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Registration is Now Open for the 2023 National Workshop on Christian Unity in Milwaukee, WI

Registration is NOW OPEN

“Do good; seek justice”
(Isaiah 1:17)

2023 National Workshop on Christian Unity
comes to Milwaukee, WI , May 8-11, 2023

Developed by the Minnesota Council of Churches in response to the injustice experienced by people of color in their state and beyond, the theme for the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, “Do Good; Seek Justice (Isaiah 1:17),” will serve as theme for NWCU 2023 as well. Theologian-in-Residence the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers will lead us in considering the theme under three sub-topics: listening to the biblical call to justice, lamenting the lack of justice in our world, and living into justice in our communities. Each day Workshop participants will join in table conversations around the praxis of justice facilitated by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center.

We come together as ecumenists to take up the key question posed by the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: “How can we live our unity as Christians so as to confront the evils and injustices of our time?” We pray that the “work” of this year’s Workshop may increase our understanding of the relationship between unity and justice and renew our desire and commitment to do good and seek justice for all of God’s people.

The National Workshop on Christian Unity has advanced unity and reconciliation among various Christian communities for more than 50 years. The Workshop continues to be the only gathering of its kind at a national level in the world. The annual event brings together ecumenical representatives, ecumenists, and interested members from all churches who share one faith, one baptism in Jesus Christ.

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In order to love our neighbors, we encourage vaccination and masking as appropriate. The NWCU will follow the local protocols at the time of the event.

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Summer Institute for Ecumenical Leadership

Our Summer Institute for Ecumenical Leadership will be online July 6-9 and 12-16, 2021

Our Institute for Interreligious Leadership last summer was very successful, and we are happy to announce that we will again host an online Institute this summer in the afternoons from 1-4:30pm.  John Borelli will lead a diverse group of ecumenical leaders and scholars for this ongoing opportunity for formation for arch/diocesan officers, chancery leaders and local community leaders who seek a deeper understanding of the Church’s mission to seek Christian Unity.

The Institute will begin on Tuesday, July 6 and conclude on
Friday, July 16. Daily sessions will run from 1- 4:30pm. The fee for
the Institute is $250. Space is limited to 21 persons and persons
will be selected based on role and geographic location. For further
information, or to send your completed application form
accompanied by a $100 deposit (must be made by July 2, 2021)
contact:

Fr. Don Rooney, CADEIO President
at 703-451-8576, email frdonrooney@stbernpar.org
7600 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield VA 22152

Curricula details, schedule, speakers and resources materials to follow – please save the date now!

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Pay Summer Ecumenical Leadership Registration in Full / Balance Due or Deposit

Announcement for the National Workshop on Christian Unity 2024

October 2023

“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it?

I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19

Dear Friends of the National Workshop on Christian Unity,

Greetings from the leadership of the National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU). We are grateful for you and want to offer an update about where we are as we look ahead toward 2024 and beyond.

All of us value and cherish the rich experience we share at the NWCU and want to ensure a strong and vibrant future. To this end, we have entered a season of discernment about the workshop as a whole, focusing on improvements to our format, leadership structures, calendar, and possible partnerships.

To create space for this, the NWCU will take place in the second half of 2024, rather than in the spring. We intend to make an announcement about location, dates, and other details by the end of January 2024, following the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. For planning purposes, we anticipate that participation costs will be at or below 2023 costs.

As the ecumenical landscape continues to shift, it is our desire to strengthen the longstanding role of the NWCU in fostering ecumenical formation, mutual learning, and exchange among our various networks and beyond. We look forward to seeing you in the second half of next year, and to celebrating together the history and future of the NWCU. We covet your prayers and welcome your input along the way.

In Christ,

The National Planning Committee and National Ecumenical Officers’ Association of the National Workshop on Christian Unity