The national three-tikanga Council for Ecumenism would like to raise awareness of and promote the following ecumenical and interfaith opportunities for May/June 2019

• Ramadan Hospitality - local hosting of Ramadan Iftar meals (from 5th May to 4th June in 2019). To see some previous examples of this has been done, see: http://anglicantaonga.org.nz/news/tikanga_pakeha/iftar 
• Commended for study: The Pope and the Grand Imam’s statement. See: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2019-02/pope-francis-uae-grand-imam-declaration-of-peace.html
• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. 30 May – 9 June here. (18-25 January Northern Hemisphere). Resource - https://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/commissions/faith-and-order/xi-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity/2019/@@download/file/Week_of_Prayer_2019.pdf

We encourage clergy and lay leaders to consider how you may be able to make use of these opportunities in your own communities.