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Bishop Suheil and the American Convention

The Bishop and Mrs. Dawani were among the special invited guests of the Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev’d Katharine Jefferts Schori, at the 76th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, which included the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primates of several Anglican Provinces and Ecumenical and Interfaith dignitaries.

Bishop Suheil spoke at several meetings, including the Coordinating Group of the Jerusalem Diocese Partners, chaired by the Presiding Bishop. At that meeting, Presiding Bishop Katharine presented Bishop Dawani with a generous cheque from the annual Good Friday Offering of the Episcopal Church. She also designated the Partnership Group among her Executive Staff at the Episcopal Church Headquarters in New York City to coordinate the work of American church partners involved with Jerusalem and its institutions.

Bishop Dawani also spoke of the historic continuity of service among more than 7,000 Anglicans in the Diocese of Jerusalem. He explained that the Diocese covers five countries in the Middle East, with 27 congregations and 33 institutions in the important areas of education and health care. “These grassroots institutions provide a safety net of necessary social services, especially through our work in providing scholarships and educational opportunity for the young,” said Bishop Suheil. “Through these programmes we also seek to stem the tide of emigration of the historic Christian community from the Holy Land to Western countries, given the complexity and challenges faced in our region. We remain a community of hope, a hopefulness that comes from our Blessed Lord’s imperative in St. John’s Gospel, “I have come that you may have life and have it abundantly.”