MECC General Secretary attended the meeting of the WCC Central Committee, which was held in the Ecumenical House of Geneva (13 20 February). Each working day of the WCC Central Committee meetings begins with a time of common prayer, Bible reading and reflection. The business sessions included accounts by representatives from around the world, an official celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the council¹s formation, meetings between families of churches and committee elections. The WCC called with churches of the Holy Land and the MECC for an immediate lifting of the blockade of Gaza, reiterates its absolute condemnation of attacks on civilians both in the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel, churches to speak out of the people of Gaza, and remind the government of Israel to fulfill its international obligations as an occupying power. Bishop Nareg Alemezian from the Armenian Orthodox Church in Lebanon was elected on a Search Committee for the nomination of a new General Secretary . MECC General Secretary had the chance to meet with some partners, world church representatives, and friends of MECC whom he discussed with them the work and activities of MECC in its different aspects. For further information: www.wcc-coe.org <http://www.wcc-coe.org
Middle East Council of Churches Office of International Ecumenical Relations P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon
Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary
mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb
+961-1-353-938 http://www.mec-churches.org/