[Saint-george-taybeh] speaking schedule 2009

From: Maria Khoury <khourymaria@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:10:05 -0500
To: webpage taybeh church <saint-george-taybeh@saintgeorgetaybeh.org>
Subject: [Saint-george-taybeh] speaking schedule 2009

Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh,
Christ is in our Midst!

I am sharing my schedule with you at the end of this article in case I am in your area to be in touch.  Since all of the news out of Gaza is just one bad story after another, I wanted to share an article of hope that people can make peace.  I also ask for your prayers to organize another Taybeh Oktoberfest, October 3 & 4, 2009, the 5th annual village festival in Taybeh.  With Christ’s love,  maria
This was posted at realbeer.com
Pints For Peace: Israeli & Palestinian Brewers <http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=940>
January 14th, 2009 | Posted by Jay Brooks
“Tit-for-tat clashes in Gaza may escalate into the next quagmire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” Thus was the dire prediction of Time Magazine <http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718816,00.html> on Monday, March 3, 2008. And a scarce 10 months later, on Tuesday, December 30, 2008, Time unfortunately had to publish another headline: “Attacking Gaza: The Fog and Rain of War <http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1869068,00.html> .” This unfortunately is an all too familiar story from the endless conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Violence appears to be the new normal in the Middle East, with neither side able to find common ground for peaceful coexistence. The diplomats have tried and failed, as have the soldiers!

Professionals devoted to hops and malt instead of vitriol and weapons, on the other hand, seem to have a knack for bridging gaps that political leaders may find insurmountable. A perfect example is an article in The Jerusalem Post of December 11, 2008, which — barely three weeks before the outbreak of yet another round of war — quotes an Israeli talking about “the divine Palestinian brew Taybeh.” The man quoted as calling the Palestinian brew “divine” is Gad Divri, a brewer and the General Manager of Beer-D, a Tel-Aviv brewing supply company. Taybeh is made by Nadim Khoury, the owner-brewer of the Taybeh Brewing Company. Taybeh is the only brewery in Palestine. It is situated in the small village of Taybeh outside the Palestinian West Bank capital of Ramallah. Fittingly, Taybeh means “delicious” in Arabic.

Nadim obviously reciprocates the esteem accorded him by his Israeli colleague, as was evident at the 10th annual post-BRAU-Beviale Bavarian Party at the Weyermann Malting Company <http://www.weyermann.de/usa/index.asp?sprache=10> , on November 15, 2008. What the diplomats and the generals have not been able to accomplish in decades, happened over pints of Barley Wine, Rauchbier, English Bitter and Pumpkin Ale — all made in the Weyermann Pilot Brewery in Bamberg: A Palestinian and an Israeli brewer sitting peacefully side by side, smiling, exchanging ideas, and enjoying each other’s company!

As happens every year, Weyermann had invited friends and business partners from all over the world to the annual bash on the Company grounds … and almost 300 people from 35 countries came — from Russia to France to Australia to the United States.

In a world divided by so much strife, the unity of people involved in beer takes on a poignant significance: Wherever people make hot wort and cold beer instead of hot and cold war, it seems, the brew can still bring people from all cultures and all walks of life together … even Palestinians and Israelis


Maria C. Khoury 2009 Holy Land Presentations with Book Signings Promoting CHRISTINA BOOKS and Witness in the Holy Land.
 
Saturday, Jan 31, 2009.   Fellowship of St. John the Divine Meeting/Presentation 12 noon
Hosted by: St. John of Damascus Church, 300 West St., Rt. 135, Dedham, MA, 02026  
Tel: 781-326-3046

Friday, Feb 6-8, 2009.  Mid Winter Meetings, Antiochian Archdiocese
Antiochian Village, 140 Church Camp Trail, Bolivar, PA 15923
Tel:  724 238 3677

Saturday, Feb 14, 2009 2 pm Children’s program
Kimisis Tis Theotokou Church, 2111 Davidson Street, Aliquippa, PA  15001
Fr. Christopher Bender Tel:  724 375 5341

Sunday, Feb 15, 2009    Divine Liturgy 10 am/Presentation
All Saints Church, 601 West McMurray Road, Canonsburg 15317.
Fr. George Livanos  Tel: 724 745 5205

Friday, Feb 20, 2009    7:30 pm Book Signing Reception  
Eight Days Books, 2838 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67214
Tel: 800 841 2541
 
Saturday, Feb 21, 2009    Keynote presentation morning and afternoon
St. George Orthodox Cathedral, 7515 E. 13th at Broadmoor, Wichita, KS, 67206
Fr. Paul O'Callaghan Tel: 316-636-4676
 
Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009  6:30 pm Community Evening/Presentation
Annunciation Cathedral, 2500 Clairmont Rd., N. E., Atlanta, Georgia
Fr. George Alexson, Tel 404 633 5870
 
Sunday, March 1, 2009  10:00 am Liturgy/Children’s program
SS Constantine & Helen Church, 35 Lake Parkway, Webster, MA  01570
Fr. Luke Veronis  Tel 508 943 8361

Saturday, March 7, 2009  Vespers 6 pm/Presentation 7:30 pm
St. Michael Church, 3701 St. Michael Church Dr, Louisville, KY, 40220
Fr. Alexander Atty   Tel: 502-454-3378S

Sunday, March 8, 2009  Divine Liturgy 10 am/Presentation 11:30 am
St. Andrew Antiochian Orthodox Church
1136 Higbee Mill Road, Lexington, KY 40503
Tel:  859 223 5091


Friday, March 13, 2009.  7:30 pm Salutations/Presentation
St. Anthony’s Antiochian Church, 385 Ivy Ln, Bergenfield, NJ, 07621
Fr. Joseph J. Allen 201-568-8840
 
Saturday, March 14, 2009.    Religious Education Teachers Seminar
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey
Hosted by St. Barbara Church, 2200 Church Road, Toms River, NJ 08753
Tel: 732 255 5525
 
Sunday, March 15, 2009.    Divine Liturgy 10 am/Presentation
St. Thomas Church, 615 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ  08002
Fr. Emmanuel Pratsinakis Tel 856 665 1731
 
Friday, March 20-22, 2009 7:30 pm Salutations /Presentation
Annunciation Cathedral, 555 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Fr. Michael Kontos  Tel:  614 224 9020

March 26-28, 2009    St. Emmelia Orthodox Homeschooling Conference               

Antiochian Village 140 Church Camp Trail, Bolivar, PA 15923
Tel:  724 238 3677