Every Sunday, we say the words of the Nicene Creed in our service. These words unite us in our Anglican faith – across our diocese from Norway to Morocco and across the world, hundreds of thousands of people in church say the same words together as a proclamation of our shared faith. Bishop Robert writes:
“In 325, hundreds of bishops – some from rich and influential cities, others from poor and obscure regions – gathered in Nicaea on the frontier of the Empire’s Greek-speaking East and Latin-speaking West. They were the first fully ecumenical council. Their gathering marked the transition of Christianity into a properly international religion with public impact. It was this gathering which produced the Nicene Creed. This succinct statement articulates the radical, biblical insight that Jesus is both truly God living among us and truly human, living and dying in human history. In 2025, we celebrate that momentous Council and ponder afresh the world-changing beliefs which it articulated.”
(See also https://www.europe.anglican.org/celebrating-nicaea)
We shall consider the relevance of this declaration of faith for our everyday lives in the weeks before and after Easter, both in sermons and discussions at the home of David Cowley, 5 rue de Londres, Strasbourg. Under the heading “Everyday Christianity” we shall continue to explore our faith at a Parish Retreat at the Abbaye de Notre Dame de Baumgarten at the end of May.
Session One : Sunday 6th April 10h30, Eglise des dominicains.
Session Two: Thursday 10 April 19h00, home of David Cowley, 5, rue de Londres, Strasbourg
Session Three: Tuesday 22 April 19h00, home of David Cowley, 5 rue de Londres.
Session Four: Sunday 11 May 10h30, Eglise des dominicains.
Parish Retreat: ‘Everyday Christianity’ Friday 30 May – Sunday 1st June, Abbaye de Notre Dame de Baumgarten, Bernardvillé.
