Acknowledgements

The theme and text for each year’s observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity are chosen and prepared by representatives of the World Council of Churches and representatives of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. The international texts are developed, adapted and published for use in the United States by the Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute. Assisting in this task is a planning committee which the institute forms each year. The 2003 WPCU committee consisted of:

Sr. Lorelei F. Fuchs, SA, Editor, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Resources,
and Associate Director, Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute

Rev. Betty Gamble, Associate General Secretary, United Methodist Church,
General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns

Ms. Eileen King, Executive Director,
International Committee for the World Day of Prayer

Rev. Dr. Kevin McMorrow, SA, Associate Director,
Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, and Editor, Ecumenical Trends

Rev. Dr. William Rusch, Executive Director,
Foundation for a Conference on Faith and Order in North America

Mrs. Veronica Sullivan, Business Manager,
Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute

The planning committee also invites ecumenists and church leaders of various traditions to write feature articles on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and its annual theme and scriptural text. Acknowledgement of these writers appears with their articles. In addition to these feature articles acknowledgement is due to those who contributed to the following resources.

Art
“Fragile Clay” is an original pastel drawn by Ms. Barbara Herlan, Biblical Resources, Jerusalem, Israel for Graymoor for the 2003 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Joint Message
Br. Jeffrey Gros, FSC, Associate Director, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, for his consultation on the Joint Message.

“Observing...”, “Continuing...” and “Resources...”
Rev. James Loughran, SA, Director, Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, and Ms. Liz Matos, Secretary, Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, for the compilation of these sections.

Prayer/Worship
Rev. Dr. William Carpe, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Dr. Katharine Ogonek, Executive Director, Opus 118, Sr. Lorelei F. Fuchs, SA, Editor WPCU resources, and Associate Director, Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute.

Translation
Ms. Enid Christine Biaggi, Administrative Secretary, General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church.

Business Management and Distribution of WPCU Resources
Mrs. Veronica Sullivan, Business Manager, Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute.

Website and Printing
WPCU resources are constructed on the web and printed for ordering by Higham Press, Inc., Pleasantville, New York.

 

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