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                     BETHLEHEM UNIVERSITY 
                   GIVING THANKS TO YOU!  
  

22 November 2011
Bethlehem
              Taking time to say THANK YOU!

 Dear Alumni and Friends of Bethlehem University,

At this time of year, many of our friends in the United States are coming up on the days of preparation for their Thanksgiving feast.

Here in Bethlehem, this provides me with an opportunity to express my profound gratitude to God for you enefactors in the United States and around the globe.  I am grateful for so much,....

 
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 Bishop Etwal of Jerusalem in Los Angeles
  Sept 10, 2011: Bethlehem Association of Los Angeles participated in a luncheon  held by St Joseph Catholic Church of Pomona honoring his Eminance Patriarch Etwal of Jerusalem. The lincheon was followed by a Mass at the church. All enjoyed the Bishop's presense and we got his
blessings both at the luncheon and the mass. Note that the Patriarchate of Jerusalem is building An American Catholic University in Madaba - Jordan.

 NEW BA Chapter In Northern California
 As October 1, 2011 a new Chapter has been established. The new NC Board are:
   - Suheil Nassar - President
   - George Elhihi - Vice President
   - Samir Nassar - Treasurer
   - Flavia Katwan - Secretary
   - Nicole Katwan - Youth Club 
                                    BETHLEHEM/SACRAMNTO SISTER CITIES
 Mayor Dr. Victor Batarseh signed the declaration in Bethlehem on May 19 in the presence of the
Sacramento organizers led by  Brigitte Jaensch and Patricia Dougherty. The declaration had been approved by the Sacramento City Counsel and signed by Mayor Kevin Johnson on December 15, 2009. Also attending were Bethlehem Association members Lily and Albert Hazbun. This was the end of a
very long and difficult effort which was delayed because of opposition by certain groups in Sacramento. The Mayor was very gracious and thanked the organizers. he also asked for an opinion from former Bethlehemite Albert Hazbun who thanked the Committee and also expressed his appreciation for members of the Bethlehem Association and the Equestrian Order of the Holy
Sepulcher who wrote to Mayor Johnson the Sacramento City Counsel supporting this initiative.

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Our organization brings together  people in North  America and elsewhere, whose  family  origin   is   from Bethlehem, Beit  Sahur,  and Beit Jala  in  the  Holy Land. They  bring with them a rich  Palestinian   heritage  accumulated over the ages since the birth  of Christianity in their small home  towns.  Visit our  web pages for news  and information on  the  Association,  its activities,   its members, upcoming  events,   what  we  are  doing  to  alleviate   the   present   desperate situation in the Bethlehem region, and  links to other interesting sites.