Standing: John Burkhard, Monika Hellwig, Mark Dyer, Thomas Hopko Seated: Ann Riggs, Scott Ickert On Monday, September 25, 2005, Woodstock continued its 30th Anniversary celebration with a Forum on "Re-envisioning the Papacy." This Forum addressed the issue of what the papacy, whose ministry of unity has been carried by the Chair of Peter through the centuries, could or should become. It was convoked in response to the invitation issued in 1995 by the late Pope John Paul II in his Encyclical Letter Ut Unum Sint to address this question. John Paul asked that the leaders of the churches and their theologians engage in an open dialogue on the subject of "the exercise of the ministry of unity" by allowing themselves "to be deeply moved by Christ's plea that all may be one...so that the world may believe that you have sent me." (Jn. 17:21) Aware that for many the papal ministry has proven to be an obstacle to unity, he showed himself willing to rethink it in order to "find a way of exercising the primacy" in a way that is open to the situation the world finds itself in today. Since this is "an immense task which we cannot refuse and which I cannot carry out by myself," he asked that other churches propose innovative ways by which the Petrine ministry might fulfill its specific charge. Panelists representing several denominations prepared and shared papers with each other and then elaborated their particular vision in the form of a thesis at the event. This was followed by interaction among them and then questions from the audience. THE PANELISTS Rev. John J. Burkhard, O.F.M. Conv., is the acting president of the Washington Theological Union and a professor of systematic theology with a concentration on ecclesiology in the same venue. His most recent book is Apostolicity Then and Now: An Ecumenical Church in a Post-Modern World (Liturgical Press, 2004). (Burkhard paper) Rt. Rev. Mark J. Dyer is a professor of systematic theology at Virginia Theological Seminary and a former bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He serves on the Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission and co-chairs the International Anglican/Eastern Orthodox Theological Dialogue. (Dyer paper) Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko is dean emeritus of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary and the author of many books, including The Orthodox Faith, a four volume work. He was a member of the World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission, 1975-1991. (Hopko paper) Rev. Dr. Scott Ickert is the pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Arlington, Virginia. He is also a member of the U.S. Lutheran Catholic Dialogue, holds a doctorate in Church history from The Catholic University of America, and has written in matters of theology and Church history. (Ickert paper) Dr. Ann K. Riggs serves as the associate general secretary for the National Council of Churches in its Faith and Order Commission. She is a Quaker, with a doctorate in theology from The Catholic University of America, and an author in matters ecumenical and religious. (Riggs paper) Woodstock's 30th Anniversary celebrations began on September 24, 2005, with a Mass and Reception.