The Middle East Council of Churches Issues the Ecumenical Calendar for January 2026
And Celebrates the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity”
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) have now issued its online Ecumenical calendar for the month of January 2026. It includes the Ecclesiastical and Liturgical feasts of the various families of Churches in the Middle East. In addition to international days identified by the United Nations, and which are related to the MECC identity and its spiritual and human mission.
Noting that January includes one of the most important international Ecumenical occasions. It is the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity”, which MECC celebrates it in the region and with the world, between 18 and 25 January, every year. Noting that this year the theme of the Week of Prayer is “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling” (Ephesians 4: 4).
