Welcome to the St Sabbas Orthodox Monastery
Saturday, March 23, 6:00 PM,
Vespers
Sunday, March 24, 9:30 AM
Hours & Liturgy, St. Gregory of Palamas
Wednesday, March 27, 6:00 PM,
Presanctified Liturgy
Saturday, March 30, 6:00 PM,
Vespers
Sunday, March 31, 9:30 AM
Exaltation of the Cross
Wednesday, April 3, 6:00 PM,
Presanctified Liturgy
Saturday, April 6, 6:00 PM,
Vigil, Annunciation
Sunday, April 7, 9:30 AM
Hours & Liturgy, Annunciation
Wednesday, April 10, 6:00 PM,
Presanctified Liturgy
Thursday, April 11, 6:00 PM,
Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Saturday, April 13, 6:00 PM,
Vespers
Sunday, April 14, 9:30 AM
Hours & Liturgy, St. Mary of Egypt
Wednesday, April 17, 6:00 PM,
Presanctified Liturgy
Friday, April 19, 6:00 PM,
Lazarus Saturday Matins
Saturday, April 20, 8:00 AM,
Lazarus Saturday Liturgy
Saturday, April 20, 6:00 PM,
Palm Sunday Vigil
Sunday, April 21, 9:30 AM,
Palm Sunday Liturgy, Hours beginning at 9:30am,
followed by fish dinner
Wednesday, April 24, 8:00 AM,
Presanctified Liturgy Holy Week
Wednesday, April 24, 6:30 PM,
Holy Unction
Thursday, April 25, 8:00 AM,
Mystical Supper Vesperal Liturgy
Thursday, April 25, 6:30 PM,
Passion Gospels
Friday, April 26, 12:00 PM,
Vespers
Friday, April 26, 6:30 PM,
Lamentations
Saturday, April 27, 8:00 AM,
Vesperal Liturgy with Old Testament Readings
Saturday, April 27, 11:30 PM,
PASCHA SERVICE
followed by meal after
Sunday, April 28, 1:00 PM,
Vespers
We arrange Pilgrimage to Jerusalem on a regular basis. Feel free to contact us for more information.
Next Pilgrimage coming as early as November 2019
Feel free to contact us via e-mail for more details
stsabbasorthodoxmonastery@gmail.com
TOUR PROGRAM
NOV 17th - NOV 27
Day1: Nov 17th: Detroit - Newark - Tel Aviv
Meeting at the Metro Airport in Detroit at 9:10 AM; flight to Newark UA3409 at 12:10, arrival in Newark Airport at 1:50 PM. Departure from Newark to Tel Aviv at 4:20 PM with UA084. Meals on board.
Day2: Nov 18: Tel Aviv - Jaffa
Arrival in Tel Aviv airport at 9:35 AM local time. Warm welcome from the guide at the airport.
Transfer to Bethlehem to visit the Nativity Church, where it is believed that our Lord Jesus was born in the cave. After that, we will visit shepherds field, St. Elias Monastery and Mar Saba Monastery in the desert. Back to Jaffa. Dinner in the hotel. Overnight. St Gabriel Hotel or similiar
Day3: Nov 19: Jaffa - Lod - Jaffa
Day visit to the tomb of St. Tabitha and then the tomb of St. George the Great Martyr. After thet, return to Jaffa for Vespers for the Feast of St. Micael the Archangel. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight. St. Gabriel hotel or similar
Day 4: Nov 20: Jaffa - Tiberias
Morning feast of St. Michael the Archangel, Patriarchal Liturgy followed by lunch hosted by Archbishop Damascinos. The Patriarch will bless the food, after we weill eat and immediatel leave for Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee. Hotel check-in, dinner, overnight at the Ruth and Daniel hotel
Day 5: Nov 21: Tiberias - Cana - Nazareth - Tiberias
Visit Cana of Galilee and Nazareth: Well of Theotokos (Annunciation Church). if we have time we will be welcomed by the Archbishop Kyriokos of Nazareth. After that we wil visit the Mount of Tabor, place of Transfiguration. Back to hotel in Tiberias. Dinner. Overnight at Leonardo hotel or similar
Day 6: Nov 22: Tiberias - Jordan River - Bethlehem - Midnight Liturgy in the Holy Sepulchre
Visit Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum and the ruins of the Synagogue. Convent in Magdala on the shore of Galilee. Weather permitting we will take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Lunch in Kibuts - St. Peter Fish. Baptism in Jordan river on the place called Yardenit. Drive to Bethlehem, hotel check-in, dinner, Midnight Liturgy will be held by Archimandrite Pachomy and father Gabriel Bilas at Golgotha.
Day 7: Nov 23: Bethlehem - Jericho - Jerusalem
Visit St. Gerasimus of the desert. Travel to Jericho, to hte oldest city in hte world and visit the Monastery of Temptetion, where it is believed that Jesus spent 40 days and was tempted by the devil. Visit to the Monastery of St. George Chezobite (Wadi Kelt) Drive to the Holy City of Jerusalem. Dinner. Overnight at St. Gabriel hotel or similar
Day 8: Nov 24: Jerusalem - Mount of Olives
Intense look at the holy Sepulchre, Garden of Gethsemane, Tomb of the Theotokos, St. Mary Magdalene. Convent - relics of Grand Duchess St. Elizabeth. Opportunity to shop in Old Jerusalem. Hotel or option to dine in a pace of your choice in the old city. Gloria hotel
Day 9: Nov 25: Jerusalem - Ein Karem - Jerusalem
Travel to Ein Karem, birthpalce of St. John the Baptist. Back to Jerusalem for monastery of the Holy Cross and St. Simeon the God Receiver. Then visit Mt. Zion and the Western Wall. Final meeting with the Patriarch and blessing to return safely home. dinner, overnight at Gloria hotel
Day 10: Nov 27: Jerusalem - Tel Aviv - Departure
Optional visit fo he Holy Sepulcher and departure to Jaffa- Tel Aviv. Free time until transfer to the airport. Departure flight at 11:10 PM UA091 from Tel Aviv to Newark. Meals on board
Day 11: Nov 28: Newark - Detroit
Arriving in Newark at 4:30 AM local time. Departure from Newark to Detroit at 6:00 AM UA3598, arrivng in Detroit at 7:53 AM
