Consecration of Immanuel New Chapel at Virginia Theological Seminary
On behalf of the Diocese, Archbishop Suheil attended the dedication of Immanuel Chapel at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) on 13 October 2015.
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10, 2015
Feast of Thanksgiving at Emmanuel Anglican Church, Ramleh
Under the patronage of His Grace AB Suheil Dawani, the parish of Emmanuel Anglican Church in Ramleh celebrated the Diocesan Feast of Thanksgiving, Sunday, 11 October 2015. As part of this annual celebration, the parish also inaugurated the rehabilitated section of the church facility and premises.
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10, 2015
Clergy meeting held in Amman, Jordan
Chaired by Archbishop Suheil and facilitated by Archdeacon Luay Haddad, the Diocesan Clergy gathered for their Annual Meeting in Amman, Jordan 5 - 7 October 2015. “This annual meeting was such a wonderful time of sharing, fellowship and discussion,” said Archdeacon Luay Haddad.
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Harvest/Thanksgiving Service, St George’s Cathedral, October 2015
On Sunday (Feast of St. Francis of Assisi) at St. George’s Cathedral, there was a service of thanksgiving for the ministry of the parishes and institutions of the Diocese, and for the harvest. The altar was laden with fruit and vegetables showing God’s bounty. The Archbishop preached on having a ‘grateful heart’ even in the midst of great difficulty (his sermon is set out below). The Dean welcomed all to the Cathedral, noting many had travelled from far away to be in Jerusalem. After the service, all retired to the Guest House for Harvest Lunch which had been kindly prepared by the Reverend Deacon Honey Becker and her staff.
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Annual meeting of the Episcopal Women in Jordan, October 2015
Under the patronage of His Beatitude Archbishop Suheil Dawani and his wife Shafeeqa, more than 100 women from the different Jordan Parishes attended the annual meeting of the Episcopal Women in Amman on Friday, 18 September 2015.
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Archbishop Suheil participates in the consecration of the Holy Muron (Chrism) at Holy Etchmiadzin in Armenia
On Friday, 25 September 2015, His Grace, Archbishop Suheil Dawani was invited by, and accompanied, the Armenian Patriarch, His Beatitude Nourhan Manougian, to the blessing and consecration of the Holy Muron Chrism at Holy Etchmiadzin (the oldest Cathedral in the world, and the mother see for Armenian Christians).
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Archbishop Suheil meets with retired Archdeacon Rafiq Farah
On 1 October 2015, Archdeacon Rafiq Rafah met His Grace Archbishop Suheil Dawani and the Very Revd Hosam Naoum, Dean of St. George’s Cathedral, having traveled from Canada with his son Amin.
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Rev David Longe appointed as the new chaplain to Archbishop Suheil
The Most Reverend Suheil Dawani, Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem and Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem, is pleased to announce the appointment of the Reverend David Longe as his Chaplain. David commenced work on 1st September 2015.
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09, 2015
Visit to St Luke’s Hospital, Nablus, September 2015
On 9 September 2015, Archbishop Suheil Dawani visited St. Luke’s Hospital in Nablus. He inspected the renovations of the main entrance and the emergency exit of the Hospital. He also visited the Hospital’s various departments where he was provided with progress updates.
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Packed Sunday Service at St George’s Cathedral, September 2015
On Sunday, 6th September 2015 (14th Sunday after Trinity), Archbishop Suheil presided at a packed St. George’s Cathedral, where the English-speaking congregation and the Arabic-speaking congregation were together. Dean of St. George’s Cathedral, The Very Revd Hosam Naoum, preached on the grace of God.
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09, 2015
Pilgrimage group from St Mark’s Episcopal Church
On Friday night, 4 September 2015, His Grace Archbishop Suheil Dawani met with pilgrimages from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Capitol Hill, Washington, at St. Georges’ Cathedral Pilgrims Guest House for their farewell dinner. The group was led by Canon John Peterson, former Dean of St. George’s College.
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09, 2015
Address at Bishop Samir Kafity’s Memorial Service
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of the Most Rev. Samir Hanna Kafity, the retired twelfth bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem and president bishop and primate of Jerusalem and the Middle East, and bishop-in-residence at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Poway, who died on the afternoon of August 21 at home after a stroke.
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09, 2015
New school year begins at Christ Episcopal Church, Nazareth
On 1st September 2015, Archbishop Suheil met with teachers and staff at Christ's Episcopal School, Nazareth to welcome them to the start of the 2015 - 2016 academic year and to introduce Archdeacon Samuel Barhoum as the new Director General of the School.
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Episcopal Relief and Development pilgrimage
Archbishop Suheil Dawani had the joy of welcoming a group of pilgrims from Episcopal Relief and Development. The encounter started at the Diocesan lounge where AB Suheil spoke about the ministry of the Episcopal Church since its establishment in the Holy Land in 1841; The AB also shared a meal with the group members at the Guest House Bistro.
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07, 2015
Inauguration of renovated Children’s Rehabilitation Section at Princess Basma
Under the patronage of Archbishop Suheil Dawani, Princess Basma Center for Children with Disabilities inaugurated the recently renovated Children’s Rehabilitation Section at the Center. This Section will continue to provide quality and comprehensive services to children and their families in a holistic way; It is composed of rooms for Music Therapy, speech therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy as well as a Sensory Room, one of the few and most advanced in the country. The project was funded through the generous donation from the Islamic Bank for Development.
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10, 2014
Sermon: Bishop Suheil’s Thanksgiving Sermon, 5 October 2014
Thanksgiving is arriving this year differently from previous years. These last few months have been an unhappy period in the region. The military conflict in our area resulted in hundreds of innocent men, women, and children losing their lives, and many thousands of others seriously injured. Once again there has been enormous pain and suffering in a part of the world whose holy sages have shown man for millennia what is required of him – to love mercy, to do justly, and to walk humbly before God.
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Sermon: Bishop’s Homily, 21 September 2014
We are joined this morning by distinguished religious leaders and theologians of The International Commission of Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue, who have met this week here in Jerusalem to discuss the dignity of the human person, as created in the image and likeness of God.
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08, 2014
Sermon: Bishop Suheil’s Homily, Sunday August 24 2014
The title of my sermon this morning is “The Dignity of Human Beings.” What we are witnessing in our region today is something scarcely to be believed, the brutal killing of innocent people in different parts of the Middle East, whether in Iraq or Gaza, Syria or elsewhere. In Syria and Iraq, ancient Christian communities, churches and clerics have all come under fire and persecution by radical Muslim groups and, unfortunately, by insurgents who slaughter human beings indiscriminately: be they Christian or non-Christian.
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Sermon: Bishop Suheil’s Homily, 13 July 2014
The tragic events of recent weeks, brought about by the escalating violence, leave us shocked and dismayed. The loss of innocent lives, young people and children among them, move us to mourn with those who mourn and weep with those who weep.
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Sermon: The Rev Canon Hosam Naoum, Diocesan Conference, 11 October 2011
I bring you greetings from the Holy Land and the Diocese of Jerusalem. I would like also to extend greetings and peace to you from Bishop Suheil Dawani and the Cathedral Church of St. George the Martyr in Jerusalem. I would like to express our deep and profound thanks and gratitude for your kind invitation to be part of this Conference and to share with you the word of God and the life of the Christian community, the Living Stones of the Holy Land, or as some of us would call it, the Land of the Holy One.