Friends of Sabeel Oceania

 

A network in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand
and the South Pacific for supporters of the

SABEEL Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem

Welcome!

Sabeel is an ecumenical grassroots liberation movement among Palestinian Christians. It's an ecumenical center for Palestinian Liberation Theology which seeks to make the Gospel contextually relevant. In Arabic Sabeel means 'The Way' and also a 'Spring of Water'. Sabeel strives to develop a spirituality based on justice, peace, nonviolence, liberation and reconciliation for the different national and faith communities. Sabeel also works to promote a more accurate international awareness regarding the identity, presence, and witness of Palestinian Christians.

The regional "Friends of Sabeel" organisation in Oceania supports the work of Sabeel through education, advocacy, conferences, solidarity visits, partner-to-partner projects and financial contributions.

Australian SABEEL Network

Friends of Sabeel Australia Incorporated
c/- Gregory Marsh Enterprises Pty Ltd
1/37 Ethel Street
Yeerongpilly, Qld 4105
Australia

Email: Contact

Phone: +61-7-3848 3400
Fax: +61-7-3848 3500

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MEMBERSHIP PAYMENTS & DONATIONS

Join us in building a network of people committed to a just and enduring peace in Israel/Palestine through theological reflection and interfaith collaboration.

Annual membership: $20.00 (individual/family)
Concessional rate: $10.00 (unwaged)
Group subscription: $15.00 (parish, etc)

Please make cheques payable to "Friends of Sabeel Australia" and send to the address above along with your name, postal address and (if applicable) email address.

Printable membership form [PDF]

You can use Internet Banking to make a direct deposit on either a once-off or recurring basis to:

Friends of Sabeel Australia Inc
(BSB) 084-283 (Account) 55-869-1314

YOU CAN ALSO MAKE ONLINE DONATIONS ...

 

Membership & Gifts to General FOS-AU funds:

 

Nazareth Partnership Appeal:

COMMITTEE

President: The Revd Dr Gregory C. Jenks
Vice-President: The Rev Dr Ray Barraclough
Vice-President (NZ): Dr Jenny Te Paa
Secretary: Mr Gregory Marsh
Treasurer: Fr Clarrie Gomersall
Members:
Fr James Minchin
Rev Denis Oakley
Ms Kay McLennan

PATRONS

Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia
Bishop John Bayton, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Sr Veronica Brady, IBVM (Loreto Sisters)
Bishop George Browning, Anglican Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn
Archbishop Peter Carnley, former Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia
Rev Tim Costello, World Vision Australia
Dr Lorna Hallahan, Flinders University of South Australia
Rev Gregor Henderson, President of the Uniting Church in Australia
Archbishop Roger Herft, Anglican Diocese of Perth
Fr Peter Kennedy, St Mary's Catholic Community, South Brisbane
Bishop John Noble, Anglican Church of Australia
Bishop Joseph Oudeman, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
Dr Noel Preston, Visiting Professor of Ethics, Griffith University
Sr Josephine Warne, Community of the Holy Name, Melbourne
Rev John Woodley, Brisbane
Dr Kevin Bray, National Council of Churches of Christ in Australia.

 

NOW AVAILABLE FROM SABEEL OCEANIA

2007 Sabeel Christmas Cards

Pack of 5 - $2.00
Pack of 10 - $15.00
Pack of 25 - $30.00
plus $2.00 postage, if required


Orders with payment enclosed to
Friends of Sabeel
c/- PO Box 4474
Forest Lake, Qld 4078

Challenging Christian Zionism
Proceedings of 2004 Sabeel Conference
$35.00 (incl postage)

The Forgotten Faithful ...

a window into the life and witness
of Christians in the Holy Land

2–9 November 2006

Travel Diary | Conference Resources

PARTNERSHIP WITH NAZARETH SABEEL
We have a special partnership with the Nazareth Branch of Sabeel. This contact allows us to get some real sense of their lives, and has been a great encouragement to them during the difficult times of the past year. Greg Jenks will be meeting with some of the Nazareth members as part of the conference in November.

More information | Make a Gift to Sabeel Nazareth | Nazareth Update

MRI: MORALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
Can churches around the world take the lead in developing a nonoviolent response to the Occupation? The major agenda currently being pursued by Sabeel relates to Morally Responsible Investment (MRI) and the question of church divestment from companies that contribute to illegal activity in the Occupied Territories, including construction and maintenance of the illegal Separation Wall. Click here to see Sabeel's latest document. [Summary]

DEC 2005 UPDATE | CofE Vote | Paul Oestreicher | Tony Bayfield

2006 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The 2006 AGM for Friends of Sabeel Australia Inc was held at in the lounge room of Old Bishopsbourne, St Francis' Theological College, Milton (Brisbane) on Friday, 6 October. Our special speaker was Dr Jenny Te Paa from Aotearoa New Zealand.

The following materials are available in digital form:

2005 AGM: President's Report | Minutes | Notes from Tim Costello's address
2006 AGM: President's Report | Minutes | Financial Report

 

ADVENT STUDY COURSE FROM SABEEL
The Advent study course helps participants to consider the meaning of Emmanuel, God with us, in the context of the current realities in Palestine and Israel particularly the Hafrada Wall and also in our own lives wherever we may be. Click for more information.

SUICIDE BOMBERS
Read a Palestinian Christian perspective on what is theologically and morally wrong with suicide bombings. [more...]

ABC Middle East News Page

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Middle East Conflict page covers stories from the region that do not appear in the headlines of mainstream media.

Cornerstone - Sabeel's quarterly publication

Cornerstone is a quarterly newsletter published in English. It highlights Sabeel's activities in Palestine and around the world, as well as providing theological reflections on contemporary social/political events.

Archive of Previous Issues |Other Archives

The Palestine Page

Issues and Resources

a compilation by Gregory C. Jenks

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