Last week, we celebrated the 75th birthday of The Canadian Council of Churches! On September 26, 1944, the CCC was inaugurated at an ecumenical worship service held at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in Toronto. On Thursday, September 26, 2019, we gathered once again at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church and gave thanks for the ways God has worked through the one ecumenical movement in Canada. The service reflected the growing diversity of Christianity in the Canadian context.
Read or view “Growing Up Together”, the sermon preached by The Rev. Amanda Currie, 2019 Moderator of the General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. The text is now available in Englishand French.
Check out the program from the event and the program insert for all the parts of service and a list of everyone who participated
Did you miss this event? Don’t worry! Our cornerstone celebration of theCCC’s 75th Anniversary is on October 26and will feature a nation-wide live-streamed conversation in response to the question “What is the Place of Christianity in Canada Today?”
At the start of the service, Past Presidents and General Secretaries of The Canadian Council of Churches brought forward jars of water to pour into the common bowl, giving thanks for our one baptism. Featured: Major Jim Champ (The Salvation Army)
The Canadian Council of Churches was founded on September 26, 1944 in an ecumenical worship service at Yorkminster Baptist Church in Toronto. On September 26, 2019, we gathered once again for our 75th birthday celebration.
Attendees of the CCC’s 75th-Anniversary Worship Service, including Fr. Peter Avgeropoulos (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese) and Fr. Ammonius Guirguis (Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada)
Attendees of the CCC’s 75th-Anniversary Worship Service
Attendees of the CCC’s 75th-Anniversary Worship Service
Alicia Birru, grade 10, read the Epistle in French (Ephesians 4:1-7, 13-16)
The Rev. Dr. Donald Anderson, Former General Secretary, The Canadian Council of Churches, read the Gospel reading (John 17:11-21)
The Rev. Amanda Currie, Moderator of the 2019 General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, preached a sermon entitled “Growing Up Together”
The Rev. Amanda Currie, Moderator of the 2019 General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, preached a sermon entitled “Growing Up Together”
An ensemble comprised of Oksana Klinovska, Zhanna Zinchenko, Ron Demeda, and Oleksii Fishchuk sang the Alleluias in the Ukrainian Orthodox tradition
Thornhill United Liturgical Dancers worshiped through liturgical dance during the offertory
