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The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus...
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the...
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with...
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Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe bishop joins panel discussion on ‘shared sacred flourishing’
July 29, 2026
[World Council of Churches] Religions for Peace and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees organized a July 28 panel discussion in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a key international treaty that defines who a refugee is, outlines their rights and sets standards of treatment for their protection. Participants, including Bishop Mark Edington of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, explored how values-based approaches can strengthen protection, dignity, social cohesion and solutions for displaced populations. During the discussion, Edington reflected on how religious leaders and faith actors can best serve refugees and other displaced people. He said that churches can exercise their “prophetic voice.” “In particular, we need to exercise our prophetic voice to challenge the negative caricatures,” Edington said. “The question we should ask refugees is not ‘what do you need,’ but ‘tell me your story.’ Because without that we are just having a conversation among ourselves.” Read the entire article here.