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Israel/Palestine

For information on the recent work of the task force, please read and distribute this brochure. The task force will be presenting "Palestine/Israel, a Personal Witness" at the Diocesan Resource Day, this Saturday, Sept. 25, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at Bentley University in Waltham, where a group will present a new program that can be used in churches to facilitate discussion and enable a church to begin its own discernment and education around the issues pertaining to Palestine/Israel. Come join us for our inaugural presentation and take home some tools that might help facilitate discussion in your church.

As many of us know, there is a tremendous need in Palestine in such places as Ramallah. Starting in the summer of 2008, the Rev. Robert Edmunds and his wife Deb will begin serving as the Chaplain to the Bishop and the Bishop's Administrative Assistant, respectively. The Rev. Edmunds will be available to advise churches as they explore ways in which they can engage in God’s mission in the region.

There is a Diocesan Holy Land Committee that is currently undergoing some changes. In the meantime, churches interested in getting involved in mission projects through the Diocese of Jerusalem are encouraged to contact The Rev. Ted Gaiser (tgaiser@diomass.org), who is currently facilitating relationships in Israel & Palestine, The Rev. Robert Edmunds, Chaplain to the Bishop of Jerusalem (bishop@j-diocese.org), or the Diocese of Jerusalem directly at:

The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem
Post Office Box 19122
20 Nablus Road
Jerusalem 91191
Telephone: + 972 2 627 1670
Fax: + 972 2 627 3847
e-Mail: info@j-diocese.org (+ General Info.)

The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (The Rt. Rev. Suheil Dawani, Bishop) has a great website: http://www.j-diocese.org. The website also contains information about diocesan guesthouses available for pilgrim and mission groups.

The American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem is a non-profit, non-political partnership with a mission of nurturing the Church in the Holy Land. Visit the AFEDJ website at: http://www.americanfriends-jerusalem.org/index.html.

Also, be sure to read this thoughtful, detailed testimonial written by a Duke University student of his experiences on a pilgrimage to Israel through St. Georges College, Jerusalem: http://www.duke.edu/~gwc/IsraelTrip.htm.