PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY LAND 28/10/2019-4/11/2019

With the blessing of His Eminence Bishop Mathew of Sourozh, a pilgrimage to the Holy Land will be organised from 28-th October to 4-th November 2019.

Departure from Luton Airport will be on Monday 28 October at 7:15, arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel-Aviv at 14:15.  The flight is EasyJet EZY2083.

EasyJet return flight EasyJet, EZY2086 from Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv) will be on Monday 4, November at 16.55, arriving at Luton Airport at 23:05.

Estimated cost of the trip approximately £650 plus $60 cash for tips and possible add-on payments in museums.

Air tickets are bought individually, at the moment return flights are £280.

Accommodation in the hotel in Bethlehem and Jerusalem;

To join the pilgrimage group, please contact Sergey Tochlin +447772222117, by e-mail:pilgrimages@sourozh.org  or whatsup on the above number.

HOLYLAND PILGRIMAGE PROGROM ЗЕМЛЕ
28 October - 4 November 2019.

28 October, Monday.

14:15 Arrival to Tel Aviv airport, flight EasyJet EZY208

Jerusalem: Visiting Trinity Cathedral of the Russia Ecclesiastical Mission of Jerusalem.
Church of the Resurrection (Church of the Holy Sepulchre).
Departure for Bethlehem. Stay in Hotel in Russia Ecclesiastical Mission (REM) in Bethlehem.

18:00 Dinner at REM hotel.

29 October, Tuesday

07:30 Breakfast.

08:00 Coach Departure .
Hebron: Premises of REM in Hebron: Oak of Mamre.
Souvenir  shop .
Beit-Sahur: Monastery of the Shepherds Field.
Judaean Desert: Monastery of St. Theodosius;  Holy Lavra of St. Savas.
Walk to Church of the Nativity. Veneration of Place of Our Saviours Nativity Place.
Cave of Relics of Holy Innocents. Milk grotto.

18:00 Dinner at REM hotel.

30 October, Wednesday

06:00 Departure with Packet Breakfast.

08:00 Galilee: Mount Tabor;
Nazareth – Orthodox Church above the Well of Mother of God;
Hanna of Galilee – Orthodox Church at the site St Apostle Simon the Zealot (Canonite).
RME site of Equal to the Apostles  St. Mary Magdalene in Magdal.
Holy Springs on the RME site.
Lunch “with St Peter’s carp”.
Church of Twelve Holy Apostles in Capernaum.

18:00 Dinner at REM hotel in Bethlehem.

31 October, Thursday

07:30 Breakfast.

08:00 Coach Departure .
Bethany: Tomb of  Lazarus of the Four Days.
Iherihon: Mount of Forty Days. RME site in Iherihon.
Park and Russian Museum. Sycamore Tree of Zacchaeus.
River Jordan: Our Saviours Baptism Sit; Emergence into Holy Waters of Jordan.
Monastery of St Gerasim of Jordan.

18:00 Dinner at REM hotel in Bethlehem.

1 November, Friday

07:30 Breakfast.

08:00 Coach Departure.
Mount Helion: Panoramic view of Jerusalem. Place of Ascension.
Russian Saviours Ascension Monastery (ROCOR).
Little Galilee – Church of Representation of Risen Christ to the Holy Apostles.
Place of  Archangel Gabriel Visitation of Mother of God.
Patriarchal Residence.  Tomb of Patriarch Diodor.
Gethsemane: Garden of Gethsemane.
Church of Dormition in Gethsemane –  Top of Mother of God.
Russian women’s monastery of Equal to the Apostles St Mary Magdalene in Gethsemane (ROCOR).
Relics of St Elizabeth and Barbara.

18:00 Overnight stay in hotel National in Jerusalem.

2 November, Saturday

07:30 Breakfast.

Start of pilgriame in Central Jerusalem on foot, without bus.
Jerusalem:
Place of nativity of Mother of God.  The Crib in North Bethesda.
Via De La Rosa in Old Jerusalem: Pretoria (Place of temporary imprisonment of Jesus Christ).
The Doorstep of the Judgement Gates;  
Alexander’s Courtyard.
Cathedral of Acsention ( Holy Sepulcture).
Sion (optional): The Hall of Last Supper ;

Catholic Church Church of Dormition of Mother of God (Dormitsion)

17:00  All-night Vigil in Holy Trinity Cathedral in Jerusalem.

20:00  Dinner at the hotel.
23:00 Night Liturgy in cathedral of  Holy Sepulcture.

3 November, Sunday

03:00 Coming back to Hotel to rest.

09:30 Breakfast.

10:00 Coach Departure.

Lydda: Cathedral and Tomb of St George The Dragon Slayer.
Jaffa: RME site of St Tavifa;
Cathedral of St Peter, the Apostle and St Tavifa; Tomb of St Tavifa.

Jaffa:  The place with Panoramic view of Mediterranean Sea..

18:00 Dinner at the hotel.

4 November, Monday. Of the Holy Icon of Mother of God of Kazan.

Departure for  the Fiestival Liturgy in the Monastery of the Holy Mount, RME site.
(без завтрака – сухой паёк).

15:00  Departure to the airport.

19:35  Flight EasyJet EZY2086.