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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Warmest greetings from the World Council of Churches! We are happy to inform you about the ways young adults can be involved with the World Council of Churches' Internships in Geneva, Switzerland. The WCC will select five (5) young people between the ages of 18-30 years, to work in different program areas of the WCC from February 2009 to January 2010.

 The Internships provide an opportunity for ecumenical learning and work experience in an international, ecumenical setting. This opportunity is ideal for young people who are actively involved in the church and are interested in learning more about WCC and ecumenism. The WCC internships are a chance for young people to develop their professional skills and capacities in order to better serve the churches locally. We request WCC intern applicants to develop an ecumenical project idea that they can implement when they return from Geneva to their home community and church. This is a way to ensure that the ecumenical movement is strengthened at a local level with the churches’ support.

The five (5) WCC internships available in 2009 are:

1. Accompanying Churches in Situations of Conflict
2. Youth and Ecumenical Relationships
3. Visitors Program/Media Relations
4. Faith, Science, Technology and Ethics
5. Faith and Order

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, which was formed in 2007, serves the ecumenical youth constituency and WCC. The twenty-five (25) young members of Echos represent the WCC member churches from Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America and Pacific regions. There are also members who represent from the YMCA, World Student Christian Federation (WSCF), International Young Catholic Students (IYCS) and Pax Romana, and Pentecostal churches. Each member of Echos contributes to one of four different working groups:

1. Ecumenical Formation—encourages ecumenism among church youth and draws on examples of ecumenical formation used by young people in order to collect and compile resources helpful for churches, WCC and young people who want to engage their churches in ecumenism.
2. Collaboration with WCC—informs young people how to get involved in specific activities and programs of the WCC by keeping in regular contact with WCC staff and encouraging them to include young people in all aspects of their work.
3. Networking & Communications—builds up the networks and contacts of young people active in the churches and ecumenical movement in order to better exchange information, ideas and opportunities among and for youth.
4. Youth Engagement—focuses on and engages youth on thematic issues such as overcoming violence, globalization and spirituality with an ecumenical perspective.

Echos is working on an Ecumenical Resource Book with gives practical tools for young people to think and act ecumenically in their own church and context. This book will include ideas, analysis, examples and success stories from young people themselves. For more information and to contribute to the publication please email: EchosYouth@gmail.com and include in the subject heading “Ecumenical Resource Book”.

• Send us your ecumenical and church-related updates which concern youth to EchosYouth@gmail.com and include in the subject heading “Monthly E-News” for inclusion in our monthly email updates which are sent out to the WCC’s youth networks. This e-news highlights opportunities, events, resource materials and contacts relevant for youth in the ecumenical movement worldwide.

• Help us update WCC’s database and Echos youth networking efforts by sending us contacts and information related to youth ministries and groups in your church or organization. Please send:
  • Name of group or staff persons responsible for working with youth/young adults
  • Contact information (email, fax, telephone, mailing address, website)
  • Locality (town, country, region)
  • Any other background information or explanation about what the group or person does.

Please send this information to EchosYouth@gmail.com and include in the subject heading “Youth Contact for Database”

• Contact the Echos member(s) located in your region. To do so, please email EchosYouth@gmail.com and include in the subject heading “Contact with Echos member in (choose one: Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America Pacific) Region”
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We thank you for supporting young people in the churches and ecumenical movement by sharing information about these opportunities with all those youth in your constituency.

Deadline: 2008/09/15