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Fifth National Young Adult Pilgrimage to the Holy Lands

NEW YORK ? The National Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries
is pleased to announce its 5th National Young Adult Pilgrimage. This
year?s Pilgrimage to the Holy Lands will take place from May 15-24,
2010. Once again, the pilgrimage will be led by His Grace Bishop Savas
of Troas, the Director of Church, Society and Culture for the Greek
Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

Young Adults will have the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of our
Lord, re-tracing and re-living His life and ministry. The Pilgrimage
will depart from New York and travel to Tel Aviv, where we will visit
Jerusalem, Nazareth, Cana, Mount of Olives, the Sea of Galilee and
Gethsemane. From there we will travel to Sinai and visit St.
Catherine?s Monastery and it?s famous collection of icons, the burning
bush, Mount Horeb (where Moses received the Ten Commandments).
Returning to Jerusalem, we will have a private audience with His
Beatitude Theophilos III, and visit other beautiful and historic
churches and sites.

?We have been offering these Pilgrimages for our young adults to give
them the opportunity to not only grow in their Faith, but to travel
with other young adults from throughout our Archdiocese and have a
first-hand experience of our historic Church?, stated Fr. Mark
Leondis, the Archdiocesan Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries.

Full details and registration for this Pilgrimage is available at
www.youngadult.goarch.org.  Space is limited to 30 young adults and is
on a first come first served basis.

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