11.01.2016
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2016 in Dublin and Glendalough
The 2016 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place from January 18 to 25 and this year’s theme, which will be used worldwide, is Salt of the Earth. The week will be marked in Dublin and Glendalough with a wide variety of ecumenical events. Dublin Council of Churches has compiled a leaflet of these events which can be downloaded by clicking here.
The inaugural service will take place in St Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, Arran Quay, Dublin, on Monday January 18 at 8.00 pm. The preacher will be the Very Revd Kenneth Newell, former Moderator of Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, Belfast. All are very welcome to attend.
The 2016 material was prepared for worldwide use by the Christians of Latvia, and adapted by the Britain and Ireland writers group, based around the verses 1 Peter 2:9–10. Peter’s first letter is an encouragement to the newly baptised to live holy lives and to answer the calling shared by all the baptised to proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord.
Today, Latvia is a crossroads where Roman Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox regions meet. Because of this unique location, it is home to Christians of many different traditions, but no single one of them is dominant. Gathered together by the Archbishop of R?ga, members of a variety of church communities and projects in Latvia were asked to reflect on the chosen theme and the experience of their work.