BEIT JALA – On the first Sunday in Advent, November 30th, 2014, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Beit Jala dedicated their new bells, as well as bless a new part of their cemetery. The bells, from Italy, were provided through funds from the European Union transferred through the Palestinian Authority. The construction … [Read more…]
BEIT JALA – The ladies from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Beit Jala are getting together to make pastries and baked goods to sell at their annual Christmas bazaar. On Monday, November 24th, a handful of women got together to make kubbeh, ground meat and onions inside a bulghur wheat pastry. To … [Read more…]
BEIT JALA – On October 21st, 2014, the work of installing the new bells received by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation began. Three of the four bells to be installed are new, with one bell being an original bell, dedicated in 1902. The dedication of the new bells will take place on November … [Read more…]