St. Philip's Joppa - St. Philip's Church, Joppa

Michelle Brown, our Children and Youth Worker, attended the
event described below and has given us this report from it.
Message from Scottish Young Adults Ecumenical Event
June 2011
We gathered as a group of young adults in Scottish Churches House
between the 24 th and 26 th June 2011 to share our ecumenical
experiences. Our focus in worship was “God of life, lead us to justice and
peace”, the theme of the forthcoming World Council of Churches
Assembly in 2013. We are thankful for those who have given us the
opportunities which led us to come together. We are also aware that we
are joining with other people already travelling on this journey and that
we were able to meet in a place where the richness of Scotland's
ecumenical life is so apparent. A particular highlight of our weekend was
sharing an evening with invited guests who have a broad experience of
ecumenism. While many see the churches as being in an “ecumenical
winter”, we see this as an opportunity to work together in new and
exciting ways, recognising that different approaches are right for different
generations.
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