Europe Day on 9 May has also inspired members of Together for Europe to act. Like the tiles of a mosaic representing a picture of hope for Europe a variety of groups are involved in organizing events which include associations, movements and different church...
Europe Day 2019
9 May 2019
Our vocation is encapsulated in these three words: Together for Europe (TfE). We start ‘together’ from the life of the Gospel ‘for’ one purpose: ‘Europe’. In fact, twenty years ago, the initiators of our ecumenical network said: ‘By bringing the Christian soul into Europe, we want to be at the service of a change in politics’.
At the end of the intense experience at the meeting of the Friends of TfE in Prague in November 2018, everyone could feel more European. Czechs, Germans, French, Russians, Italians, Slovenians and Austrians…, yes, but also Europeans
And this is the witnessing that Europe is waiting from us: that unity in reconciled diversity is possible. The path of Together for Europeits 20-year history, is the custodian of this experience It is a way of life: the more we give ourselves as Slovaks, Romanians, Swiss etc. with our richness to other peoples, the more European we are and vice versa. It is a promising track, where unity and diversity walk together.
9 May, Europe Day, as well as European Union Day, is also waiting to be supported by these values. The great European polyphonic choir waits for the voice: ‘The future of Europe lies in a culture of Togetherness’.
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Together for Europe in Strasbourg: 9 -10 May, 2019 A keynote speech and a debate On May 9, 2019 the Students’ House in Strasbourg was the venue of an event of Together for Europe. The venue was quite symbolic because, as the speaker recalled, not without emotion,...
On May 11, 2019, in Toulouse, 60 persons gathered in the spirit of Together for Europe. Among those present there were Gérard Testard, of the European Committee and two members of the National Committee. Besides representatives of the Movements there were other...
The various initiatives of Together in Paris On April 2, we met to hold an ecumenical prayer meeting in the really magnificent chapel of the Deaconesses of Reuilly in Paris. This meeting was organized and conducted by the Together for Europe group together with the...
The Feast for Europe was held at the Pentecostal church “Word of Grace” with some 1300 participants and over 4000 following via YouTube and Facebook. A whole spectrum of social initiatives carried out together by various Movements and members of diverse Churches were...
In Trento, on May 3, a cultural moment in the great hall of the Vigilianum and an Ecumenical Prayer Vigil. In Trent, the Feast of Europe was organized by the six Movements which have been cooperating with Together for Europe for many years. These are the Alliance...
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May 9, 2019: For the first time together at an ecumenical Prayer Vigil The “Europe Day” gave us the opportunity to live out a new experience of communion with the local Church and to be part of the “Biblical Festival” held in Padua. During the last months we held...
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Milan, May 9, 2019: an unusual multicolored march bearing a proposal It all started from a simple idea: to plan together with as many entities as possible. These included several Catholic associations: Agesci, Catholic Action, Community of St Egidio, CVX, The St...
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In Prague, in the heart of Europe, on the occasion of the Europe Day, the Movements and Communities of different Churches organize prayers for Europe, followed by a Round Table with political representatives. The theme: "What vision for the Europe of the future?" V...
Here the various appointments TOULOUSE On May 11, 2019, after having met on a regular basis with Mgr. Le Gall, their bishop, will be holding an open meeting to deepen the objectives of Together for Europe. LYON After having made a survey in the streets of Lyon, the...
The group of Movements and Communities of Rome has warmly welcomed the invitation to join the “Prayer Journey” for Europe which goes on for six weeks, from March 25 till May 9, 2019. The communities of 5 important Basilicas linked to the Patron Saints of Europe have...
At the meeting in February this year, together with almost all the Movements and Communities in Slovenia that are engaged in Together for Europe, we started working on the idea that emerged last November in Prague of organising "Europe Day" on 9th May as an event that...
We are a group of Movements belonging to diverse Churches in Carinthia. Our praying together and a fruitful dialogue helped us to reflect upon how to celebrate the "Europe Day 2019". Through the contact with the "Europahaus" (House of Europe) at Klagenfurt we found a...
Those who, last November, participated at the meeting of the Friends of Together for Europe have enthused us with what they experienced and with future projects. We are all looking forward to organize a Prayer Vigil to be held to mark May 9, Europe Day. From the very...
In 2019 Elections will be held for the European Parliament. Two weeks earlier, on May 9th, "Europe Day" will be celebrated. If we want to give our contribution to the establishment of a lively Europa with a promising future, we have to get started in time in the...
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