We are just 11 days from take off! A group of 31 will be going to the Holy Land. We have about a dozen young people, juniors and seniors in high school as well as a few college students, some parents, a group of friends who are mostly from NW Minnesota, and some other people from Our Lady of the Lake (OLL) Catholic Church in Mound, Minnesota. Mr. Bryan Busch, the youth minister from there and I (Fr. Stan Mader) are leading the group.
This trip started as an idea to help build up the youth group. We needed something to keep people as leaders in the youth group. So often, after Confirmation they drifted away because there were so many other things to do, and there wasn't a large enough group of "older youth" that stayed connected. We have been fundraising for two years, and now is the payoff.
We will leave on Sunday, December 27th. We will stay two nights in Bethlehem, two nights in Tiberius along the Sea of Galilee, and finally two or three nights in Jerusalem. We will also visit Nazareth, Ein Karem, Caesaria, Jericho and the Dead Sea.
This is my sixth visit to the Holy Land, and the fourth group I'm leading. It is Bryan's first trip. At least one of our travelers is a repeat visitor. It is going to be great!
This trip started as an idea to help build up the youth group. We needed something to keep people as leaders in the youth group. So often, after Confirmation they drifted away because there were so many other things to do, and there wasn't a large enough group of "older youth" that stayed connected. We have been fundraising for two years, and now is the payoff.
We will leave on Sunday, December 27th. We will stay two nights in Bethlehem, two nights in Tiberius along the Sea of Galilee, and finally two or three nights in Jerusalem. We will also visit Nazareth, Ein Karem, Caesaria, Jericho and the Dead Sea.
This is my sixth visit to the Holy Land, and the fourth group I'm leading. It is Bryan's first trip. At least one of our travelers is a repeat visitor. It is going to be great!
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