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The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated around the world. The universal week of prayer encourages Christians of all denominations to meet, to participate in various liturgical and other activities, and to pray together that all may be one, as Christ desires.

In Halifax four ecumenical services and a public lecture have been planned for the week 19-16 January 2025. This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea.

Sunday 19 January at 4pm - Anglican Cathedral Church of All Saints (1330 Cathedral Lane)

Guest Preacher: The Most Reverend Brian Dunn, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth

Monday 20 January at 7pm Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Resurrection (2096 Windsor Street)

Public Lecture by Dr. David Deane, Associate Professor of Theology at Atlantic School of Theology Nicaea as a cornerstone of Christian Ecumenism see www.daviddeane.ca/new-events

Tuesday 21 January at 7pm Saint John’s United Church (6025 Stanley Street)

Guest Preacher: Sister Donna Geernaert, SC, Canadian Council of Churches

Thursday 23 January at 2pm Northwood Halifax Campus (2515 Northwood Terrace)

Guest Preacher: the Rev Antonio Siracusa, Presbyterian Church of Saint David

Sunday 26 January 3pm Saint Benedict Catholic Parish (45 Radcliffe Drive)

Guest Preacher: The Right Reverend Sandra Fyfe, Anglican Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island