WCRC Church News: Celebrations, Calls and Consultations

A celebration of the Full Communion between the United Church of Christ (USA) and the United Church of Canada will take place on October 17. A common prayer and bulletin inserts are available for any churches to join in on the celebration.

The South Sudanese sisters and brothers in Australia within the Uniting Church and other denominations are a sign and foretaste of the new community of Christ.

Read about the experiences a member of the United Church of Zambia had at a Council for World Mission’s consultation in Hong Kong.

A group of Presbyterian Church officials recently returned from a trip to Malawi where they saw flood and drought ravaged communities and met people impacted by the crisis. Consequently the PC(USA) has designated World Food Day, October 16, as a Day of Prayer and Fasting for the people of Malawi.

Inspired by Pope Francis’s promotion of ecumenical relations, the mayor of Quilmes. Argentina, has declared October 31 as a day of thanksgiving for Reformed and Evangelical Protestants (in Spanish).

In recognition of the extraordinary situation facing refugees fleeing the crisis in Syria, a special meeting of the Church of Scotland‘s councils and departments has taken place. The focus of the meeting was on providing practical, sustainable and long term assistance to refugees which would complement the initiatives of government and other agencies.