December 2013 - Chicago Area Churches On the Palestine Issue

St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Logan Square: Palestine Study

What: Five week adult study on Israel/Palestine. (See example topics)

Where: St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Logan Square, 2649 N Francisco, Chicago

When:

Sunday, December 1: 9 am Adult Study
Sunday, December 8: 9 am Adult Study
Sunday, December 15: 9 am Adult Study
Sunday, December 22: 9 am Adult Study
Sunday, December 29: 9 am Adult Study

For updates and discussion, see Adult Education During December: Palestine on the St. Luke's blog, The Messenger.

Note: On Sunday, December 1, 2013, the monthly Justice Offering at St. Luke's will benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem.

Facebook: Adult Education: PALESTINE

Presenter/coordinator: Joe Scarry

For more information contact: jtscarry@yahoo.com


St. Giles Parish Gleeson Building, Oak Park

What: Gifts of the Magi: Signs of Hope from Palestine (Honoring NGOs in Palestine seeking a just and lasting peace)

Where: St. Giles Parish, 1101 N Columbian, Oak Park (Gleeson Building)

When: Saturday, December 7, 2013: 1:00 p.m.

Facebook: N/A

Presenters:

Pauline Coffman, Member, Middle East Task Force of Chicago Presbytery
Rev. Cotton Fite, Steering Committee of Palestine Israel Network of Episcopal Peace Fellowship
Rev. Bruce Modahl, Senior Pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest

For more information contact: Action for Justice Committee of St. Giles Family Mass Community, Committee for a Just Peace in Israel Palestine


St. David's Episcopal Church, Glenview

What: Adult Forum "Current Realities in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza"

Where: St. David's Episcopal Church, 2410 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL 60025

When: Sunday, December 8, 2013: 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Facebook: N/A

Presenters: Heather Jackson and Newland Smith

For more information contact: Newland Smith farnssn@gmail.com

November 2013 - Chicago Area Churches On the Palestine Issue

Grace Lutheran Church and School, River Forest: The Holy Land - Pathways to Peace

What: Presentations followed by Q&A. (See Grace website for details)

Where: Grace Lutheran Church and School, 7300 Division St., River Forest

When: Sunday, November 3, 2013: 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Facebook: N/A

Presenters:

Carol Schersten LaHurd, Lecturer in World Religions, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Sanah Yassin, History teacher, Aqsa School, Bridgeview
Dr. Victor A. Mirelman, Professor of History, Spertus Institute; Rabbi Emeritus, West Suburban Temple Har Zion
Joel Finkel, Jewish Voice for Peace - Chicago
The Rev. Said Ailabouni, Pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, LaGrange
Richard Martens, moderator

For more information contact: 708-366-6900

October 2013 - Chicago Area Churches On the Palestine Issue

St. Giles Parish, Oak Park: Responding to the Kairos Moment: A Call to Action from Palestinian Christians 

What: Speaker presentations. Suggested donation $12

Where: St. Giles Parish, 1101 N Columbian, Oak Park (McDonough Hall)

When: Saturday, October 19, 2013: 12:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Facebook: N/A

Presenters:

Rev. Dean Lueking, Pastor Emeritus, Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest
Pauline Coffman, Member, Middle East Task Force of Chicago Presbytery
Rev. Said Ailabuoni, Pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, LaGrange
Mourad Takawi, Middle Eastern Christian, candidate for degree in Moral Theology, University of Notre Dame

For more information contact: By phone - Madonna Leen, 708-383-8629; by email to Margaret Field, msmaggie129@aol.com.

A study/action project of St. Giles Family Mass Community, Committee for a Just Peace in Israel Palestine