St Edmund’s Parish is organising a 6 day pilgrimage in 2019, and the information and itinerary from the company we shall be travelling with, The Pilgrimage People, is below. For those parishioners who would to join me on this pilgrimage please contact Katherine in the church office to register interest.
— Fr Christopher
HOLY LAND PARISH PILGRIMAGE MARCH 2019
Please, look at a new quotation from Pilgrimage People. We would love you to join us.
Group name: St Edmund’s Parish, Millwall
Destination: Holy Land
Dates of Travel: 18th – 25th March 2019
Price per person: £1,380
Single supplement: £190
- Deposit amount: £400, Required by: 18.5.18
- Balance due date: 18.11.18
This quote includes:
- Return airfare from Luton Airport
- Accommodation for the duration of the pilgrimage in 3* or equivalent
- Meals on a half-board basis (breakfast and dinner)
- Transportation at your destination by luxury coach, services of a professional English speaking guide, all entrance fees, taxes, gratuities and surcharges.
This quotation does not include transportation to and from your UK departure airport, lunches whilst on the pilgrimage, drinks, items of a personal nature during your stay (laundry etc). Unless specified otherwise, a booking can only be accepted by payment of the deposit accompanied by a completed and signed booking form along with a copy of the picture page of the passport. Passports should be valid for six months from date of return. Insurance details must be supplied before or with the balance payment.
Please note that this itinerary is not suitable for the less able traveller. Price does not include lunches, drinks or items of a personal nature.
Pilgrimage Itinerary, 18-25 March 2019
Day one
We will depart from Luton airport on our flight to Tel Aviv, arriving early evening. After clearing immigration and customs we will meet our guide and bus and will be taken to our hotel in Galilee for our evening meal and overnight.
Day two
We will begin our first day of pilgrimage on the shore of the lake of Galilee where Jesus shared breakfast with his disciples after his resurrection. After spending some time here we then visit the site of the feeding of the five thousand and the Mount of Beatitudes. We will then visit the town of Capernaum, central to the ministry of Jesus in this area; after which we will enjoy a boat ride across the lake and then stop for lunch at a local Arab restaurant (included in cost). After lunch we will drive to Cana where Jesus performed his first miracle. We then return to our hotel for our evening meal and our overnight accommodation
Day three
After breakfast we travel to Nazareth where we visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, built over the traditional site of the house of Mary. We will then tour Nazareth, visiting the site of Joseph’s workshop and the synagogue where Jesus preached. We will call at Mary’s well, now in a beautiful orthodox church, and then break for lunch. After lunch we will travel to Mount Tabor, the traditional site of the transfiguration; after a taxi ride to the top of the mountain we will visit the church and enjoy the spectacular views. We return to our hotel for our evening meal and overnight accommodation.
Day four
After breakfast we will drive along the Jordan Valley towards Jericho, on route we will call at the Baptismal Site where tradition has it that Jesus was baptised by John. Here we can reach the water’s edge and renew our own baptismal vows. We continue to the city of Jericho where we visit the church of the Good Shepherd and then have a tour of the city along with the opportunity to see the mountain where Jesus spent his fast of 40 days and nights. After our tour we will stop for lunch and shopping. After lunch we will leave for the Dead Sea where the brave can enjoy a swim and the faint-hearted can enjoy an ice cream! Then we will travel to our hotel in Bethlehem for our evening meal and overnight accommodation.
Day five
After breakfast the coach will take us for a full day walking tour of Jerusalem. We will visit the Mount of Olives, starting at the church of the Our Father and then re-tracing the steps of Jesus on the first Palm Sunday we will walk down to the church of Dominus Flevit (the Lord wept) where we can enjoy the panoramic view over the Old City. Then we will walk to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. After lunch we will visit the church of St Peter built over the site of Caiaphas’ House, continue to Mount Zion, seeing the Upper Room, the tomb of King David and the site of the Dormition of Our Lady. We conclude our day by walking the way of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. We will tour the church and then walk through the souk to Jaffa gate. The coach will take us back to Bethlehem for packing and in the evening we will have a farewell meal in a local Bedouin restaurant.
Day six
After breakfast we visit the Church of the Nativity where we will have a guided tour of this, the oldest church in the world. We then visit the Shepherd’s fields and here there will be the opportunity to visit a local co-operative souvenir shop; nearly 70 families make and sell their work here. We break for lunch after which we set off for the airport and our return flight to the UK.
Please note that this itinerary is not suitable for the less able traveller. Price does not include lunches, drinks or items of a personal nature.
If you wish to be a part of this pilgrimage and fill out the form—please, come to the office or email me and I will post the registration form to you.
— Katherine