Every year since 1908, Christian communities and churches have joined together to pray for the visible unity of the Church, faithfully abiding by the will of Christ, who prayed “that all may be one” (John 17:21), during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. In much of the world, this Week of Prayer is commemorated from January 18-25. 

This week of prayer is an essential event for The Initiative because it touches on all three of our core practices: prayer, sharing our lives with Jesus followers from various Christian traditions, and working proactive for greater unity in Christ’s church. Members and friends of The Initiative are encouraged to pray daily during the eight days, using the Daily Litany and Prayer Guide linked below, and to attend a prayer service sometime during the week.

This year’s beautiful liturgy service was put together by a group of Christians from the Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic and Armenian Evangelical communities, adapted from prayers composed by 12^th century Armenian saint, Nersess the Gracious. If you’d like to participate in this service, we encourage you to see if there’s one in your area or join one of these currently being hosted or planned by Initiative members and friends:

• Zoom Prayer gathering – Thursday, January 15 @ 8pm Eastern. Use the sign up/contact box on the website or connect through our Facebook page for the link.
• Darien, CT (suburban NYC) – Saturday, January 17 @11am, Noroton Presbyterian Church, 2011 Post Rd. Darien, CT
• Los Angeles (southwest) – Wednesday, January 21st, 7:00 PM, Trinity Lutheran Church, 1340 11^th St. Manhattan Beach, CA
• Chicago (city) – Saturday, January 24 @ 2pm, St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church, 7600 W. Diversey Ave. Chicago, IL
• Chicago (suburbs) – Sunday, January 25 @ 2pm, First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton, 615 W. Jefferson, Wheaton, IL
• Los Angeles (city) Sunday, January 25th, 2:00 PM, Saint Bernadette Catholic Church, 3825 Don Felipe Dr. Los Angeles, CA
• Boston MetroWest – Sunday January 25 @ 7pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 61 Wood St, Hopkinton, MA 
• St. Louis – Sunday, January 25 @ 7-8pm, St. Monica Catholic Church 12140 Olive Blvd. Creve Coeur, MO