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May 30, 1997
ANGLICAN COMMUNION NEWS SERVICE
Canon Jim Rosenthal, Director of Communications
Anglican Communion Office
London, England

[97.5.4.1]

INTERNATIONAL: WCC meeting on the Millennium

(ACNS) Member Churches of the World Council of Churches met in Geneva on
6 May to share their plans for celebrating the Millennium. This was the
second information sharing meeting organised by the WCC and it drew
together representatives of the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant and
Anglican Churches. The Revd Canon David Hamid, the Director for
Ecumenical Affairs for the Anglican Communion Office, spoke about
Anglican initiatives for the Millennium at the meeting.

Plans for Churches celebrating the Millennium are wide-ranging. Many
Churches are working ecumenically with national initiatives. There are
also plans for some international ventures including - Pilgrimage 2000.
This will be a walk through Europe from Trondheim in Norway to Sarajevo
between Pentecost 2000 and Easter 20001. There are also hopes that it
might be possible to organise an international gathering of Churches in
Jerusalem for the Millennium and this is under exploration by the WCC.