MESSAGE FROM THE CEC GENERAL SECRETARY RE THE TRAGEDY IN THE US

In view of the attacks on New York and Washington this afternoon, the General Secretary of the Conference of European Churches, Rev Dr Keith Clements, has sent the following message to the General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in the United States.

"On behalf of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) I simply want to convey our sense of shock and grief at the terrible events now being reported from New York and elsewhere in the USA. Imagination can scarcely conceive, nor words convey, what it means for the victims and for all who are afflicted by these tragedies. But we want to assure you and all our sisters and brothers of our prayers and sympathy. May God give you all needed strength and grace for the facing of this hour, and the coming days when the ministry of the churches will be so sorely needed. And may the mind of Christ be in us all as we seek still to be witnesses to peace in the midst of violence."

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Robin Gurney and Luca Negro
Secretaries for Communications and Information.
Conference of European Churches,
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