European Regional Pre-Assembly 2022
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February 25-26, 2022
Warsaw
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The Conference of European Churches (CEC) will hold the European Regional Pre-Assembly from 25 to 26 February 2022, exploring the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity”.
The European Regional Pre-Assembly was initially planned to take place in Warsaw, but due to current COVID situation and potential travel restrictions, it will now be held virtually.
Organised together with the Polish Ecumenical Council, the European Regional Pre-Assembly will be held ahead of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) taking place same year in 2022, in Karlsruhe. CEC is organising the event as a Regional Ecumenical Organisation (REO) in cooperation with the WCC.
The event will enable European participants of the WCC Assembly to actively engage in the life and processes of the WCC Assembly, bringing experiences and voices from the European churches, raising awareness about crucial topics, and highlighting the work of the churches.
The topics in discussion will be:
Churches as reconciling communities in increasingly secular and plural European societies
Christ’s call to discipleship: transforming love, inclusive community, perpetual hope
Churches in Europe and the global ecumenical movement: Questions, challenges and priorities
Next stop: Karlsruhe! – Preparation for the WCC upcoming Assembly
Among the speakers will be:
Bishop Andrzej Malicki, President of the Polish Ecumenical Council
Rev. Christian Krieger, President of CEC
Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen, General Secretary of CEC
Rev. Prof. Ioan Sauca, Acting General Secretary of the World Council of Churches
Prof. Petr Kratochvil, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren
Very Rev. Archimandrite Aimilianos Bogiannou, Ecumenical Patriarchate (moderator)
Archbishop Emeritus Dr Anders Wejryd, Church of Sweden, President for Europe, World Council of Churches (moderator)
Bishop Petra Bose-Huber, Evangelical Church in Germany
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Day One
Friday 25 February, 09:45-16:20
09:45-10:00 Connecting to the virtual meeting 10:00-10:10 Welcome remarks • Bishop Andrzej Malicki, President of the Polish Ecumenical Council • Rev. Christian Krieger, President of the Conference of European Churches 10:10-10:40 Opening prayer 10:40-11:00 Introduction to the European Regional Pre-Assembly and reflection on the theme of the 11th WCC Assembly • Dr. Jørgen Skov Sørensen, General Secretary of the Conference of European Churches • Rev. Prof. Ioan Sauca, Acting General Secretary of the World Council of Churches 11:00-11:30 Break 11:30-12:30 Confessional meetings 12:30-14:00 Lunch break 14:00-14:30 Churches as reconciling communities in increasingly secular and plural European societies Facilitator: Prof. Petr Kratochvil, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren • Response from Romania • Response from Sweden 14:30-15:30 Small group discussion 15:30-16:00 Sharing in plenary 16:00-16:20 Afternoon prayer
Day Two
Saturday 26 February, 09:45-17:45
09:45-10:00 Connecting to the virtual meeting 10:00-10:20 Morning prayer 10:20-10:50 Christ’s call to discipleship: transforming love, inclusive community, perpetual hope Moderator: Very Rev. Archimandrite Aimilianos Bogiannou, Ecumenical Patriarchate • Brexit and reconciliation work in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland • Reconciliation between Christians and Muslims in Cyprus • Inner-communion reconciliation work in the Lutheran Church in Poland • Church and state reconciliation with the Sami people in Norway 10:50-11:50 Small group discussion 11:50-12:20 Sharing in plenary 12:20-14:00 Lunch break 14:00-15:00 Panel on Churches in Europe and the global ecumenical movement: questions, challenges, priorities Moderator: Archbishop Emeritus Dr. Anders Wejryd, Church of Sweden, President for Europe, World Council of Churches The session will engage perspectives from England, Italy, Estonia, Hungary and Armenia 15:00-15:30 Discussion 15:30-15:45 Break 15:45-16:45 Confessional meetings 16:45-17:15 Next stop: Karlsruhe! • Bishop Petra Bose-Huber, Evangelical Church in Germany • Dr. Jørgen Skov Sørensen, General Secretary of the Conference of European Churches • Rev. Prof. Ioan Sauca, Acting General Secretary of the World Council of Churches 17:15-17:45 Closing prayer
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