"The Episcopal
Church has been in partnership with the Diocese of Jerusalem for a very
long time," Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori writes in the
annual Good Friday letter to all congregations asking them to consider
assistance for Jerusalem and the Middle East.
"The offering we
collect on Good Friday carries on the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth,
through support for the many ministries of healing, feeding, and
teaching among the dioceses of the Province," the Presiding Bishop
writes.
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.
"May our offering
this year strengthen the bonds among all God's people, and bless each
one with concrete and eternal signs of more abundant life," she
concludes.
The Presiding Bishop's letter is available here.
Information and resources for the Good Friday Offering are available here. For more information contact the Rev. Canon Robert Edmunds, Episcopal Church Middle East Partnership Officer, redmunds@episcopalchurch.org.
