H27 Acts in the Holy Land (Eastertide through Pentecost): May 4 – May 18, 2027

Sample Draft Itinerary
 
Day 1: Tuesday, May 4
Opening Evening (Eucharist, reception, and dinner)
 
Day 2: Wednesday, May 5 (Ascension Eve)
Introduction to the Course
Lecture: The Importance of the Ascension in Jerusalem Pilgrim Tradition
Initial visit to the Old City
Rooftop view from Jaffa Gate area
Visit Holy Sepulchre
Mount of Olives Overview
Attend Franciscan Vesper Service (Chapel of the Ascension)
 
Day 3: Thursday, May 6 (Ascension Day)
Visit Princess Basma Center for Disabled Children
Visit Eleona (French Councilor Mass) / Pater Noster Church
Visit the Chapel of the Ascension
Possible visit to the Russian Church of the Ascension
Afternoon Break
Attend Lutheran Ascension service on the Mount of Olives (Augusta Victoria)
Evening Meal: Augusta Victoria
 
Day 4: Friday, May 7 (Bethlehem: Nativity to Ascension)
A day in Bethlehem
The Church of the Nativity
Lunch at Aida Refugee camp
Discussions on the Incarnation (from Nativity to Ascension)
 
Day 5: Saturday, May 8 (The Stoning of Stephen)
Possible visit to Beit Jamal Monastery / TBC
Jerusalem traditions of the Stoning of Stephen
Visits to St Stephen’s Basilica and Paulus-Haus
 
Day 6: Sunday, May 9 (Nablus: Philip the Deacon)
Visit to Nablus (Samaria), including St Philip’s Episcopal church, dedicated to Philip the Deacon.
 
Day 7: Monday, May 10 (The Ethiopian Eunuch)
Visit Hebron (Tomb of Abraham) / TBC
The Ethiopian Eunuch
The Ethiopian church in Jerusalem
Lecture Briefing (for Tuesday): The importance of the Temple in Acts
 
Day 8: Tuesday, May 11 (The Temple in Acts)
A visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque (Temple Mount)
Jerusalem Archaeological Park (Davidson Center)
Lunch on your own (Jewish Quarter)
Free afternoon.
 
Day 9: Wednesday, May 12 (Armenian Quarter)
Discussions of James of the Just, first Christian leader (bishop) of Jerusalem
Tour of the Armenian Quarter (St James Cathedral)
Lunch: Maronite Guesthouse
Attend Armenian Vespers
 
Day 10: Thursday, May 13 (Judas Traditions)
Visit Bethany
Walk from Gethsemane to Aceldama (Hinnom Valley) via Pool of Siloam
 
Day 11: Friday, May 14 (Baptism of Jesus)
The Jordan River / Reaffirmation of Baptism
Lunch in Jericho
Qumran
Dead Sea Float
 
Day 12: Saturday, May 15 (Pentecost Eve)
Free Morning
Visit Pentecost Room (Notre Dame)
Visit Cenacle (Mount Sion)
Attend Pentecost Eve Eucharist (St Mark’s Syrian Orthodox Church)
Evening Meal: Old City
 
Day 13: Sunday, May 16 (Pentecost)
Pentecost Worship
Individual options: St George’s Cathedral Eucharist or Dormition Abbey Pontifical Mass
Free afternoon
 
Day 14: Monday, May 17 (Conversion of Cornelius)
Caesarea Maritima: The Conversion of Cornelius / The Imprisonment of Paul
Jaffa: House of Simon the Tanner
Dinner in Jaffa
 
Day 15: Tuesday, May 18 (Acts and the Ends of the World)
Via Dolorosa
Return Visit to the Holy Sepulchre
Closing Eucharist: Augusta Victoria (Mount of Olives)
Free afternoon.
Final Debriefing, Reception, and Dinner
 
Day 16: Wednesday, May 19
Departures
 : H27 Acts in the Holy Land (Eastertide through Pentecost): May 4 – May 18, 2027
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