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Mission2005News ? ? ? ? ¡ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? À ? ° ? ? À ? ¡ ¢ ? ? ? ConferenceonWorldMissionandEvangelism,Athens,Greece,May9-16,2005 Mission2005News is issued every morning. Editors Alex Belopopsky and Jyrki Harkonen may be found in the Public Information Team Office (Main building, upstairs), tel +30 697 718 4378. Design: Espresso Studio. Creative director Dimitris Arvanitis. Art director Kyriakos Koutsogiannopoulos. Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the World Council of Churches or of CWME. TodayinAghiosAndreas Violenceandmission Themainfocusoftheplenaryroundtabletodayisontheambiguous relationshipbetweenviolenceandmission.Aliturgicalprocessionwill opentheday. LectioDivina Participantsstartthedaywith silenceandprayer,andcontinue with reading the scripture passageoftheday. Healing The series of healing services, drawn from diverse church traditions,continues.Today?swillbean EasternOrthodoxsupplication servicetotheTheotokosintheoutdoorchapel.. Synaxei Today'sofferingsfocusonmissionandviolence,withpresentations andcasestudiesfromaroundtheworld. Watchtheconferencelive! Livevideocoverageoftheplenariescontinuesontheinternet. For more info seewww.mission2005.org #3 Thursday12May Number oftheDay 1267 Meals speedily served each day in the cafeteria. Bon appétit! MissionandViolence Buildingcultures ofpeace heambiguousrelationsbetweenChristianlife,witness, mission and violence are the focus of today?s programme. Violence will be followed by power and violence before The day opens with a liturgi- personaltestimonieswitness- God: "Do not lead us into cal procession of symbols of ing to the ambivalent rela- temptation ? but deliver us violence,broughttothealtar tionshipbetweenmissionand fromevil." byyoungpeoplefromvarious violence. The WCC?s Decade to Over- Nowandforever ?Lord, you have given us grace to offer these common prayerswithoneheart.Youhavepromisedtograntthe requests of two or three gathered in your name. Fulfill now the petitions of your servants for our benefit, giving us the knowledge of your truth in this world, and grantinguseternallifeintheworldtocome.? T InthatsamehourherejoicedintheHolySpiritandsaid, regions. ?Ithankyou,Father,Lordofheavenandearth,thatyou have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father,forsuchwasyourgraciouswill.Allthingshavebeen handedovertomebymyFather,andnooneknowswho theSonisexcepttheFather,orwhotheFatherisexcept theSonandanyonetowhomtheSonchoosestoreveal him.?(Luke10:21-22) Therewillbenoattempttore- comeViolencewaslaunchedin Anaudio-visualpresentation solveallthequestionsraised. 2001, and aims to mobilize of the first five years of the Rather, a time of prayer will churchresourcesinsupportof WCC Decade to Overcome place the debate on mission, acultureofpeace. Wallofprayer Next to the worship tent there is a large white brick wall. The Wall of Prayer offers a space for participantstoofferanindividualprayer,oridentifysomeonetoprayfor.Agroupofintercessorswill collecttheprayersandbringthemtotheprayergroup. Ruth?sReflections SafeHomes Aspeoplefirstarrivedhere,thesightofpeoplepausing,mapinhand,peering at numbers on doors was common. Next we needed the maps again to find our way to a ?home group?. Now people are confidently picking their way on pathsthroughthetreestotheirgroup.Intheclearairofthemorning,groups gather seeking the sun and the light of God?s Word, in the darkness of the eveningpeoplegatheragaintoshare,nowwrappingblanketsaroundforwarmth.The?homegroups?aredesigned tobesafespacesofbelonging,thoughthisdoesnotmeanthattheycannotalsobeplaceswheredifferencesare aired and explored. In that sense they are at the micro level what we hope for the whole conference. But let us notforget,asweheardinpowerfultestimonyinWednesday?splenary,thatnotallpeopleinourworldexperience thehomeasasafeplace.Letusholdtheminourprayers. RuthBottoms,CWMEmoderator Facesandvoices Todayonly-Bookshop SpecialpriceforBuilding Peace?Overcoming ViolenceinCommunities andAxisofPeace?Christian FaithinTimesofViolence andWar-5euroseach. Profile BishopFarrell Askingthesame questions Assecretaryof thePontifical Councilfor Promoting "Theeventisarealopportunitytobring togetherdiverseChristians,toshareour traditionsandworktowardsagreater understandingofallourchurchesand ChristianUnity, traditions,andtorealizethatour BishopBrianFarrellisaseasoned ecumenistandmeeting-goer.Bornin Ireland,BishopFarrellservedintheUSA beforemovingtotheVaticanand internationalecumenicalwork.Roman Catholicshavelongbeeninvolvedinthe internationalmissionconferences,but thistimeBishopFarrellheadsalarge officialandinternationalCatholic presenceattheCWME,andCatholics havebeenfullyinvolvedinthe preparatoryprocess.Howdoesheview theconference? Also?OnAir?today churchesareaskingthesamequestions," theBishopunderlines."Itisalsoa wonderfulopportunitytolooktogether fordirectioninmissiontoaworldwhich isinsuchrapidchange." ThePontificalCouncilappointsastaff consultanttoworkinWCConmission issues.Thereare42RomanCatholic Churchparticipantsattheconference, sentbytheHolySeeandfromdiverse affiliatedbodiesandincludingmembers oftheCatholicChurchofGreece. Stewarts? AcuriosityoftheAthens CWMEisthesmallspelling erroronconference T-shirtswornbythestewards. Alongwiththelogoofthe CWME,theyouthfulassistants' shirtsareemblazoned withtheidentification "STEWART"likethefamous Scottishname.Itlendsto thewholeevent aPresbyterianambience. TheChurchofScotlanddenies thereareplanstosupply matchingkiltsinthe appropriatetartan. Personalsafety Youareaskedtopay attentiontopersonalsafety andavoidwalkingalone outsidetheconferencevenue lateatnight. Thevenueentrancesare guarded24hours. Today?sroundtableinvolvesFernandoEnns,aMennonitetheologianandecumenicalleader,Tinyiko Maluleke,aleadingAfricanmissiologistfromSouthAfrica,andViolaRaheb,aLutherantheologianand ChristianeducatorfromPalestine.Theywillreflectontheirexperiencesofmissionandviolence.Round tableat11.00inthePlenaryTent. 2 Interviews PrayingTogether:Intercession SightsandSounds Amiracleonthecross Thegiantcrosssenttothe conferenceisagiftfrom thechurchesofJerusalem. Duringtheceremonyitwas accidentallyinstalledthe wrongway!Theefforts of15strongmenproved fruitless.Then?without anyoneaskingforit?atruck withacranedrivesbyand pullsthecrossupwithoutany trouble.Amiracle? PraisetheLordinsong Underthedirectionofthe BrazilianSimeiMontero- Rev.MrsOmatsola Williams Nigeria PastorJulioL?pez Argentina PastorHector Petrecca Argentina MrLianSianMung Myanmar I come from a spiritual church RepresentoalaIglesiaPresbiteri- PertenezcoalaIglesiaCristiana I have been working more than whereourfocusisonprayingfor anaSanAndrés,quenaci?deuna BiblicadeArgentina,detradici?n tenyearsasayouthdirectorinthe ourselves, and for others on re- inmigraci?n escocesa en 1825. pentecostal. Mi abuelo fue el PentecostalChurch.Thisconference quest.Weprayofcourseevenfor Cadadomingoenelcultohayun primer pastor pentecostal en isformeapreludeofheaven,as thosewhodonotrequest.Herein espacioparalaoraci?ndelacon- BuenosAires,en1916.Creemos Ibelievethat?asinthisconfer- Athens,bythegraceofGod,Iwas gregaci?n,paraquepresentesu que la oraci?n es poderosa. ence?wewillseemanypeople alongwiththetonesofgreat nominatedtobeoneoftheinter- gratitudysuspeticiones.Luego Aunquetodosoran,incluyendo fromdifferentcountriesanddecessors and it gives me joy that de una historia con muchas ex- losfielesdeotrasreligiones?hin- nominationsinheaven.IamhapGodisusingmetoimprovethelife clusiones,nuestraiglesiaencontr? dues,musulmanes,budistas?loim- pytobepartoftheintercessoras- ofothers. sanidadapartirdeunaconfesi?n portanteeslarespuesta,quese sistanceofthisconference. de pecados y de la oraci?n co- lograpormediodelafe,quees munitaria. unaobsesi?n. Willingen1952 Thefifthmissionconference wasinWillingen,Germany. Willingenisconsideredtohave hadthemostlastinginfluence onecumenicalmission theology.Theideaofmissio Dei,thatwastakenupinthe follow-upofWillingen,proved tobemostcreative.Thestrong emphasisonthecentrality ofthechurchinmissionwas replacedbyanenlarged perspectivethatallowedan interpretationofworldevents asdeterminingfactorsfor mission. Achimota1958 Thesixthmissionconferencein Achimotadebatedaproposal tounitewiththeWorldCouncil ofChurches,withwhichit sharedseveralprogrammesand entertainedintensiverelations. Theproposalwasacceptedby agreatmajority,whilecertain moreconservativemission councilsrefusedtointegrate missionandchurch.They wantedtopreservemissionary freedom,andnotbecome dependentonecclesiastical authoritiesandagendas. musicians-theconference?s choirsingsateveryservice tosupportthecongregation. Choirreheasalstakeplace daily30minutesafterthe serviceandat21.00inthe worshiptent.Ifyouwantto join,cometotheworshipand thenlookoutforthoseyou?ve seensingingattheservice! WorldNews Aidgroupsdefend Acehefforts Aidorganisationsworking inIndonesiahavedefended themselvesfromcriticism aboutslowreconstruction effortsinthetsunami-hit provinceofAceh.Theywere respondingtoasenior governmentofficialwhosaid hewasshockedathowlittle hadbeendone.Forfive months,aidorganizations havebeenproviding emergencyreliefintheform offood,shelterandschooling, allthewhiletryingtoplanhow torebuildashatteredsociety. HistoryofMission Conferences The sixth world mission conference met in Achimota near Accra, Ghana. InfoonMission 2005Local Organizers TheCatholic ChurchofGreece TheRomanCatholicChurch hasacenturies-oldpresence inGreece.Inthelast20years numerousimmigrantsfrom Poland,thePhilippines, UkraineandAlbaniahave cometoGreeceandmany ofthemareCatholics.There arecurrentlysixCatholic diocesesinGreece. Friday:TheAnglican ChurchinGreece Mission2005intheinternationalpress NewsdayUSA(AssociatedPress)(www.newsday.com) ChristianchurchesmustsetasidedifferencesandadoptlessconfrontationalapproachestowardotherfaithsinanageofmobilepopulationsandstrainsbetweentheWestandtheIslamicworld,thehead oftheGreekOrthodoxChurchtoldaglobalreligiousconferenceTuesday. Day?sGlossary EAPPI Anoutgrowthofthe ecumenicalcampaign toendtheillegaloccupation ofPalestineandsupport ajustpeace,theEcumenical AccompanimentProgramme inPalestineandIsrael(EAPPI) currentlyprovides22 internationalaccompaniers toassistlocalpeople intheirnonviolent activitiesandconcerted advocacyefforts. EcupresArgentina(www.ecupres.com.ar) Enlainauguraci?nhabl?elpastorSamuelKobia,SecretarioGeneraldelCMI,reconoci?que"lamisi?n arrastraunpesadobagajehist?rico,yaquehacontribuidoafomentarladivisi?nyelconflictoentrepersonaseinclusoentrefamiliasdeiglesias"yque"quizashallegadoelmomentodelaconfesi?nyelarrepentimiento". 3 Practicaldetails Airporttaxi Telephone2294091300. NEW!Adapters Internationalelectricaladapters mayberequestedatthe informationdesk. Bankandpostofficeshuttle AdailybusshuttletoNeaMakri townleavesdailyeveryhour from9.00to21.00. Bookshop Onthegroundfloorofthemain building. Breakfast Breakfastisservedinthemain buildingcafeteriadailyfrom 7.15. Currency Onlyeurosareacceptedinthe cafeteriaandshops. NEW!Electricity Theintensiveuseofelectricity, especiallyintheevening,is causingsmallpowerfailures. Pleaselimityouruseofheaters tothenightandturnoffall lightsindaytime. FirstAid Aclinicisstaffed24hoursaday InternetCafé ConnecttotheInternetusing thelinesoftheInternetcafé. WirelessaccesstoInternet available. Meals Lunchisserveddailyat12.30 or13.30.Dinnerisserveddaily at19.00or19.45.Pleasetryto goatthetimeassignedtoyou toavoidlongqueues. Participantlist Theparticipantslistisnotyet available. PostofficeinNeaMakri Openfrom07.30to14.00. Shopsinthesametownare openuntil14.00andreopen at17.00to21.00eachday. Prayers Morningworshipandevening prayerswilltakeplaceinthe Worshiptent. PressRoom Interviewrequestsandmeeting roomforthePressService inthePressRoom,groundfloor ofthemainbuilding. NEW!BritishandIrish regionalmeeting Stewards Stewardswillguideandhelp youwhenneeded butrememberthattheyhave designatedtasks. Swimming Participantsswimattheir ownrisk. NEW!Messageservice Pleasecheckthemessage boardinthemainentrance. Toreceiveandsendmessages toanyparticipant,justcontact theinformationdesk. NEW!On-sitetaxiservice Ourhostsareproviding aminibustoferrypeoplewith limitedmobilityaroundthe conferencesite.Pickuppoint infrontofmainentrance. Justsignalthetaxitostop ifyouneedit. Telephoneandnetwork Telephonecardsarefor saleatthebookshopandcan beusedonthepublicphones intheentrancehall ofthemainbuilding. Toilets Toiletsaresignposted. Pleaserespectother participantsandkeepthem clean! NEW!Water?Nero-Aqua Preservecreation:limitedwater isavailableatonetime, sopleasetrytolimityouruse ofthispreciousresource. NEW!Under40? Participantsunder40 areinvitedtogatheronthe Tavernaterracetonightat 19.00.Furtherinfo:message CatherineChang. WCC9thAssembly ResourceCD Freeatthebookshop. Pleasehelpyourself! Weather ?hursday12May2005 Athens+22ÆC,cloudy Bangkok+29ÆC,showers intheconferencevenue.Incase CWMEparticipantsfrom ofemergencypleasecontact theinformationdesk. Lostandfound Forlostpropertyplease gototheinformationdesk. Informationdeskand messages TheInformationdeskisopen from8.00to19.00.Personal messagesandmailare distributedeachdayin alphabetizedboxesatthe informationdesk.Hand messagesdirectlytostewards. BritainandIrelandareinvited toaninformalgathering onFridayat13.45inthe Tavernaareaoutsidethe restaurant,toshare experienceandplanfollow-up. Contact:SimonBarrow: +447939139882. Smoking Smokingisonlyallowed outdoors. Specialneeds ContactJudithKocher attheInformationdesk. Today?sSynaxeis Thankstoallparticipantsfortheir helpful and constructive feedbackregardingtheSynaxeisprogramme! As a result of this, we arepleasedtooffertodayalimited evening session from 21.00 21.45. Afulllistofeveningsessionswill bepostedonthesynaxeisregistrationboard.Weareencouragingparticipantstochecktheregistration board regularly to ensurethattheyareuptodatewith the latest programme changes. Places are limited and will be filledonafirstcome,firstserved basis. Facilitators are invited to contactthesynaxeiscoordinator, Tara Tautari, to schedule sessions. ª?·Ì¤Ú·?ÚÈÓ... 4

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