Editor's Note: On 18 February Maurine and Bob Tobin were able to deliver funds that their last group, sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Maine and the Episcopal Peace Fellowship of Maine, designated for the Episcopal Technological and Vocational Training Center in Ramallah. Here's their report: Visiting with Giovanni Anbar, Director of the Episcopal Technological […]
How long oh Lord? The cry of the psalmist. A 2002 book edited by Maurine and Bob Tobin asked ‘How Long O Lord?’ A compilation of Christian, Jewish and Muslim voices from the ground, the voices cried out then in ways similar to Dick Toll’s cry in this reflection. The EPF PIN member and long […]
A sense of urgency came over me when I learned that my husband Boyd and I (Boyd convenes the education work group of EPF's Palestine Israel Network) were awarded a grant to work in youth ministry in Israel and the West Bank. My mission was to work in summer camps for children in the region, […]
Periodically we lift up work being done at the grassroots. This week, it’s the Bishop’s Committee for Israel/Palestine of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. Thanks to our friend and colleague Cabby Tennis for connecting us with this committee. From their website: “The Bishop’s Committee for Israel/Palestine is a special committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. We […]
EPF PIN member Vicki Gray reflects on her time at Standing Rock. When did it start? What does it all mean? How are we called to respond? We’re talking, of course, about the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) that snakes 1,700 miles from the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota to southern Illinois and that, if […]
Sitting sumud at Standing Rock: EPF PIN member Newland Smith reflects That Monday morning, October 31 in response to the call issued by John Floberg, I joined five Lutheran School of Theology students and a New Testament professor at that seminary in the two-day drive to Cannon Ball ND in order to be present for […]
Greetings in the name of the Prince of Peace from EPF's Palestine Israel Network. PIN has heard the challenge of our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to stake our lives on the Jesus Movement. The Movement invites us to strive for justice and peace among all people, respecting the dignity of every human being. To meet […]
From the Diocese of California’s annual convention weekend before last, Vicki Gray reports that “With near unanimity, they passed four resolutions placing the diocese on those front lines with regard to the death penalty, gun violence, legal threats against BDS proponents, and support for Native Americans at Standing Rock.” We report here on the resolution concerning […]
Editor's Note: Fayrouz Sharqawi is the Local Mobilization Coordinator at Grassroots Jerusalem, a Palestinian organization amplifying Palestinian voices from Jerusalem in order to help create a Palestinian long-term strategy for the Palestinian capital. Coexistence of Normalization? Around ten years ago, when I was a student at the university, I needed to take part time jobs […]
To establish a network dedicated to a more robust Episcopal Church witness for justice and peace for our Palestinian and Israeli brothers and sisters for the purposes of responding to • The promise made in our baptismal covenant to “ … strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human […]
Editor’s Note: EPF PIN member Dick Toll shared his sermon from 25 September at Spirit of Grace Lutheran/Catholic Community. My name is Richard Toll, I am a retired Episcopal Priest having been ordained for 49 years. My first trip to the Holy Land was 33 years ago and I have taken over 30 trips to […]
The Los Angeles Chapter of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF) Palestine Israel Network (PIN) regrets Governor Brown's decision to sign AB2844 into law Saturday afternoon. AB2844 was a frequently revised attempt to stifle criticism of the Israeli Occupation of Palestinian lands and the growing influence of the non-violent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement as a […]
