World Day of Prayer--Palestine Committee Meetings
Over the last month, the World Day of Prayer - Palestine committee has been hard at work preparing for the World Day of Prayer. By chance, the country chosen years ahead of time for 2024 is Palestine, so on the World Day of Prayer this year, March 1st 2024, Christians around the world will pray for Palestine using liturgy, prayer, and music by Palestinian authors, clergy, and artists.Due to the current harsh restriction of movement, it is impossible to gather Christians in Palestine together in one location. In light of this hardship, the Gender Justice Ministry of the ELCJHL supported the Wor...
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Palestinian Model United Nations 2024
This year, only out of the four ELCJHL schools were able to participate in the annual "PAL MUN" (Palestinian Model United Nations) conference, held in Ramallah due to harsh restriction of movement. Our School of Hope Students in Ramallah represented the ELCJHL well though, and two of the eleven students present even won awards in the conference. This was a wonderful chance for students to learn public speaking, debate, and self-expression. We are so proud of all our students who participated, and pray that next year the situation will be peaceful enough for Bethlehem-area students to participa...
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Church of Hope in Ramallah Confirms Eight Youth
We thank God today for our eight new confirmands in the Church of Hope in Ramallah. May God bless each of you in your faith journey and know you have your siblings in Christ alongside you each step of the way. In our children’s time during the service today, children from the congregation asked God to protect the children and the people of Gaza—we join them in this prayer today and every day....
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Diaconal Ministry Silent Retreat
A silent retreat is an opportunity to find a space for yourself where you can listen to your own heart. It is an opportunity to hear God speaking to you in silence. Last week, the social workers of the ELCJHL schools gathered for a silent retreat to dive in to some deep reflective and spiritual work. This retreat was organized and facilitated by the Elcjhl Diaconal Ministry and FELM Center Jerusalem, who both greatly assisted in programming and planning for this retreat.After the silent portion of the retreat, participants focused on skill-building, exchanging techniques, and discussing s...
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ACT Alliance Forum Meeting Held at Church of the Redeemer
Bishop Azar hosted the Act Palestine Forum this morning at the Church of Redeemer in Jerusalem this morning as part of a new ACT Palestine Forum initiative to strengthen the relationship between ACT Alliance partners and local churches for the sake of supporting the indigenous Christian presence here in the Holy Land. Delegates from ACT Church of Sweden, ACT Alliance, DSPR/MECC, DCA/NCA, CMEP, MCC, the ELCA, and the LWF were all in attendance. Bishop Azar presented the ministry of the ELCJHL, as well as its mission going forward regarding the church’s important role in local e...
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2023 Youth Retreat in Jordan
Last week, the ELCJHL Youth Ministry, in collaboration with the ELCJHL Gender Justice Ministry مكتب العدالة بين الجنسين, organized and facilitated a week-long youth retreat to Jordan. The theme of this retreat was "One Body, One Spirit, One Hope", which is the LWF's theme for its upcoming global assembly. Youth discussed their role as youth both in their Church, but also in the global Church. The group also participated in a session led by Ms. Shadin Nassar, Program Coordinator to the ELCJHL's Gender Justice Ministry, about gender norms and equality in the Palestinian society, and in the chu...
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