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WHEN: Traditionally the week of prayer is celebrated between 18-25 January, between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul. In the southern hemisphere, where January is a vacation time, churches often find other days to celebrate it, for example around Pentecost, which is also a symbolic date for unity. In order to prepare for the annual ...
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Download resourcesfor the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022. The pamphlet includes daily reflections plus an order of service. It is available in English, bilingual Welsh/English, Irish and Scots Gaelic. Please note that, for 2022, printed resourceswill not be available to order. The main resources for 2022 are available as downloads below. R...
The service has been designed for a physical service, but we hope that churches and groups will adapt it for online use if necessary.
WPCU 2022 English pamphlet(A5 PDF, 2.8MB) (Please note this is a large file – see download guide) * This is designed to be printed as an A5 booklet on A4 paper (please see the printing help from 2013) but can also be printed as A4 (in Adobe Acrobat Reader, choose File/Print, then under Size Options select ‘Fit’). For a Large Printversion print the ...
WPCU 2022 Poster(PDF, 7MB) Text in English, Irish, Scots Gaelic and Welsh (Please note this is a large file – see download guide). This can also be printed on A4 paper: in Adobe Acrobat Reader, choose File/Print, then under Size Options select ‘Shrink oversized pages’. WPCU 2022 English Poster(PDF, 7MB) Text in English only (Please note this is a l...
Christian Aid will provide Go and Do action points for each of the daily reflections – linking into the important work of Christian Aid in the relief of poverty and advocacy of justice.
The additional resources and hymns suggested for the ecumenical celebration can be found in the appendix of the International Version (see below).
The versions above for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022 have been adapted by the Britain and Ireland writers group. An international version is also available from the World Council of Churches (WCC) website: Week of Prayer 2022 International Version(PDF)
The power of prayer in solidarity with those who suffer is a demonstration of Christian unity and a sign of communion. The theme, taken from the second chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew, is the Epiphany.
Apr 12, 2021 · The theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in 2022 was chosen by the Middle East Council of Churches. More than ever, in these difficult times, we need a light that shines in the darkness and that light, Christians proclaim, has been manifested in Jesus Christ.
May 3, 2022 · Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022. ‘We Saw His Star in the East’. Materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022 have been prepared by the churches of the Middle East – see the introduction below. English, bilingual Welsh/English, Irish and Scots Gaelic versions are available.
The traditional period in the northern hemisphere for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is 18-25 January. Those dates were proposed in 1908 by Paul Wattson to cover the days between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul, and therefore have a symbolic significance.
Jan 18, 2022 · Tuesday saw the opening of the annual week of prayer for Christian Unity, taking place from 18 to 25 January. The theme for this year’s observance is “We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him”, recalling the experience of the Magi, who came from the East to Bethlehem to worship the Messiah King.
