The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be from January 18 though January 25. The complete schedule is as follows:
Monday, January 17, 6 PM
Giorgio La Pira International Student Center - Sala Teatina, Via de' Pescioni 3
"Honor Your Father and Your Mother"
Introduction:
Mons. Timothy Verdon (Catholic Church)
Speaker:
Rabbi Joseph Levi (Head Rabbi of Florence)
Tuesday, January 18, 5 PM
Baptistery - Piazza San Giovanni
"The Church of Jerusalem"
Speakers:
Archbishop Mons. Giuseppe Betori (Catholic Church)
Pastor Alison Walker (Methodist Church)
Chants:
Greek Orthodox Church
Monastic Brotherhood of Jerusalem
St. Giles Community
Wednesday, January 19, 5 PM
Lutheran Community - Via Bardi 20
"Many Members in One Body"
Introduction:
Pastor Martin Moeslin (Lutheran Church)
Speakers:
Prof. Marco Bontempi (Catholic Church)
Fr. Nicola Papadopoulo (Greek Orthodox Church)
Thursday, January 20, 6 PM
Methodist Church - Via de' Benci 9
"Faithfulness to the Apostles' Teachings Unite Us"
Ecumenical Worship
Presiding:
Pastor Alison Walker (Methodist Church)
Pastor Pawel Gajewski (Waldensian Church)
Speaker
Fr. Giorgio Blatinski (Russian Orthodox Church)
Friday, January 21, 9 PM
Stensen Auditorium - Viale Don Minzoni, 25g
Round Table
"Sharing as an Expression of Unity"
Speaker:
Don Enrico Vannoni, St. Leolino Community (Catholic Church)
Introduction:
Mons. Timothy Verdon (Catholic Church)
Participants:
Pastor Mario Affuso (Italian Apostolic Church)
Mons. Timothy Verdon (Catholic Church)
Fr. I Coman (Romanian Orthodox Church)
Saturday, January 22, 6 PM
St. Mark's Anglican Church - Via Maggio 16
"Strengthened by Prayer"
Vespers
Presiding:
The Rev. Lawrence MacLean (Anglican Church)
Speaker:
Mons. Dante Carolla (Catholic Church)
Monday, January 24, 6:30 PM
Sacred Family Catholic Church - Via Gioberti 33
"Breaking of the Bread with Hope"
Ecumenical Worship
Presiding:
Don Gianni D'Alessandro (Catholic Church)
Speakers:
Fr. Angelos Beshai (Orthodox Coptic Church)
Maj. David Cavanagh (Salvation Army)
Tuesday, January 25, 6 PM
St. James Episcopal Church - Via B. Rucellai 9
"Called to Service for Reconciliation"
Ecumenical Worship
Presiding:
The Rev. Mark Dunnam
Speaker:
Pastor Mario Marziale (Swiss Reform Church)
Agape Fraterna - Light Dinner (€5 contribution)
Wednesday, January 26, 6 PM
Giorgio La Pira International Student Center - Sala Teatina, Via de' Pescioni 3
"Unity in the Islamic Revelation"
Introduction:
Pastor Pawel Gajewski (Waldensian Church)
Speaker:
Patrizia Del Monte (Vice President UCOII)
The offerings collected during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will by donated to the victims of flooding in the Veneto region.