Please Stop by the Tables of Religious Wares (Nativity Set, Rosaries, Statues, Crucifixes, Charms, Etc.) after all the Masses the Weekend of Sep 21/22.
Ayman Khair is representing about 180 Christian families from Bethlehem. These families have been dependent upon sales of their hand carved religious articles to tourists of the Holy Land. Due to the conflict in the Middle East and the War tourism has been stopped completely.
It is very important to support them at this critical time since they have no income and there is no tourism at all. In order to survive, they have turned to Christian communities in the United States to purchase their articles.
These hand carved religious articles are beyond description. Carved from wood of the sacred Olive tree, this workmanship has been traditional for these families for hundreds of years. It is hoped that through the efforts of Mr. Khair, these families who have little income will be able to stay living and survive in the Holy Land.
Sadly enough, the Christian population dropped from 22 % to less than 2% in the last 20 years. Thank you in advance for your support.