| The Latin
Parish of St. Catherine at Bethlehem, which was
named after the
Virgin-Martyr of Alexandria and
the patroness of philosophers, currently
consists of 1,355 Christian Palestinian
families. Under the auspice of the Parish,
considerable number of
religious,
kids and
social
activities take place. These activities are
performed through
different bodies that are
mainly correlated within the Parish. These are:
the Third Order of St. Francis, Legio Mariae,
the Pious Union of Christian Mothers, the
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin, the Antonian
Charitable Society, Terra Sancta Boy Scout
Group, St. Joseph Girl Scout Group, and the
Catholic Action Club. Due to the
rigorous political and economic conditions in
the Holy Land, considerable number of Christian
families in
Bethlehem had to immigrate
seeking refuge from the political turbulence and
economic recession. Authentic efforts have been
invested towards the prevention and diminution
of such a critical tendency. Thus,
creating job
opportunities, providing all types of assistance
when needed and when available, enhancing all
constituents and means of sustainability and
perseverance became the adamantine target of the
parish all throughout the past few years. |
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News & Events
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Last update:
June 16, 2007 |
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CTS and Parish News in Arabic |
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Inauguration of the Sports Center of Bethlehem,
June 9, 2007 |
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Sacrament of Holy
Confirmation, May 13, 2007 |
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First Communion,
Sunday May 6, 2007 |
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Parish youth trip to
Mount Tabor and Haifa, April
29, 2004 |
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Good Friday,
April 6, 2007 |
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Holy Thursday,
April 5, 2007 |
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Palm Sunday,
April 1, 2007 |
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First Communion and Confirmation,
February 18, 2007
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Entertainment activity for the youth
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January 20, 2007 |
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Feast of Theotokos (Mother of God),
January 1, 2007 |
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The inauguration of the Chapel of Theotokos,
December 31, 2006 |
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The entrance of His Beatitude Latin
Patriarch to Bethlehem,
December 24 |
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Pilgrimage of English
Church Dignitaries to Bethlehem,
December 21 |
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Solemn Mass, Sunday
November 26, 2006 |
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