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The 6th Canadian Forum on Inter-Church Dialogues, 22-23 June

The Commission on Faith and Witness of the Canadian Council of Churches would like to invite you to register for the 6th Canadian Forum on Inter-Church Dialogues, 22-23 June, 2015, in Saskatoon, SK.  Register now Download a draft agenda Download the event poster Over the years, the Commission on Faith and Witness has periodically organized the Canadian […]

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CCC attends TRC final national event in Ottawa

Today the Canadian Council of Churches was honoured to be in attendance as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report was presented at their final national public event in Ottawa. Also presented was twenty page document of calls to action for all Canadians to further reconciliation and healing. Download the full document. Page nine of the document includes

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Highlights and Decisions The Canadian Council of Churches Governing Board Meeting

May 13-15, 2015 – St. Paul’s University, Ottawa, ON   Download a PDF version of these highlights. The Canadian Council of Churches is the broadest and most inclusive ecumenical body in Canada. The Governing Board brings together representatives from Anglican; Evangelical; Free Church; Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox; Protestant; and Catholic member denominations to review and coordinate

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2015 Federal election resource released by Canadian ecumenical organizations

The Canadian Council of Churches—in collaboration with KAIROS, Citizens for Public Justice, Project Ploughshares, Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada, and the Church Council on Justice and Corrections—has compiled a resource for Canadian voters in preparation for the 2015 Canadian federal election. The resource identifies a range of priority issues, offers sample questions you can ask of candidates, and provides

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CCC asks gov’t to “help close the legal gap that perpetuates the nuclear status quo”

CCC General Secretary Karen Hamilton has written to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rob Nicholson on behalf of CCC members to ask the government of Canada push for a complete ban on nuclear weapons. Read the full text of the letter below, or download a PDF copy. Download the cover letter written by the CCC’s president

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Cesar Jaramillo appointed Ploughshares Executive Director

April 14, 2015 Project Ploughshares is pleased to announce the appointment of Cesar Jaramillo as Executive Director, effective July 1, 2015. Cesar has spent the past six years as Program Officer at Project Ploughshares, working on such program areas as nuclear disarmament, outer space security, and conventional weapons control. He graduated from the University of

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CCC church leaders write to PM Harper on Canadian military response in Iraq and Syria

The leaders of the CCC’s 25 member denominations have written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper over the nature of Canada’s involvement in the military response to ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Read an excerpt from the letter below, or download the full letter in English [PDF]. En français. Download a copy of the CCC President’s

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CCC seeks Faith & Public Life Intern

Are you a university graduate and a member/adherent of a member church of The Canadian Council of Churches? Looking for an opportunity to contribute to ecumenical work on faith in public life? The Canadian Council of Churches invites applications for an eight-month internship program applications for an eight-month internship program in Ottawa or Toronto, Ontario, beginning in fall 2015. This program,

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CCC mourns passing of past president Bishop André Vallée

The Canadian Council of Churches mourns the passing of Bishop André Vallée, former bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada (1988-96), Bishop of Hearst (1996-2005) and CCC president from 2000 to 2003. He passed away on Sunday, 28 February 2015, at the age of 84. Bishop Vallée was born in 1930 at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec, and was ordained to the priesthood in

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