"Our
journey as Episcopalians also includes remembering our sister and
brother Christians in the Holy Land who maintain the faith which we hold
so dear," Presiding Bishop Michael Curry wrote to the clergy of The Episcopal Church. "Their witness is an inspiration."
Presiding Bishop Curry wrote in the annual Good Friday letter to all congregations asking them to consider assistance for Jerusalem and the Middle East.
"This
tradition is decades old and is an important statement of our
solidarity with the members of the four dioceses of the Province of
Jerusalem and the Middle East. We have a Gospel imperative to be sure
they know they are not forgotten behind the headlines or because of the
distractions in our own lives."
Funds
collected from the Good Friday Offering are gathered and distributed to
the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East which includes the
Dioceses of Jerusalem and Cyprus and the Gulf, all members of the
Anglican Communion.
Information and resources for the Good Friday Offering are available here
and include bulletin inserts, posters, Holy Week meditations from St.
George's College in Jerusalem, and a Lenten Education series from
Diocese of Jerusalem.
