PR RELEASE: WASHINGTON D.C.Holy Land Christians host banquet Oct. 22-23, 2004

HCEF 6th International Conference
Holy Land Christians: Rooted in Bonds of Peace

Date:
22-Oct-04 through - 23-Oct-04
Location:
Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C.3401 Nebraska Ave., NW, Washington DC 20016

Contact:
Julie James
301-951-9400
news@hcef.org

Awards Banquet:
Friday, October 22, 2004
Keynote Address by His Eminence Theodore Cardinal McCarrickArchdiocese of Washington
Reception: 6:30pm- 7:00pm
Dinner: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Holiday Inn Select Bethesda8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814301-652-2000

Living Stones Solidarity Awards
This annual award was established to honor an institution that has made a sustained and extraordinary effort to love, support, and stand in solidarity with the Christians in the Holy Land. These institutions, through their acts of love and action, have demonstrated their determination to preserve the Living Stones in the land of Christianity’s birth.Knights of Columbus, New Haven, CTAccepted by His Excellency Supreme Knight Carl AndersonSt. Andrew Catholic Church, Milford, OH

Accepted by Fr. Robert Waller, PastorHoly Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) AwardsThis annual award is given to an individual who has dedicated his or her life to preserving the presence of Christians in the Holy Land. The award recipients have demonstrated courage, determination and action to advance the cause of justice, sustenance, and spiritual support for those who follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and live in the land where He was born, taught and rose again from the dead.The Right Reverend Riah H. Abu El-Assal, B.D.D.D.Bishop of “The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East”The Diocese of JerusalemThe Right Reverend Munib YounanBishop of “The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jerusalem”