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Communique from the Annual Meeting of the St George's College Jerusalem Foundation

Communique from the Annual Meeting of the St George's College Jerusalem Foundation

As members of the St George's College Jerusalem Foundation, a continuing education center of the Anglican Communion, we urge Anglicans/Episcopalians around the world, to "pray without ceasing" for their Christian brothers and sisters in the Holy Land.

11 June 2001

Letter from the Holy Land

Letter from the Holy Land

Events of the past weekend mark a turning point in the Israeli/Palestinian strife. The unprovoked murder by the IDF of five Palestinian policemen, the Palestinian suicide bomber's retaliation that killed six Israelis, and then the massive IDF retaliation with missiles into Gaza and F16 fighters into Nablus have set into motion more wheels than I know.

30 May 2001

Mission to Seafarers

Mission to Seafarers

Voyages are sometimes long and dangerous, with storms and mountainous waves battering the ship. Some are plain sailing in calm seas. Whatever the circumstances, when the vessel berths many seafarers give thanks to God for a safe return to port in The Mission to Seafarers' chapel.

23 May 2001

Nine Days of Prayer need "serious attention" says Dr Carey

Nine Days of Prayer need "serious attention" says Dr Carey

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd George Carey, told ACNS today that he hoped the clergy and people of the Anglican Communion would give serious attention to the Nine Days of Prayer called for by the recent Primates Meeting.

01 May 2001

Churches draw visitors back to the country

Churches draw visitors back to the country

Churches in Lincolnshire are spearheading the drive to encourage visitors to return to the country. "Treasures of Lincolnshire" is a new A5 booklet distributed free by the Church Tourism Network in the Diocese of Lincoln. The Diocese reaches from the Humber to the Wash and is one of the most rural dioceses in the country.

26 April 2001

Anglicans urged to sign Palestinian petition/International protection force for the Palestinians

Anglicans urged to sign Palestinian petition/International protection force for the Palestinians

The Bishop in Jerusalem, the Rt Revd Riah Abu El Assal, has asked the Anglican Communion News Service to encourage its readers to read and sign the current petition being circulated by the Palestinian people on the internet.

25 April 2001

A story of the Passion

A story of the Passion

Hello, my name is Nico. What a night! It is hard to believe I always get the most difficult jobs. Little did I know that serving table in the upper room tonight would lead to so much chaos and such sadness.

24 April 2001

Archbishop Robin Eames' Easter 2001 message

Archbishop Robin Eames' Easter 2001 message

Christian Message: The Christian message of Easter is one of hope, fresh beginnings and new dimensions to life. The Resurrection of Christ lies at the center of the Christian experience. But it is at the personal and individual level that that message finds its real meaning.

11 April 2001

Good Friday service crosses divisions

Good Friday service crosses divisions

Two former loyalist prisoners, a former Republican prisoner and the father of a young man murdered by terrorists are to take part in the Three Hour Good Friday Devotion in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast on 13 April 2001 from 12 noon to 3pm.

11 April 2001

Jerusalem's Anglican Bishop makes urgent plea for tolerance

Jerusalem's Anglican Bishop makes urgent plea for tolerance

The Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, The Rt Revd Riah Abu-El-Assal, called for religious tolerance and understanding in his homeland. While in London for a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Jerusalem 2000 Committee, a fund-raising and awareness-raising project of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Riah spoke with emotion about the situation of Anglican Christians and indeed all Christians face in the Holy Land.

11 April 2001