Tag: Advent
Pilgrims urge prayer for the ‘little town of Bethlehem’
Church leaders in England are asking parish churches and congregations throughout the country to pray for ‘the little town of Bethlehem’ as they approach the final week of Advent – the Church’s season of preparation for the celebration of the birth of the Christ child. This request comes in the context of an ecumenical pilgrimage…
Church leaders to make a pilgrimage to Bethlehem
Christian leaders have called for prayers throughout Advent for Christians in the Holy Land as they prepare for a pilgrimage to the birth place of Jesus Christ. The four heads of Churches will undertake the pilgrimage in solidarity with Christians living in the Holy Land in the week leading up to Christmas. The pilgrimage is…