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• The Archbishop of Jerusalem to Address Symposium on Holy Land Christians in Atlanta

10-May-01

His Beatitude Michel Sabbah, Patriarch of Jerusalem, will be the guest of honor at a banquet sponsored by the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation and the Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia on June 15, 2001.

(Read more here)

• HCEF Board Members Plan a Fact-Finding Mission to the Holy Land

08-May-01

Rateb Rabie, KHS, President of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF), announced today that several members of the HCEF Board and committees plan to travel to the Holy Land for a two-week fact-finding mission between May 16 and June 1, 2001.

(Read more here)

• More Than 400 People Attend HCEF Symposium in Detroit: The Future of the Holy Land Christians: Christianity and Jerusalem

31-Mar-01

The Detroit committee of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) hosted more than 400 people at their first Symposium and Banquet on March 31, 2001. The events were held in the St. George Cultural Center with the blessing of Fr. Joseph Antypas, Pastor, St. George Antiochian Christian Orthodox Church. George Khoury, the symposium chairperson, and Rateb Rabie, HCEF's president, were pleased with the large turnout. Mr. Rabie remarked, "The Detroit Committee of the Holy Land Christian Support Network (HCSN) did an excellent job of gathering support for the Christians in the Holy Land. This event affirms their hard work and provides encouragement as they continue to grow and plan for another Symposium next year."

(Read more here)

• The Christian Town of Birzeit Under Siege

07-Mar-01

The Christian town of Birzeit, home of Birzeit University, woke up this morning to find itself cut off from the rest of the West Bank. At 1 AM local time, heavily armed Israeli military occupation forces raided Surda, the town that serves as the main entrance to the city of Birzeit.

(Read more here)

• The Archbishop of Detroit to Address Symposium on the Holy Land Christians

01-Mar-01

His Eminence Adam Cardinal Maida, the Archbishop of Detroit, will speak to an ecumenical audience during a Symposium on the The Future of Christians of the Holy Land: Christianity and Jerusalem, on March 31, 2001, at St. George Cultural Center, 2160 East Maple Road, Troy, Michigan. The Holy Land Christian Support Network (HCSN) of The Holy Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) sponsors the program.

(Read more here)

• March 23, 2000 on "World Over Live" EWTN Television program a Special Episode about the Christians in the Holy Land

15-Feb-01

Rateb Rabie and Fr. Emil Salayta will apear as guests of EWTN Television on Friday, March 23, 2001, at 8:00pm Eastern time. The host for the program " World Over Live "will be Raymond Arroyo.

(Read more here)

• The Future of Christians of the Holy Land: Christianity and Jerusalem Symposium

01-Feb-01

The Holy Land Christian Support Network (HCSN) of The Holy Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) will convene its first Symposium titled The Future of Christians of the Holy Land: Christianity and Jerusalem, on March 31, 2001, at St. George Cultural Center, 2160 East Maple Road, Troy, Michigan.

(Read more here)

• HCEF Annouces the appointment of three committee chairpersons

16-Jan-01

The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) announces that it has appointed chairpersons to three new organizational committees in response to the demands created by the increased awareness of American Christians to the plight and suffering of Christians in the Holy Land. Dr.Jad Daniel will chair the Development Committee, Francois Quinson will chair the Membership Committee and Julia James will chair the Newsletter Committee.

(Read more here)

• HCEF Annouces the Election of Two New Members to the Board of Directors

11-Dec-00

The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) announces the election of two new members to the Board of Directors: Father Drew Christiansen, previously on the Advisory Board of HCEF, and Dr. Robert Younes. Don Kruse was elected Executive Vice President and Dr. Younes was elected Secretary of the Board of Directors. The addition of two new board members reflects the growing American interest in, and concern for, the suffering of Holy Land Christians, Rateb Rabie, HCEF president said in announcing the new members of the Board of Directors. In addition, Paul Zurkowski resigned his position on the Board of Directors.

(Read more here)

• HCEF Annouces the Election of Two New Members to the Board of Directors

11-Dec-00

The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) announces the election of two new members to the Board of Directors: Father Drew Christiansen, previously on the Advisory Board of HCEF, and Dr. Robert Younes. Don Kruse was elected Executive Vice President and Dr. Younes was elected Secretary of the Board of Directors. The addition of two new board members reflects the growing American interest in, and concern for, the suffering of Holy Land Christians, Rateb Rabie, HCEF president said in announcing the new members of the Board of Directors. In addition, Paul Zurkowski resigned his position on the Board of Directors.

(Read more here)

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