2010 Pilgrimage: A New Jerusalem
New England Synod's Companion Synod Mission Trip to The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL)
Tour Leader: Pastor Tim Keyl, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Nashua, NH
Tour Dates: May 4-18, 2010
Approximate Cost: $3,200
The Global Mission Team and Bishop Margaret Payne invite you to be transformed by the “living stones” of the Holy Land, to pray and learn as pilgrims, and to be companions for our brothers and sisters who seek peace with justice. Pastor Tim Keyl spent the first part of his sabbatical in 2006 at the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem. Pastor Tim returned to the Holy Land in 2007, 2008, and 2009, and currently serves as coordinator for the synod’s relationship with the ELCJHL.
The Pilgrimage Will Include:
- Visits to churches, schools, and other programs of our companion synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
- Sunday Celebrations at companions synod congregations; visits with those from the ELCA serving there
- Meeting with Bishop Munib Younan of the ELCJL
- Visit to the Western Wall, the Dome of the Rock, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Visit to Yad Vashem, dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust
- Walking tours of the Old City of Jerusalem and Bethlehem
- Visits with those who are part of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program
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- Visit to the Old City of Hebron
- Swimming in the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee
- Excursion to Qumran and Masada
- Three days in the Galilee
- Returning to Jerusalem through Mt. Carmel, Haifa and the Mediterranean Sea
- Visit to Caesarea Maritama, a summer residence for Herod
- Praying the Via Dolorosa, the way of the Cross in Jerusalem
- Visit to Augusta Victoria Hospital and other sites and programs of the Lutheran World Federation in Jerusalem
- Daily Prayer and Reflection
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Space is limited! Please make a deposit of $500 (checks only, please) payable to New England Synod, memo: “2010 Holy Land Trip” by January 1, 2010. Mail checks to New England Synod, PO Box 13, Worcester, MA 01614-0013.
Contact Pastor Tim Keyl at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Nashua, NH: (603) 882-6142 or tkeyl@ctknashua.org
