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ELCJHL Schools Celebrate Mother’s Day

March 21, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Mother’s Day, March 21, is a big day in Palestine. All the schools have special programs for mothers. Children at Al Mahaba Kindergarten sang songs, gave a small gift to their mothers and they all had a party. Students at each of the four Lutheran Schools prepared speeches, music, refreshments, and gifts to honor mothers. … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: ELCJHL, Evangelical Lutheran Schools, Mother's Day, Youth

ELCJHL Remembers Bishop Emeritus Daoud Haddad

March 20, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

More than 200 gathered in the Church of the Ascension in the Augusta Victoria Hospital complex on the Mt. of Olives in Jerusalem Sunday for the funeral of Bishop Emeritus Daoud Haddad, the first bishop of the ELCJHL. The burial followed in Bethlehem, where the Beit Sahour Scout Troop met the procession to the cemetery. … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Emeritus Daoud Haddad, Death, ELCJHL, Funeral

The Lutheran World Federation Returns to Lund to Celebrate 60th Anniversary

March 18, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Over 100 Lutheran Church Leaders Will Join LWF Council GENEVA, 18 March 2007 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) returns to the Swedish city of Lund, to celebrate its 60th anniversary at the place where it was founded in 1947. “Living in Communion in the World Today” is the theme of the 20-27 March … [Read more…]

Posted in: Lutheran World Federation (LWF) News Tagged: Anniversary, Lutheran World Federation, LWF

Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches Meets in Cairo

March 15, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Leaders of the Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) met in Cairo in early March to strategize about how to strengthen the evangelical witness in the Middle East in the face of huge challenges. Leaders from the Holy Land, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt and the Sudan discussed their ministries and experiences. Although … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches, FMEEC

ELCJHL Schools: Creative Writing Project

March 12, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

A recent publication for Palestinian children is the result of the teamwork of seven student editors in sixth grade from the Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Children from various schools in Palestine contributed articles, poems, stories, and art work for Al Raja al Sagheer, (The Little Hope), which may be one of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: ELCJHL, Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope, Evangelical Lutheran Schools

Palestinian and Israeli Women Protest at Qalandia Checkpoint

March 9, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

More than a hundred Palestinian and Israeli women gathered to protest the ongoing occupation and human rights violations in the Palestinian territories. Palestinian women who have lost their sons or not seen them in prison for years combined with Israeli women peace-makers to focus attention on these injustices and the high rate of violence against … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: EAPPI, Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme for Palestine and Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Peace, Ramallah

German Bishops Denounce Treatment of Palestinians

March 6, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

March 6, 2007 by Eldad Beck BERLIN – “This morning we saw pictures of the Warsaw ghetto at Yad Vashem and this evening we are going to the Ramallah ghetto.” Several hours earlier on Sunday you probably would not have heard German Bishop Gregor Maria Franz Hanke choose such a divisive analogy. But then on … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Ecumenical, German Bishops' Conference, Germany, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Schools Update January-February 2007

February 26, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Like their counterparts in Europe and the United States, students and staff in the Lutheran Schools of the Holy Land come back to expect the usual school routine after winter holiday vacation. There were some differences this year, however. Teachers returned to their classes and also to help plan the educational ministry of the ELCJHL. … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Evangelical Lutheran Schools, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Youth

ELCJHL Women Gather for Jericho Retreat

February 15, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Feb. 15, 2007 – For the first time in years, ELCJHL women from Jerusalem, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Beit Jala and Beit Sahour gathered together in Jericho for a 24-hour retreat celebrating the unity and strength of women and faith. Though the churches are close together geographically (Jerusalem is only about 13 kilometers from Ramallah and not … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: ELCJHL, Retreat, Women of the ELCJHL

Bishop Younan Tells National Unity Conference Palestinians Must Use Wisdom not Weapons

February 12, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Feb. 10, 2007 – Bishop Munib Younan urged Palestinians to “use brains, sanity, dialogue and non-violence and not arms to deal with differences” at a national conference Monday. The conference, called by independent groups, non-governmental organizations and other agencies, encouraged democratic, non-violent strategies as the only way to achieve Palestinian goals of an end to … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Non-Violence, Palestine, Press Release
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