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The
Old City of Jerusalem. The Dome of the Rock is to the right, and the
Mount of Olives in the background. Our accommodations for the first
four nights will be on the Mount of Olives.
This
is in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Tradition says that this
is the exact spot of the birth of our Lord Jesus
The 2008 J2A Holy Pilgrimage has been in the
planning since late winter of 2007. Once again, our J2A group will be
going to the Holy Land. Plane tickets are purchased, and the itinerary
is generally sketched out (see below). There is much excitement among
the entire J2A group. The pilgrims include Christian Gibson, Jake
Killian, Matt Killian, Christopher Mornelli, Katie Powers, Amy Schooping,
Ian Smythe, and Courtney Weiser. The J2A leaders are Lisa Dollendorf and
Cliff Post. Fr. Earle will also be on the pilgrimage.
We'll keep this page updated as we receive more information. It is also
our plan to post daily reports and photos from the Holy Land.
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Here are the major components of our very busy itinerary:
Friday, June 27
Depart Buffalo late afternoon aboard Delta Airlines
Saturday, June 28
Arrive in Jerusalem at about 5:00 in the afternoon
Check into our accommodations on the Mount of Olives
A brief orientation of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Sunday, June 29
Holy Eucharist at St. George's Cathedral (Arabic service)
Bethlehem - Shepherds' Field and Church of the Nativity
Dheishah - a Palestinian Refugee Camp
Beit Jala - ancestral home to Ian's great grandparents
Yad Vashem (Holocaust Memorial) - if time
Monday, June 30
The Mount of Olives - Bethphage, Hosanna Road, Gethsemane
Mount Sion - The Cenacle, Dormition Abbey
Walk the Rampart around the Old City
Free time in the Old City
Tuesday, July 1
The Stations of the Cross
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Western "Wailing" Wall
The Dome of the Rock
Free time in the Old City
Wednesday, July 2
A day in the desert
Climb Masada
Qumran (Dead Sea Scrolls)
Jericho
Float in the Dead Sea
Wade in the Jordan River
Travel to Nazareth
Thursday, July 3
Nazareth - Church of St. Gabriel
Nazareth - Basilica of the Annunciation
Cana
The Sea of Galilee
Capernaum
Mount of the Beatitudes
Heptapagon
Friday, July 4
Banais (north of Nazareth)
Springs of the Jordan River
Renew Baptismal Vows
Saturday, July 5
Mount Tabor (Transfiguration)
Caesarea Maritima - Crusader ruins
Jaffa - Crusader ruins
Flight departs Tel Aviv at 11:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 6
Flight arrives in Buffalo at 9:45
We should be in time for Coffee Hour
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Control them, O God,
gently, pervasively, irresistibly, increasingly,
so that they walk the pilgrim way
steadily, and in a sure light.
Control them, O God,
so that they neither dally nor disobey,
nor slip aside, nor stand still, nor sink down.
Control them, O God,
by the pulse of your Presence,
by your brightness around them.
Control them, O God,
by the spur of spiritual longing
after your holy praise,
after the image of your Son.
Control them, O God,
so that they move onward and upward
with a song and melody in their hearts.
And then, O God, change control into embrace,
lest they ever deny your truest will,
so that they cannot forget or fall away,
so that the world cannot entrap them
and steal their glory.
Amen.
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