Ecumenical service was held in Vilnius

On January 25, concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Christians of various denominations gathered in prayer at the Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle and Evangelist in Vilnius, Bishop of Šiauliai and Chairman of the Council for Ecumenical Affairs of the Lithuanian Bishops’ Conference, Darius Trijonis, announced on his social media account.

Representatives from the Roman Catholic Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania, the Exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in Lithuania, the New Apostolic Church of Lithuania, and the Greek Catholic Church took part in the common prayer.

The homily was delivered by Bishop Mindaugas Sabutis of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The “Adoremus” choir of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Vilnius also brought joy with their hymns, inviting all to praise the Lord.