2020 Catholic Pilgrimage Guide

The Leader in Faith Based Travel www.etstours.com Table of Contents HOLY LAND TOURS 1 PILGRIMAGES 3 CATHOLIC CRUISES 12 OBERAMMERGAU 2020 18 ALL TOURS AND DATES CAN BE CUSTOMIZED TO FIT THE NEEDS OF THE PARISH, DEACON OR PRIEST MOST TOURS INVOLVE ONLY ONE SUNDAY AWAY AND CONTAIN ALL INCLUSIVE PRICING

CELEBRATE MASS WHEN A PRIEST TRAVELS Holy Land Pilgrimages ALL INCLUSIVE PRICING . Basic Tour & Guided Sightseeing . Roundtrip International Airfare from New York (additional baggage & optional fees may apply) . Fuel Surcharges & Government Taxes (subject to change) . Entrance Fees & Hotel Gratuities . Daily Buffet Breakfast & Dinner . Deluxe Motorcoaches . First Class Hotels . Most Departures Guaranteed . Onsite Hospitality Staff . Airfare from your local city available HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGES

8-Days Holy Land Pilgrimage Starting at $2498

Select Your Your Itinerary 2020 Departure Date Day 1 & 2 - USA to the Holy Land All Inclusive Prices Based out of New York Day 3 - Jericho & Bethlehem Jericho, Qasr el-Yahud Baptismal site, Bethlehem, Nativity Church, Mass in Departure Dates Price St. Catherine’s Church, Shepherds’ Fields (Luke 2) January 14, 28 $2498 Day 4 - Ein Karem, Emmaus & Nazareth February 11 $2548 Ein Karem, Church of St. John, Mass at the Church of the Visitation, March 10 $2698 Emmaus, Nazareth (Matt. 2:23) September 8 $2698 Day 5 - The Galilee Capernaum (Matt.4), Sea of Galilee, Mount of Beatitudes (Matt. 5), Tabgha, November 10 $2798 Church of the Fish and the Loaves, Church of the Primacy, Celebrate Mass December 1 $2598 Day 6 - Jerusalem Mount of Olives (Acts 1), Church of Pater Noster, Garden of Gethsemane (Matt. 26), Mount Zion, Upper Room (Mark 14), Church of the Dormition of Mary, Celebrate Mass Day 7 - Jerusalem and the Old City Southern Wall Excavations, Teaching Steps, Western Wall, Cardo, Pool of Bethesda (John 5), Church of St. Anne, Herod’s Antonia Fortress, Via Dolorosa, Mass of the Resurrection at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Day 8 - Return to USA Return home with a new understanding of the Bible & Jesus’ land & ministry! TH20/E

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10-Days Holy Land Pilgrimage Starting at $2998

Your Itinerary Select Your Day 1 & 2 - USA to Holy Land 2020 Departure Date Day 3 - Bethlehem, Bethany & Ein Karem All Inclusive Prices Based out of New York Bethlehem, Mass in Bethlehem, Shepherds’ Field, Bethany, Ein Karem, Departure Dates Price Church of St. John Day 4 - Qasr El Yahud, Wadi Qelt, Jericho, Qumran & Dead Sea January 8, 29 $2998 Qasr el Yahud, Wadi Qelt, Monastery of St. George, Jericho, Celebrate February 12, 26 $3198 Mass in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Qumran, Dead Sea March 11 $3298 Day 5 - Cana, Nazareth & Mount of Precipice May 6 $3398 Franciscan Wedding Church, Nazareth, Mass in the Basilica of the October 14 $3398 Annunciation, House of the Holy Family, Mount of Precipice November 11 $3398 Day 6 - The Galilee Capernaum, Sea of Galilee, Mass at the Church of Beatitudes, Tabgha, December 2 $3098 Church of the Fish and the Loaves, Chapel of the Primacy, Magdala Day 7 - Mount Tabor, Mount Carmel & Emmaus Mount Tabor, Church of the Transfiguration, Mount Carmel, Emmaus Day 8 - Jerusalem Mt. of Olives, Church of Pater Noster, Mass at Garden of Gethsemane, House of the High Priest Caiaphas, Upper Room, Church of the Dormition of Mary Day 9 - Jerusalem & the Old City Western Wall, Teaching Steps, Cardo, Pool of Bethesda, Church of St. Anne, Via Dolorosa, Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Day 10 - Return to USA or Enjoy an Extension TH20/C

2 | www.etstours.com/catholic Europe Pilgrimages CELEBRATE MASS ALL INCLUSIVE PRICING ON MOST PROGRAMS WHEN A PRIEST . Basic Tour & Guided Sightseeing TRAVELS . Roundtrip International Airfare from New York (additional baggage & optional fees may apply) . Fuel Surcharges & Government Taxes (subject to change) . Entrance Fees & Gratuities . Airfare from your local city available . Daily Breakfast & Dinner (except in London) . Deluxe Motorcoaches . First Class Hotels • Lectures & Continuing Education Credits available on most programs EUROPE PILGRIMAGES

a pilgrimage to

9-Days Assisi & Rome Starting at $3698 Select Your Your Itinerary 2020 Departure Date Day 1 & 2 - Depart USA, Arrive Rome, Orvieto & Assisi Cathedral of Orvieto, Assisi Departure Dates Price Day 3 - Assisi April 30 $3698 The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, the Porziuncola - Saint Francis' October 1 $3698 Church, The Church and Convent of St. Damiano All inclusive price Day 4 - Assisi based out of New York. Papal Basilica of St. Francis, Basilica of St. Clare Day 5 - Greccio and Rome The Sanctuary, Forum, the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain Day 6 - Vatican Vatican’s Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica, Pantheon Day 7 - Rome Papal Audience, Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls (San Lorenzo) & Basilica of St. Mary Major (Maria Maggiore) Day 8 - Pilgrimage in Rome Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Catacombs of Callixtus, San Sebastian Outside the Walls, Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem & Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love Day 9 - Return to USA

Amalfi Coast Post Tour Extension Available

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10-Days Pilgrimage to Italy Starting at $3798 Your Itinerary Day 1 - Depart USA Day 6 - San Gimignano & Siena Day 2 - Arrive in Milan San Gimignano, Siena, Market Place, Town Overlook Lake Garda, Verona Square Day 3 - Venice Day 7 - Assisi Select Your Piazza San Marco, Basilica of St. Mark, View the Basilica dedicated to St. Francis, Hill of Paradise 2020 Departure Date Bell Tower, Clock Tower, Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Day 8 - Ancient Rome Sighs, Free time Colosseum, Pantheon, Forum, Circus Maximus, Day 4 - Pisa & Lucca Arch of Titus, Baths of Caracalla, Victor Emanuel Departure Dates Price Leaning Tower, Downtown Monument, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain March 17 $3798 Day 5 - Florence Day 9 - Vatican City & Christian Rome November 3 $3798 Piazza della Signoria, Neptune Fountain, Vecchio The Vatican, St. Peter’s Basilica, Sistine Chapel All inclusive price Palace, Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Day 10 - Return to USA based out of New York. Michelangelo’s Pieta & David, Baptistry Amalfi Coast Extension Available XI20/P

7-Days

March 5-11, 2020 Pilgrimage to Fatima Starting at $2498 Your Itinerary March 5 - Depart USA March 9 - Batalha, Alcobaca, Nazare March 6 - Arrive in Lisbon, transfer to Fatima Batalha Monastery, Alcobaca, Nazare, Silver Mass in Fatima, Candlelight Processional Coast, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazare. March 7- Shrine of Fatima March 10 - Tomar Celebrate Mass, Basilica, Countryside, Valinhos, Castle, Convento de Cristo, Coimbra, Body of St. Time for prayer and contemplation Isabell, Cloister March 8 - Lisbon March 11 - Flight Home Lisbon, Basilica of St. Anthony, Tower of Belem, Jeronimos Monastery, Monument of the All inclusive price Discoveries based out of New York. XP20/C

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a pilgrimage to

8-Days November 2-9, 2020 Rome & Fatima Starting at $2998

Your Itinerary Nov. 2 - Depart USA Nov. 3 - Arrive in Rome – Panoramic Tour of city Nov. 4 - Rome Papal Audience, Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica and Sistine Chapel Nov. 5 - Pilgrimage in Rome Catacombs of Callixtus, Basilica of St. Mary Major, Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls Nov. 6 - Flight from Lisbon to Fatima Nov. 7 - Fatima Mass, Valinhos, Francisco's grave Nov. 8 - Sunday in Fatima Free day in Fatima. Nov. 9 - Return to USA XI20/R

All inclusive price based out of New York.

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a pilgrimage to

8-Days Fatima & Lourdes Starting at $3048 Your Itinerary Day 1 - Depart USA Day 5 - Lourdes Day 2 - Arrive in Lisbon Celebrate Mass, Walking tour, Boly Mill (St. Santarem, Church of St. Stephen, Church of Bernadette’s Birthplace), Cachot (Bernadette's the Holy Miracle, Crystal pyx, Fatima, Celebrate Home), Church where St. Bernadette was Select Your Mass, Candlelight processional baptized 2020 Departure Date Day 3 - Shrine of Fatima Day 6 - Lourdes Celebrate Mass, Basilica, Countryside, Valinhos, “The Footsteps of St. Bernadette”, Village of Departure Dates Price Time for prayer and contemplation Bartres, Tour the three basilicas, Celebrate Mass May 4 $3048 Day 4 - Flight to Toulouse / Lourdes Day 7 - Lourdes Sept. 28 $3048 Flight to France, Lourdes, Celebrate Mass, Miracle Baths or Afternoon procession, Mass at Evening candlelight processional the shrine All inclusive price Day 8 - Return to USA based out of New York. XP20/A

a pilgrimage to the Shrines of 8-Days Northern France April 23-30, 2020 Starting at $3548 Your Itinerary April 23 - Depart USA April 28 - Chartres and Paris April 24 - Arrive in France – Rouen The Cathedral of Notre Dame of Chartres, Roen, Church of Saint Maclou, Tour Jeanne d’Arc panoramic driving tour of Paris April 25 - Lisieux April 29 - Paris Lisieux, Basilica of St. Therese, Carmel of Lisieux Chapel of the Miraculous Medal on Rue de Bac; April 26 - Mont St. Michel Saint Chapelle, Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul, Mont St. Michel Montmartre and Sacre Coeur April 27 - Normandy Beaches / Bayeux April 30 - Return to USA Normandy, D-Day Museum, Bayeux, Notre Dame de Bayeux Paris Extension Available All inclusive price based out of New York. XF20/C

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- COME WALK WITH ME -

11-Days Camino de Santiago September 10-20, 2020 the way of st. james in spain Starting at $3998 Your Itinerary Sept. 10 - Depart USA Sept. 15 - Walk from Palas de Rei to Arzua Sept. 11 - Arrive in Madrid-Burgos walking tour (25.5 km/15.84 mi) Valladolid, Church of St. Mary the Ancient, Burgos, Sept. 16 - Walk from Arzua to O Pedrouzo Arco de Santa Maria, Gothic Cathedral, Leon (19 km/11.8 mi) Sept. 12 - Leon walking tour Sept. 17 - Walk from O Pedrouzo to Santiago Basilica of San Isdoro, Church of San Salvador de (20 km/12.42 mi) Palat del Rey, Sarria Sept. 18 - Finisterre Day Sept. 13 - Begin walking the Camino Muros, Waterfall, Finisterre, Seafarer’s Church Sarria to Portomarin (21.5 km/13.35 mi) Sept. 19 - Madrid Sept. 14 - Walk from Portomarin to Palas de Rei Palacio Real, the Prado Museum All inclusive price (22 km/13.67 mi) Sept. 20 - Return to USA based out of New York. XP20/C

Saints &Soldiers 9-Days May 12-20, 2020 in france Starting at $4098* Your Itinerary May 12 - Depart USA May 17 - Lisieux and Rouen May 13 - Arrive in Paris – to Cherbourg Lisieux and the Basilica of St. Therese, Rouen, Paris, Cherbourg Church of Saint Maclou and the Tour Jeanne May 14 - Mont St. Michel d’Arc Mont St. Michel May 18 - Paris May 15 - St. Mere Eglise, Pont du Hoc, Caen Notre Dame, Saint Chapelle, panoramic tour of St. Mere Eglise, Pont du Hoc, Caen, the city, Montmartre and Sacre Coeur Chateau de Caen May 19 - Paris On Own or Optional May 16 - Normandy Beaches, Bayeux Versailles Tour (additional cost) All inclusive price Normandy Beaches, Bayeux May 20 - Return to USA based out of New York. Paris On Own Extension Available XP20/F

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7-Days

Our Lady of Guadalupe Starting at $1998 from JFK, IAD, LAX, ORD

Your Itinerary Day 1 - Depart USA Day 5 - Tlatelolco Day 2 - Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza de las Tre Culturas, Tlatelolco 16th Century Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Franciscan Church, Metropolitan Cathedral, Basilica Tour, Chapel of Tepeyac Zocalo, Holy Family Church Day 3 - Tulpetlac Day 6 - Xochimilco Select Your Site of the Fifth Apparition, Church of the Healing, Xochimilco UNESCO World Heritage Site, 2020 Departure Date San Juan Teotihuacan, Pyramids of the Sun and San Bernadino de Siena Church, San Pedro Tlalnahuac Church Departure Dates Price the Moon, Acolman Day 4 - Tlaxcala Day 7 - Return to USA May 4 $1998 Shrine of San Miguel del Milagro, Ocatlan, Burned December 7 $1998 Oak All inclusive price. XM20/C

9-Days

May 4 - 12, 2020 Pilgrimage to Poland Starting at $3348 Your Itinerary May 4 - Depart USA May 9 - Krakow May 5 - Arrive in Warsaw St. Mary’s Basilica, Wawel Hill, Royal Place, Saxon Gardens, Holy Cross Church (via the Wawel Cathedral (St. John Paul II gave his first Royal Way) Mass here), Market Square May 6 - Warsaw May 10 - Oswiecim Barbican, St. John’s Cathedral, Church of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Wadowice Visitation of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Old (Birthplace of St. John Paul II), Minor Basilica, Market Square Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Sanctuary May 7 - Niepokalanow & Czestochowa May 11 - Zakopane Niepokalanow, Czestochowa Zakopane, Tatra Mountains, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima May 8 - Czestochowa May 12 - Return to USA All inclusive price Pauline Monastery of Jasna Gora (home of the Black Madonna) based out of New York. Prague Extension Available XR20/C

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8-Days Scotland & Northern England Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2020 Starting at $3698 Your Itinerary Sept. 28 – Depart USA Oct. 2 – Lindisfarne Depart on your international overnight flight. Holy Isle of Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Castle, Sept. 29 – Arrive in Glasgow / Lourdes Grotto Lindisfarne Priory, Mass and All Saint’s Reliquary Chapel – Carfin Oct. 3 – Durham Scotland. Durham Cathedral, York Lourdes Grotto, All Saints Reliquary Chapel Oct. 4 – York Sept. 30 – Dunfermline Abbey and St. Andrews York Minster, Mass is at St. Margaret Clitheroe Dunfermline Abbey, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Bottle Church, Manchester Dungeon, “Old Course” at St. Andrew’s Oct. 5 – Return to USA or Join the England Oct. 1 – Edinburgh Castle / Holyrood House / Pilgrimage All inclusive price Rosslyn Chapel based out of New York. Palace of Holyrood, Edinburgh Castle, Rosslyn Chapel XE20/C

9-Days Pilgrimage to Ireland Starting at $3348 Your Itinerary Day 1 - Depart USA Day 6 - Bunratty Castle and Cliffs of Moher Select Your Day 2 - Arrive in Dublin Bunratty Castle, Limerick, Cliffs of Moher 2020 Departure Date Hill of Slane, Monasterboice, High Cross of Day 7 - Clonmacnoise Departure Dates Price Muiredach Clonmacnoise, Dublin, Phoenix Park April 27 $3348 Day 3 - Downpatrick & Armagh Day 8 - Glendalough and Dublin Downpatrick, Saul Church, Down Cathedral, St. Trinity College, Book of Kells, St. Patrick’s September 21 $3348 Patrick Centre, Armagh Cathedral, Christ Church All inclusive price Day 4 - Sligo and Knock Day 9 - Return to USA based out of New York. Sligo, Drumcliff Church, Sligo Abbey, Knock Day 5 - Croagh Patrick and Kylemore Abbey Southern Ireland Extension Available Croagh Patrick, Connemara, Kylemore Abbey XD20/C

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8-Days

Sept. 13-20, 2020 England Pilgrimage Starting at $3498 Your Itinerary Sept. 13 - Depart USA Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Trafalgar Sept. 14 – Arrive in Manchester, Lincoln & Square,Tower of London, Tyburn Benedictine Walsingham Convent, Celebrate Mass at Our Lady of Lincoln, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Walsingham, Slipper Assumption, St. Gregory on Warwick St. Chapel for Mass, Chapel Sept. 18 – Oxford of the Holy Spirit, Cloister Gardens Oxford, Oriel College, St. Clement's Church, St. Sept. 15 – Cambridge Mary’s, and Littlemore (Blessed Dominic Barberi). Ely Cathedral, Cambridge Colleges, Maidstone Celebrate Mass, Oxford Oratory Sept. 16 – Aylesford / Canterbury Sept. 19 – London Tower Aylesford, Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, London Tower, Afternoon on own Canterbury Cathedral Sept. 20 – Return to USA All inclusive price Sept. 17 – London – Driving tour based out of New York. Westminster Abbey, Parliament, Big Ben, XE20/C

10-Days

Celtic Christianity in Ireland May 11-20, 2020 Starting at $3898 Your Itinerary May 11 - Depart USA May 16 - Kells, Clonmacnoise & Galway May 12 - Arrive in Dublin Monastery of Kells, Clonmacnoise, Galway St. Patrick’s Cathedral, National Museum of Ireland May 17 - The Burren, Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty May 13 - Glendalough & Trinity College Castle & Killarney Glendalough, Trinity College Library, Book of Kells The Burren, Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty Castle, Killarney May 14 - Newgrange, Hill of Tara & Monasterboice May 18 - Ring of Kerry, Sheep herding Demo & Newgrange, Hill of Tara, Monasterboice Monastery Staigue Ring Fort May 15 - Downpatrick & Armagh Ring of Kerry, Waterville, Staigue Ring Fort Downpatrick, church and grave of St. Patrick, May 19 - Blarney Castle, Rock of Cashel & Dublin Armagh, Church of Ireland Cathedral to St. Patrick Blarney Castle, Rock of Cashel, Dublin All inclusive price May 20 - Return to USA based out of New York. Northern Ireland Extension Available XD20/K

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Join others in Celebrating Mass, praying and enjoying the fellowship of Catholics from across the U.S. and abroad. CATHOLIC CRUISES

12th Annual

Catholic 8-Days January 18-25, 2020 CelebrationCruise starting at $949* GUEST SPEAKER Father Paul Pecchie Date Port Arrive Depart Father Paul Pecchie is a dedicated and gifted priest, ______Jan. 18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 3:30 PM preacher, and teacher. As pastor of St. Anthony the Jan. 19 At Sea Abbot Catholic Church in Brooksville, Florida, Fr. ______Pecchie shares the teachings of the faith in ways ______Jan. 20 San Juan, Puerto Rico 3:30 PM 11:00 PM that challenge his parishioners to grow spiritually ______Jan. 21 Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas 8:00 AM 5:00 PM and to become better Catholics. His homilies open the scriptures to equip Catholic Christians in ______Jan. 22 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 7:00 AM 5:00 PM understanding and knowing God’s will and plan for ______Jan. 23 At Sea their lives. Fr. Pecchie has taught adult education Jan. 24 Nassau, Bahamas 9:00 AM 6:00 PM programs on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, ______the rich Liturgy of the Church, the writings of Pope Jan. 25 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 7:00 AM Francis, the Psalms of David, Prayer, and Devotion. TC20/C As presider and homilist at daily Mass throughout our cruise, Father Pecchie will challenge us to better know and live our Catholic faith. The 2020 Celebration Cruise will once again feature Exclusive ETS Missions Excursions. They will greatly enhance your cruise experience. • Meet with church leaders and enjoy fellowship with local congregations • Learn about the special needs and projects of island ministries • Donate items that are difficult to obtain in the Caribbean • Present a Love Offering to support the ministries (included in the excursion cost) Detailed itineraries and prices will be announced at a later date.

Aboard the Celebrity Equinox

CRUISE PRICING* 11 Interior Stateroom SOLD$899* OUT 9 Interior Stateroom $949* 8 Ocean View Stateroom $1249* 7 Ocean View Stateroom $1359* 1B Veranda Stateroom $1489* 1A Veranda Stateroom $1559* C2 Concierge Veranda Stateroom $1749* *Does not include airfare, cruise taxes & fees, gratuities, program fees, transfers or shore excursions. All prices based on double occupancy www.etstours.com/catholic | 13 CATHOLIC CRUISES

SACRED Journeys of Paul 11-Days May 26-June 5, 2020 starting at $4098 GUEST SPEAKER Cruise Itinerary Father Damion McElroy Date Port Arrive Depart Excursion Fr. McElroy was ordained a deacon ­______May 26 Depart USA in the Lateran Basilica in Rome in ______May 27 Arrive in Rome / Embark 5:00 PM 1987. Born in Newry, County Down, Ireland, Father McElroy attended ______May 28 Taormina, Italy 11:00 AM 8:00 PM Included Queens University, Belfast Ireland, ______May 29 Valletta, Malta 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Included where he studied educational theory May 39 At Sea and philosophy and began his studies for the priesthood. ______Following his graduation, he went on to the Pontifical ______May 31 Mykonos, Greece 7:00 AM 5:00 PM On Own Gregorian University in Rome completing undergraduate and ______June 1 Santorini, Greece 7:00 AM 6:00 PM On Own graduate studies in theology, specializing in Dogma. After ordination, Father oversaw the Diocese’s 14 high schools as ­______June 2 Athens & Corinth, Greece 6:00 AM 6:00 PM Included Vicar of Education. At present Fr. Damian serves as Pastor ­______June 3 At Sea of the beautiful parish of St. Catherine and St. Margaret, Springlake. N.J. ­______June 4 Pompeii, Italy 7:00 AM 6:00 PM Included June 5 Disembark / Return to USA 5:00 AM Father serves on various Trenton Diocesan Commissions as Dean and most recently served as Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Moorestown while hosting a TJ20/A theology program for LaSalle University. Father has lectured and given talks extensively for 30 years. On this pilgrimage Father will celebrate daily mass and Included Excursions reflect on the teachings and journey of St.Paul with particular references to the development of the early Church. May 28 - Taormina June 2 - Athens & Corinth Piazza del Duomo, Mount Etna Acropolis, Parthenon, Erectheum, Mars Hill, The talks will be informative but also invite the participants Bema, Corinth, Archaeological Museum to spiritual reflection on their own faith journey, and will May 29 - Valletta be accompanied by a large helping of good humor and St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Caravaggio June 4 - Pompeii humanity. paintings Pompeii Ruins, Mount Vesuvius Father looks forward to sharing faith and fun, as we journey together. Rome Post Tour Available

Aboard the Explorer of the Seas

ALL INCLUSIVE PRICING FROM NEW YORK* 4V Interior Stateroom $4098 8N Ocean View Stateroom $4498 4B Spacious Ocean View Stateroom $4998 *Includes airfare, port charges, taxes & program fees.

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14-Days Lands of the Bible Sept. 25 - Oct. 8, 2020 starting at $4898 GUEST SPEAKER Cruise Itinerary Fr. Dwight Longenecker Date Port Arrive Depart Excursion Fr. Dwight Longenecker was ­______Sept. 25 Depart USA brought up in an Evangelical Sept. 26 Arrive in Rome/ Embark 5:00 PM home, and after taking a degree in ______Speech and English went to study ______Sept. 27 At Sea theology at Oxford University. He ______Sept. 28 At Sea was ordained as a minister in the Church of England and served there ______Sept. 29 Limassol, Cyprus 8:30 AM 4:00 PM Included Lecture Theme: as a chaplain at Kings College, ______Sept. 30 Jerusalem, Israel 7:00 AM Overnight Included The New Testament: Cambridge and a country vicar. In Oct. 1 Bethlehem, Israel Overnight 8:00 PM Included 1995 he and his family were received ______Mystery or History? Oct. 2 Sea of Galilee, Israel 6:00 AM 7:00 PM Included The Historical into the Catholic Church. In addition ­______Evidence for the to his award winning blog, he has ­______Oct. 3 At Sea Truth of the Gospels written twenty books and booklets and thousands of articles for leading ­______Oct. 4 Ephesus, Turkey 7:00 AM 6:00 PM Included journals, magazines, papers and ­______Oct. 5 Athens & Corinth, Greece 6:00 AM 6:00 PM Included websites. A popular conference speaker, Fr. Longenecker is a skilled, ­______Oct. 6 Katakolon, Greece 10:00 AM 6:00 PM On Own entertaining and enthusiastic lecturer. ­______Oct. 7 At Sea His book The Mystery of the Magi Oct. 8 Rome to USA 5:00 AM provides the perfect background for TB20/C his lectures on the historical veracity of the New Testament. Triumphs Included Excursions and Tragedies—his twenty-three part Sept. 29 - Limassol, Cyprus Oct. 4 - Ephesus podcast series on church history Ancient Paphos, Temple of Apollo Library of Celsus, Temple of Hadrian, Royal means these lectures will be rooted Sept. 30 - Jerusalem Road, Synagogue, Terrace Houses, Ephesus in his knowledge of the ancient world. Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, Archaeological Museum Well traveled in Rome and the Holy Church of the Holy Sepulchre Oct. 5 - Athens & Corinth Land, Fr. Longenecker will help you Acropolis, Parthenon, Erectheum, Mars Hill, connect your faith with the locations Oct. 1 - Bethlehem Bema, Corinth, Archaeological Museum of God’s work in the world. For Church of Nativity, Shepherds' Fields more information visit his website at Oct. 2 - The Galilee Rome Pre-Tour and Rome Post Tour Available dwightlongenecker.com. Sea of Galilee, Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Jordan River Aboard the Celebrity Reflection

ALL INCLUSIVE PRICING FROM NEW YORK* 10 Interior Stateroom $4898* 08 Ocean View Stateroom $5498* 2B Veranda Stateroom $5698* 1C Veranda Stateroom $5898* C3 Concierge Veranda Stateroom $5998* *Includes airfare, port charges, taxes & program fees.

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13-Days Journeys of Paul October 5-17, 2020 starting at $4098 Cruise Itinerary Date Port Arrive Depart Excursion ­______Oct. 5 Depart USA ______Oct. 6 Arrive in Rome/Embark 5:00 PM­ ­______Oct. 7 Taormina, Italy 10:00 AM 6:00 PM Included ­______Oct. 8 Valletta, Malta 7:00 AM 7:00 PM Included ­______Oct. 9 At Sea ­______Oct. 10 Mykonos, Greece 7:00 AM 7:00 PM On Own ­______Oct. 11 Ephesus, Turkey 7:00 AM 7:00 PM Included ­______Oct. 12 Santorini, Greece 7:00 AM 7:00 PM On Own ­______Oct. 13 Athens & Corinth, Greece 6:00 AM 6:00 PM Included ­______Oct. 14 At Sea ­______Oct. 15 Pompeii, Italy 7:00 AM 6:00 PM Included ­______Oct. 16 Disembark / Tour Ancient Rome 5:00 AM Overnight Included Oct. 17 Rome to USA­ TJ20/C Included Excursions Oct. 7 - Taormina Oct. 13 - Athens & Corinth Piazza del Duomo, Mount Etna Acropolis, Parthenon, Erectheum, Mars Hill, Oct. 8 - Valletta Bema, Corinth, Archaeological Museum St. Paul's Bay, St. John's Co-Cathedral, Oct. 15 - Pompeii Caravaggio Paintings Pompeii Ruins, Mount Vesuvius Oct. 11 - Ephesus Oct. 16 - Ancient Rome Library of Celsus, Temple of Hadrian, Pantheon, Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Royal Road, Synagogue, Terrace Houses, Arch of Titus, Baths of Caracalla, Arch of Ephesus Archaeological Museum Constantine, Overnight in Rome

Vatician City Post Tour Available Aboard the Explorer ALL INCLUSIVE PRICING FROM NEW YORK* of the Seas 6V Interior Stateroom $4098* 4V Interior Stateroom $4148* 4U Interior Stateroom w/virtual Balcony $4198* 8N Ocean View Stateroom $4798* 3N Ocean View Stateroom $4848* 2N Ocean View Stateroom $4898* 4D Ocean View w/Balcony Stateroom $5398* 2D Ocean View w/Balcony Stateroom $5498* 6B Spacious Ocean View w/Balcony Stateroom $5698* *Includes airfare, port charges, taxes & program fees.

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9-Days Paris &Normandy October 14-22, 2020 starting at $4298 GUEST SPEAKER Exclusive ETS Charter! The Rev. Sandy Webb Aboard The Reverend Sandy Webb has served as Rector the of Church of the Holy Communion (Episcopal) in Memphis, and as a trustee of St. Mary’s Episcopal AmaLyra School, since 2013. Sandy has also served as a fire department chaplain, on a medical research ethics panel, and for fifteen years as a worship planner and coordinator for the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. An accomplished Christian educator, Sandy’s letters and essays have been accepted by a variety of publications.

Date Destination Oct. 14 USA to Paris, France Oct. 15 Paris / Embark Oct. 16 Les Andelys Oct. 17 Le Havre Oct. 18 Caudebec-En-Caux Normandy Beaches Oct. 19 Rouen, France Oct. 20 Vernon Oct. 21 Conflans - Paris Oct. 22 Paris to USA ALL INCLUSIVE PRICING FROM NEW YORK TW20/P E Fixed Window Stateroom (170 sq ft) $4298* D Fixed Window Stateroom (170 sq ft) $4498* C French Balcony Stateroom (170 sq ft) $4898* B French Balcony Stateroom (170 sq ft) $5098* Paris Pre-Tour Available A French Balcony Stateroom (170 sq ft) $5298* A+ French Balcony Stateroom (225 sq ft) $5898* S Suite (255 sq ft) $6098* Includes airfare, port charges, taxes & program fees.

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Since 1634, the most2020 famous Passion Play in the world has taken place in Oberammergau. The village at the edge of the Bavarian Alps expects approximately 500,000 visitors for the passion play, over half of which will be international guests. All participants, from actors playing the big speaking parts such as Jesus, Mary or Judas, through members of the choir, orchestra members, firemen and ushers, must have been born in Oberammergau or lived there for at least 20 years. Start making your plans to join ETS for this unique production. Choose from a variety of travel packages that will enhance your group’s experience in Europe. ETS is the leader in Oberammergau travel. • Largest distributor of tickets since 1980 • ETS hospitality teams are stationed in Oberammergau and the surrounding area to assist our guests. • Travel packages include roundtrip airfare from New York, daily breakfast and dinner*, deluxe motorcoaches, guided sightseeing, many, but not all, excursions are included, first class hotels, English speaking guides. • ETS provides the best value for your dollar. *on most programs OBERAMMERGAU 2020

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12-Days Best of Italy Tour Starting at $5448 Your Itinerary Select Your Day 1 & Day 2 – Depart the US & arrive in Munich Departure Date Rathaus (Town Hall); Glockenspiel; the Opera House and the Hofbrauhaus. All Inclusive Prices Based Day 3 - Innsbruck, Austria out of New York Medieval streets of Old Town; the Golden Roof; Maria Theresa’s Imperial Palace; the Triumphal Arch; 2020 Departures Price the Hofkirche. ______August 17 $5448 Day 4 - Oberammergau, and Passion Play September 8 $5448 Visit to Oberammergau to experience the Passion Play. You will have reserved seats, a guided tour of the town, motorcoach transfers to and from the play’s theater, and dinner is included today. Sold Out Departure Date Day 5 – Tyrolean Village to Venice Journey to Venice. Drive through the Brenner Pass and see the Dolomites. Day 6 - Venice visit and continue to Florence area Travel by boat to Venice, visit the Piazza San Marco, the Basilica of St. Mark, the Bell Tower, Clock Tower, Doge’s Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Day 7 - Florence Explore Florence; See the Piazza della Signoria with its Neptune Fountain and Vecchio Palace, the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral and the Academy. Day 8 - Assisi Journey to Assisi, once home to Saint Francis. Visit the Basilica and the Hill of Paradise. Continue to Rome. Day 9 - Rome, Catacombs, St. Paul Outside the Walls Visit the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the Catacombs of Callixtus. Climb the graceful Spanish Steps and stop at the Trevi Fountain. Day 10 - Christian Rome Tour the Vatican’s Museums and the Sistine Chapel. Visit St. Peter’s Basilica and the Pantheon. Day 11 - Ancient Rome Visit the Colosseum. See the Circus Maximus, Arch of Titus, famous Baths of Caracalla and Arch of Constantine as well as the Victor Emanuel Monument and the Monti Region. Free afternoon. Day 12 - Return to USA

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9-Days Alpine Wonders Tour Starting at $3798 Your Itinerary Day 1 & Day 2 – Depart the US & arrive in Munich transfers to and from the play’s theater and dinner. Rathaus (Town Hall); Glockenspiel and the (Note: exact day of this Leisure Day/Passion Play Select Your Hofbrauhaus. experience is subject to change due to availability of Departure Date Day 3 – Innsbruck play tickets.) All Inclusive Prices Based Medieval streets of Old Town; the Golden Roof; Maria Day 7 – Free Day or optional Achensee Train and out of New York Theresa’s Imperial Palace; the Triumphal Arch; the Boat Ride with Rattenberg Excursion Hofkirche. Optional afternoon tours to either the Stubai Free day in the village or join an optional excursion to 2020 Departures Price Glacier or Swarovski Crystal Worlds. Lake Achensee with a boat ride, apple strudel & visit to ______May 25 $3798 Day 4 – Castles & Churches Rattenberg for a glass-blowing demonstration. Abbey of Ettal; the Church in the Meadow at Wies; the Day 8 – Free Day or optional Neuschwanstein ______June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 $3798 Castle of Linderhof. Excursion ______July 6, 13, 20, 27 $3798 Day 5 – Salzburg Free day in the village or optional visit to castle of ______Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 $3798 Mozart’s birthplace; the Salzburg Cathedral; the Horse Neuschwanstein for a guided tour. (Note: This optional Fountain; View Hellbrunn Castle, Mirabell Palace. Visit tour requires you to be in good physical condition.) Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 $3798 Leopoldskron Palace. Day 9 – Depart Munich & return to USA or join an Day 6 – Day of Leisure with Passion Play Option* optional extension. Sold Out Departure Dates You will have reserved Passion Play seats, if this option is booked, a guided tour of the town and motorcoach Switzerland Post Tour, Italy post tour; or Village Extended Stay OA20/A

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10-Days European Capitals Tour Starting at $4548 Your Itinerary Day 1 & Day 2 – Depart the US & arrive in Munich St. Vitus Cathedral; cross the Charles Bridge to the Old Rathaus (Town Hall); Glockenspiel and the Market Square. Overnight in Prague. Hofbrauhaus. Day 7 - Dresden and Leipzig, Germany Select Your Day 3 - Innsbruck, Austria Tour Dresden; Visit the Frauenkirche (“Church of Our Departure Date Medieval streets of Old Town; the Golden Roof; Maria Lady”); Journey to Leipzig; Visit St. Thomas Church All Inclusive Prices Based Theresa’s Imperial Palace; the Triumphal Arch; the and the Neues Rathaus. Overnight in Leipzig. out of New York Hofkirche. Optional afternoon tours to either the Stubai Day 8 - Berlin, Germany Glacier or Swarovski Crystal Worlds. Driving tour of Berlin; see the Brandenburg Gate and 2020 Departures Price Day 4 - Ettal, Oberammergau, and Passion Play the Reichstag; see the Ruins of the Kaiser Wilhelm Abbey of Ettal; Visit to Oberammergau to experience Gedachtniskirche; Stop at a section of the Berlin Wall; ______July 15, 29 $4548 the Passion Play. You will have reserved seats, a Overnight in Berlin. ______Aug. 12, 26 $4548 guided tour of the town, motorcoach transfers to and Day 9 - Berlin Sept. 9 $4548 from the play’s theater, and dinner is included today. Museum Island; Pergamum Museum; Checkpoint Day 5 - Regensburg - Prague Charlie & Museum; Overnight in Berlin. Sold Out Departure Dates Visit Regensburg UNESCO World Heritage Site & St. Day 10 - Return to USA Peter’s Cathedral. Travel to Prague for overnight. Day 6 - Prague, Czech Republic Prague Tour; Prague’s Old Town; Prague Castle and OE20/P 20 | www.etstours.com/catholic OBERAMMERGAU 2020

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Best of the Holy Land 13-Days Starting at $4798 Your Itinerary Day 1 & Day 2 - Depart USA & Arrive in Tel Aviv Day 8 - Fly to Munich & Transfer to Alpine Village Day 3 - Sea of Galilee Depart Tel Aviv and arrive in Munich. Capernaum, Sea of Galilee, Kibbutz Nof Ginnosar, Day 9 - Castle and Churches (“Ancient Boat”), Mt. of Beatitudes, Tabgha, Chapel of Abbey of Ettal, Church in the Meadow at Wies, Castle the Primacy, River Jordan, Yardenit Baptismal Site. of Linderhof. Select Your Day 4 - Nazareth, Megiddo, Caesarea, Jerusalem Day 10 - Salzburg Departure Date Journey to Nazareth. Visit the Church of the Salzburg, Cathedral and the famous Horse Fountain, All Inclusive Prices Based Annunciation. Explore Caesarea. Hellbrunn Castle, Mirabell Palace and Leopoldskron out of New York Day 5 - Bethlehem and Jerusalem Palace, famous for “The Sound of Music”. Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity, Shepherds’ Field, Day 11 - Oberammergau Passion Play 2020 Departures Price Garden of Gethsemane, Mount Zion, House of the High Visit Oberammergau to experience the Passion Play. Priest Caiaphas, Upper Room. You will have reserved seats, a guided tour of the town, ______June 29 $4798 Day 6 - Qumran, Dead Sea, Jericho, Jerusalem motorcoach transfers to and from the play’s theater, Aug. 10, 23, 31 $4798 Qumran, Dead Sea, Jericho, site of the Temptation of and dinner is included today. Jesus, Mount of Olives. Day 12 - Innsbruck Sold Out Departure Dates Day 7 - Jerusalem Innsbruck’s Old Town, Golden Roof; Maria Theresa’s Cardo, Teaching Steps, Western Wall, Pool of Imperial Palace, the Triumphal Arch, Hofkirche. Bethesda, Church of St. Anne, Herod’s Antonia Day 13 - Return to USA Fortress, Via Dolorosa (“the Way of the Cross”, Church of the Holy Sepulchre. OH20/A

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Best of Switzerland Tour 10-Days Your Itinerary Starting at $4898 Day 1 & Day 2 – Depart the US & arrive in Munich the local; Continue to Lausanne along the north shores Rathaus (Town Hall); Glockenspiel; the Opera House of Lake Geneva and see Lausanne Cathedral. and the Hofbrauhaus. Day 7 - Zermatt and the Matterhorn Day 3 - Innsbruck, Austria Travel to the mountain town Zermatt and enjoy the view Medieval streets of Old Town; the Golden Roof; Maria of the Matterhorn. Take an optional cog-wheel train ride Select Your Theresa’s Imperial Palace; the Triumphal Arch; the up the Gornergrat mountain (additional cost). Departure Date Hofkirche. Day 8 - Interlaken and Zurich All Inclusive Prices Based Day 4 - Ettal, Oberammergau, and Passion Play Journey to Interlaken, the heart of Switzerland before out of New York Abbey of Ettal; Visit to Oberammergau to experience travelling across the Swiss mountain ranges on your the Passion Play. You will have reserved seats, a way to Zurich. Visit the Grossmunster (Great Church), 2020 Departures Price guided tour of the town, motorcoach transfers to and the Fraumunster (Our Lady’s Church) & St. Peter’s ______July 15, 29 $4898 from the play’s theater, and dinner is included today. Church. Day 5 - Travel to Switzerland – Bern Day 9 - Lucerne ______Aug. 12, 26 $4898 Journey to Bern, and explore the medieval city centre Travel to Lucerne to see its nine different watchtowers, Sept. 9, 23 $4898 and the Zytglogge, an elaborate medieval clock; and the wooden Kappel Bridge See the Jesuit Church, Continue on to an Alps village above Lake Geneva to the Hofkirche, and the Franciscan Church. View the Sold Out Departure Date check into your hotel. sad and famous Lion Monument of Lucerne. Day 6 - Gruyere and Lausanne Day 10 - Return to USA Explore the medieval stronghold of Gruyere and sample OS20/S www.etstours.com/catholic | 21 Oberammergau2020 PASSION PLAY Pages 18-21

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