St Asaph and Helsinki dioceses form new linkA FORMAL link has been agreed between the diocese of St Asaph in the Church in Wales and the Evangelical Lutheran diocese of Helsinki in Finland. The partnership was signed by the Bishop of St Asaph, the Rt Revd Gregory Cameron, and the Bishop of Helsinki, Teemu Laajasalo, during the visit of a Finnish delegation to north Wales on Monday. Young people from both dioceses will be attending youth-leader programmes in each country during the year, and next year the diocese of St Asaph will run a confirmation camp for older teenagers in Finland. Last year, an Ethiopian deacon in London, Samuel Berhanu, asked unsuccessfully “to organise a viewing and prayer session” for Ethiopian Orthodox church leaders. The church has also installed solar panels and a ground-source heat pump, and the lavatories are flushed using rain water.

Source: Ethiopian News June 06, 2019 23:10 UTC