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