The participation of the Archdiocese of Canada in ecumenical activities is a major way of bearing witness to the Orthodox Church as the One, True and Full Church of Christ on earth. Our involvement in ecumenical bodies is an acknowledgement that numerous other Canadians are also seekers and followers of Christ, according to the light that they have received and to which they respond in all sincerity. The ecumenical movement in Canada, at a national level represented mainly by the Canadian Council of Churches, thus reflects the desire of all Christians to fulfil Christ’s words in his priestly prayer with his Apostles “That they may be One, even as we are One” (Jn 17:22).


