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What next?
This tour has a limited number of places so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Complete a booking and registration form and send this along with a copy of the photo page of your passport and a $500 per person deposit to
Audrey Warren
Mission Travel Group
Suite 3, 400 Canterbury Rd
Surrey Hills VIC 3127
or email audrey@missiontravel.com.au or call 1300 554 654.
You will receive a confirmation letter from Audrey acknowledging your place on the tour.
Flight itinerary:
The tour is booked on the following flights departing from either Brisbane (other cities available on application)
EK 435 departs Brisbane 12 June at 8.45pm arrives Dubai 13 June at 5.25am (non stop 15 hrs)
EK 901 departs Dubai 13 June at 7.25am arrives Amman 8.20am (non stop 2hrs 55 mins)
EK 904 departs Amman 5 July at 5.30pm arrives Dubai at 9.15pm (non stop 2 hrs 35 mins)
EK 432 departs Dubai 6 July at 2.45am arrives Brisbane at 12.40am 7 July (stops in Singapore for 1 hr 20mins; flying time 14hrs 30 mins)
Flight Extensions/Variations:
A requirement of travelling on a group tour airfare is that all passengers must travel together on the outbound international flights. Extensions and deviations can be made to the return flight journey at $150 per person additional plus any applicable tax variation to depart later or from any Emirates city, or have a Dubai or Asia stopover upon approval from Emirates Head Office in Dubai. If you wish to extend onto Europe the extra air cost needs to be assessed & is also subject to availability & approval by Emirates Head Office in Dubai.
Please let us know at your earliest convenience if you wish to make any changes to the group flights so we can lock in your alternative arrangements to avoid disappointment as flights are heavily booked at this time of year.
Note the London Olympic Games are on 27 July-12 Aug 2012 and Paralympic Games are on 29 August - 9 September 2012.
Skywards Frequent Flyer Program
It is free to join, just go online to www.skywards.com Once you have joined up or if you are already a member please provide me of the number so that you will accrue frequent flyer points for this trip. If you are a member of the Virgin Velocity Frequent Flyer Club their membership numbers are no longer applicable for frequent flyer point accrual as since March 2011 their association with Emirates has ceased.
Passports and Visas
Australian passport holders DO not require a visa for Israel. A visa is required to enter into Jordan and is issued on arrival. Mission Travel has included this visa cost in the tour package price. We require your passport details in advance. Please forward a PHOTOCOPY of your current passport front photo & information page (as soon as possible) if you have not already done so. Passports must have 6 months validity on them from the return date of travel. If you are travelling on any Passport other than an Australian passport please notify us immediately.
Travel Insurance
We offer Travel Insurance & as part of this group you automatically receive 20% discount. As rates are not noted in the policy please contact Mission Travel for a costing. We need your date of birth and declaration of any current medical conditions in order to provide you with an accurate quote.
Final Payment
Balance payment is due on or before Friday 16 March 2012 and an invoice will be forwarded to you prior to this date. Other than the initial $500 deposit & Travel Insurance all payments made by Credit cards incur fees (1.2% for Visa/Mastercard & 3.2% for American Express). Direct deposits into our Bank account & cheques are ‘fee free’. Bank details will be provided with the final invoice.
COURSE INFORMATION
Aim of the course
To study the life & ministry of Jesus in their historical contexts
To appreciate more fully the roots & traditions of the Christian faith
To begin to understand some of the contemporary issues in Israel & Palestine
To begin to relate our experience to our lives & ministries back home
To explore the Bible lands as students and as pilgrims
To integrate academic biblical study with personal Christian faith
SAMPLE COURSE SCHEDULE (subject to change) TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT A DAY ON THE COURSE LOOKS LIKE...
Wednesday 13 June - Welcome to St Georges College
6.00pm Opening Eucharist, Cathedral
6.30pm Opening Reception, First Floor
7.00pm Dinner, College Dining Room
8.00pm Welcome meeting, Lecture Room
Thursday 14 June - Jerusalem the Golden
8-9am Breakfast
9am Intro to course members, staff, office, library
10am Library and bookstore open
11am Opening lecture: Jerusalem, yesterday & today
12noon Depart for Journey outside the Walled City, by coach
12.30pm Lunch at Beit Abraham & Rooftop perspective
7pm Dinner in dining room
Friday 15 June - The Birth of the Messiah
7.30am Breakfast
8.30am Depart for Ein Kerem - visit the Church of the Visitation and the home of John the Baptist
11am Depart for Bethlehem - Shepherds fields, church of the Nativity
4.00pm Return to the college
6.30pm Book your place for the Masada day
7pm Dinner
Saturday 16 June - Towards Galilee of the Gentiles
7am Breakfast
8am Depart for Galilee
10am Caesarea Maritima
11.30am Depart for Nazareth
12.30pm Church of St Gabriel Nazareth
2pm Basilica of the Anunciation
3pm Depart for Pilgerhaus
6.15pm Eucharist at Pilgerhaus Chapel
7pm Dinner & overnight at Pilgerhaus
Sunday 17 June - The Galilean Ministry
7.30am Breakfast
8.30am Mount Beatitudes
9.30am St Peter's Primacy
10am Eucharist & reflection
12noon Capernaum - lunch, visit excavations
2.30pm Boat trip on Sea of Galilee
7.00pm Dinner and overnight at Pilgerhaus
Monday 18 June - Transfiguration
7am Breakfast
7.45am Depart for Mt Tabor
9am Eucharist and reflection
11am Depart for Jericho
1.30pm Lunch in Jericho
2.30pm Depart for Jerusalem via desert stop for meditation
7pm Dinner and overnight at St Georges College
More questions?
Please don't hesitate to call our office to discuss. Please speak to Audrey Warren audrey@missiontravel.com.au or call 1300 554 654
WHY NOT CHECK OUT THE ST GEORGES WEBSITE AT www.sgcjerusalem.org
