Pilgrimages With Fr. George

 

This photo was taken in Lourdes 2022

 

For 2023 we have two wonderful trips planned:

  1. The first is called The Best of Ireland and Northern Ireland,  a trip of 11 days from June 5 – 15, 2023, covering cities and places like Belfast, Derry, Our Lady of Knock, Galway, Conemara, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Blarney, and Dublin. If you’ve never visited it before, they say Ireland is a beautiful country with over 400 shades of green! The cost per person (double occupancy) is $3999 from San Francisco. Brochures and reservation forms can be found in the vestibule and the parish office. A non-refundable deposit of $500 is expected when signing up and if you wish to have a single room, then the total cost increases by $900. Full payment is due about 100 days before travel begins. Travel insurance is also available through the travel agency based in Menlo Park, CA: Nawas International Travel.  https://www.nawas.com/
  2. The second is called Eastern Europe and includes Austria, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. This is a pilgrimage to the birthplace of St Pope John Paul II, St. Faustina and Divine Mercy, the Black Madonna of Jasna Gora, the concentration camp of Auschwitz and so on. It will be 12 day tour from September 11 – 22, 2023. The cost per person (double occupancy) is $3,849 from San Francisco. Brochures and reservation forms can be found in the vestibule and the parish office. A non-refundable deposit of $300 is expected at sign up and for a single room, $1000 more is required. Full payment is due 100 days before the pilgrimage begins. Travel insurance is available through the travel agency: Nativity Pilgrimage based in Houston, Texas.  https://www.nativitypilgrimage.com/frgeorge-easterneurope/.

If you are interested in joining us for any of these pilgrimages, just think about it for now; and if you need more information, please email me: george.aranha@dsj.org or leave a message for me: 1-408-629-7777 ext. 104.

To travel with us in 2022, you want to be sure that your passport (travel documents) is renewed and up to date and that you have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.