WCC NEWS: On International Women’s Day, pray for women around the world

 

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March with an ecumenical service, special reflections for sharing on social media, and a spirit of praying for women around the world.  Image: WCC 04 March 2021 With its ecumenical partners—including the Lutheran World Federation, ACT Alliance, and Christian Aid—the  WCC will host a joint prayer service by women at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 8 March, which will be available globally online as part of WCC’s weekly prayer resources.  With a new creative resource this year, Thursdays in Black ambassadors have prepared special prayers to support women facing sexual abuse and violence, and to highlight international solidarity to overcome gender-based violence. The prayers will be available as separate virtual “cards” for the week leading up to International Women’s Day, with the full collection released on 8 March. “Creator God, we are made in your image and yet our society would say some are less than others,” reads one of the cards. “On this International Women’s Day, we pray for women around the world and the many roles we play.”  Observed for more than a century, International Women’s Day honors and celebrates the achievements of women and highlights challenges and the need for action to reach gender equality. This year’s international theme is #ChoosetoChallenge.   Link to the event  Thursdays in Black Ambassadors See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 350 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 550 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC acting general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, from the Orthodox Church in Romania. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland