Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Deacon Frank Bandy assigned to Ecumenical & Interreligious Ministry

Bishop Gerald M Barbarito has appointed newly ordained Deacon Frank Bandy to assist Deacon Dennis Demes and Mrs. Lynn Powell in the Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations for the Diocese of Palm Beach.  Deacon Frank will serve as coordinator of outreach ministries for the office and has listed the following events.

Ecumenical Calendar of Events:

I.  Kairos Prison Ministry-  

Nov. 6 - 9th, 2014- Weekend retreat at Okeechobee Correctional Institution.  Please pray for the team and the candidates.

Nov. 6 - 9th, 2014- Weekend retreat at Martin Correctional Institution.  Please pray for this team and candidates as well.

II.  Family Promise-  Homeless Families Ministry-

Nov. 14th, 2014- Friday @ 6:30pm at St. Paul of the Cross (Coffeehaus).  
Volunteer training & orientation.  All are welcome.
            
Nov. 23 > 29th, 2014-  Host Event at Our Lady of Florida-  the St. Paul of the Cross team will be Hosting homeless families in transitionduring the Thanksgiving week.  Consider giving thanks for God's generous gifts in your life by serving on this wonderful ministry to these 
beautiful homeless families in our community.

III.  P.E.A.C.E.-  People Engaged in Active Community Efforts-

October 27, 2014 @ 7pm @ 1st Baptist Church, W.P.B., Fl.
General meeting for members of the PEACE Movement.

January 12th, 2015 (tentative) @ St. Patrick Church, 13591 Prosperity Farms Road, P.B.G., Fl. 
Orientation and Introduction to the movement by Fr. John DeMello.

IV.  Unity Celebrations-  Christian Unity Gatherings-

Dec 7th, 2014  4- 5pm @ Palm Beach Gardens Community Center 4404 Burns Road, PBG, Fl.
9th Annual Christmas Celebration- Singing of Christmas Carols by the Christian Community.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Materials are available for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from the Graymoor Ecumenical Institute as this address:

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2016 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Events
Diocese of Palm Beach
Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations


Tuesday, January 19 - Liturgy, Prayer and Music Service at 7:00 p.m.
          This will be hosted by Saint Peter Church in Jupiter.
          (Host address/location:  Saint Peter Church, 1701 Indian Creek Parkway, Jupiter)

 Tuesday, January 19 - Unity Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m.
           This will be hosted by Saint David Armenian Apostolic Church in Boca Raton.
            Participants - St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Boca Raton; and The Chapel of
            St. Andrew Episcopal Church, Boca Raton.
            (Host address/location:  Saint David Armenian Apostolic Church, 2300 NW 51st St.,
            Boca Raton) 
           
Wednesday, January 20 - Unity Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m.
           This will be hosted by Saint David in the Pines in Wellington.  Participants - St. Rita
           Catholic Church, Wellington; St. Therese de Lisieux, Wellington; Our Lady Queen of the
           Apostles, Royal Palm Beach; St. Peter United Methodist Church, Wellington; St. Nicholas
           Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Delray Beach; and St. Peter, Seal of the Martyrs Coptic
           Orthodox Church, West Palm Beach.
           (Host address/location: Saint David in the Pines, 465 West Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington) 
      
Saturday, January 23 - Prayer Service followed by a get-together lunch on the patio
                                        at 11 a.m.
           This will be hosted by Saint Ann Church in West Palm Beach.  Participants - Dunklin
           Memorial Church, Okeechobee; Faith Dialogue, St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church,
           Jensen Beach; Christ Fellowship, West Palm Beach; and St. Patrick Episcopal Church,
           West Palm Beach.
           (Host address/location: Saint Ann Church, 310 North Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach)
 
Saturday, January 23 - Unity Celebration and Ministry Fair at 12:00 p.m. (Noon)
          This will be hosted by Oceanview United Methodist Church in Juno Beach.  Participants -
            Gardens Presbyterian Church, Palm Beach Gardens; Nativity Lutheran Church, Palm
            Beach Gardens; Faith Lutheran Church, North Palm Beach; Trinity United Methodist
            Church, West Palm Beach; Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Juno Beach; Tropical Sands
            Christian Church, Palm Beach Gardens; St. George Episcopal Church, Riviera Beach;
            St. Mark Episcopal Church, Palm Beach Gardens; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Palm
            Beach Gardens; St. Clare Catholic Church, North Palm Beach; Cathedral of St. Ignatius
            Loyola, Palm Beach Gardens; and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Riviera Beach.
            (Host address/location:  Ocenview United Methodist Church, 701 Ocean Drive, Juno Beach) 
          

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY JANUARY 18–25, 2015

 WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
JANUARY 18–25, 2015

Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."
John 4:7

2015 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2015 Theme Announced
By: Fr Thomas Orians, SA
Associate Director – Graymoor 
Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute
The 2015 theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been selected.  For the coming year the theme finds its origins in the Gospel of John:4:1-42. The initial work on the theme for this year’s Week of Prayer material was prepared by a group of representatives from the National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil (CONIC). CONIC appointed a working group formed by representatives from its member churches and affiliated ecumenical organizations to arrive at the theme. The texts were then approved at a meeting held in São Paulo, Brazil of the International Committee composed of members of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches, and the Pontifical Council for Promoting of Christian Unity.
The encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman invites us to try water from a different well and also to offer a little of our own. In diversity, we enrich each other. When Jesus says to her, “please give me a drink” it implies an ethical action that recognizes the need for one another in living out the Church’s mission. It compels us to change our attitude, to commit ourselves to seek unity in the midst of our diversity, through our openness to a variety of forms of prayer and Christian spirituality. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a privileged moment for prayer, encounter and dialogue. It is an opportunity to recognize the richness and value that are present in the other, the different, and to ask God for the gift of unity.
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, Founder of the Society of the Atonement, to cover the original days of the feasts of the Chair of St. Peter  (January 18) and the Conversion of  St. Paul (January 25) , and therefore have a symbolic significance.