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Peace messages to be made available soonHONG KONG � Video messages of peace and justice from a group of 13 church leaders and peacemakers from around the world will be webcast and broadcast on Monday 20 September at 12 PM Geneva time. Coming ahead of the International Day of Prayer for Peace called by the World Council of Churches to be observed on 21 September, the �inspiring two-minute video messages� will affirm churches� and faith communities� work in the areas of peace and justice. According to a WCC news release, the video messages will be available on www.overcomingviolence.org/peace2004 Liturgical resources for the International Day of Prayer, which comes within the framework of the WCC�s Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV), are also available on the same website. The United States is DOV�s focus this year. �The video messages�recognize and encourage the struggle of US churches to witness to peace and justice, both domestically and internationally,� the WCC news release noted. CCA General Secretary Dr Ahn Jae Woong is one of the 13 church leaders and peacemakers, whose message can be accessed on the website. According to the news release, the WCC�s initiative is related to the International Day of Peace declared by the United Nations General Assembly. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, German Bishop Wolfgang Huber, Peace activist Hanan Mikhail Ashwari and WCC Central Committee Moderator Aram I are among the leaders who will participate in the International Day of Prayer for Peace through the video messages. posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 19, 2004 |
