Bishop Azar Visits ELCJHL Schools for New School Year
This week, Bishop Dr. Sani Ibrahim Azar visited the ELCJHL Schools to mark the start of the new school year. In Beit Sahour, Bethlehem, and Ramallah, Bishop Azar thanked teachers and staff for their essential work during such challenging times and offered blessings and encouragement for a safe, successful, and fruitful year of education in our schools....
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First Day of School in ELCJHL Schools
Today is the first day of the new school year for our ELCJHL schools! We are so proud of our students and teachers and we look forward to another year of learning and growing together. For another year, the teachers and students of Gaza are not able to begin the school year as they should. Many students in the West Bank are unable to reach their classrooms due to Israeli checkpoints and barricades. As we begin a new semester, our prayers persist for a permanent ceasefire, a lasting peace based in justice, and for every child’s right to education to be protected. ...
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Statement issued by the Middle East Council of Churches Regarding the occupation authorities' freezing of the bank accounts of the Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem, Imposing heavy taxes
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ELCJHL Teachers Attend Workshops for New School Year
For the past week, teachers and staff in our ELCJHL schools have been hard at work preparing for the return of students. Several workshops covering a wide range of educational topics were planned by the ELCJHL Education Office and attended by over 100 teachers in preparation for the new school year. Topics included "Philosophy and strategic plan of the ELCJHL schools," and "Multiple intelligence theory and its educational implementations in the classrooms," led by ELCJHL Education Director Eva Azar. "Emotional and psychological well-being of teachers and students in difficul...
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ELCJHL Ecclesiastical Court Meets
Under the patronage of Bishop Dr. Sani Ibrahim Azar, the ELCJHL implemented a session for the ELCJHL Ecclesiastical Court judges hosted by the ELCJHL Gender Justice Ministry. This was part of a series of meetings bringing the pastors and the Ecclessiatical Court judges together to discuss key issues, share perspectives, and exchange experiences. It was a valuable opportunity to share ideas, learn more about the history and role of the court, and discuss some of the current challenges and opportunities of the court for the upcoming year as they serve the ELCJHL community....
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ELCJHL Hosts LuthMUN
Under the patronage of Bishop Dr. Sani Ibrahim Azar, the Education Office of the ELCJHL held the 8th Annual Lutheran Model United Nations Conference from August 13-14th in Talitha Kumi Lutheran School. Each year, students from the ELCJHL schools participate in international and national Model United Nations conferences. The LuthMUN is organized and implemented by the ELCHJL’s Educational Ministry specifically to bring the Lutheran students in Palestine together. This year’s conference was held under the theme of “Building Bridges, Not Walls.” 60 students from a...
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Jerusalem Heads of Churches Statement on the attack perpetrated in the Christian town of Taybeh
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Statement from Bishop Azar on Israel's Starvation of Gaza
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Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Confirmation Service
Tonight we celebrate the confirmation of three young believers from the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Amman. Our prayers go with these young people as they take the next steps in their faith. Thanks be to God!...
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Statement from ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton on the Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza
We welcome this statement from ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton on the recent Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza. Read the full statement here....
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Statement by the Jerusalem Heads of Churches on the Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza
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Jerusalem Patriarchs and Heads of Churches Visit Taybeh
The Jerusalem Patriarchs and Heads of Churches made a solidarity visit to Taybeh today after recent attacks by Israeli settlers on the village and nearby Holy Sites. Read the full statement prepared by the Heads of Churches during their visit here....
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Pastor Rodny's 5th Ordination Anniversary
On this day in 2020, Rev. Rodny Said was ordained as a Pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. We give thanks for five years of Pastor Rodny's leadership and ministry. Today, Pastor Rodny serves as pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem and Pastor of the ELCJHL's Youth Ministry. Congratulations, Pastor Rodny!...
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Rev. Dr. Imad Haddad Elected as Bishop-Elect of the ELCJHL
Read the full statement on the election of Rev. Dr. Imad Haddad as Bishop-Elect of the ELCJHL here in English and in Arabic....
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Statement from the Jerusalem Patriarchs and Heads of Churches on the Attack at Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus
On Sunday, June 22nd, as more than 150 clergy and faithful were gathered for worship at Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus, three attackers first shot at the church door before storming inside, with one finally blowing himself up as the other two fled. The explosion killed at least twenty-two worshipers and wounded 63 others while also causing extensive damage to the interior of the sacred worship space in an act of desecration. We, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, categorically condemn this heinous assault against our fellow brothers and sisters...
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Protection Policy Workshop
Last week, the ELCJHL Gender Justice Ministry and YWCA Palestine organized a workshop under the YW4A program to learn more about the protection policy of the ELCJHL and how we can better safeguard all beneficiaries, especially women and children. The session brought together ministry directors and representatives from our churches and schools. Thank you to everyone who took part in this important and successful discussion. ...
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A Letter from Bishop Azar Calling for an End to War
Read the full letter here in English. Read the full letter here in Arabic....
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