Franciscan Peacemaking in the Holy Land

Update: June 15, 2009

Eight centuries ago during the Crusades, St. Francis of Assisi went, unarmed, to meet the Sultan of Egypt.  Placing himself between two armed forces, he sought to live out God's message of peace and reconciliation. Today, we, as Franciscans and Franciscan-hearted people, are called to demonstrate how our peacemaking tradition remains relevant.  The various conflicts present in our contemporary world are in desperate need of Francis' hopeful witness.

Here are the items mentioned as additional resources during the webinar. All of these files are in PDF format and can be downloaded to your computer:

Webinar Powerpoint Slides

Bulletin Insert: From Crisis to Hope

Prayer Resources (prayers, intercessions, and liturgical ideas)

Poster to Promote Ecumenical Christian Letter to President Obama (offered through Churches for Middle East Peace)
        Click here to add your name to letter to the President.

Frequently Asked Questions on Holy Land Peace (provided by Churches for Middle East Peace)

Church Toolkit for Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking (provided by Churches for Middle East Peace)

Partner Organizations which support our efforts at Peacemaking in the Holy Land

Churches for Middle East Peace - http://www.cmep.org/
National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East - http://www.nili-mideastpeace.org/
Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation - http://www.hcef.org/
Franciscans International - http://www.franciscansinternational.org/