JERUSALEM FAITH LEADERS TO ADDRESS ARAB AMERICAN CHRISTIANS
Ecumenical Churches Focus Assistance on Holy Land's Shrinking Christian
Population, Building Bonds Between East-West Churches.
WASHINGTON DC- Leaders of the four major Christian Churches in Jerusalem will join The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation for a press briefing on Friday, October 22, to launch a weekend-long conference, "Holy Land Christians Rooted in Bonds of Peace," addressing the progress and challenges facing the Holy Land's Christian population.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1166.cfm
THEODORE CARDINAL McCARRICK TO ADDRESS HCEF 6TH ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick will be the keynote speaker at the 2004 HCEF Awards Banquet on Friday, October 22, 2004. The banquet will be held at the Holiday Inn Select Bethesda, Bethesda, MD. Each year, at the time of the 6th International Conference, HCEF grants awards to people and institutions who have accomplished excellent work in support of the Christians of the Holy Land.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1171.cfm
THREE JERUSALEM WOMEN, THREE FAITHS, ONE SHARED VISION SPEAKING AT HCEF
6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON DC-Three women, who are living the reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, will share their experiences and hopes for a just peace at the 6th International HCEF Conference, Friday, October 22. They have witnessed the deterioration around them over the past four years of Israeli-Palestinian fighting and have made a commitment to address American audiences about their hopes for the future and what must be done to improve today's grim situation.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1168.cfm
PALESTINIAN CHRISTIAN STUDENTS ON A MISSION FOR PEACE SHARING THEIR PLIGHT WITH AMERICAN CHRISTIANS
WASHINGTON DC- Six Palestinian Christian students and their teacher have recently arrived in the United States as a part of the Children's Peace Project sponsored by the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation. The students are currently in Ohio for one month where they are living with host families and attending a Catholic school. After their visit in Ohio, they will come to Washington DC to participate in the two-day HCEF Youth Summit on Sunday, October 17 and Saturday, October 23. The students will also speak at local public and private schools in the DC area for their month long visit.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1167.cfm
HCEF HONORS INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS AT 6TH ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
Each year, at the time of the 6th International Conference, HCEF grants
awards to people and institutions who have accomplished excellent work in
support of the Christians of the Holy Land.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1173.cfm
BISHOPS OF JERUSALEM TO HOLD ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE FOR PEACE
Washington DC- Join the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation in this extraordinary opportunity to gather with the Jerusalem bishops in an Ecumenical Prayer Service to pray in unity for a just peace for all the people who suffer in the Holy Land - Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1170.cfm
AMBASSADOR GNEHM TO SPEAK AT 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON DC- His Excellency Ambassador Edward Gnehm, the Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, will speak at conference on how the Christian roots extend into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the gateway to the Holy Land, and the importance of bringing an awareness about Holy Land Christians to lay and religious leaders in the West.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1164.cfm
HCEF PRESENTS ITS 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
Holy Land Christians Rooted in Bonds of Peace
Main Conference Schedule of All Events
“Western Christians will be given a unique opportunity to hear the heads of the Jerusalem churches speak out on behalf of the 'living stones' of the Holy Land”, says Rateb Rabie, HCEF President. His Beatitude Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem; The Right Reverend Riah Abu El-Assal, Bishop of The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem; His Grace Right Reverend Munib Younan, Bishop of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jerusalem; and Archimandrite Innokentios Exarchos, the personal representative of the His Beatitude Irineos I, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, will speak about the living Christians of the Holy Land and their hopes for increased solidarity with the living Body of Christ throughout the world.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1172.cfm
Caritas Jerusalem: Main Findings of the Survey on the Impact of Israeli Measures on the Economic Conditions of the Palestinian Households
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1175.cfm
Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation http://www.hcef.org
Please also see the “Living Stones” in our War of the Shadows section.
Ecumenical Churches Focus Assistance on Holy Land's Shrinking Christian
Population, Building Bonds Between East-West Churches.
WASHINGTON DC- Leaders of the four major Christian Churches in Jerusalem will join The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation for a press briefing on Friday, October 22, to launch a weekend-long conference, "Holy Land Christians Rooted in Bonds of Peace," addressing the progress and challenges facing the Holy Land's Christian population.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1166.cfm
THEODORE CARDINAL McCARRICK TO ADDRESS HCEF 6TH ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick will be the keynote speaker at the 2004 HCEF Awards Banquet on Friday, October 22, 2004. The banquet will be held at the Holiday Inn Select Bethesda, Bethesda, MD. Each year, at the time of the 6th International Conference, HCEF grants awards to people and institutions who have accomplished excellent work in support of the Christians of the Holy Land.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1171.cfm
THREE JERUSALEM WOMEN, THREE FAITHS, ONE SHARED VISION SPEAKING AT HCEF
6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON DC-Three women, who are living the reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, will share their experiences and hopes for a just peace at the 6th International HCEF Conference, Friday, October 22. They have witnessed the deterioration around them over the past four years of Israeli-Palestinian fighting and have made a commitment to address American audiences about their hopes for the future and what must be done to improve today's grim situation.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1168.cfm
PALESTINIAN CHRISTIAN STUDENTS ON A MISSION FOR PEACE SHARING THEIR PLIGHT WITH AMERICAN CHRISTIANS
WASHINGTON DC- Six Palestinian Christian students and their teacher have recently arrived in the United States as a part of the Children's Peace Project sponsored by the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation. The students are currently in Ohio for one month where they are living with host families and attending a Catholic school. After their visit in Ohio, they will come to Washington DC to participate in the two-day HCEF Youth Summit on Sunday, October 17 and Saturday, October 23. The students will also speak at local public and private schools in the DC area for their month long visit.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1167.cfm
HCEF HONORS INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS AT 6TH ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
Each year, at the time of the 6th International Conference, HCEF grants
awards to people and institutions who have accomplished excellent work in
support of the Christians of the Holy Land.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1173.cfm
BISHOPS OF JERUSALEM TO HOLD ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE FOR PEACE
Washington DC- Join the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation in this extraordinary opportunity to gather with the Jerusalem bishops in an Ecumenical Prayer Service to pray in unity for a just peace for all the people who suffer in the Holy Land - Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1170.cfm
AMBASSADOR GNEHM TO SPEAK AT 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON DC- His Excellency Ambassador Edward Gnehm, the Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, will speak at conference on how the Christian roots extend into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the gateway to the Holy Land, and the importance of bringing an awareness about Holy Land Christians to lay and religious leaders in the West.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1164.cfm
HCEF PRESENTS ITS 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
Holy Land Christians Rooted in Bonds of Peace
Main Conference Schedule of All Events
“Western Christians will be given a unique opportunity to hear the heads of the Jerusalem churches speak out on behalf of the 'living stones' of the Holy Land”, says Rateb Rabie, HCEF President. His Beatitude Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem; The Right Reverend Riah Abu El-Assal, Bishop of The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem; His Grace Right Reverend Munib Younan, Bishop of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jerusalem; and Archimandrite Innokentios Exarchos, the personal representative of the His Beatitude Irineos I, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, will speak about the living Christians of the Holy Land and their hopes for increased solidarity with the living Body of Christ throughout the world.
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1172.cfm
Caritas Jerusalem: Main Findings of the Survey on the Impact of Israeli Measures on the Economic Conditions of the Palestinian Households
For further information visit:
http://www.hcef.org/hcef/index.cfm/mod/news/ID/16/SubMod/NewsView/NewsID/1175.cfm
Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation http://www.hcef.org
Please also see the “Living Stones” in our War of the Shadows section.