ecumenical

Monday, January 27

Cultivating a culture of peace

Seaford Christian Churches came together last month to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace.

Praying for peace in the Holy Land

People of faith were encouraged to continue to ‘pray and build friendships’ as they gathered for an ecumenical service calling for peace in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

WORKING TOGETHER: Pastor Tom Pietsch, Sr Michele Connolly, Pastor Fraser Pearce, Dr Stephen Downs, Fr Shibu Jacob, Fr Gerard Kelly, Mr Mervyn Wagner, Archbishop O’Regan, Pastor Roger Whittall, Bishop Paul Smith, Pastor Dale Gosden, Pastor Stephen Hultgren, Sr Mary Cresp, Fr James McEvoy. Absent: Dr Jo Laffin, Dr Julie Trinidad, Mrs Chelsea Pietsch.

Dialogue fosters mutual understanding

The new head of the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand, Bishop Paul Smith, joined Archbishop Patrick O’Regan at the Australian Lutheran Roman Catholic Dialogue (ALRCD) meeting in Adelaide last month.

National pandemic prayer day

Australians are being invited to pray for local, national and global communities experiencing great need and distress as a result of the pandemic.

Prayer service focuses on Zimbabwe

Christian women in South Australia joined with women in 150 countries around the world in celebrating World Day of Prayer 2020 on March 6.