Building ecumenical bridges

The Archdiocese Ministry of Ecumenism and Interreligious Affairs (AMEIA) hosted an ecumenical event at the Church of St Francis Xavier on May 6.

May 26, 2023

The ecumenical participants at the forum.


By Angeline Lesslar
The Archdiocese Ministry of Ecumenism and Interreligious Affairs (AMEIA) hosted an ecumenical event at the Church of St Francis Xavier on May 6.

The gathering comprised Christian Church leaders and the Parish Ministry of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (PMEIA) core group members from various Catholic churches in the KL Archdiocese. The worldwide Christian Unity theme, Do Good; Seek Justice (Micah 6:8) was adopted for the event.

The morning was divided into two parts, an ecumenical Liturgy and a Forum based on the theme. The speakers at the forum, moderated by Pastor Sean Prasad, were Archbishop Julian Leow (Catholic Church), Rev Bishop Steven Lawrence (Zion Cathedral), Rev Dr Vijendran Daniel (St Paul’s Anglican Church), and Rev K.S. Mathew (Mar Thoma Syrian Church).

Each speaker spoke on different aspects of the theme like Economy, Social, Environment and Governance.

An active discussion followed between participants and speakers on the topics presented.

The clergy jointly blessed the participants before breaking up for group photographs and lunch.

“Every year AMEIA hosts an Ecumenical and Inter-Faith event in its commitment to build bridges and fraternity among Malaysians of all religions,” remarked Fr Xavier Andrew, Ecclesiastical Advisor of AMEIA.

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