Holy Land Communion Ware

The Communion Ware Journey

Each of the 65 ELCA synods received a set of communion ware at the 2005 Churchwide Assembly, launching the new campaign “Peace Not Walls - Stand for Justice in the Holy Land.” The communion ware, crafted in Bethlehem, is intended to travel from congregation to congregation and to be used in annual synod assemblies. The Communion Ware Journey is to give all ELCA congregations the opportunity to:

Use these vessels in Holy Communion as a reminder of and a witness to our partnership in mission with our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land;
Learn about and pray for Palestinian Christians and their Muslim and Jewish neighbors;
and Learn how to advocate for peace with justice in Israel and Palestine.