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In the big house of Christian Unions of Young People (CVJM in German), I meet one of its directors, Thomas Römer, pastor of Saint Matthieu Church, which I met in the framework of the Ecumenical Movement Network " Together for Europe ".

As soon as I arrived, I met Georgios Vlantis, Secretary General of the Bavarian Churches Working Community (ACK Bayern). He is a young Greek theologian of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople and translated into Greek Karl Barth's famous commentary on the Epistle to the Romans.

I then go to Ottmaring, near Augsburg for the meeting of the twenty years of the network "Together for Europe". I have already reported on this event bringing together delegates from 55 movements from 23 European countries from 7 to 9 November.

This article describes my experience in Munich, where I spent a few days sharing the initiative of Jesus Celebration 2033. My first two chronicles help to discover the rich ecclesial diversity of this beautiful city. The third is in Ottmaring and Augsburg where I participated in the meeting for Together for Europe.

In our travels, we also visit communities and movements and ask them for prayer without which nothing can be done!

The second day - 4th June - of our Parisi stay begins with two Orthodox visits. First we go to the Rue Daru where Bishop Jean de Charioupoulis awaits us in the Cathedral S. Alexander Nevsky.

On the afternoon of 3rd June, the first day of our Paris journey, we cross Paris and go to the Avenue de Breteuil where the Conference of Bishops of France is located and visit Emmanuel Gougaud, Director of the National Service for Christian Unity.

Having just arrived at the Gare de Lyon from Lausanne, we began our pilgrimage by visiting the House of Protestantism, rue de Clichy. Attending this meeting were the President of the Protestant Federation of France (FPF), François Clavairoly; Emmanuelle Seybold, President of the United Protestant Church (EPUdF); Anne-Laure Dannet, Head of Ecumenical Relations of the FPF and Claire Sixt-Gateuille, Head of Ecumenical Relations of the EPUdF.

In early June, a JC2033 team to visit various churches and communities in Paris. After five days of intense visits, we are grateful for all these encounters. We dream that this project will become that of the Churches of Paris and all of France. Here are some echoes of the welcome we received.