Church leaders from across a broad range of Christian traditions in Ireland join together to mark the commencement of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, in a service to be broadcast this Sunday 18 January on RTÉ One. The service has been co–ordinated by the Irish Council of Churches and the Irish Inter–Church Meeting.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated globally as an opportunity to pray for the unity of all Christian people as they share in Christ’s ministry. This year, the Week is observed from 18 to 25 January and considers the theme ‘the Well is Deep’. The theme is inspired by the church in Brazil and is based on a reading from John 4:7 where Jesus meets with a Samaritan woman by a well.
The televised service will be led by Revd Dr Donald Watts, President of the Irish Council of Churches, with input from: Most Revd Dr Diarmuid Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin; Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin; Revd Peter Murray, President of the Methodist Church in Ireland; and Very Revd Dr Trevor Morrow, a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church. The service also features …read more
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