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Forthcoming
Pilgrimages
Jerusalem
A pilgrimage is scheduled for 11-26 August to the Holy Land
by the Chicago Diocese. The pilgrimage will be led by newly-consecrated
Bishop Peter of Cleveland. For information, contact: (847) 299-2583
or by mail at:
The Right Rev. Bishop Peter
1110 Prospect Lane
Des Plaines, IL 60018
The Holy Sites of Serbia
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus, the Cathedral
Parish of St. John the Baptist in Washington, DC, is pleased
to announce a pilgrimage to the holy sites of Orthodox Serbia.
If God grants, it will be from October 17 to November 2. The
approximate cost of trip is $2,000.00 (entire package).
For more information, please contact Fr. Victor Potapov at 202-619-2159
(daytime), or 301-565-0848 (evenings).
Tentative Itinerary:
Oct. 17 - Friday: Departure from Washington DC/Dulles Airport.
Oct. 18 - Saturday: Arrival in Belgrade by mid-day. Bus transportation
to hotel for rest, and/or brief tour of downtown. Dinner.
Oct. 19 - Sunday: 8:00 am: liturgy in St. Alexander Nevsky Church
or St. Sava Church. Lunch. Visit to Novo Groblje cemetery and
pannikhida at Russian Chapel at gravesite of Metropolitan Anthony
Khrapovitsky. Visit to Ruzica church and Sv. Petka church at
Kalemegdan. Dinner.
Oct. 20 - Monday: Travel to Valjevo (1.5 hr from Belgrade).
Tour Cheliye Monastery and St. Nicholas Church in Lelich (sites
of St.Justin Popovic and St.Nikolaj Velimirovich resting places
respectively). Return to Belgrade.
Oct. 21 - Tuesday: Visit to selected Monasteries near Belgrade
at Topola, Oplenac and Arandjelovac. Return to Belgrade.
Oct. 22/23 - Wednesday-Thursday: Travel to selected Monasteries
in Central Serbia: Zicha, Manasija, Ravanica, Crna Reka, Sopocani,
Djurdjevi Stupovi, Gradac. Stay at Hotel next to Sopocani Monastery
or at Mountain Kopaonik (ski resort).
Oct. 24-27 - Friday-Monday: Arrive in Kosovo and visit Monasteries:
Gracanica, Pech Patriarchate, Bogorodica Ljeviska church, Decani.
Lodging in one of the monasteries.
Oct. 20-30 - Tuesday-Thursday: Arrive in Montenegro and tour
Monasteries: Moraca, Milesevo, Cetinje, Ostrog (3 afternoons
will be free, lodging is planned on the Adriatic Coast, lodging
in tourist resort, to be determined).
Oct. 31 - Friday: Travel to Belgrade (visit on the way one or
two Monasteries, to be determined) Arrive late to Belgrade.
Nov. 1 - Saturday: Free day in Belgrade if desired to rest and
visit friends and relatives....or return to Washington (we can
still organize something if desired).
Nov. 2 - Sun: Early morning departure for Washington. |
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