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Shrine of St. Jude Living Stones Pilgrimage, April 27 – May 11, 2009

HCEF Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, May 3 - 16, 2009

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"To such as these does the Kingdom of God belong!" Matthew 19:14

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• Tutu cancels Gaza visit but says 'faith' always gives him hope

12-Dec-06 ENI,

South African Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu says it is distressing that Israel blocked a planned mission by him and British professor Christine Chinkin to investigate the killing of 19 Palestinian civilians by Israeli shells.

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• CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2006 / FROM THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES GENERAL SECRETARY

12-Dec-06 WCC,

St Luke recounts the story of the heavenly host of angels who announced the birth of Jesus to shepherds in the fields near Bethlehem...

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• Christmas Appeal 2007

11-Dec-06 HCEF,

What would you do if a family member were in trouble? What if an elderly aunt were sick and needed medicine, or a brother was out of work and needed money?

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• Israel and Holy See PlanTwo Key Meetings on 'Church-State Relationship'

08-Dec-06 ZENIT,

ROME, DEC. 7, 2006 (Zenit).- Catholics and Israelis are awaiting with hope a pair of meetings of the Israel-Holy See Permanent Bilateral Commission on key issues in the Church-state relationship.

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• Holy Water, Oil, and Cross Package: Ready for Christmas!

05-Dec-06

This extraordinary keepsake package contains bottles of traditional Holy Water from the Jordan River and of olive oil pressed from olive trees in the Holy Land. The bottles are placed on a handcrafted Bethlehem olivewood cross stand from.

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• Presbyterians urged to remember Middle East Christians in 2007

04-Dec-06 EKKLESIA,

Presbyterians in the United States are being urged to celebrate a week of prayer and witness next year in support of Christians in the Middle East writes Evan Silverstein for PC (USA) news. The observance will take place between Easter (8 April) and ...

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• Israel and Vatican to resume talks over Holy Land church rights

04-Dec-06 ENI,

Jerusalem (ENI). After a protracted delay, talks will resume in
January between Israel and the Vatican over the church's status
in the Holy Land.

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• Bethlehem Olivewood to be Featured on NBC's Today Show

29-Nov-06

Chef Kathleen Daelemans will present a cutting board made by Bethlehem artisans on the Thursday, Dec. 14 edition of NBC's Today Show. The segment features Non-Edible Gifts for Foodies - the twelve must-have kitchen gifts for 2006.

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• Canadian church seeks action on tragedy of occupied Gaza

29-Nov-06 EKKLESIA,

The Moderator of The United Church of Canada is asking the Canadian government to condemn unequivocally the killing of almost 500 Palestinian civilians since July 2006, and to seek an end to the ongoing siege of Gaza.

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• Holy See's Statement at U.N. on Peace in Mideast

20-Nov-06 ZENIT,

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 19, 2006 (Zenit).- Here is a statement by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, at the General Assembly gathered Friday in its 10th emergency special session on...

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