Priest meeting - 1 May 2015
The priests of the Hebrew speaking Catholic communities in Israel met on Friday, May 1, 2015 in the Saint James Vicariate in Jerusalem.
Present were twelve priests, among whom were those responsible for the kehillot in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa, Tiberias and the priests working with the Russian speaking communities. A new Indian priest from the community of the Fathers of the Sacred Heart of Betharam, Father Jose, joined the meeting for the first time.
The meeting began with an exchange about Sunday's Gospel and this was followed by news from the different communities.
The following subjects were then discussed:
The canonization of Marie-Alphonsine Ghattas and Mariam Baouardy in Rome on May 17, 2015
The family week end in Tiberias
The celebration of 60 years of the Hebrew language Catholic communities
Keeping the internet site up to date
The end of the renovations of the kehilla house in Beer Sheba
The publication of a book of prayer for the families
Summer vacations and absences of the priests
Summer camp for the children
The youth group Desert Flower
Revising the newsletter Kol Rina for Rosh HaShana
Spiritual retreat on Yom Kippour
Kehilla day for Sukkot
Retreat of the priests
The priests then took lunch together.