In honor of our partnership with the Holy Land, our St. Andrew Welcome Connection – the committee of parishioners who welcome new parishioners – gives to every new member an olive wood rosary. In our partnership and in our prayer we hope to help the Christians in the Holy Land, so that they will know that they do not carry their cross all by themselves.
This message is with the rosary:
This rosary was made by the Rosary Makers of St. Andrew Parish using olivewood beads from the Holy Land. The beads were shaped by Palestinian hands in and around Bethlehem. The knots tied in the cord were made by the hands of a member of St. Andrew who lives in or around Milford. This rosary is a symbol of the partnership between the Christians of St. Andrew Parish in Milford and the Christians of Annunciation Parish in Beit Jala, Palestine.
We hope that every time you use this rosary, you say a prayer for our Christian brothers and sisters in Beit Jala.
“We notice around your church the Stations of the Cross…You are at station number 12 – you are being crucified with Christ. We are at station number 5 – we can be Simon of Cyrene for you to help you carry your cross” (from a homily given by Father Rob Waller at Annunciation Church, Beit Jala, Palestine, July 18, 2005).
With Open Doors 
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