SAVE THE DATE : OCTOBER 16-26, 2017 PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND Trip of A Lifetime Starting at $3500 Based on Double Occupancy Air & Deluxe Land Package Join us on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land as we explore the cradle of Christianity and follow the Footsteps of Jesus. We will visit the birth place of Jesus and other sites associated with His life, death and resurrection. Our spiritual director for this pilgrimage is our very own pastor, Fr. Truc Nguyen. Day 1: Depart Los Angeles for the Holy Land Day 2: Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport. Meet and assist with the local guide who will escort us to our hotel in Tel Aviv for Dinner and overnight Day 3: Tel Aviv, Free Time to explore the white city of Tel Aviv. Day 4: Caesarea, Mt Carmel, Stella Maris, Carmelites, Cana, Nazareth. Day 5: Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Mount of the Beatitudes, Primacy of St Peter Day 6: Mt Tabor, Jericho, Baptismal Site Day 7: Church of Visitation, Ein Karem, Shepherd s Fields, Bethlehem Day 8: Palm Sunday Route, Mount Zion Day 9 : Jerusalem, Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulcher, Walling Wall Day 10 : Masada, Dead Sea, Qumran, Bethany Day 11: Departure for Los Angeles Program is subject to change. SEE BACK PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS. FOR MORE INFORMATION : GIGI INIGO (714) 200-7498 GIGI@STYLEYOURTRIP.COM
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND WITH FR. TRUC OCTOBER 16-26,2017 Join us on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land as we explore the cradle of Christianity and follow the Footsteps of Jesus. We will visit the birth place of Jesus and other sites associated with His life, death and resurrection. Page 1 of 5
Program Day 1 - October 16, 2017 Monday Depart Los Angeles for the Holy Land Day 2- October 17,2017 Tuesday Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport. Meet and assist with the local guide who will escort us to our hotel in Tel Aviv for Dinner and overnight Day 3-October 18,2017 Wednesday Tel Aviv, Free Time to explore the white city of Tel Aviv. Day 4 October 19, 2017 Thursday Caesarea, Mt Carmel, Stella Maris, Carmelites, Cana, Nazareth. After visiting Jaffa we will depart via the coast to Caesarea Maritima, where St. Peter baptized the first Gentile convert (Cornelius) and where Paul was held prisoner by Romans. It was the center of the Roman governors including Pontius Pilates. Visit the Roman and Crusader ruins, the Crusader City, the well preserved Theatre, the Harbour, and the Roman Aquaduct. Heading towards Haifa through Carmel Mountains, we will visit the Carmelite Monastery Stella Maris and Muhraqa, where Elijah confronted the false priests of Ba al (1 Kings 18:17-40). Drive to Cana of Galilee where Jesus performed his first miracle at the request of his mother (John 2:1-11). In Cana we will visit the Franciscan chapel for a renewal of wedding vows. Continue to the Basilica of Annunciation in Nazareth where we will celebrate Mass and visit Mary's Well and the Church of the Angel Gabriel. We arrive in Tiberias for dinner and the evening Dinner and Overnight in Tiberias Day 5-October 20,2017 Friday Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Mount of the Beatitudes, Primacy of St Peter This morning we begin the day with a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee. We will head for Capernaum. In Jesus time, fishing villages dotted the northern shores. This is where Jesus called most of his disciples, and he set up his ministry headquarters After Jesus was baptized and then tempted in the desert he returned to his home region of Galilee in northern Israel. But he didn t go back home to Nazareth. Rather, he moved to Capernaum, known as a trading hub and fishing village, but also known for farming and light industry, such as processing olive oil. Capernaum became his home town (Matthew 9:1). Capernaum saw the best Jesus had to offer: profound teachings, countless healings, and astonishing exorcisms. Yet Capernaum also drew his worst rebuke: (Matthew 11:23-24). We will visit the Mount of the Beatitudes to gain a panoramic vista of the Sea of Galilee. Here Jesus preached his famous Sermon on the Mount We will also visit Tabgha, the fruitful garden, where Jesus fed five thousand people (Mark 6:30-46), and we shall see the magnificent mosaic commemorating the miracle of the multiplication. Tabgha is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Page 2 of 5
Day 6 October 21,2017 Saturday Mt Tabor, Jericho, Baptismal Site We start the day by going to Mount Tabor, the site of the Transfiguration (Matth. 17:1-8), we shall ascend by a smaller motor vehicle due to its narrow route, we will celebrate a Mass on the summit of Mt Tabor. We drive on passing the small town of Nain, where Jesus raised the widow's son (Luke. 7:11-17). Drive through the Jordan Valley and drive on up through the Judean hills, Stop at the traditional Baptismal Site (Qasr El Yahoud). We shall pass to the town of Jericho and visit Tel Jericho, the most ancient city in the world. We also stop at the Sycamore Tree which believed that Zacchaeus had climbed up a Sycamore Tree as he wanted to catch a glimpse of this wonderful savior then we stop to view Mt Temptation where Jesus spent forty days and forty nights fasting and meditating during the temptation of Satan. Proceed to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. Day 7 October 22,2017 Sunday Church of Visitation, Ein Karem, Shepherd s Fields, Bethlehem After breakfast we will travel to the small village of of Ein Karem. It was the home of Elizabeth and Zechariah and the birthplace of St John the Baptist. Visit the Church of Visitation where the Blessed Virgin Mary visited the home of Zachariah and Elizabeth and proclaimed the 'Magnificat' [Luke 1:39-80]. We stop to visit the Shrine of the Book the home of Dead Sea scrolls and Jerusalem Model during Jesus time.in the afternoon we drive to the Shepherd's Fields where the angels announced the birth of Jesus. A visit to Bethlehem would not be complete without seeing the fields where shepherds watched their flocks and saw the angels proclaiming the birth of Christ. Two churches mark the spot where the shepherds were sitting: A Greek church stands in the field, while the Franciscan Church of the Angels covers the caves where the shepherds lived. Then we visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Here we can kneel in the Grotto the birth place of our redeemer. The Church was built above the Grotto of the Nativity. The tiny Grotto of the Nativity is down some rather dark stone steps, a faded mosaic on the altar and a silver star on the floor mark the spot where Jesus was born. You will also visit the Basilica of St. Catherine build on the foundations of a Crusader Church erected in the twelfth century. Page 3 of 5
Day 8 October 23, 2017 Monday Palm Sunday Route, Mount Zion After breakfast we will travel where we will start our day in Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. From this hill Jesus prophesied to his disciples that the Temple would one day fall (Luke19:41-44). Visit the Chapel of the Ascension (Acts 1:9-11) on the peak of the Mount of Olives and the Convent of Pater Noster where the Lord s Prayer is displayed in 110 languages. We will walk down the "Palm Sunday route" stopping at Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41). We will then walk to the garden of Gethsemane, filled with olive trees. We will visit the Rock of Agony where Jesus spent his last hours in solitude and prayed His last prayer before his arrest. Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet not my will but yours be done." (Luke. 22:40-46) We will also visit The Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, dedicated to Peter s denials. This is possibly the site of Caiaphas house where Jesus was tried and kept overnight, visit the upper room.. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight Jerusalem. Day 9 October 24, 2017 Tuesday Jerusalem, Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulcher, Walling Wall It is an inspiring day full of meditation and prayer. In the early morning we retrace the last steps of Jesus as we walk the Via Dolorosa, praying the Stations of the Cross. We reflect on the greatness of His sacrifice as he bore the burden of our sins on the Cross at Golgotha. Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing (Luke 23:34). We arrive at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Mass The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the heart of the Christian Quarter, covers Calvary (Golgotha in Hebrew). The Holy Sepulchre is actually a cluster of 5 churches, some with a bigger part of the communal space than others. For visitors, it can be difficult to distinguish between Armenian and Greek Orthodox, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Abyssinian Coptic, and there s always a service going on somewhere in the maze, chanting in different languages, the air heavy with incense and bearded priests scuttling around in the dim light. In the afternoon we will visit St Anne s Church, the home of the Virgin Mary and her parents, Saints Joachim and Anne. We will also visit the Wailing Wall, also known as the Western Wall It is a 187-foot-high section of the ancient wall of Herod s Temple. The wall is believed by devout Jews to be the Western Wall of the Second Temple. We will end the day by visiting the exhibition of the Shroud of Turin at the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame Center. "Who Is the Man of the Shroud?" This permanent exhibit is a religious and scientific display of the various studies on the Shroud of Turin. The original Shroud is kept in the Royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, northern Italy. Overnight Jerusalem Page 4 of 5
Day 10 October 25, 2017 Wednesday Masada, Dead Sea, Qumran, Bethany Depart the Dead Sea Hotel we visit Masada, ascending the wilderness mountain by way of cable car to the fortress built by King Herod. Here we survey the ruins of fortifications, synagogue, temples and palaces. Drive to Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were written over 2000 years ago and discovered in. We will make a special stop at the Dead Sea (the lowest spot on earth) for a short swim. Then we shall head to Bethany where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, hometown of Martha and Mary. Here we shall visit Lazarus' tomb. We may celebrate Mass in the Church of St. Lazarus. Arrive Jerusalem for Dinner and Overnight Day 11 October 26,2017 Thursday Departure for Los Angeles Shalom Israel! 11 Days air and deluxe land package to include daily breakfast and dinners, guided tours and entrances to all sites, starting at $3500 based on double occupancy. Seats are limited so call today to reserve your spot. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR TRAVEL DESIGNER AT STYLE YOUR TRIP GIGI INIGO (714) 200-7498 GIGI@STYLEYOURTRIP.COM Page 5 of 5
STYLE YOUR TRIP PASSENGER BOOKING FORM Please reserve places on the Holy Land Pilgrimage with Fr. Truc, October 16-26,2017 starting at $3500.00 air plus land package based on double occupancy. Add $600 for single occupancy. Yes, I want travel insurance, (include $250 payment with your deposit) No, I decline travel insurance Name: (Photo copy of your passport is required - must be valid 6 months after your return date) Signature: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone #s: Email: Rooming With: Departing from (City): If other than LAX, do you want us to book your flight from your city of departure: Yes; No A deposit of $350 (by check) plus $250 insurance (optional) payable to is required per person at the time of booking. Any booking after September 15,2017 is subject to availability plus late fee penalty will apply. SUBMIT THIS BOOKING FORM, PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR PASSPORT WITH YOUR DEPOSIT Rates shown reflect payment made by check. Please make check payable to Style Your Trip LLC. You may make your final payment with your credit card but 4% additional processing fee will apply. Fuel sub-charges are subject to change up to 25 days prior to departure date. NON USA citizens must obtain visa before their departure. Payment Plan for the Holy Land Pilgrimage Deposit of $350 due March 15, 2017, second payment of $1575.00 due May 15, 2017 and final payment of $1575.00 due June 15,2017. Please make check payable to Style Your Trip LLC and mail to 2327 N. Valencia St., Santa Ana, CA 92706. Full payment of airfare is due upon confirmation. Credit card transactions will incur an additional 4% merchant fee. Terms & Conditions All prices quoted in the flyer are based on airfares and land rates on group rates of 45 passengers or more. All prices are subject to change without notice prior to departure due to major currency fluctuations, fuel prices and/or unforeseen economic circumstances. Please complete the booking form with full names as they appear on passports, and mail it to us with your deposit of $350/person plus $250 insurance (optional). Receipt of your deposit shall act as your agreement to the terms and conditions herewith. If you cancel, the following cancellation charges per person will apply: 120 days or more prior to departure $250pp; 119-91 days before departure $500 pp; 90-61 days prior to departure date $1,000pp; 60-31 days prior to departure date $1,500pp; 30-1 day prior to departure date or no show no refund NO REFUND for any tickets issued. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR TRAVEL DESIGNER AT STYLE YOUR TRIP GIGI INIGO (714) 200-7498 GIGI@STYLEYOURTRIP.COM