Priests' meeting – June 1, 2012

Present at the meeting were ten priests, including the priests responsible for the communities in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv - Jaffa, Haifa, Nazareth and Beer Sheva, and both priests working with the Russian-speaking communities.

The meeting began with a moment of recollection and a song. This was followed by news from the different communities including reports on recent events in the different communities.

The main subjects of the meeting were:

- News from the Vicariate
- Recent events with the migrants
- Summer children’s camp
- Youth group and planned visit to Taize during the summer
- Preparing our youth for confirmation
- Milano Family Meeting and the family representing the Vicariate
- Continued work on the children's catechism books
- Communication within and among the communities
- Planned general trip of all the kehillot
- Decisions of the bishops on the date for Easter next year
- Decision of the dates for the meetings of the priests next year.

At the end of the meeting, the priests shared a delicious meal prepared by Father Wieslaw’s sister Ella.