{"id":1963,"date":"2019-05-07T21:02:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T18:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2019-09-23T05:26:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T02:26:44","slug":"living-stones-pilgrimage-may-13-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/2019\/05\/living-stones-pilgrimage-may-13-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Stones Pilgrimage, May 13-26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Let the adventures begin!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-image-615\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1314-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-615\"\/><figcaption>Arrivals at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A new Living Stones Pilgrimage starts May 13th, when 12 &#8220;Pilgrims&#8221; will fly from the USA to Tel Aviv, and walk this hallway in Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. They will enter a land that&#8217;s holy, historic, welcoming, and challenging, all at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Come look over our shoulders: bookmark this page and return&nbsp;to it often between now and May 26th to see what we&#8217;re doing and read our reflections!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will visit key biblical sites in and near Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and the Galilee region, and learn why the Holy Land is known as the Fifth Gospel. Follow us as we also meet Pilgrims of Ibillin\u2019s partners in Ibillin, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Ramle, Ramallah, and Zababdeh &#8212; learning about the people and&nbsp;&nbsp;organizations in Israel and the West Bank who seek a nonviolent path to peace and justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experience Palestinian hospitality through our eyes and writings, including&nbsp;a home-stay in Zababdeh, in the upper West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-image-1456\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSC_1019-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSC_1019-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSC_1019-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSC_1019-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>St. George&#8217;s Melkite Church, Zababdeh, with neighboring mosque in background<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Get to know students and leaders at the Mar Elias Educational Institutions in Ibillin as we meet them.&nbsp;Join us from afar as we visit with MEEI founder and peace activist Archbishop Elias Chacour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the destroyed village of Biram where Fr. 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