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SUMMARY:Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:\n\nOrder or download resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 
 2016. The Salt of the Earth pamphlet includes an order of service, daily re
 flections plus background information.\n
\n\nDates\n
\n\nThe Week of Prayer
  for Christian Unity is traditionally observed from the 18th to the 25th Ja
 nuary – the octave of St. Peter and St. Paul. However, some areas observe i
 t at Pentecost or some other time.\n
\n\nIntroduction\n
\n\nThe 2016 materi
 al was prepared for worldwide use by the Christians of Latvia, and adapted 
 by the Britain and Ireland writers group, based around the verses 1 Peter 2
 :9-10. Peter's first letter is an encouragement to the newly baptised to li
 ve holy lives and to answer the calling shared by all the baptised to procl
 aim the mighty acts of the Lord.\n
\n\nToday, Latvia is a crossroads where 
 Roman Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox regions meet. Because of this uniqu
 e location, it is home to Christians of many different traditions, but no s
 ingle one of them is dominant. Gathered together by the Archbishop of Rīga,
  members of a variety of church communities and projects in Latvia were ask
 ed to reflect on the chosen theme and the experience of their work.\n
\n\nT
 he main service is inspired by the verses from Peter's letter and Jesus' me
 taphors of salt and light which are important cultural themes for Latvia. E
 ach of the days has been prepared by one of the diverse Church communities.
  The 8 Days are linked principally by the experience of being a Christian i
 n Latvia.\n

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