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		<title>Symposium ‘Stories of the past and visions for the future’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[                                            9:30am to 3:45pm Wollaston Conference Centre, Mount Claremont, Perth WA   7 March 2012 9:30                                        Gathering 9: 45                                       Welcome and overview of day 9:50 – &#8230; <a href="http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/02/symposium-stories-of-the-past-and-visions-for-the-future/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/02/symposium-stories-of-the-past-and-visions-for-the-future/</link>
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		<title>Churches are called to be peacemakers in Africa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The consultation was organized by the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) and the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC). Participants addressed the theme, “Peace and Security in Africa: Ecumenical Responses” from 28 January to 1 February. &#8230; <a href="http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/02/churches-are-called-to-be-peacemakers-in-africa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/02/churches-are-called-to-be-peacemakers-in-africa/</link>
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		<title>Isaiah 40:31</title>
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		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/isaiah-4031/</link>
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		<title>Spirituality Workshop at Dayspring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DIARMUID O’MURCHU &#8211; TWILIGHT PRESENTATION “The Changing Nature of Contemporary Contemplative Spirituality” MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH, 2012 7:30pm (Refreshments available from 7pm) Suggested Donation : $20 Registration: info@dayspring.org.au Phone: 93761400 Dayspring Centre for Christian Spirituality,68 Waverley Street, Dianella &#160; Diarmuid O&#8217;Murchu, &#8230; <a href="http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/spirituality-workshop-at-dayspring/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/spirituality-workshop-at-dayspring/</link>
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		<title>EcoCare Retreat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An ecumenical retreat including Lectures, Guided walks, Eco tours, Bible studies, Eco-theology. Faith based climate talk. When:                      24-28 September 2012 Where:                    Stirling Range Retreat Centre Experience spiritual development within a local context. Opportunities for reflection on creation Enjoy eco-theological conversations with &#8230; <a href="http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/ecocare-retreat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/ecocare-retreat/</link>
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		<title>Harmony Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Origin of Harmony Week Harmony Week has its origins in ‘Harmony Day’, the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Harmony Day is on 21 March every year, the anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South &#8230; <a href="http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/harmony-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/harmony-week/</link>
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		<title>WCC asks Nigerian president to support Christian Muslim joint efforts for peace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed deep sadness over the current wave of violence in Nigeria, calling on the churches to pray for the victims, and asking the Nigerian president to support &#8230; <a href="http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/wcc-asks-nigerian-president-to-support-christian-muslim-joint-efforts-for-peace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/wcc-asks-nigerian-president-to-support-christian-muslim-joint-efforts-for-peace/</link>
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		<title>World Day of Prayer &#8211; March 2nd 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year, and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service. &#8230; <a href="http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/world-day-of-prayer-march-2nd-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/world-day-of-prayer-march-2nd-2012/</link>
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		<title>Working together for social justice and decent work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The dignity of work and workers is a common value among the faith traditions. It is also the focus of a policy handbook titled Convergences: Decent Work and Social Justice in Religious Traditions, for which the World Council of  Churches &#8230; <a href="http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/working-together-for-social-justice-and-decent-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/working-together-for-social-justice-and-decent-work/</link>
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		<title>WCC urges protection of religious minorities in Pakistan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a recent visit to Pakistan, a World Council of Churches (WCC) delegation met with prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, religious leaders, civil society organizations and UN representatives urging protection of religious minorities, especially against the misuse of blasphemy &#8230; <a href="http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/wcc-urges-protection-of-religious-minorities-in-pakistan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2012/01/wcc-urges-protection-of-religious-minorities-in-pakistan/</link>
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