At the annual Chrism Mass, local clergy from the Diocese gathered at St George’s Cathedral to renew their ordination vows, the blessing of the oils, and the Eucharist. The service was followed by a Lenten lunch. The Archbishop preached and presided.
At 6pm there was a Eucharist with foot-washing at St George’s Cathedral. The Archbishop presided at the Eucharist and the Very Reverend Canon Dr Gregory Jenks preached. St George’s choir sang, among other things, “God is love”. Following the service the Dean of the Cathedral, the Very Reverend Hosam Naoum, led a vigil on the Mount of Olives. Also in attendance were Reverend Páraic Réamonn, Minister of St Andrew’s Memorial Church (Church of Scotland), Jerusalem; the Reverend Dr Yazeed Said; the Reverend Canon Dr Lawrence Hilditch and the Reverend Canon David Longe.
The Archbishop Preached and presided on Palm Sunday.
Under the patronage of his beatitude the Archbishop Suheil Dawani, and the Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Mr. Adnan Al-Husseini, Sheikh Azzam Al Khatib General Manager Administration of Islamic Affairs and Al-Aqsa Mosque and a Representative from the Jordanian Embassy the Jerusalem Princess Basma Center celebrated the opening of the newly renovated Princess Basma Kindergarten.
On 14th March Archbishop Suheil met Bishop Richard Cheetham and Sheikh Ibrahim who were leading the Sharing Perspectives’ Course at St. George’s College. Sharing Perspectives is a course run a the college for Christian and Muslims from the UK.
On March 8th , Archbishop Suheil met with Peter Rand, Vice Chair of the Friends of Holy land (FHL), Rev. Lynn Boyle, Vicar of the Diocese of Chester and FHL representative and her husband Michael Boyle. Mr Rand, Rev Boyle and Mr Boyle accompanied Sawsan Aranki-Batato, the Diocesan Programs Development Officer, Ramallah to visit the Medical Centre and the Arab Evangelical School . The Archbishop expressed his thanks to FHL for all their help in the Diocese, particularly their help with Saint Luke’s hospital, Nablus,; the Medical centre as well as the Arab Evangelical School in Ramallah.
Archbishop Suhail Dawani visited St. Matthew's Episcopal Church- Zababdeh. The Archbishop preached and presided at a wonderful service. After that, the Archbishop met the congregation in Church Hall and toured the Penman Clinic.
Archbishop Suheil greets Anba Antonias Metropolitan of Jerusalem and the Near East for the Coptic Orthodox Church at Jaffa Gate with the fellow Heads of Churches.
Archbishop Suheil met with the Reverend Brian Jolly, chair of Embrace Middle East, and Mr Jeremy Moody, CEO of Embrace Middle East. The Archbishop expressed, on behalf of the Diocese, his gratitude to Embrace Middle East for the support it provides to Diocesan institutions and parishes.
The Archbishop visited St Peter’s Church, Beirzit, where he inspected the construction of St Peter’s House. It is hoped that St Peter’s House will on completion provide a space for the community to meet as well as provide sheltered housing for the elderly and students from Beirzit University. The Archbishop then preached and presided at a Eucharist in St Peter’s Church. Members of the community were present, along with Reverend Fadi Diab and the Reverend Canon David Longe.
At the beginning of the week for Christian Unity in Jerusalem, Christians met and worshipped at St George-the-Martyr Cathedral in Jerusalem. Archbishop Suheil preached and hosted a reception following the service in the Guest House. The Olive branches Choir sang an anthem and number of hymns.
The Archbishop visited Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. The Archbishop met the director Suhaila Tarazi and the Dr Maher Ayyad and opened the new Mamogram in the Diagnostics Centre. The Diocese are working to make Al Ahli Arab hospital an oncology centre. He also toured the hospital visiting patients and staff and celebrated the Eucharist in the Hospital chapel.
The Diocesan clergy gathered at St George’s College for their annual retreat led by the Very Reverend Canon Dr Gregory Jenks, Dean of St George’s College.
Reverend Fares Naoum (Redeemer Church, Amman), Reverend Jamil (The Church of the Good Shepherd, Salt, Jordan), and the Reverend David Roche (All Saints, Beirut and CMS Mission Partner) were ordained to the diaconate by the Most Reverend Suheil Dawani, Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem.
On 12th February 2016, Archbishop Suheil preached and presided at a wonderful service attended by over 1100 people from across Jordan at the Baptismal Site. It was a joyous occasion with Emily, from Irbid, being baptized and all renewing their baptismal vows.
On Thursday, 11th February, 2016, Archbishop Suheil met with The Reverend Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (pictured) and Yusef Daher also of the World Council of Churches.
The Archbishop preached at St George’s Cathedral. The congregation was joined by pilgrim singers from the Diocese of Jerusalem’s link Diocese in the Province of Canterbury, Southwell and Nottingham. At the service thanks was given both for Dean Hosam’s return from Virginia Theological Seminary, but also for his birthday and in celebration of the 18th anniversary of his ordination.
The Archbishop welcomed curates from the Diocese of Exeter together with the Bishop of Exeter, the Right Reverend Robert Atwell and the Bishop of Crediton, the Right Reverend Dame Sarah Mullally.
The Archbishop welcomed the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ) at their opening dinner at St George’s Cathedral, Jerusalem. The AFEDJ toured institutions and parishes of the Diocese.
Archbishop Suheil and Archbishop Michael sign an agreement linking the Dioceses of Jerusalem with the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.