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رسالة حياة الميﻻدووجود is a MessageChristmas of Being and Existence Christmas Season Schedule of Events 2018-2019 www.travelpalestine.ps This Christmas Season in Palestine -Bethlehem: A Service of Lessons & Carols will be also held at 9:00pm. Faith Events (To book a place on the buses to Bethlehem, please call 02-6272133 or email: [email protected]. Buses leave the Cathedral of Saint George The Martyr in Jerusalem at 7:00pm, and return following the Service December 15th: Saint Catherine’s Church- Bethlehem. Eucharistic Adoration. (Holy Rosary prayers will be held on Saturdays). 4:30. Holy Midnight Mass of the Nativity (A/E), at 11:30pm. Mass & the Christmas Novena, at 5:00pm, except for Sunday as the Novena will be prayed during the 9:00 A.M. Mass. December 25th: The Nativity Church/ Greek Orthodox in Bethle- NB: Morning masses including the Milk Grotto masses, won’t be held hem. St. Spyridon’s Feast, at 6:30 Am. The feast is also celebrated at during the Nine Day Novena except for Sundays. Jerusalem Old City in the morning, at the Greek Orthodox Monastery dedicated to the saint’s name, near the Gate of Damascus. Christmas Solemn mass, at December 16th-17th: Feast of St. Barbara & St. John of Damascus at Christmas Lutheran Church-Bethlehem. all the functioning Greek Orthodox Churches except Mar Saba Greek 10:30am. Orthodox Monastery. Services start in the early evening of December Afternoon visits & prayers at both the Catholic and the Orthodox Shep- 16th until the early hours of December the 17th. herds’ Field monasteries, starting at 2:00PM. A mass, at 5:00pm. Beit Jala. The Greek Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary: A Vigil Service for Mar Charbel Convent the Feast of St. Barbara & St. John of Damascus will be held on the 16th Cathedral of Saint George the Martyr - Jerusalem. A Holy Eucharist of December, at 5:00pm; and the Divine Liturgy on the 17th, at 7:30am. (E), at 8:00am. A Holy Eucharist (A/E), at 10:30am. A Solemn Evensong (E), at 6:00pm. Aboud: The Feast of Saint Barbara in Aboud village, Ramallah district, begins with a vespers service at 3:00 in the Greek Orthodox 4th centu- ry Church of the Dormition in the afternoon of the 16th, followed by a December 26th: Saint Catherine’s Church. Feast of St. Stephen at procession to a uninhabited Byzantine monastery. A service is held at 10:00 AM. 9:00 on the morning of the 17th. For more information, please contact Cathedral of Saint George the Martyr - Jerusalem. Saint Stephen’s Fr. Emmanuel by phone at 0597952779/0599797323. Feast: Holy Eucharist (E), at 7:00 am. Evening Prayer (E), at 6:00pm. December 17th-18th: Mar Sabbas Feast. Mar Sabbas Monastery. December 27th: Saint Catherine’s Church. Feast of St. John the Bap- The Feast of Mar Sabbas in the Kidron Valley is held from the afternoon tist at 8:00am. of the 17th until the morning of the 18th, with an all-night service con- ducted by the Patriarch of Jerusalem. An adjacent church tower holds a December 28th: Chapel of the Innocents in the Church of St. Cath- service for female pilgrims during this period of time. erine. A Mass in Arabic, at 8:00 am. Beit Jala: St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church: Evening service for the Chapel of the Innocents in the Church of St. Catherine. A Latin Feast of Mar Sabbas, at 5:00pm. Mass commemorating the Slaughter of the Innocents (referring to King Herod’s decree) will be held at 10:00am. December 18th-19th: St. Nichola Feast. St. Nicholas Church-Beit Saint Catherine’s Church. Latin prayers , at 2:00 pm. Jala. The feast of Saint Nicholas begins with a vigil in the early evening Jerusalem: Cathedral of Saint George the Martyr - Jerusalem. of the 18th, followed by the main liturgy on the early morning of the 19th Holy Eucharist (E) commemorating the Slaughter of the Innocents, at (7:30am). After the main liturgy, starts the traditional procession of pipe 8:00am. Evening Prayer (E), at 6:00pm. and drum scout troops through Beit Jala’s Old City. For more informa- tion, please contact Fr. Boulos Al Alam by phone at 0598935957. December 29th: The Shepherds’ Field Church-Beit Sahour. A mass to commemorate the event of the apparition of the angels to the shep- December 22nd: Mar Charbel Convent. A mass, at 5:00pm. herds, at 5:00pm. Masses won’t be held at the St. Catherine’s Church & St Francis’s Chapel. December 23rd: Saint Catherine’s Church- Bethlehem. The Holy Mass and the termination of the Novena, at 9:00am. December 30th: Saint Catherine’s Church. Mass at 7:30 am. Mass for the Feast of the Holy Family at 10:00am. First Sunday af- December 24th -25th: Bethlehem. Saint Catherine’s Church- Beth- Cathedral of Saint George the Martyr – Jerusalem. ter Christmas. Holy Eucharist (E), at 8:00am. Holy Eucharist (A/E), at lehem: A Mass at 7:30am. 10:30am.Evensong (E), at 6:00pm. December 24th: Rachel’s Tomb: the welcoming of the Apostolic Ad- December 31st: Saint Catherine’s Church. A Thanksgiving Mass ministrator of the Latin Patriarchate at 1:00 pm, to be followed by the marking the end of the year 2018, and the Blessing of Holy Commu- Latin Christmas procession with scout troops starting from the Catholic nion, at 5:00pm. Action Center along Star Street, marching to Manger Square. 1:30PM: Manger Square, The Latin Apostolic Administrator arrives, en- tering Nativity Church and proceeding to Saint Catherine’s Church to January 1, 2019: Saint Catherine’s Church. Mass for the Feast of Holy celebrate an afternoon service. Mary & the International Day of Prayer for Peace at 10:00 AM, followed by the traditional Procession to the Milk Grotto with the Icon of Virgin 9:00 PM: Saint Catherine’s Church will open its doors for those who have free reserved seating tickets. Services will begin shortly at Mary. 11:15PM, leading up to midnight mass in Arabic which will last until Cathedral of Saint George the Martyr – Jerusalem. The Naming & 1:30am (Free tickets). Circumcision of Jesus & New Year. Holy Eucharist (A/E), at 10:30am. Evensong (E), at 6:00pm. 1:30 AM: The Latin Apostolic Administrator leads the traditional proces- sion to the Grotto of the Nativity. Mar Charbel Convent- Bethlehem. A mass, at 5:00pm. 2:00 – 8:00 AM: Multiple services in various languages are held at the Nativity Church (without tickets). January 2nd: Grotto of Milk Chapel: Mass at 4:30pm. 10:00 AM: Christmas Day Solemn mass at Saint Catherine’s Church in Arabic. January 3rd & 4th: Saint Catherine’s Church: Mass at 8:00am. Services are also held at Christmas Lutheran Church ( Mass in Arabic & German , at 5:00pm), Saint Joseph’s Syrian Catholic Church and all other January 5th: Saint Catherine’s Church. A Mass, at 8:00am. Bethlehem-area Christian communities considered to be on the Western Rachel’s Tomb: The welcoming of the Custodian of the Holy Land for Calendar. For further information on Christmas celebrations at Nativity the celebration of the Epiphany of the Lord, at 11:00am. Church, please contact the Latin Patriarchate at 02-274-3372. For infor- Manger Square. Reception of the Custodian of the Holy Land (Francis- mation on non-denominational Christian Church services in Bethlehem can Order) at 11:30 AM. district, please contact the Bethlehem Bible College at www.bethbc.edu Saint Catherine’s Church. Solemn Vespers, at 1:45pm. Office of Readings and the traditional procession to the Grotto of the Nativity, at 3:30pm. December 24th: Beit Sahour. A Carol service will be held at the Shep- herd’s Fields (YMCA), at 4:00 pm. The Greek Orthodox Chapel of St. George inside the Nativity church January 6th-7th: Nativity Church and Bethlehem. Scout processions will begin mid-morning, ending with the arrival of the Ethiopian Ortho- and monasteries will commemorate the Synaxis of the Virgin Mary. This is dox Archbishop. also a primary feast day for Shepherd’s Field Greek Orthodox monastery. 8:30am: Reception of the Syrian Orthodox Bishop at Nativity Church. The Greek Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary - Beit Jala, Divine Liturgy 9:35am: Reception of the Coptic (Egyptian) Bishop at Nativity Church. at 7:30am. 11:00am-2:00pm: Reception of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jeru- January 9th: The Greek-Orthodox St Stephen’s Church- Jerusalem salem at Nativity Church. (Old City). The Feast of St. Stephen’s is held in the morning in this Vespers for the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, officiated 2:00-2:30am: church built on the site where he became the first martyr of Christianity. by the Patriarch. 2:45am: Reception of the Ethiopian Orthodox Archbishop at Nativity Church. January 13th: Greek Orthodox churches celebrate the Circumcision Midnight: The Nativity Church: Services for the Eastern Calendar de- of The Lord, New Year Eve & St. Basil the Great feast. nominations at the Church of the Nativity begin at midnight and last The Greek Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary - Beit Jala, Divine Liturgy until 8:30am, with an hour break from 1:00 am until 2:00am. Concurrent at 7:30pm. services in the Greek Orthodox parishes of Bethlehem, Beit Sahour and the Melkite monastery in Bethlehem are also held. To contact the Greek Orthodox Jerusalem Patriarchate regarding services at Nativity Church, January 18th - 19th: Bethlehem. The Armenian Patriarch of Jerusa- please contact the Patriarchal Representative to Bethlehem at 02-274- lem accompanied by the Armenian scouts is welcomed at the Manger 8049, or Father Spyridon Sammour at 0569221489 or Father Issa Thal- Square at 11:00am, to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem with the Ar- jiyeh at 0598001238.
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