Bishop of Jerusalem Urges Pilgrims to Experience 'Living Stones'
Episcopal News Service. June 6, 1997 [97-1798B]
(ENS) Bishop Coadjutor Riah Abu El-Assal recently called for 100 U.S. dioceses to send 20 pilgrims each to the Diocese of Jerusalem in the year 2000. "Come on pilgrimage and meet the living stones of the bible," Riah urged. "Pilgrimage 2000" goes beyond the ordinary idea of a tour and gives you the opportunity to become partners with us in the Church's ministry to the people of our homeland," he said. "We challenge you to bring your people to Jerusalem and stand beside us in our witness." In addition to visiting historic sites of the Holy Land, "Pilgrimage 2000" offers travelers the opportunity to assist with some of the work of the diocese. Visitors may spend a day working at a West Bank orphanage or at one of the hospitals or schools sponsored by the Anglican Communion and thereby come in contact with the Christian Palestinian people, the "living stones" of the Holy Land. For information on how to participate in a "Pilgrimage 2000" tour, contact Worldwide Pilgrimage Ministries at (800) 260-5104.