Momentum, the Weekly Newsletter from the Middle East Council of Churches

In the new issue of the weekly newsletter Momentum issued by the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Middle East Council of Churches, you can find the weekly message of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Abs, which is entitled “Praying for Unity: A Phase of a Cultural Faith Process in the Making”, on the occasion of the beginning of the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity”. Dr. Abs highlighted the importance of building bridges and meeting together, stressing the need to strengthen the Ecumenical culture.

As part of the “Week of Payer for Christian Unity” celebrations, the issue presents a video report about the significance of the date of this week which extends between 18 and 25 January 2023. This is in addition to this week’s booklet, and the daily Prayers and reflections which you may publish and distribute every day.

The issue also includes a video report about the intellectual seminar held by the Middle East Council of Churches, in partnership with the Regional Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), under the title "Dignity, Freedom and Justice", on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was organized on Wednesday 11 January 2023, at the headquarters of the MECC General Secretariat in Beirut.

As well as, you can find a news about the latest activities of the MECC Syria’s Office which supported the livestock breeders and distributed to them 900 kg of Fodder and 720 kg of Hay in Al Naimeh Town.

The issue also presents the Ecumenical Calendar for January 2023 which is issued by the MECC Communication and Public Relations Department, Ecumenical reports, the weekly Prayer, videos, and news of the Middle Eastern Churches.

Moreover, the issue presents a socio-economic overview of the Middle East during December 2023 and the latest updates of the Coronavirus in the region.