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pilgrimage OCTOBER 2020

A Serbian Orthodox Pilgrimage Led by His Grace Bishop Maxim Western Wall is the last remnant of the Second Temple and the holiest place in Judaism today. From there we will drive to Mt. Zion and visit the Room of the Last Supper and Tomb of King David. We will visit Caiaphas Palace, also known as the Church of Peter Gallicantu, the Prison of Christ (Praitorion) and venerate the cell where Christ was held prisoner before His crucifixion. We will return to the hotel for dinner and over- night stay.

October 23th, Friday (B,D)

October 20th, Tuesday 4 DAY We will drive northeast of Jerusalem to Jericho and Jerusalem (D) take a cable car to the Mount of Temptation. It was here that Christ was tempted by the devil and DAY 1 DAY Upon arrival to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport in fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. We will see an Jerusalem, you will meet up with Via Jerusalem altar built over the same slab of stone where Christ Tours representative and transfer to your hotel, Ibis prayed and fasted. Jerusalem City Center Hotel. The monastery was also built over this site, with an After check-in, the representative will hold a brief elderly taking care of it. Our drive through orientation meeting, followed by dinner and the Judean Desert will take us to the Monastery of overnight stay at the hotel. St. John and St. Gorge of Chozeba. From there will go to Dead Sea, to visit caves where Dead Sea October 21st, Wednesday Scrolls were first discovered in 1947. Jerusalem (B,D) Monastery of St. Gerassimos in Qumran, our next stop, originally a cave, is one of the oldest

DAY 2 DAY We will start our pilgrimage with Divine Liturgy at monasteries in the world, built by St. Gerasimos in the Tomb of the Virgin Mary, from where we will 455AD. It was here that the Virgin Mary, Joseph and follow Jesus Christ’s footsteps along the Way of the the baby Jesus rested for one night during their Cross to reach the Church of the Holy Sepulcher long journey to Egypt. Before drive back to ( of Christ’s Resurrection), chapels of the Jerusalem we will stop by the site of Epiphany on Divine Sepulcher, the stone of the Unction – Jordan River. We will return to the hotel for dinner Anointing, and Golgotha (Calvary). and overnight stay. We will have audience with His Blessedness Theophilos, the Patriarch of Jerusalem. We will finish the day with a visit to the City of David, a Palestinian Arab village intertwined with an Israeli October 24th, Saturday settlement, and the archeological site which is Jerusalem (B,L,D)

believed to contain the original settlement core of 5 DAY We will visit the Lazarus tomb in Bethany, where St. Bronze and Iron Age Jerusalem. We will return to Lazarus was raised from the dead by Christ after the hotel for dinner and overnight stay. four days in the tomb. From there we will continue to Mount of and visit the Chapel of October 22nd, Thursday Ascension located at the spot where Christ Jerusalem (B,D) ascended into after his resurrection.

DAY 3 DAY After an educational visit to Children’s Pavilion and We will have lunch at the and take Avenue of the Righteous at Yad Vashem Memorial in memorable views of city’s domes and Center, we will visit the Jewish Quarter, Temple descending to the Garden of and Mount and Western Wall. visiting the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. An early dinner and free afternoon is scheduled October 26th, Monday before all-night vigil at the Church of the Holy (B,D) Sepulcher. We will drive to Ein Karem, the birthplace of St. We will return to the hotel for an overnight stay. 7 DAY John the Baptist and visit the Church of St. John the Baptist that was built over the home of John October 25th, Sunday the Baptist’s parents. Bethlehem (B,D) We will continue to Shepard’s Field, where the angles announced the birth of Jesus Christ.

DAY 6 DAY We will visit Bethlehem, birthplace of Jesus Christ and King David, and the cradle of biblical history. Through the of Humility we will enter the We will tour the Church and the Tomb of St. . The Grotto of the Nativity, Simeon the Elder and Monastery of the Holy Cross. where Jesus was born forms the crypt of the On the road to , we will visit the Monastery Church of the Nativity. of Theodosius. We will return to hotel for dinner and over- Monastery was founded by St. Theodosius in 476. night stay. From here we will drive deeper into Judean Desert to the Monastery of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified (Mar Saba). Founded in 5th century by monk Saba, October 27th, Tuesday and overlooking the Kedron Valley, it is one of the Tiberias (B,L,D) oldest inhabited monasteries in the world, and still Our journey takes us to the Lake of Galilee. We will DAY 8 DAY maintains many of its ancient traditions. take a boat ride to the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus Women are restricted from entering the main walked on the stormy sea to His Apostles: Simon, compound and will bring the of St. Peter, James and John. We continue to Tabgha Sava for women to venerate. (Seven Springs) and the Church of the Dinner and overnight stay will be at the Diamond Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes. Hotel Bethlehem. After St. Peter’s Fish lunch we will go to the village of Capernaum where Jesus preformed many miracles. We will drive to the Mountain of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount and where the Lord’s Prayer was said for the first time. Dinner and overnight will be at the Leonardo Hotel Tiberias. DAY 11 DAY 10 DAY 9 Ben Gurion for Airport departure flight. We will check hotel outofthe transfer and to the Tel Aviv (B) October 30th, Friday Hotel Netanya. overnightand Dinner stay will be at Ramadathe valley ofArmageddon. we canadmire view the of all lower Galileethe and 588 meters (2,000 feet) above sea level. From here churchThe monastery and are built into asummit, Transfiguration awaits us. totransportation Tabor Mt. the site the of Gabriel told will bear she a child.Mary Special Virginthe Well Mary’s where Archangel the Church of in Nazareth.Annunciation We will visit Before to going coastal , we willvisitthe Netanya (B,D) October 29th,Thursday We willreturn to hotel for overnight. and dinner Peter keys to Kingdom the ofHeaven. Romana Ceaserea Philippi,where Christ gave St. Our day Beniasfalls, the ends alsoknown as excavated Talmudic the period. city from Katrzin, region’s the capital,we willdiscover an enjoyand atKatsrin tasting wine some Winery. At We prehistoric willvisitthe settlement ofTel Dan Tiberias (B,D) October 28th,Wednesday PRICE The price of the tour is: $1,950 for clergy, $2300 for PACKAGE INCLUDES non-clergy. Price is per person based on double occupancy. 5-night accommodation Single occupancy supplement is $1075.00 at Ibis City Center Hotel in Jerusalem 2-night accommodation Non-clergy applications will be reviewed on at Diamond Hotel Bethlehem individual basis. Recommendation letter from your parish is required. 2-night accommodation Prices above do not include international air at Leonardo Hotel Tiberias travel. When planning your trip, allow one extra 1-night accommodation day before tour date for travel from US. at Ramada Hotel Natanya Should a single traveler wish to share a room with All sightseeing as indicated on the itinerary another traveler, and Trip Designs is unable to match him/her with a roommate, the single room Entrance fees to sites on itinerary supplement will apply. 10 breakfasts (B), 10 dinners (D), 2 lunches (L) DEPOSIT AND PAYMENT POLICY: Services of professional bilingual Deposit in the amount of $600 per person is due (Serbian and English) tour guide upon registration. Final payment is due on Aug 17, 2020. Transportation by private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach https://traveljoy.com/bookings/ Gratuities iJRZ6p1gjSafJDMFvBneL9Th

HOTELS

Jerusalem Tiberias Bethlehem Netanya Ibis Jerusalem City Center Leonardo Hotel Diamond Hotel Ramada Hotel 4 Elisar St., Jerusalem Gdud Barak 17 St., Tiberias St. Antonio St. Bethlehem, 41 Ben Ami Street Netanya

CONTACTS

Trip Designs Travel Western American Diocese of Milica Obradovic Gajic [email protected] Dcn. Vladan Radovanovic 949-752-7128 [email protected] 27001 La Paz Rd Suite 412 626-289-9061 Mission Viejo CA 92691 1621 W Garvey Ave, Alhambra CA 91803