With the blessing of His Eminence the Very Most Reverend Metropolitan
Laurus, the Cathedral Parish of St. John the Baptist in Washington, DC is
pleased to announce a pilgrimage to the holy sites of Orthodox Serbia. If
God grants, it will be from October 17 to November 2. Approximate cost of trip $2000.00 (entire package).
For more information, please contact Fr. Victor Potapov at 202-619-2159
(daytime), or 301-565-0848 (evenings).
Tentative Itinerary:
Oct. 17 - Friday: DEPARTURE Washington DC/Dulles Airport
Oct. 18 - Sat.: ARRIVE Belgrade by mid-day. Bus transportation to hotel for rest, and/or brief tour of downtown. Dinner.
Oct. 19 - Sun: 8:00 AM Liturgy in St. Alexander Nevsky Church or St. Sava Church. Lunch. Visit Novo Groblje cemetery and panikhida at Russian Chapel at gravesite of Metropolitan Anthony Khrapovitsky. Visit Ruzica church and Sv. Petka church at Kalemegdan. Dinner.
Oct. 20, Mon: Travel to Valjevo (1.5 hr from Belgrade). Tour Cheliye
Monastery and St. Nicholas Church in Lelich - sites of St.Justin Popovic
and St.Nikolaj Velimirovich resting places respectively. Return to Belgrade
Oct. 21, Tue: Visit selected Monasteries near Belgrade at Topola, Oplenac
and Arandjelovac. Return to Belgrade.
Oct. 22/23, Wed-Thur: Travel to selected Monasteries in Central Serbia:
Zicha, Manasija, Ravanica, Crna Reka, Sopocani, Djurdjevi Stupovi, Gradac. Stay at Hotel next to Sopocani Monastery or at Mountain Kopaonik (sky resort).
Oct. 24-27, Fri-Mon: Arrive in Kosovo and visit Monasteries: Gracanica,
Pech Patriarchate, Bogorodica Ljeviska church, Decani. Lodging in one of
the monasteries.
Oct. 20-30, Tue-Thur: Arrive in Montenegro and tour Monasteries: Moraca, Milesevo, Cetinje, Ostrog (3 afternoons will be free, lodging is planned on the Adriatic Coast, lodging in tourist resort, to be determined).
Oct. 31, Fri.: Travel to Belgrade (visit on the way one or two Monasteries,
to be determined) Arrive late to Belgrade.
Nov. 1, Sat: Free day in Belgrade if desired to rest and visit friends and
relatives ... or return to Washington (we can still organize something if desired)
Nov. 2, Sun: Early morning departure for Washington, DC
I wish I could go, it seems like it'd be a very wonderful (and well priced) trip.
, and it's my parish organizing it. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), I'm heading off to the Dominican Republic the week after for a week of fun in the sun, :mrgreen: and I doubt my boss would be to happy with me if I ask for another week off.