English Pilgrimage I
This itinerary was offered in 2004 and may be offered again in 2007.
Trip Summary
Group Leaders: The Rev. Canon Stephen N. Brannon &
Dr. James J. Rawls
ACIS Group ID: 20372
U.S. Gateway City: San Francisco
Departure Date: 20 May 2004
Return Date: 31 May 2004
Length of Trip: 12 Days
Highlights: Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, John Wesley’s Home and Chapel, St. Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester Castle, Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, Glastonbury Abbey, Wells Cathedral, Oxford University, Home and Parish Church of C.S. Lewis
Program Fee: $2859
+$95 US: ACIS Registration Fee
+$125 US: Tax/Inspection Fee
Completed registration forms should be returned to ACIS with the $95 registration fee. An additional payment of $400 will be due by August 29, 2003. Participants must be paid in full by March 1, 2004 to avoid late fees. The above prices are based on a minimum group number of 25.
What to Expect on Your ACIS Trip:
• Round-trip air travel on scheduled airlines
• Accommodations in well located 3 and 4 star hotels
• Surface transportation and airport transfers by private coach
• Breakfasts and welcome and farewell dinners
• Professional sightseeing guides
• Full time tour manager providing commentary and managing travel logistics
• Medical and cancellation insurance
• 24-hour emergency hotline
• Overseas visits by ACIS US-based staff
An English Pilgrimage
Day 1. Thursday May 20 - Departure
Departure from the United States.
Day 2. Friday May 21 - London
Arrival in London. Transfer to hotel. Group reception and welcome dinner.
Day 3. Saturday May 22 - London
Morning visit to medieval round church of Knights Templar and John Wesley’s home and chapel. Afternoon tour of St. Paul’s Cathedral and attend Choral Evensong.
Day 4. Sunday May 23 - London
Attend morning services at Westminster Abbey. Free afternoon for optional activities: coach tour of London highlights, boat ride on River Thames, or visit to Windsor Castle.
Day 5. Monday May 24 - Canterbury
Morning tour of St. Augustine’s Abbey and St. Martin’s, the oldest parish church in England. Afternoon tour of Canterbury Cathedral and attend Choral Evensong.
Day 6. Tuesday May 25 - Winchester
Tour Winchester Cathedral, including its famed Winchester Bible, and Winchester Castle to see “King Arthur’s Round Table.” Visit St. Cross Almshouse, England’s oldest charitable institution, to receive the Wayfarer’s Dole and attend Evening Prayer.
Day 7. Wednesday May 26 - Salisbury
Morning visit to Stonehenge, shrouded in mystery, and the church of George Herbert, 17th century Anglican poet and country parson. Afternoon tour of Salisbury Cathedral and attend Choral Evensong.
Day 8. Thursday May 27 - Glastonbury and Wells
Morning tour of Glastonbury Abbey, associated in legend with Joseph of Arimathea and the Holy Grail. Afternoon tour of stunning 12th century Wells Cathedral. Optional evening visit to the pub favored by J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings.
Day 9. Friday May 28 - Oxford
Morning tour of Oxford’s “dreaming spires,” including Christ Church and Magdalen College. Afternoon visit to historic St. Margaret’s Church, associated with author Lewis Carroll, and the riverside Trout Inn, frequented by television’s Inspector Morse.
Day 10. Saturday May 29 - Oxford
Walking tour and free morning in Oxford with afternoon visit to the home of theologian C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia. Festive farewell dinner.
Day 11. Sunday May 30 - Oxford and London
Attend morning services at Holy Trinity, parish church of C.S. Lewis. Travel to London with free evening in the city for optional theatre-going or last-minute shopping.
Day 12. Monday May 31 - Departure
Transfer to the airport for return flight to the United States.
An English Pilgrimage will be an outward journey through some of the most beautiful countryside in all of England. We’ll be visiting magnificent cathedrals and picturesque parish churches during that loveliest of times, an English spring. Our pilgrimage will be a journey inward as well, a journey to deepen and renew our faith. Our hope is that this will be a richly creative enterprise for us all. We agree with theologian Richard Niebuhr that “pilgrims are poets who create by taking journeys.”
We’ll journey to some of the most beloved sites in England, but we’ll also visit many hidden gems that most tourists never see. We’ll explore charming out-of-the-way chapels and churches associated with such spiritual giants as John Wesley, George Herbert, and C.S. Lewis. We hope to keep the pace leisurely and relaxed, allowing time for individual prayer and meditation at the sites we visit.
Registration will be limited to 35 participants. Those who register before June 15 receive a $100 price reduction. You’re invited to an informational meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church, 275 East Spain Street, Sonoma, California, at 7:00 pm on Sunday May 25. You also may contact us at (707) 938-4846 or snbrannon@aol.com.
The Rev. Canon Stephen N. Brannon is Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Sonoma, having served as a parish priest and university chaplain since 1969 and as Chancellor of Province VIII of the Episcopal Church from 1989 to 2000.
Dr. James J. Rawls is a graduate of Stanford University and received his Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley. A licensed lay preacher in the Episcopal Church, he is the author or editor of more than two dozen books.
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