Message to the new General Secretary of the World Council of Churches
September 1, 2009
The Rev. Dr. Olave Fykse Tveit
General Secretary of the World Council of Churches
Facsimile: +41 22 791 0361
Dear Rev. Dr. Tveit,
We take this opportunity to wholeheartedly congratulate you upon
learning of your election as the 7th General Secretary of the World
Council of Churches.
As you respond to this calling from God, please be assured of our
incessant prayers to our Lord God for your strength, wisdom and success
as you now lead the journey towards unity of the World Council of
Churches.
We look forward to our visit to the WCC in October for the Meeting of
the Members of the “Faith and Order” Committee, and to congratulating
you in person then.
With heartfelt affection, we offer you our Patriarchal blessings and
invoke upon you the abundant love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
+BARTHOLOMEW of Constantinople
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Phanar, 1.9.2009
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