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Advent 2009PARISH PARTNERSHIPS ARE POSSIBLE Bishop Suheil Dawani is encouraging ecumenical partnerships between international and diocesan parishes. These partnerships are based on the strong belief that churches in other regions can share and learn from diocesan parishes, assisting local congregations while at the same time benefiting from the rich cultural and biblical history imbedded in Christians who have roots dating back to the first Pentecost. Some parishes of the Diocese of Jerusalem have had parish relationships for years, but most do not. Bishop Dawani has asked his Chaplain, Canon Robert Edmunds, to coordinate the building of new and much needed relationships. In the past year, Canon Edmunds has matched inquirers from the Church of England and the Episcopal Church USA with parishes recommended by the Bishop, and is receiving encouraging responses from all involved. The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem invites your parish to explore this idea, understanding that such commitments require a generosity of exchange and an openness to learn. Many Diocesan churches in this region are increasingly isolated, given the emigration of Christians in search of full employment. The benefit to those who reach out in solidarity to Christian brothers and sisters in the birthplace of Christianity is local hospitality and the desire to share traditions and biblical understanding with other Christians who will walk with them through the current challenges. Canon Edmunds may be contact by email at: bishops.chaplain@j-diocese.org IN THE STEPS OF JESUS… A pilgrimage, led by the editor of this magazine, Canon Tim Biles and his wife Joan, will visit the Holy sites of yesterday and the holy people of today. The pilgrims will be based at church Guest Houses in Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem and will see some of the Diocese’s work during a twelve day tour. MAY 2011. Brochure from Tim Biles, telephone 01935 816247 or email tim@tjbiles.freeserve.co.uk
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