Join us in prayer, as Vatican hosts worldwide Mennonite representatives

Please join us in prayer as Mennonite delegates from 10 countries around the world travel to Rome for continuing consultations on Mennonite-Catholic dialogue and peace.   On October 18-23 the Pontifical Council for Promoting Church Unity will host Mennonite World Conference delegates for a church-to-church visit.  A brief meeting with Pope Benedict is scheduled for October 19.  The event is a follow-up to the first international dialogue, which took place from 1998-2003 and produced a 48-page report, “Called Together to Be Peacemakers.”

A second consultation on October 23-25 will aim to fashion a Catholic/Mennonite perspective on a proposed “International Ecumenical Peace Convocation.” Slated for 2011, the convocation will be the culmination of the World Council of Churches Decade to Overcome Violence (2001-2010).

Additional information on these important new opportunities for Mennonite-Catholic dialogue and collaboration is available in a Mennonite World Conference news release, available at  http://www.mwc-cmm.org/News/MWC/071010rls1.html.