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On Palm Sunday, WCC walks in solidarity with Gaza Christians

On Palm Sunday, accompaniers from the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel walked in the traditional procession, carrying messages of solidarity with Gaza Christians during an especially painful time. 

Des mots de ténacité résonnent dans les décombres

«Nous ne quitterons pas Gaza tant qu’il y aura une église debout.»

«Nous ne serons pas les derniers chrétiens à vivre à Gaza.»

«Nous avons tout perdu, mais nous ne perdrons ni notre mission, ni notre appartenance à ce lieu cher à nos cœurs.»

«Le christianisme a commencé ici et restera ici.» 

Tels sont les mots prononcés par Nader Abu Amsha, directeur exécutif du Département du service aux réfugiés de Palestine du Conseil des Églises du Moyen-Orient (DSPR-CEMO), qui tâche simplement de les aider à survivre jusqu’au lendemain. 

Advocacy Outline - WCC Easter Initiative 2024

As we witness the ongoing violence and injustice in the Holy Land and seek to stand in solidarity with its peoples struggling to find peace, the 2024 WCC-EAPPI Easter initiative lifts up the call to roll away the heavy stone of violence, war, and occupation, pain, and suffering, and to remind the world of what is needed to bring about peace, and to transform swords into ploughshares.

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Advocacy Outline - WCC-EAPPI Easter Initiative 2024

As we witness the ongoing violence and injustice in the Holy Land and seek to stand in solidarity with its peoples struggling to find peace, the 2024 WCC-EAPPI Easter initiative lifts up the call to roll away the heavy stone of violence, war, and occupation, pain, and suffering, and to remind the world of what is needed to bring about peace, and to transform swords into ploughshares.

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Words of steadfastness ring from the rubble

We won’t leave Gaza as long as there is a standing church.” 

We will not be the last Christians living in Gaza.” “

We lost everything, but we can’t lose our mission and our belonging to this place dear to our hearts.”

Christianity started here and will continue to be here.”  

These are the words people are uttering as Nader Abu Amsha, executive director of Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees of the Middle East Council of Churches (DSPR-MECC), tries to help them simply survive the next day. 

Initiative de Pâques 2024

01 March - 05 May 2024

L’initiative de Pâques est une activité annuelle du COE-EAPPI dont l’objectif est de faire le lien entre les récits de Pâques et les expériences de vie en Palestine et en Israël. Elle révèle les difficultés vécues dans le climat de violence, de guerre et d’occupation qui prévaut tout en alimentant la flamme de l’espérance et en faisant la part belle aux groupes et personnes qui aspirent à une paix juste.

Easter Initiative 2024

01 March - 05 May 2024

The Easter Initiative is an annual activity of the WCC-EAPPI, setting out to connect the stories of Easter with current realities in Palestine and Israel, to spotlight the challenges of a life marked by violence, war and occupation alongside nurturing hope and highlighting groups and individuals striving for a just peace.

An Easter prayer – by Mgr William Shomali

Let swords be turned into ploughshares, fear to trust, despair to hope, oppression to freedom, starvation to prosperity, occupation to liberation, and peace and justice could be experienced by all.