“Religion must be part of the solution,” said ELCJHL Bishop Munib Younan at a June 2 meeting sponsored by the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information. to discuss the role religion can play in seeking peace.
With Swedish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, German, Arabic and Danish celebrants and participants of many faith traditions, the annual Oct. 31 Reformation Day celebration at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem’s Old City maintained its traditional ecumenical and multilingual flavor. Here, Bishop Younan reads the Gospel in Arabic from the midst of the congregation.
ELCJHL anniversary celebration attracts local and international friends The ELCJHL celebrated a trio of anniversaries with dancing, exhibits, speeches and praise to God on May 16-17. Here the Talitha Kumi scout troupe leads a march from the Beit Sahour municipal building to the ELCJHL Beit Sahour church and school campus on May 16. Following … [Read more…]
After three attempts in five weeks, three area bishops were finally allowed to enter Gaza to visit churches and humanitarian projects. Anglican Bishop Rt. Rev. Suheil Dawani, ELCJHL Bishop Munib Younan and Greek Catholic Archbishop Elias Chacour made their pastoral visit to Gaza on March 10. Earlier, bishops Dawani and Younan were the only two … [Read more…]
April 29, 2008 – The leaders of Ireland ‘s four main churches prayed for peace with justice with Palestinian Christian leaders in the chapel of one of the Beit Sahour shepherds’ fields tonight. The Rev. Dr. John Finlay, moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, said this: “We are here most especially to be in … [Read more…]
See Ann Hafften’s coverage at voicesforpeace.blogspot.com
Bishop Younan issued a statement today asking for people in the Holy Land to unite against extremism, work against violence and toward a just peace. “Leaders and people in the Holy Land – Muslim, Christian and Jew – it is our duty to our children to show them that there are other ways to solve … [Read more…]
The Third conference on Coexistence and Peacemaking in Amman, Jordan, sponsored by the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center, issued a communique pledging to uphold freedom of religion, respect for holy places, symbols and writings, and seeking free access for all for holy sites. For the report and the final communique, click here. In October of … [Read more…]
The Heads of local churches in Jerusalem and their delegations visited the Armenian Patriarchate to bring Christmas greetings Monday. The Armenians celebrate Christmas on January 19th. The churches visit one another on their Christmases, which are Jan 19th for Armenian, Jan 7 for Greek Orthodox and Dec 25 for Catholic, Evangelicals and others. Jerusalem, January … [Read more…]
The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the Old City of Jerusalem hosted the annual international Reformation Service on Reformation Day, October 31. The congregation was filled for the service, which was led by more than a dozen clergy from all over the world. As usual, the service featured music, liturgies and prayers in 6 … [Read more…]