Palestine
Pilgrim Stories: AFEDJ Trustee Joanne Blakemore
April 14, 2023- Posted in Education, Palestine, Pilgrim Stories, Video, West Bank
In 2012 Joanne listened to leaders talk about their dreams for Ramallah’s Episcopal Technological and Vocational Training Center (ETVTC). In 2022 she witnessed them come true.
Amid conflict there is hope
June 29, 2022- Posted in Palestine, Pilgrim Stories, Pilgrimage
For pilgrims from Colorado in Jerusalem during the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh the conflict becomes real by the Rev. Weezie BlanchardRector of Church of the Ascension, Denver Recently, 21 parishioners from various Episcopal churches in Colorado (and a few from Oklahoma) returned from a...
Unafraid and Ready to Heal
December 3, 2018- Posted in Gaza, Healthcare, Palestine, Pilgrim Stories, Pilgrimage, Sermons
Sermon by the Rev. Matthew Dayton-WelchNovember 18, 2018Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church, Newtown SquareMark 13:1-8 As Jesus came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!” Then Jesus asked him, “Do you see these...
Remember the Boys
November 7, 2018- Posted in Education, Palestine, People, Pilgrim Stories, Pilgrimage, West Bank
by the Rev. Dr. Ann J. Broomell The first time I traveled to Jerusalem was in 2004 with a group of other clergy and spouses. The trip was planned to be a mix of visiting the holy sites and learning some of the life of...