Mosaic of Peace Conference March 04 – 15, 2024 “Witnessing For Peace and Wholeness in a Land Called Holy” with Pr. Carl Horton

Mosaic of Peace 2024

Witnessing for Peace and Wholeness in a Land called ‘Holy’

A Presbyterian Peacemaking Conference in Israel/Palestine

March 04 – 15, 2024

Sample Conference Schedule

The following general schedule is provided to give those interested an idea of the conference content.  All items are subject to change.  Currently, the conference includes 4 nights in Jerusalem, 4 nights in Bethlehem, and 3 nights in Tiberias (Galilee)

Sunday, March 03rd, 2024.             Departure

• Participants will travel from their respective airports on overnight flights to arrive in Tel Aviv (TLV)

Monday, March 4^th, 2024.               Jerusalem

• Arrivals throughout the day; Jordan Pre-Conference group arrives; Free afternoon
• 6:00 pm Dinner at the hotel
• Free evening
• Dinner and overnight at Gloria Hotel in Jerusalem.

Tuesday, March 5^th, 2024.                Our Feet Are Standing Within Your Gates, O Jerusalem!

• 6:15 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 7:30 am Depart hotel
• 8:00 am Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount (The Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque Compound)
• 11:00 am Visit with His Grace Bishop Sani-Ibrahim Azar, Bishop of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL)
• 11:30 am Meeting with Pastor Fursan Zumot, the Lutheran Pastor of Jerusalem & Mr. Fadi Al-Hadmi, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Palestinian Authority
• 12:30 pm Lunch at Church of the Redeemer with past International Peacemakers from Jerusalem
• 1:30 pm Free Time
• 5:00 pm Meeting with Amira Haas, an Israeli journalist with the Israeli daily Ha’aretz newspaper.
• 6:00 pm Dinner at the hotel
• 7:15 pm Meeting with Rabbi Elhanan Miller, a Jewish educator (at the hotel)
• 8:15 pm Evening Prayer – Douglas Dicks
• Dinner and overnight at Gloria Hotel in Jerusalem.

Wednesday, March 6^h, 2024.                 Sacred Spaces and Places, and Confronting an Evil, Historic Injustice

• 5:00 am Optional early morning prayer and visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
• 7:00 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 8:00 am Morning Prayer, Walking tour of the Old City of Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulcher and a portion of the Via Dolorosa, Garden of Gethsemane. Mount of Olives (group photo)
• 12:30 pm Lunch at Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center
• 2:00 pm Depart for Yad Vashem, Israel’s Official Memorial to the Victims of the Holocaust
• 6:30 pm Dinner at the hotel
• 7:30 pm Small Group gatherings
• Dinner and overnight at Gloria Hotel in Jerusalem.

Thursday, March 7^th, 2024. Resilience, Resistance, Rawabi, and a Taste of Palestine!

• 7:00 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 8:00 am Depart hotel for Ramallah
• 9:15 am Meet with Mr. Sam Bahour, Palestinian-American businessman, writer and activist (at Retaj Center). Meet with Gerrard Horton and Salwa Duaibis, Military Court Watch, monitoring the treatment of children in military detention
• 11:30 am Lunch at Retaj Center
• 12:30 pm Depart for Rawabi – first modern planned Palestinian city Tour and meet with city planner, if available
• 3:00 pm Depart for Taybeh Brewery, the first microbrewery in the Middle East. Meet with founder Nadim Koury
• 6:30 pm Dinner at the hotel
• 7:30 pm Evening prayer/Small Group gathering

12-Step Program Fellowship (after small groups)

• Dinner and overnight at Gloria Hotel in Jerusalem.

Friday, March 8^th, 2024.                        From Jerusalem to Bethlehem – The Contemporary Context

• 6:30 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 7:30 am Check out of hotel and load bus

Jerusalem Bus/Walking Tour with Yahov Zohar, an Israeli guide of the Greater Jerusalem area including the Silwan Valley

• 12:00 pm Lunch at St. Andrew’s Church, Jerusalem
• 1:30 pm Depart for Cremisan Monastery and Winery, Beit Jala Tour and wine tasting
• 3:30 pm Free Time in Bethlehem – optional bus to shopping co-op
• 6:00 pm Check in at the hotel in Bethlehem
• 6:30 pm Dinner at the hotel
• 7:30 pm Evening Prayer/Small Group gatherings
• Overnight at Manger Square Hotel in Bethlehem.

Saturday, March 9^th, 2024.          O Little Town of Bethlehem…

• 5:30 am Optional early morning prayer and visit to the Church of the Nativity
• 7:00 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 8:00 am Visit to the Church of the Nativity Grotto
• 9:00 am Depart the hotel on the bus
• Experiential Learning Options (in small groups):
  • Palestinian Cooking Class – Aida Refugee Camp
  • Olive Wood Carving and Sanding – Giacaman Family Workshop
  • Wool Felting – L’Arche Community
  • Creating a Mosaic – The Mosaic Center
• 12:00 pm Lunch at Aida Refugee Camp
• 1:00 pm Tour Aida Camp with Marwan Faraja from Aida Youth Center
• 2:00 pm Depart
• 2:30 pm Meet with Dr. Jad Issac, The Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ)
• 4:00 pm Return to hotel
• 5:00 pm Depart for Shepherds Field
• 5:30 pm Evening Prayer in The Shepherds’ Fields, Beit Sahour
• 6:30 pm Dinner at The Grotto Restaurant, Beit Sahour
• 8:30 pm Return to hotel
• Overnight at Manger Square Hotel in Bethlehem.

Sunday, March 10^th, 2024.                    The Worshiping Community and Two Distinct Narratives in One Unique Land

• 7:30 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 10:30 am Worship at The Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church, Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac.

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper

• 12:30 pm Depart for Tent of Nations
• Lunch and visit at Tent of Nations, with Daoud Nassar and Amal Nassar
• 3:30 pm Depart for the Israeli Settlement of Efrat, Ardi Geldmann, former City Council member
• 6:00 pm Dinner at the hotel
• 7:00 pm Small Group gatherings
• 8:00 pm Late night conversation with Hamed Hisham, Hebron International Resource Network (HIRN)
• Overnight at Manger Square Hotel in Bethlehem.

Monday, March 11^th, 2024.           Hebron – A Microcosm of the Conflict

• 7:00 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 8:00 am Depart for Hebron/Ibrahimi Mosque/Old Town Market and Shuhada Street with Yahov Zohar

A Visit to the Hebron Glass Blowing Factory

• 12:00 pm Depart Hebron
• 1:00 pm Lunch at Dar Al Kalima with students and faculty representatives
• 2:00 pm Tour Dar Al-Kalima University
• 3:00 pm Meeting with Dr. Nuha Khoury, Advisor to the President on Global Education and Exchange
• 4:00 pm Depart Dar Al-Kalima University to visit the separation wall, Reflection at the Separation Wall
• 5:00 pm Return to hotel
• 6:30 pm Depart for an evening event
• 7:00 pm Arrive at The Walled Off Hotel and Museum
• Dinner at the hotel (with past International Peacemakers from Bethlehem)
• Overnight at Manger Square Hotel in Bethlehem.

Tuesday, March 12^th,2024.             Samaria: Jacob’s Well and Ancient Shechem

• 7:00 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 8:00 am Check out and depart the hotel
• 10:00 am Visit the Church of Jacob’s Well
• 12:00 pm Lunch in Sebastia, the biblical Samaria
• 1:30 pm Possible visit to Church at Burqin (where some believe Jesus healed lepers)
• 2:30 pm Depart for Tiberias via the Jordan Valley
• 4:00 pm Check-in to hotel
• 6:15 pm Table Theology
• 6:30 pm Dinner at the hotel
• 7:30 pm Evening Prayer/Small Group gatherings

12-Step Program Fellowship (after small groups)

• Overnight at Golden Crown Hotel in Nazareth

Wednesday, March 13^th, 2024.              Go Into Galilee! There You Will See Me!

• 6:30 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 7:30 am Depart for Caesarea Philippi and Banias National Park, a waterfall at the foot of Mount Hermon
• 9:00 am Renewal of Baptismal Covenant, Small Group gatherings at Caesarea Philippi
• 11:00 am Tour and meeting with representatives at Kibbutz Ein Gev
• 12:00 pm Lunch at Kibbutz Ein Gev
• 1:30 pm Site visits in Galilee: The Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Church of St. Peter’s Primacy, Devotion at the Mount of Beatitudes
• 4:15 pm Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee from Kibbutz Nof Ginosar
• 6:30 pm Dinner at the hotel
• Overnight at Golden Crown Hotel in Nazareth

Thursday, March 14^th, 2024.        Putting the Pieces Together into a Mosaic of Peace

• 7:30 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 8:30 am Time in Nazareth, visit to the Church of the Annunciation/Church of Mary’s Well (time permitting)
• 11:00 am Sindyanna of Galilee
• Lunch at Sindyanna of Galilee, Nadia Mohammad Giol, main facilitator, and Hanan Zoaabe, center co-manager
• 2:00 pm Tour of the destroyed Village of Saffuriya with Nadia Mohammad Giol
• 6:00 pm Dinner at the hotel
• 7:00 pm Evening Prayer/Small Group gatherings
• Overnight at Golden Crown Hotel in Nazareth

Friday, March 15^th, 2024.            Contemplating Our Part in a Mosaic of Peace

• 7:00 am Breakfast at the hotel
• 8:00 am Check out and depart the hotel for Mar Elias Educational Institutions, Ibillin Meet with Father Elias Chacour, Former Archbishop of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth, and all of Galilee for the Greek Catholic (Melkite) Church (honorably retired) Commissioning Service at the Church of the Beatitudes, Ibillin
• 12:00 pm Lunch at Mar Elias
• 1:00 pm Depart Ibillin with stops in Haifa and Caesarea
• 5:00 pm Dinner in Jaffa
• 6:30 pm Depart for Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv for evening departures

(Those staying longer can return to Manger Square Hotel, Bethlehem)

Saturday, March 16^th, 2024.          And Now We Go…and Tell!

• Arrival in the United States/next destinations

Mosaic of Peace 2024 Conference

Post Tour Jordan Extension March 15 – 19, 2024

Package Price $970.00 in double occupancy and $1260.00 in Single Occupancy

Sample Program

Saturday, March 16^th, 2024      Depart for Jordan

Meet at Allenby Border after visa formalities transfer to visit Madaba, Mt. Nebo with lunch,  visit Um Rassas, continue to Petra arrive at the hotel for dinner, and overnight.

Sunday, March 17^th, 2024    Petra, Amaan

Breakfast, transfer for a full day Petra visit with Lunch, back to Amman, dinner, and overnight.

Monday, March 18^th, 2024    Amman

Breakfast, transfer for a full day visit of Bethany, Jerash with lunch, back to Amman Dinner and overnight.

Tuesday March 19^th, 2024   Departure

Depart for the airport for our return flight home.