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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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• HCEF Honors Archbishop Elias Chacour, Ms. Claudette Habesch, Market Square Presbyterian Church, and the Catholic Near East Welfare Association/Pontifical Mission for Palestine (CNEWA/PMP) at 8th International Conference

13-Jun-06 HCEF,

HCEF has the privilege of acknowledging the work of individuals and institutions who have offered especially meritorious service to the benefit of Christians of the Holy Land.

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• HCEF to Honor Ms. Gail Freeman and Ms. Nancy Hemminger for their exemplary service at 8th International Conference

09-Jun-06 HCEF,

HCEF could not possibly function without the crucial work of volunteers who firmly believe in HCEF's mission to seek to replace despair with hope, fear with security, and humiliation with human dignity.

(Read more here)

• Lutherans Preparing to Host Palestinian Youth Dancers

09-Jun-06 ELCA,

This summer 19 youth dancers from the Al Raja Palestinian Folkloric Dance Troupe, based in Ramallah, West Bank, will travel to the United States and perform throughout the country ...

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• Detroit Pilgrims Visit Partner Parish in Ramallah

08-Jun-06 HCEF Pilgrimage Coordinator, Gail Freeman,

From May 13 - May 26, 2006 I had the privilege of leading 24 pilgrims from Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, and Cincinnati, Ohio to the Holy Land along with their Spiritual Director Father Alex Kratz.

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• Pilgrim Reflection

08-Jun-06 Members of St. Lawrence Parish, Utica, Michigan, Caroline & Michael Butkiewicz,

Prior to beginning our pilgrimage to the Holy Land, we were told that our lives would never be the same. Truer words have never been spoken.

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• Holy Land Pilgrimage Ignites Imagination, Faith

08-Jun-06 Youth Director, St. Lawrence Parish, Utica, Michigan, Marilyn Trumper-Samra,

The unforgiving morning sun, already hot and relentless, burned away what remained of the cool night air and left a soft haze over the Sea of Galilee, which we learned is not a sea, but a very large and very deep freshwater lake.

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• Missing ingredient

07-Jun-06 World Magazine,

Mideast: A new House report says Israeli-Palestinian leaders are ignoring the core of a peace settlement: their Christian population.

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• US Presbyterian group urges rethink on divestment policy

01-Jun-06 ENI,

A group of US Presbyterians has ended a five-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories by calling on the church to reverse a policy of divestment from companies seen as supporting Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

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• Heads of Churches in Jerusalem Write Letter to Heads of State

29-May-06 ELCJHL,

As Heads of Churches we are very much concerned for the well-being of our people who are now faced with even greater hardships if your countries persist in their decision to cut off the aid to the Palestinian People ...

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• Transition Period Filled with Uncertainty but Helped by Partners

29-May-06 ELCJHL,

While our days here are filled with uncertainty, we give thanks to God for our faith that undergirds us and the constant support and care of our partners who share our burdens with us.

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