Church Pilgrimage to Medugorje: 29th September – 3rd October 2020
Departure:
On Tuesday 29th September 2020 with EasyJet flight EZY2243 from Luton airport at 06:15am, arriving at Split airport at 09:45am. We meet at the EasyJet Check-in around 5am.
Return:
On Saturday 3rd October 2020 with EasyJet flight EZY2244 from Split airport at 19:00, arriving at Luton airport at 20:40pm.
Hotel:
Full-board accommodation at Villa Regina Hotel***+, (www.hotel-villaregina.com). Your payment below does not cover your lunches on Tuesday 29th September and on Saturday 3rd October. The hotel is one minute away from St James’ parish church.
Program:
Tuesday 29th September: Departure from London Luton to Split. Mass at St Francis church in Split at 11:30am. Walk and free lunch inside the old City of Split for four hours, and then leaving to Medugorje around 4pm. Arriving at Villa Regina Medugorje around 6:30pm. Dinner at 8pm at the hotel.
Wednesday 30th September: Breakfast 7am-8am. 8am: The climbing of the Mountain of the Cross (Križevac). We pray the Rosary together with the Stations of the Cross while we are climbing slowly the mountain. 1:30pm: Lunch. 4pm: The Illuminous mysteries behind St James church followed by a visit to Risen Christ’s monument. 6pm: International mass at the parish church. 8pm: Dinner. 9pm: spiritual discussion at the hotel.
Thursday 1st October: Breakfast 7am-8am. We leave the hotel at 8am to the Apparitions’ Hill to pray the Rosary. 1:30pm: Lunch. 4pm-5:30pm Meeting at the hotel for spiritual discussion. 6pm: International mass at St James the parish church, near the hotel. 8pm: Dinner. 9pm: Adoration Hour at St James’ church.
Friday 2nd October: Breakfast 7am-8am. 8:15am: The Monthly Apparition to Mariana. You may go early to find a place near Mariana in the Apparitions’ Hill. 8:30am departure to the Mother’s House, which was founded by Fr. Slavik for 1) the abandoned children without parents, 2) pregnant single mothers, the anti-abortion centre, 3) addicted people to drogues, alcohol, gambling, internet games, etc.), the Merciful Father centre, 4) Kindergarten for children from the Mother’s House and the pro-life centre. 10:30pm: Mass at the amphi-theatre in the Park of the Mother’s Village. 1:30pm: Lunch. 4pm: Meeting at the hotel for a presentation of the Apparitions of the Holy Virgin in the West. 8pm Dinner. 9pm: spiritual discussion.
Saturday 3rd: Breakfast 7am-8am. 8am: Departure. 10:30am: Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes in Vepric. Free lunch at 1:30pm in the beautiful town of Omiš. Departure to Split airport at 4pm.
Visa & Money:
Schengen Visa allows you to enter Bosna i Hercegovina, and Middle Eastern passports need a visa to enter Croatia and Bosna i Hercegovina. Most shops accept Euro and US dollar.
Baggage Allowances:
Each passenger should pay the Airline for his suitcase of 23kg to be carried in the aircraft’s hold. You can also add to your suitcase a cabin baggage (hand baggage) which should be within the maximum allowed size limitations, 56 x 45 x 25cm including handles and wheels.
Booking and Payment:
£350 in a double/twin room without the air-ticket, or £450 in a single room without the air-ticket. The bill includes full-board accommodation at the hotel Villa Regina, and the secretarial work.
You should buy your own air-ticket.
Please, pay your bill before August 2020 and send a cheque to Fr. Shafiq Abouzayd, 46 Sunderland Avenue, Oxford OX2 8DU. Or make a bank transfer to Abouna Shafiq
Do you fast? Then feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, do not forget the imprisoned, have pity on the tortured, comfort those who grieve and who weep, be merciful, humble, kind, calm, patient, sympathetic, forgiving, reverent, truthful and pious, so that God might accept your fasting and might plentifully grant you the fruits of repentance.
Saint John Chrysostom