The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Nairobi. (18-25 January 2007) "He even makes deaf to hear and the mute to speak". 9Mk 7, 31-37

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 to cover the days between the feast of St Peter and the feast of St Paul, and therefore have a symbolic meaning. In the southern hemisphere where January is a vacation time churches often find other days to celebrate the week of prayer, for example around Pentecost (which was suggested by the Faith and Order movement in 1926), which is also a symbolic date for the unity of the church.

Scheduled Prayer Meetings and Celebrations:

Saturday 20 January 2007,

10 a.m. Greek Orthodox Cathedral - Valley Road.
Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Worship in collaboration with the Inter-Church Workgroup for Christian Unity and the Mustard Seed Ecumenical Network (MUSEN).

Thursday 25 January 2007,

At 5 p.m. University Chapel of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA).
Prayer Worship with the Pentecost Nairobi Church (PNC), Christ is the Answer - Karen.

At 5.45 p.m. Parish Church South B, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Sth B. Nairobi
Prayer Service for Christian Unity in communion with other Christian Churches
of the Parish.

At 6.15 p.m. Saint Paul's University Chapel, State House Rad,
Service of Prayer for the Week of Christian Unity, Nairobi Ecumenical Group (N.E.G.).

Prayer Intentions during the Prayer Week.

Consolata Shrine: 15-19 January:
1.15 p.m. Mass: Prayer Intention for Christian Unity,
and witness of Guests of different Christian Churches on Unity.

Holy Family Basilica: 18-25 January:
5.15 p.m Evening Mass: Special Prayer Intention for Christian Unity.
Sunday Masses: Intention of Christian Unity.

Radio Waumini:
Daily attention to the Theme of the Prayer Week for Christian Unity
Interview on Christian Unity.
Ecumenical Encounters.

Ngong Ecumenical Encounter.
26 January 3 p.m. in the Nazareen Central Church, Ngong Road.

Kibera Ecumenical Encounter.
30 January 2.p.m. in the Baptist Church - Kibera

Specific Ecumenical attention for Christian Unity and Inter-Religious Dialogue.

World Forum on Theology and Liberation.
16-19 January: "Spirituality for another Possible World".

World Social Forum. W.S.F.
20-25 January: "Together for Social Justice. Indeed Another world is possible".

Ecumenical Celebrations scheduled for the time of Pentecost.

Umoja Ecumenical Encounter. Umoja Parish Buruburu.

Kosla, Korogocho

Kahawa West.

Nairobi, 13.01.2007.

Fr Jan Lenssen M.Afr.
Ecumenical Commission of the Kenyan Episcopal Conference.

janlenssen@jambo.co.ke

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