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Honorary ceremony for the Online Catholic Schools competition winners

On Sunday, November 11, 2018, more than 100 students attended an honorary ceremony in Bkerke for winning in the online school competition organized in partnership between the Bible Society and the General Secretariat of Catholic Schools. His Beatitude Mar Bishara Boutros Al-Ra’i the Chairman of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs…...

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Initial Adult Trauma Healing Training

Bible Society Lebanon conducted an Initial Adult Trauma Healing equipping session performed by Lebanese Master Facilitators on 25-26-27 October 2018 for 20 participants from diverse churches and organizations in Lebanon. The 3-days training covered the five core lessons which will later assist the facilitators to conduct their own healing groups…...

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CTH training and Camp

Bible Society Lebanon hosted and organized an Advanced and Initial Children’s Trauma Healing training followed by a 5-day application camp from 22 to 31 August 2018. Participants from different churches and NGOs, mainly working with children, were invited by the Bible Societies of Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq to join the…...

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Bible-based communication and team-building workshop for teens

On the 16th of August 2108, the Bible Society programs department joined the youth of Saydit El Talle Deir el Kamar parish at their summer camp to carry out a team building and communications workshop with a built-in Biblical message. The workshop consisted of several fun games that required the teens…...

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Supporting the Bible Cause 2018

The Bible Society in Lebanon held its annual private dinner on 19 June 2018, at Le Maillon restaurant in Ashrafieh which hosted 130 persons from church representatives, clergy, businesspeople, professionals, politicians, and friends of the Bible Society. This occasion allows the Supporters to get acquainted with the year’s accomplishments, challenges,…...

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Online Bible Competition for Schools

Bible Society, in collaboration with the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon (APECL), led its first online quiz competition among 12 Catholic schools in Lebanon during the Week of the Bible 2017 between November 2017 and April 2018, to encourage children and teens to read their Bibles. The…...

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Children trauma healing and camp 2018

Bible Society Lebanon hosted and organized a Children’s Trauma Healing training and camp from 15 to 23 February in which Bible Societies of Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq invited individuals from different churches and NGOs in each country with the aim to train those working with children on this Bible-based trauma…...

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SAFA coloring book for everyone

SAFA coloring book for everyone is the first Christian coloring book in Arabic suitable for all ages. The SAFA series contain Arabic scripture and stimulating patterns for coloring published in partnership with Nehma Ministries. The hype nowadays is around coloring and how it reduces stress levels and helps achieve mindfulness.…...

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“The Holy Bible and Lebanon.” USEK – Bible Society Partnership

Beirut-LEBANON: On Monday, January 29, 2018, an agreement was signed by the Holy Spirit University – Kaslik (USEK), Bible Society – Lebanon, and Bishop Joseph Naffah (member of the Catholic Biblical Federation – Lebanon), to research and publish “The Holy Bible and Lebanon.” Based on the previous memorandum of partnership…...

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The Evil Gift Vs The Star

During the Christmas season, from 17 Nov – to 8 Jan 2017, around 12150 people consisting of children, teachers, and parents watched the Christmas themed puppet show performed by the Bible Society programs department hosted at Arnaoon Christmas village, Batroun. The play portrays an evil witch that tries to stop…...

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Week of the Bible 2017 – ” Witnessing in the Bible”

For the fifth consecutive year, the APECL, General Secretary of Catholic schools, Biblical Federation and Bible Society join forces to celebrate “Week of the Bible” which took this year the theme “Witnessing in the Bible”. The week was composed of a series of events that addressed adults and youth, reminding…...

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Trauma Healing Training for the region

Fifty participants from Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq participated in a four-day trauma healing equipping workshop to serve underprivileged communities in the region. The Bible Society in Lebanon organized a trauma healing training from the 4th till the 7th of October 2017 in partnership with Master Facilitators from the Trauma Healing…...

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Bible Days 2017 – Iraq

Bible Societies of Lebanon and Iraq celebrated “Bible Days” in Erbil 7 – 9 September 2017 through lectures and programs for children under the theme of “Witnessing in the Bible” In the Syriac Catholic and the Chaldean churches, Father Ayoub Chehwan addressed the people in the course of two lectures…...

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“The Hope of Homecoming”, an Arabic story/activity book for refugee children

Bible Society – Lebanon launches a new contextualized Scripture portion for displaced children. The latest production entitled “The hope of homecoming” is a story/activity book for refugee kids. Considering the refugee crisis, a big portion of our activities have been involving refugees and displaced people, especially children. Activities range from…...

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Children’s trauma healing program

During the last week of June 2017, Bible Society Lebanon in partnership with the American Bible Society (ABS) organized and hosted a three days children’s trauma healing training. The purpose of this training was to equip colleagues and individuals from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq who work with children on how…...

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