9/22/21 UPDATE:

It is with sadness that we report the St. Gregory the Great pilgrimage to the Holy Land, originally scheduled for January 2022, will now be postponed to January 2023 due to the continued regulations of COVID-19 and travel restrictions. 
 
The new dates for the pilgrimage are January 15 – 24, 2023.  (with an optional Jordan extension of 3 days to bring us home January 27, 2023)
 

Posted 4/14/21

I am happy to announce that I am planning to lead a pilgrimage, open to parishioners, to the Holy Land with an optional add-on to Jordan in January of 2022 (January 9-19 for Israel only, 9-22 with the add-on).

I have been waiting to advertise this for a number of months to see how the pandemic situation evolved. Of course, the pandemic could still have an effect on the pilgrimage plans, but I am more and more confident that the trip will be able to go ahead as scheduled. I have been to the Holy Land multiple times in the past, and believe it to be a life-changing experience for people of faith. 

This particular pilgrimage will include a number of places that are familiar to me, and even a few that I have not been to. We will walk in the footsteps of Jesus in Nazareth, Cana, Galilee, Caesarea Phillipi, Mt. Tabor, the Jordan River, Bethlehem, Bethany, and Jerusalem: including visits to the Cave of the Annunciation, the Grotto of the Nativity, the Via Dolorosa, and the site of the crucifixion and resurrection at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We will also visit the Western Wall, the Temple Mount, and if you stay for the trip to Jordan: Petra, one of the new seven wonders of the world.

It promises to be a wonderful experience, so let’s hope that the pandemic comes to an end in the very near future. If you are interested, please click below for all the details. I have paper brochures I can give you as well, if you let me know, and of course, I can answer itinerary questions if you have any between now and then. Other questions can be directed to Carolyn Norbut, the pilgrimage coordinator: [email protected] or (732) 216-8073.   

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