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Kath Keegan from the Parish Justice and Peace Group writes:

Usually at this time of year the Justice & Peace Group is appealing for members of our parishes to sign
Christmas cards for the Holy Land but this year it is different due to the massive problems for Christians there. The Justice & Peace Group will send one Christmas greeting card to each of one of the nineteen
parishes and organisations including Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and for the first time in a number of years parishes in Israel proper including Nazareth.

There are two reasons for this one is that the Liverpool Archdiocese have requested this because of conditions in Israel and also the high cost of postage.

Next weekend Fr Edmund has kindly agreed to a second collection for the Friends of the Holy Land to help in their work for the Christian communities over the Masses of 23/24 November. Due to the conditions there are no pilgrims or visitors to East Jerusalem or Bethlehem and the West Bank so there is a great deal of hardship. In Gaza all the Christians are sheltering at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City and Fr Romanelli, who was out of Gaza last October was able to rejoin his people as he was part of an official delegation. More information on the Friends of the Holy Land website, www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk, also opportunities to donate, buy Christmas cards and cribs, Christmas decorations etc handcrafted by people in Bethlehem. Thank you for support to help those suffering in the Holy Land.