16-23 September 2023
World Council of Churches
World Week of Peace in Palestine & Israel (WWPPI) 2023 theme:
No place to lay my head!
“We must work together to build a better, more humane, and more secure future for all...” World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay
While commemorating 75 years of Nakba (Catastrophe) of the Palestinian people since 1948, the preparatory committee of this year’s WWPPI questioned the injustice in all this for the family and have chosen the following biblical verse to lay down the issue as presented by Jesus Christ:
"Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests,
but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." Matthew 8:20
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22 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: Sunset over the Jerusalem old city and east Jerusalem. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC |
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WWPPI material:
Educate:
- East Jerusalem Fact sheet – EAPPI 2023 – Attachment 1
- Story: Give me my Life, Let me live - Attachment 2
- Story: Looking for light at the end of the Tunnel – Attachment 3
- UNOCHA 2023 Highlights:
- Other EAPPI fact sheets as they come
Pray:
- Reflection from Bishop William Shomali – Attachment Pray 1
- Prayers from different languages and corners of the globe – Attachment Pray 2
- Global Ecumenical Service (In progress)
Act:
- In cooperation with St Yves, the Catholic Legal support unit the WCC present a draft material good for act / resolutions at UN and Church forums. - Attachment ACT 1
Download: Materials for World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel - 16-23 September 2023
