In the Works- Upcoming Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Russia

By Debra Korluka on April 30, 2016 in Announcements, Events, Projects, Travels

We are tentatively planning a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and St. Petersburg, Russia in the fall of 2017. Itinerary 12-15 days, details should be available by August 2016.

Here is a glimpse of what is on the horizon for this once in a lifetime tour event!

Days 1-(8)9/ Jerusalem and Bethlehem

Day 9-(14)15/ St. Petersburg, Russia

JERUSALEM AND BETHLEHEM

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Golgotha, Jesus’ prison, Greek Patriarchal visit, Golgotha, Monastery of St. Mary Magdalene, Place of Christ’s Ascension, David’s Tomb, Last Supper Room, Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem), Solomon’s Temple (remains), Gethsemane, Jericho, The Dead Sea, Mount Tabor, Cana…. and much more.

HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ST.PETERSBURG

City tour (including excursion at St. Isaac’s), the Russian Museum, Lectures: The Orthodox Church and the Russian State (the 18th-20th centuries); Religion and Politics of Nowadays, The Hermitage, Catherine’s Palace, Ballet at the Mariinsky theatre, Day trip to Novgorod, Peterhof, Orthodox churches in St.Petersburg…and more.