National Leadership is Needed to End Poverty Citizens for Public Justice and Canada Without Poverty release a National Anti-Poverty Plan for

This is a press release from Oikocredit Canada, an affiliate member of the Canadian Council of Churches. A first of its kind in Ontario; global impact investment product launches today KITCHENER, ON – Mennonite Savings and Credit Union (MSCU) and Oikocredit Canada have teamed up to launch the Oikocredit Global Impact GIC. For the first

The following is a press release from Project Ploughshares, an ecumenical agency of the Canadian Council of Churches. Download a PDF version. January 15, 2015 – Dr. James Christie of Winnipeg became the Chair of Project Ploughshares on January 1, 2015. “It’s a privilege for me to join Project Ploughshares as Chair at this time,” said

For Christians the biblical imperative is to love our neighbours as ourselves. The holy texts and traditions of all faiths proclaim a message of care, compassion, and love. Individuals may sometimes choose ways of violence, but we are called to stand together to strengthen the path to peace for all. The CCC is deeply concerned,