<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Ce que je demande à nos paroisses...<div>+Pierre<br><div><br><div>Début du message réexpédié :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>De : </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Bishop <<a href="mailto:bishop@tec-europe.org">bishop@tec-europe.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date : </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">17 novembre 2008 10:35:40 HNEC</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Objet : </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Bishop Pierre calls for prayer for Congo on 23 November</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">Dear colleagues,</span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">As you know, the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to fester. Much is still underreported. In addition to the crisis in the Goma region, there are two areas of rebel activity in Congo which have not hit the news: the Dungu area, in the north, where the Lord’s Resistance Army has attacked villages and abducted adults and children in recent weeks, and also the Gety/Aveba/Nyankunde region, close to Bunia, where a new militia group emerged in late September and displaced many people from their homes. </span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">Our Anglican sisters and brothers in those areas have been deeply affected, and are in the forefront of relief efforts and peacemaking.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">I am echoing Archbishop Fidèle Dirokpa's call for a day of prayer for peace in the Congo on Sunday 23 November.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">You can use the following prayer, if you like, or do your own.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; ">O God of peace and abundant life, <br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">You call peacemakers your children. <br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Let your Holy Spirit guide and govern all those who are making peace in Congo,</span></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>and give them success,</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b>So that all your people may have that abundant life promised through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ,</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>who lives and reigns with you and the same Spirit, one God in Holy Trinity. Amen.</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">Episcopal Relief and Development is sending aid. Please encourage your people to help in any way they can—prayer first, but also material help as well. See <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.er-d.org/">http://www.er-d.org/</a> for information on sending direct help.</span></span></font></div><div><br></div><div>Here is a short documentary on the underlying issues that have led to what is called "The Third World War." Five million have already died...</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.mediastorm.org/0022.htm">http://www.mediastorm.org/0022.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you in advance,</div><div><br></div><div>+Pierre</div><div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div><div>Bishop (Mgr) Pierre Whalon</div><div>Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe</div><div>23, avenue George V</div><div>75008 Paris France</div><div>+33 1 53 23 84 06 (tel)</div><div>+33 1 49 52 96 85 (fax)</div><div><a href="mailto:office@tec-europe.org">office@tec-europe.org</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div><div>Bishop (Mgr) Pierre Whalon</div><div>Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe</div><div>23, avenue George V</div><div>75008 Paris France</div><div>+33 1 53 23 84 06 (tel)</div><div>+33 1 49 52 96 85 (fax)</div><div><a href="mailto:office@tec-europe.org">office@tec-europe.org</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>