The Dublin Council of Churches invites all to the Opening Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Thursday 18th January 2025 at 8pm in the Abbey Presbyterian Church, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1.

This year's service has been prepared by the ecumenical monastery of brothers and sisters in Bose, Northern Italy.  As we celebrate 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea, this worship service has at its heart the Nicene Creed and we are invited to reflect on the story of Martha’s confession of faith in Jesus as narrated in John 11:17-27.

We are pleased to confirm that the speaker for this ecumenical celebration will be Bishop Donal Roche, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, who will speak on the theme "Do you believe this?"