National Bishop’s Letter for Jerusalem and the Holy Land Sunday
Letter to the Church Calls for Prayer and Solidarity
Jerusalem and the Holy Land Sunday is an observance held on the Seventh Sunday of Easter by both the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC). This day provides an opportunity for congregations across both denominations to pray for and support our partner churches in the region: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) and the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (EDJ). This year, the observance is on May 17th.
Leading up to Jerusalem and Holy Land Sunday, National Bishop Larry Kochendorfer wrote to the church expressing concern over continued violence in Gaza and the West Bank, including attacks and intimidation in Taybeh, the last remaining Christian town in the occupied West Bank.
“The ELCIC stands in solidarity with the people of Taybeh and condemns the attacks on Palestinian Christians – their churches, towns and land,” he wrote.
Download the letter here.
As well, the ELCIC Conference of Bishops has written the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand about the ongoing violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Download the letter here.
National Bishop Larry Kochendorfer’s letter to the church:
