>This statement is also available as a pdf. “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27) “Seek peace and pursue it.” (Psalm 34: 14b) Dear brothers and sisters in […]
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“Remarkable.” The Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre Mike Morrice said that he had never seen so many religious leaders from different faiths in one room. “Amazing,” he said with eyes wide open. Approximately 150 conference participants had gathered in Waterloo for the keynote opening address by Green Party Leader MP Elizabeth May on the
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This week, members of the Council’s Governing Board will gather at Le Monastère des Augustines in Québec City for their Spring 2023 meeting (May 24-26, 2023). The decision to convene this meeting in a Francophone city was arrived at by the Governing Board after a season of discerning how the Council can work towards better
The Council today announces that it has been accredited under Imagine Canada’s Standards Program. With this achievement, we join a distinguished ever-growing community of nonprofit organizations dedicated to operational excellence. The Standards Program is a Canada-wide set of shared standards for charities and nonprofits designed to help organizations strengthen their operations in five fundamental areas:
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Join us May 31 from 4-5:30 Eastern! Since the introduction of advanced language learning models (like ChatGPT) six months ago, discussion of artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a fever pitch, and it appears everyone is talking about the promises and perils of this new technology. But what is artificial intelligence? How does it compare to
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The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has an opening for an Event Coordinator. This position works closely with the Executive Associate and other program staff to coordinate logistics, planning, communications, and follow-up for special Council events, in French and English. Candidates for this position should have Excellent communication and writing skills Bilingual in French and English Comfort with
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With sadness at the loss, and with joy for a life filled with love and justice, we share with you that Janet Somerville, Past General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches (1997-2002), breathed her last on Sunday morning, April 16, 2023. We have lost a giant in the Canadian ecumenical movement. The first woman
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The Council’s General Secretary and President extend an invitation to join with faith communities across the country in praying, learning, and acting during Earth Week 2023 – Together for the Love of Creation April 16-23, 2023. Coming together for the love of creation is a way to connect, grow, listen, inspire hope and affect change.
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ᐯᐦᐅᓇᐣ / Pêhonân – A Gathering-Waiting Place: Voices of Indigenous Followers of Jesus in the Ecumenical Movement The Council’s Commission on Faith and Witness and its ecumenical partners, The Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and The Canadian Centre for Ecumenism, invite you to an important triennial ecumenical event: the 8th Canadian Forum on Inter-Church Dialogues (CFICD),
Today is the first day of the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity! The theme is “Do good; seek justice” (Is 1:17), chosen by the Minnesota Council of Churches. Check out the Canada-specific resources the Council has prepared in partnership with the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism! “Give us
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