Holy Land May 2010

Have you ever wanted to sail on a fishing boat on Lake Galilee or walk the Way of the Cross in Jerusalem?

These are just two highlights of a fully-guided pilgrimage to the Holy Land being planning for May 7 to 16 next year by St Mary’s Priory Church in Abergavenny.

The programme includes, among many other things, visits to the archaeological excavations at Megiddo, the Biblical site of Armageddon; and the remains of Herod’s harbour and the great amphitheatre at Caesarea Maritima.

For some of the time, we will be based at the Hotel Ein Gev, on the eastern shores of Lake Galilee, from where we will visit the Mount of the Beatitudes, the ancient city of Bania, known in the Gospels as Caeserea Philippi, Mount Bental and Mount Tabor, the place of The Transfiguration. We will also visit many other Galilean villages and towns mentioned in the Gospels.

Our stay in Jerusalem is at the Mount Zion Hotel, which overlooks the Old City and the Abbey of the Dormition.

The pilgrimage includes a visit to the Israel Museum and the Museum of the Scrolls, the greatest collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Visits are also planned to Bethlehem and the Dead Sea where we’ll have the opportunity to float on the saltiest sea in the world.

We’ll also walk the Way of the Cross and visit Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial Museum.

If you would like more details, please contact Canon Jeremy Winston on 01873 853168 or priory.church@virgin.net