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Through to Rome In The Footsteps of St. Paul

A Christian Pilgrimage with The Rev. Robert Corin Morris and The Rev. Pamela Bakal

April 20 - May 1, 2015 $4595 per person Double Occupancy Deposit of $300 due by October 15, 2014 to reserve your place

Pilgrimage is prayer with your eyes open! Come with Pam and Bob for an eye-opening, heart stirring, thought-stimulating adventure into and Rome, retracing the steps of the Apostle Paul as he brings the early Christian gospel from Asia Minor to Europe.

Stand with Paul at where he baptized , his first European convert and we have an opportunity to renew our baptismal vows.

Marvel with Paul in as he behold the pagan glory of the and proclaims his vision of a God who has provided witness to the Divine in every land.

Bear witness with Paul in Rome, where he gives his testimony to the Imperial Court and dies, with Peter, in the Neronian persecution of 65 A.D.

Enjoy the beauty and cuisine of Greece as we see a host of historic sites from to , ancient monasteries to dazzling churches, as well as modern cities.

Your Pilgrimage Leaders:

Robert Corin Morris, Founder of Interweave, an interfaith education center, is an Episcopal priest, Scripture scholar and veteran pilgrimage leader.

Pamela Bakal is Rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Nutley, N.J., a yoga teacher and spiritual director who has led pilgrimages to Israel and Turkey.

Arrangements by Worldwide Pilgrimage Ministries, Inc. www.worldwidepilgrimage.com TRIP ITINERARY through the glass floors of the museum. Trip Details We go to Mars Hill, “the ” $4595 per person where Paul preached, and then on up to DAY 1, Monday Evening, April 20-21, double occupancy Travel: Late evening departure for the Acropolis with the . for 20-24 participants via Rome. B Dinner and overnight Athens. BD $4395 per person for 24 or more participants DAY 2, Tuesday, April 21, Arrival: DAY 8, Monday, April 27: This Afternoon arrival in Thessaloniki. morning we head for Corinth, viewing $499 “Welcome to Greece” dinner and the and its islands where single supplement overnight in Thessaloniki. D Paul had crossed on his way by boat to . We reach the famous $300 deposit to hold your place due by October 15, 2010. DAY 3, Wednesday, April 22, and impressive Corinth canal which See below. : Full day excursion in connects the Aegean and Ionian Seas. eastern Macedonia. Philippi, the city We see ancient Corinth, where Paul Price includes airport taxes which Paul visited twice and where he founded a church. We visit the and airline fuel surcharge, wrote his Epistle; the , the 5th of , the Agora and the Bema subject to change if fuel prices century and the Roman where Paul stood and preached. Return rise before tickets are paid for. Baths. Kavalla, the ancient Neapolis, to Athens for our “farewell to Greece Price includes: where Paul had landed after sailing dinner” and overnight. BD from Troas We return to Thessaloniki • !"#$%&'()*+(,-&*($*."/.-*&"*/$%* for dinner and overnight. BD DAY 9, Tuesday, April 28, Rome: 0'"1*2'33.3*"$*45(&/5(/6 Early wake up call for our 6 a.m. • 4(')"'&*/77(7&/$.3*#)"$*/''(8/5*9/:3'* )/77)"'&*."$&'"5;* DAY 4, Thursday, April 23, Alitalia Fl #717 to Rome. In Rome, we • <"&35*/.."11"%/="$7 Thessaloniki: St. Demetrius Church, take a panoramic sightseeing tour into • >'3/?0/7&*/$%*%($$3'*383'@*%/@ one of the most probable sites where Rome. Imperial and Christian Rome • A'/835*B@*5#C#'@D*/('*."$%(="$3%*B#7* Paul preached. Church of includes a visit to the , the /7*)3'*&-3*/E/.-3%*(=$3'/'@ Acheiropoiitos, the Rotonda of St. Pantheon, built between 118 and 126 • F(.3$73%*&"#'*,#(%3* George and the Arch of Gallerius. AD and the Forum which was the • G$&'/$.3*0337*&"*/55*7(&37*/$%* Vergina’s ancient tomb of Philippos, marketplace, civic center and business 7)3/?3'7*/7*5(7&3%*($*)'",'/1 father of the Great and the center in .! Dinner and • H"'&3'/,3*/77(7&/$.3*/&*/55*-"&357 tomb Museum. Drive south through overnight Rome. BD • H'3I&'()*3%#./="$/5*133=$,7 Thessaly to see Mt. Olympus Dinner !"#$%&'()*+*$%&$,-%'+. and overnight in . BD DAY 10: Wednesday, April 29, Rome: We will explore St. Peter’s Basilica in • J3%(./5*($7#'/$.3*/$%*&'()* DAY 5, Friday April 24 , Meteora: the Vatican, the Vatican Museum, and ./$.355/="$*($7#'/$.3 • F#$.-37 The geological formations known as the Sistine Chapel.! We will have the • >355B"@*=)7*0"'*'""1*%35(83'@* afternoon free to explore on our Meteora and treasuries of Orthodox art ****"0*5#,,/,3 in the local monasteries. Free time in own.!Dinner and overnight Rome. BD • H3'7"$/5*A()7*0"'*-"&35******************* the nearby town of Kalambaka and '""1*1/(%7 then on to Delphi. Dinner and overnight DAY 11: Thursday, April 30, Rome: • A()7*0"'*,#(%3D*%'(83'*/$%*/&* in Delphi. BD We will visit St. Paul beyond the '37&/#'/$&7 Walls and The Catacombs. We will DAY 6, Saturday, April 25: Delphi: see the Altar of Augustan Peace. Free the center of ancient world pilgrimage. time in the afternoon. Final dinner and !"#$%&$ We visit the Delphi Museum’s where overnight. BD '"()*$+!"*,#+-"**,. some of the most important sculptures %#/)01"023)%*$10,#45#)$ of the Art can be seen. DAY 12, Friday, May 1, 2015: Early "* We drive to Athens for dinner and morning Transfer to airport for 9:40 6%7)0%+8%4%0 overnight. BD a.m. Alitalia Fl # 602 nonstop flight 91*:%73":$"#0,#)5#)$ back to JFK Airport in New York, ETA ;"*+7"*)+2)$%,0. DAY 7, Sunday, April 26, Athens: 1:25 p.m. BM %#2+*).)*<%="#+;"*7.5+ Today we explore Athens on foot: the Acropolis Museum with its views of ancient Athenian neighborhoods