Ecumenical Prayer Cycle

In God's Hands: The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle

At the very heart of the ecumenical movement is the reality of prayer. Jesus prayed that we may all be one, united in God in the mystery of the Trinity. That is the basis and the goal of our search for unity.

The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle enables us to journey in prayer through every region of the world and through every week of the year affirming our solidarity with Christians all over the world, brothers and sisters living in diverse situations, experiencing diverse problems and sharing diverse gifts. Lord, hear our prayer ...

These pages are based on the Ecumenical Prayer Cycle In God's Hands - Common Prayer for the World. The book and the website offer valuable aids for intercessory prayers, prayer on behalf of and in solidarity with others.

The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle is copyright by the World Council of Churches.

Dans les mains de Dieu - Calendrier oecuménique de prière

La réalité de la prière est au coeur même du mouvement oecuménique. Jésus a prié afin que tous soient un, unis en Dieu dans le mystère de la Trinité. Tels sont la base et l'objectif de notre quête de l'unité.

Le calendrier oecuménique de prière nous permet de voyager par la prière dans chaque région du monde, chaque semaine de l'année, en affirmant notre solidarité avec les chrétiens du monde entier, nos frères et soeurs qui vivent dans des circonstances diverses, rencontrent des problèmes divers et partagent des dons divers. Seigneur, entends notre prière ...

Ces pages sont basées sur le texte du cycle de prière oecuménique In God's Hands - Common Prayer for the World. Le livre et le site proposent des pistes pour la prière d'intercession, prière au nom des autres et en solidarité avec eux.

Le contenu du calendrier oecuménique de prière est la propriété du Conseil oecuménique des Eglises.

Liturgies for Christian Unity
The First Hundred Years, 1908-2008

Featuring a foreword by the Anglican Archbishop Michael G. Peers, Liturgies for Christian Unity is an anthology of the very best approaches to celebrating common religious ground. Containing prayers and texts from the past 100 years of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, it offers a wide range of ideas for liturgies of all forms and sizes. Its inclusiveness and its usfulness make it a required resource for parishes, retreat centres, chaplains and educators in all manner of situations.

This resource is the fruit of rich editorial work by the Faith and Witness Commission of the Canadian Council of Churches, under the guidance and leadership of Rev. Judee Archer-Greene, Rev. Richard Vandervaart and Dr. Mary Marrocco.

ISBN-13: 978-2-89507-958-3 • Price: $27.95 • Paperback, 200 pp., 8.5 x 11

Those working to make peace agreements benefit the Sudanese people.
• Those refugees able to return home.
• Those taking care of refugees, and international aid organizations.
• Peace-makers working to find solutions to Sudan’s divisions.
• Those who strive to end the civil war in Uganda.
• The commitment of the Ugandan government to control the AIDS epidemic.

An end to the bombing of innocent civilians by the Sudanese government.
• A just solution to the conflicts in the Sudan.
• Those divided by civil wars and violence between ethnic and religious groups.
• Refugees in and near Darfur.
• People affected by severe famine in southern, western and eastern Sudan.
• Groups such as the Bantu, Melut and Adariyal who have been displaced from their villages due to the oil research in their areas.
• Those suffering from HIV and AIDS, particularly children who have been orphaned by the disease.
• Peace between Uganda and its neighbours.

Source: Episcopal Church of Sudan. Prayers Encircling the World: An International Anthology (London, UK: SPCK; Louisville, KY: John Knox, 1998), #123.