22.05.2014
All Traditions Prepare for First Ecumenical Bible Week
The inaugural Ecumenical Bible Week takes place from June 8 to15, starting on Pentecost Sunday. This new initiative, involving all the main churches, is a different kind of celebration. It is not a congress or an assembly but a series of events which will move around Dublin and the wider area.
With a highly ecumenical engagement, this new initiative has great potential for the coming together of Christians from all backgrounds around the Word of God which we all share.
The Ecumenical Bible Week is a direct fruit of the International Eucharistic Congress of 2012. If it proves a success, it may become an annual event. The churches and movements involved so far are: Scripture Union, the Evangelical Alliance, the Orthodox Church, the Church of Ireland, the Roman Catholic Church, the Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church.
The week of events begins with an opening ceremony in Trinity College Dublin Chapel on Sunday June 8 at 3.00 pm where details of the programme will be outlined.
Sessions during the week will take place in a number of different locations. They will come under the headings of Film, Media and Bible, Bible and Music, Exploring and Praying Scripture, Bible and Contemporary Issues and Pentecost Project Comic Book.
On Thursday June 12 there will be a session called ‘Thinking Allowed’ which will be a chaired discussion among a panel of Church leaders with audience participation. This takes place in All Hallow’s College, Drumcondra, at 7.30 pm.
Venues include Arklow Presbyterian Church, Whitehall Parish, Tallaght Methodist Hall, St Mary’s Church, Leixlip, Zion Parish Hall, Arklow Methodist Church and St Saviour’s Church, Arklow. The closing ceremony will take place in All Hallows College on Sunday June 15 at 3.00 pm.
Full details of events and locations can be found on the website www.bibleweek.ie.