Itinerary for trip to Israel

 

Thursday, 22-March        Fly out of Portland on Delta Flight DL 1288

                                        at 11:57 AM  Seat # 41E and 41F

                                        Arrive Atlanta  7:25 PM  Travel Time:  4:28

                                         Leave Atlanta on Delta Air Lines Inc - Flight DL 0152 at                                          10:40 PM  (3hr 15 min)  layover; Seat #57J and57G    

                                                                                                                         

Friday, 23-March             Arrive Tel Aviv Yafo Ben Gurion Int'l Airport at 4:25 PM

                                        Travel Time:  11:45

                                         Take bus to Jerusalem Hotel www.jrshotel.com

Saturday, 24-March              Jerusalem area                            Jerusalem Hotel

Sunday, 25-March             9:00 am Worship at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

                                          11:30-1pm Lunch at Nafoura restaurant

                                           1-4 pm Tour Old City with Tony Boyadgian

                                           6:00 pm Dinner at Jerusalem Hotel

                                           7:00 pm Charles Clayton, World Vision

                                                              Jerusalem National Director

                                                         Security briefing by WV staff,

                                                         Anne Clayton (WVJ Guest Relations)

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                                                                                               Jerusalem Hotel

 

Monday, 26-March               9:00 am Meet with Vice Mayor of Bethlehem;

                                          10:00 am Tour Church of the Nativity

                                          11:00 am Lunch meeting at Wi'am with Zogbi Zogbi

                                          12:30 pm Visit Sr. Rose Holy Child Program for refugee camp

                                                          children traumatized by violence;

                                           2 pm Shopping at Beit Sahhour's Shepherd's Field Co-op                                            5:30 pm  Dinner

                                           6:30 pm  Meet with Parent's Circle Representatives. 

www.theparentscircle.com                                                     Jerusalem Hotel

 

Tuesday, 27-March               9:00 am Israelis Against House Demolitions www.ICAHD.org                                               2:00 pm  Lunch with Jeff Halper (Dir ICAHD at Beit Arabyia

                                                         peace center)

                                          3:30 pm  Return to Jerusalem

                                          Evening Dinner free?                     Jerusalem Hotel

 

Wednesday, 28-March          8:00 a.m. Pick up at Jerusalem Hotel

                                           8:45 a.m.  Friends Play Center, Amaria Refugee Camp

                                           9:45 a.m.  Friends Secondary School (FBS)

                   ** Hosts can pick up guests after school or after their work hours

                        at their convenience. Staying with host family:            

 

Thursday, 29-March              **Hosts deliver guests to FGS

                                            8:00 am School Day at Friends Primary School (FGS)

                                            3:00 p.m.  Visit Catholic Relief embroidery shop

                                                 Free time in town

                                            6:30 p.m.  Dinner with community leaders

                                            8:30 p.m.. **Hosts pick guests up at restaurant (TBA)

 

Friday, 30-March                    Morning with host family

                                               2:00 p.m.  Leave FBS for village of Taybeh

                                               6:30 p.m.  Dinner with host families at Zarour’s

 

Saturday, 31-March           **Hosts deliver guests to FBS

                                              Tour and lecture led by Bahia Amra

                                              Tour of Meeting House – Nabeel Ajlouny

                                             6:00 p.m.  Dinner with Friends; possibly Al Janyeh reps

                                              8:00 p.m.  **Hosts pick up guests at

                                                                    restaurant    (?Mocha Rena?)

 

Sunday, 1-April                     Palm Sunday procession beginning at Bethphage

                                             8:00 a.m.  Un-programmed worship at

                                                               Friends Meeting House

                                             9:30 a.m.  Bus pick up at FBS

                                               Mt. of Olives Walk

                                               Travel to Nazareth

                                               Stay at Galilee Hotel, 6 Paul St. Nazareth

                                               (972-4-671311/Fax 972-4-6712278)

 

Monday, 2-April                      8:30 am Church of Annunciation/Nazareth

(Beginning of Passover)            Fr. Chacour – Mar Elias in Ibillin

  (at Sunset)                             Cana                                               

                                                Stay at Casa Nova:  1 Yayarden St. Tiberias

                                                (Tel: ++972-4-6712281/Fax:++972-4-6712278)

Tuesday, 3-April                     Mt. of Beatitudes

                                               Capernaum

                                               Loaves and Fishes

                                               Boat Ride Sea of Galilee

                                               Old Boat Museum (boat from 1st century)

                                               Stay at Casa Nova in Tiberias

 

Wednesday, 4-April                9:00 am  Golan Heights

                                               Banias – Headwaters of Jordan River

                                               Walk through the nature reserve

                                                Free evening

                                               Stay at Casa Nova in Tiberias

 

Thursday, 5-April                   Jordan River

                                              Jericho

                                              Dead Sea

                                              Return to Jerusalem              Stay at Jerusalem Hotel

 

Friday, 6-April                   Free Day

                                          Walk Bethany over Mt. Of Olives to Garden of Gethsemane

                                                                                                      Jerusalem Hotel

 

Saturday, 7-April              Hebron – Christian Peacemaker Teams; www.cpt.org

                                                                                                 (click on Palestine)

                                          Tomb of Patriarchs             Jerusalem Hotel                                                                                                                           

 

Easter Sunday, 8-April      5:00 am Easter sunrise service on Mt. of Olives

                                         Brunch afterwards

                                         (Free day)                 Jerusalem Hotel

 

Monday, 9-April                 Depart Tel Aviv Yafo Ben Gurion Int'l Airport: 

                                           Delta Air Lines Inc - Flight DL 0153 at 11:25 PM

                                           Flight Time:  13:20     Seat #57J and 56J

 

Tuesday, 10-April              Arrive Atlanta at 5:45 AM                  (2hr 56min layover)

                                           Leave Atlanta on Delta Air Lines Inc - Flight DL 0543 at                                            8:41 AM

                                           Arrive Portland at 11:07 AM    Seat #44E and 44F

                                           Travel time:  5:26

                                        

                                            Go Home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!