Palestinian Anglican priest to visit north London parish + UPDATE

Father Fadi Diab

Father Fadi Diab, Rector of the Anglican Parish in Ramallah, is coming speak in the Parish Centre of Our Lady Help of Christians in Kentish Town on Saturday, 16 March, about the present situation in the Holy Land and its effect on Christian communities, and take questions. The event will last from 2-4pm. Light refreshments will be available.

Born and educated in the West Bank, Fr Fadi is the Rector St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Ramallah and St Peter's, Birzeit. Fr Fadi's ministry includes midweek youth service, Bible study, Women's group, Youth group, Sunday school, an Acolyte programme, a new choir and a Celebrating Family program. Fr Fadi provides leadership and pastoral support for St Andrew's school, the Episcopal Vocation and Training Centre and his sister Parish in Birzeit with a developing elderly home project, St Peter's.

His vision includes supporting the Christian community spiritually and socially, strengthening Christians in the Holy Land to enabling them to stay in the area and to continue witness to the Gospel of Christ. Fr Fadi is a Founder of the Youth Connection for Peace Programme, a member of the Palestine-Israeli Theologians Forum, a member of the Palestine Advisory Council of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship and co-author of Kairos Palestine document and board member on Kairos-Palestine. He has presented workshops at the World Council of Churches on the theological understanding of the Palestine Israeli conflict and spoken widely at churches in the USA. He visits parishes in the UK regularly during non-Covid times.

UPDATE. Father Fadi Diab, Rector of the Anglican Parish in Ramallah and Chair of the Holy Land Committee of Friends of the Holy Land, will be preaching at Southwark Anglican Cathedral in London this Sunday, 17th March at 9am and 11am.

All are welcome to attend either service to hear first-hand about conditions in the Holy Land plus the opportunity to meet him and ask questions after the service. If you are unable to attend in person, the 11am service will be livestreamed. You can watch on Facebook 'Southwark Cathedral'. The livestream will be available for one week.

LINK

Our Lady Help of Christians, Kentish Town - https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/kentishtown/