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Pilgrimage
A Journey of Faith to the Bible Land: A Parish Pilgrimage to Israel
October 19-30, 2011
with The Rev. Peter Faass
Photo: Pilgrims at the Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem (day 8).
Day 1 - October 19, 2011 Group departs US. Click here for Rev. Peter's reflection on Day 1.
Day 2 - October 20, 2011 Group arrives Tel Aviv
Click here for Rev. Peter's reflection on Day 2 and a picture of the pilgrims.
Arrive in Tel Aviv and group transfer to the hotel. We visit the Neot Kedumim Biblical Reserve for a biblical meal (lunch) and tour of the site. Later, a welcome drink and dinner at the hotel.
Day 3 - October 21, 2011 Tel Aviv
Click here for Rev. Peter's reflection on Day 3.
We travel to Jaffa, the ancient port city where the Apostle Peter brought the widow Tabitha back to life and visit the antiquities museum, free time for shopping.
Day 4 - October 22, 2011 Tel Aviv - Tiberias
Click here for Rev. Peter's reflection on Day 4.
We travel north to Caesarea to visit the Excavations, Roman amphitheatre and Herodian port. Continue to Meggido and view King Solomon's Stable. In Haifa, tour the Bahia gardens, then north to Acre to visit reconstructed Crusader remains.
Day 5 - October 23, 2011 Tiberias - Acre/Galilee - Tiberias
Click here for Rev. Peter's reflection on Day 5. (REVISED ON TUESDAY, OCT. 25)
Cross the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum. It was here that Jesus centered His Galilean ministry and performed numerous miracles. Visit the synagogue where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount to a captivated audience of disciples and locals. At Tabgha visit the Church of the Multiplication of the Fish and the Loaves. Continue for a view of the Jesus Boat.
Day 6 - October 24, 2011 Tiberias
Click here for Rev. Peter's reflection on Day 6
Travel to Dodekathronon , site of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. Next is Jordan Park where John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.
Day 7 - October 25, 2011 Tiberias - Jerusalem
Click here for Rev. Peter's reflection on Day 7. (REVISED ON THURSDAY, OCT. 27.)
It appears there may be some rearranging of the Jerusalem itinerary on days 7 & 8.
Today, we depart for Kafr Kana where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine. Continue to Jesus boyhood home of Nazareth , visiting the Basilica of the Annunciation - a modern day church that incorporates the grotto where the Annunciation is believed to have taken place. Also visit Mary's Well and Catacombs. Visit ancient Jerich, one of the world's oldest cities conquered by Joshua after a 7-day siege. Take the cable car from Jericho to Qarantal, the Mount of Temptation and monastery.
Day 8 - October 26, 2011 Jerusalem
Click here to read a reflection on the visit to the Old City of Jerusalem and the Wailing Wall (above) by pilgrim Katie Ong-Landini.
Click here to read a second reflection on Day 8: trip to Masada and Jericho written by Katie Ong-Landini.
Among the many sights of the Old City of Jerusalem is the Mount of Olives where Jesus spent great amounts of time teaching and prophesying to his disciples. In the nearby Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus came to pray after the Last Supper and was betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Retrace Jesus' steps from condemnation to crucifixion along the narrow streets of the Via Dolorosa. The journey ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - a centuries old church built upon the traditional site of Jesus' crucifixion and burial. Pay a visit to the Room of the Last Supper as well as the Garden Tomb, believed to be the actual location of Christ's burial by many Christian traditions.
Day 9 - October 27, 2011 Jerusalem
Click here for Rev. Peter's reflection on Day 9.
Dead Sea relaxation. Descend to the Judean desert via the Inn of the Good Samaritan and views of Jericho. Relax at one of the resorts on the shore of the mineral-rich Dead Sea. Enjoy the unique experience of floating on your back in the water and rubbing therapeutic Dead Sea mud on your body. On the way back, view Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
Day 10 - October 28, 2011 Jerusalem
Today we visit the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and Yad Vashem, Israel's poignant memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. In Bethlehem we visit Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity , which enshrines the site where Jesus is said to have been born. Nearby Shepherd's Field where the "Good News" was first heard.
Day 11 - October 29, 2011 Jerusalem
Day at leisure. Wish Christina Rouse a Happy Birthday!
Day 12 - October 30, 2011 Group departs for US.
