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New Blog area of the JMECA website where those most closely involved in the charity and the Anglican Province in Jerusalem and the Middle East provide insights, reflections and personal opinions.

My vision for the Diocese of Jerusalem

Dear Friends, Blessings and peace to you as we continue to celebrate this Eastertide season. As Spring has begun here in the Land of the Holy One, we too are wor...

Working for Unity - Bishop Mouneer

My dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Unity is very important for the church. St. Paul writes, make every effort to keep the unity...

Bishop Suheil's Easter Message

Dear Friends, This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it. For Christ is Risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia. The reality, and ...

January Message from Bishop Suheil

Dear Friends, Greetings for the New Year! 2013 began with prayer for a year of peace with justice for all people here in the Holy Land, as well as in all parts o...

A (very) rough guide to the Christians of the L...

Article written by Christopher Dekki, published in Your Middle East "I challenge you to let this be the first step to understanding the depth of the Middle East...

We were set free in the Prison!

My dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! One of the highlights of Christmas time is the visit I usually make to El Kanater prisons. It is...

Christmas Message from Bishop Mouneer

Today with hundreds of millions of people around the world, we lift our voices with the angels and sing "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwi...

An Englishwoman Abroad for Christmas

My dear friends and supporters, Christmas is almost upon us. Most of us, wherever we live, seem to have a “Christmas routine”. How many times have you he...

Greetings from Bishop Suheil Dawani

Dear Friends, I begin by offering my thanks to you for your prayers and continued support during the upheaval between Israel and Gaza. Our deepest condolences go out...

We have hope - we are in the hands of the Lord

My dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Egypt is like a patient recovering from a surgery. The body is still struggling to survive. We w...

Greetings from Bishop Suheil Dawani, Jerusalem

Dear Friends, October has been busy month for the Diocese of Jerusalem. All our institutions continue to work hard. Our medical centers and hospitals focus on suppor...

You don't have to be English to be Anglican

You don't have to be English to be Anglican Dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! It was a great joy to celebrate our newest cong...

Greetings from Bishop Suheil Dawani, Jerusalem

Peace to you in the name of the Lord Dear Friends, The activities of September are upon us as school begins, travel and church life become busy and we embrace th...

Mar Saba - Monks, martyrdom and military checkp...

Reverend James Harris, parish priest in the diocese of St Asaph and recipient of a grant from The Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association, reports on ...

The Middle East… an agitated region!

Dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I don’t think there is a region in the whole world that is as inflamed and agitated as our re...

News from Bishop Suheil, Jerusalem

Dear Friends, Summer has arrived in the Land of the Holy One and we are welcoming visitors and pilgrims from around the world. Within the Diocese we are running Summ...

From 1 Room to 2 Flats!

My dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! This last week I was thrilled when I visited our Community Development Centre in Ain Shams and M...

Graduation season - Bishop Suheil Dawani, Jerus...

Peace to you in the name of the Lord Greetings from Bishop Suheil Dawani Dear Friends, The theme for this year's graduations is "Humanity". The...

7 Things churches should know about the Gift Ai...

The 13,000 Church of England Parishes could get over £16M of additional income   The Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) is a government init...

The Egypt Elections - Bishop Mouneer reflects

“We don't know who will be the president, but we know You are here” My dear Friends, Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! “W...

Greetings from Bishop Suheil Dawani, Jerusalem

Peace to you in the name of the Lord Dear Friends, Come, Holy Spirit, Come! Spring has arrived in Jerusalem – our City of Hope and Resurrection. This m...

Does charity begin at home?

  Where are the boundaries of Charity? My family, my friend's family, the families in my community or country or the families of the world? &nb...

Extract from sermon at Grant LeMarquand's conse...

Dear Brothers and Sisters Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! It is a great joy to introduce The Rt. Rev. Dr. Grant LeMarquand as an Assistant Bishop...

How much of your donation reaches the Province?

  JMECA's secretary assures donors that their money is spent on the right things.     Having read in CivilSociety that the i...

Anglican Pioneers of the Ottoman Period

ANGLICAN PIONEERS OF THE OTTOMAN PERIOD: Sketches from the CMS archives of some Arab lives connected with the early days of the Diocese of Jerusalem by Malcolm W...

Greetings from Bishop Suheil Dawani, Jerusalem

Peace to you in the name of the Lord Dear Friends, This past month of April we have been celebrating Easter - in Arabic ‘the Great Feast’. It is the ...

Greetings from Bishop Mouneer Anis, Egypt

My dear Friends,   Greetings in the Name of our Risen Lord Jesus Christ! I pray that the Easter time would be a blessed time for all of you. &n...

Recent Perspectives on Christianity in the Mode...

Recent Perspectives on Christianity in the Modern Arab World Article Written by Laura Robson* Department of History, Portland State University This article a...

Egypt Council of Churches is Born

My dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! The Egypt Council of Churches is born! On Monday 18 February 2013, after approximately one year ...
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