(Please note this is a large file – see download guide) * This is designed to be printed as an A5 booklet on A4 paper (please see the printing help PDF) but can also be printed as A4 (in Adobe Acrobat Reader, choose File/Print, then under Size Options select ‘Fit’). For a Large Print version print the pamphlet as A4 (see above).
If you observe the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at Pentecost, or another time during the year, resources are available to order and download (below).
Please share details of your events on our Week of Prayer for Christian Unity wall – simply add the #wpcuwall hashtag to your X(Twitter) post
Do you believe this?
For 2025, materials were prepared by the ecumenical community at Bose in Northern Italy.
As we celebrate 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea, the worship service has at its heart, the Nicene Creed. Reflecting this, the scripture readings for this year focus on belief.
We are invited to reflect on the story of Martha’s confession of faith in Jesus as narrated in John 11:17-27. Each is called to sit with Jesus’ provocative question to Martha: “Do you believe this?”
Dates
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is traditionally observed from the 18th to the 25th January – the octave of St. Peter and St. Paul. However, some areas observe it at Pentecost or some other time.
Christian Aid
Each year Christian Aid provides the Go and Do action points for each of the daily reflections – linking into the important work of Christian Aid in the relief of poverty and advocacy of justice.
Social media
Show your support for Christian Unity by posting unity messages and details of your events to our Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Twitter wall – simply add the #wpcuwall hashtag to your Twitter post (note there is a delay before they appear). You can also find updates about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Twitter by following the #wpcu2025 hashtag.
Printed resources
Please click on the links below to order printed versions from Church House Bookshop (online):
- English pamphlet
- Welsh / English pamphlet
- English large print pamphlet
- A3 poster – English, Welsh, Irish and Scots Gaelic text.
For download
The pamphlet (below) for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025 has been adapted by the Britain and Ireland writers group. An international version is also available from the World Council of Churches (WCC) website.
Pamphlet
English (PDF)
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WPCU 2025 English Pamphlet (PDF, 7MB)
English accessible text-only
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WPCU 2025 English accessible text-only (Docx, 61k)Accessible text-only version of the English pamphlet.
Welsh/English PDF
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WPCU 2025 Welsh / English Pamphlet (PDF, 7.3MB)(Please note this is a large file – see download guide) * This is designed to be printed as an A5 booklet on A4 paper (please see the printing help PDF) but can also be printed as A4 (in Adobe Acrobat Reader, choose File/Print, then under Size Options select ‘Fit’). For a Large Print version print the pamphlet as A4 (see above).
Welsh accessible text-only
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WPCU 2025 Welsh text-only accessible version (Docx, 91k)Accessible text-only version of the Welsh/English pamphlet.
Irish PDF
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WPCU 2025 Irish Pamphlet (PDF, 6.6MB)(Please note this is a large file – see download guide) * This is designed to be printed as an A5 booklet on A4 paper (please see the printing help PDF) but can also be printed as A4 (in Adobe Acrobat Reader, choose File/Print, then under Size Options select ‘Fit’). For a Large Print version print the pamphlet as A4 (see above).
Irish accessible text-only
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WPCU 2025 Irish accessible text-only (Docx, 97k)Accessible text-only version of the Irish pamphlet.
Scots Gaelic PDF
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WPCU 2025 Scots Pamphlet (PDF, 6.4MB)(Please note this is a large file – see download guide) * This is designed to be printed as an A5 booklet on A4 paper (please see the printing help PDF) but can also be printed as A4 (in Adobe Acrobat Reader, choose File/Print, then under Size Options select ‘Fit’). For a Large Print version print the pamphlet as A4 (see above).
Scots Gaelic accessible text-only
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Scots Gaelic accessible text-only for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025Accessible text-only version of the Scots Gaelic pamphlet.
All age material
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WPCU 2025 All Age resources – Roots (PDF, A4, 267k)Material for all ages together to supplement the ecumenical worship service – from Roots.
(Please note to simplify the language used, this material is based on the Apostles Creed rather than the Nicene Creed).
Poster (A3/A4)
Multilingual poster
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WPCU 2025 Poster (PDF, 2.9MB)Text in English, Irish, Welsh and Scots gaelic (Please note this is a large file – see download guide). This can also be printed on A4 paper: in Adobe Acrobat Reader, choose File/Print, then under Size Options select ‘Shrink oversized pages’.
English poster
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WPCU 2025 English Poster (PDF, 2.9MB)Text in English only (Please note this is a large file – see download guide). This can also be printed on A4 paper: in Adobe Acrobat Reader, choose File/Print, then under Size Options select ‘Shrink oversized pages’.
Editing the poster
You can add text to the local information box using a PDF editor, such as from Adobe. There are also some free PDF editors available, for example at https://www.sejda.com/pdf-editor which lets you upload and edit a PDF file online, then download the edited version.
Photo: Leo Lintang / Alamy Stock Photo
Resources are available for the Week of Prayer for Christian 2027, with the theme 'Do not be afraid'.