On Sunday 13 February, Friends of Sabeel Australia held a board meeting to discuss their plans for 2022. In partnership with Sabeel, Friends of Sabeel Australia is organizing a series of four special online events before Easter.
The first event will be held on Saturday 12 March in partnership with the new organization the Palestinian Christians in Australia (PCiA) which was formed to create a support group for the local community and advocate for justice and peace in Palestine-Israel.
Register now for the online launch of this new organization here: https://palestinianchristians.org.au/pcia-launch-event/
The second event will be held on Saturday 19 March in partnership with Sabeel and feature Violette Khoury. A native of Nazareth, Violette Khoury is a global advocate for peace and reconciliation. After many years as coordinator of Sabeel in Nazareth, she is now the director of Nasijona, a local women’s association in Nazareth. On Palm Sunday, 9 April, Friends of Sabeel Australia, Palestinian Christians in Australia, and the Australian Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network will be holding a workshop.
If you have not already subscribed for the 2022 series of Sabeel Australia webinars, please do so here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuceuvqDIvHdeCm6GqXDpdUSmKo0uH8Skz
There will be as well Lent Series organized by Friends of Sabeel Australia and they are :
LENT SERIES: Hear Our Voices (March 16, 23 & 30 at 7.30pm AEDT)
PCiA, PIEN and SabeelAU are working together to present a series of three special online events during Lent:
16 March (PIEN) – The Palestinian experience in West Bank and Gaza
Key speaker: Salwa Duaybis
23 March (SabeelAU) – The Palestine experience in Israeli society
Key speaker: Daniel Munayer
30 March (PCiA) – The Palestinian experience in the Diaspora
Key speakers: Jason Damouni & Faten Qunqar
PALM SUNDAY EVE (April 9 at 6.00pm AEST)
A joint service hosted by PCiA, PIEN and Sabeel to mark the beginning of Western Holy Week. More details to follow.
You can register for these joint events at TryBooking: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=869812&