THE CROSSROADS OF THE MIDDLE EAST:
EXPLORING THE HOLY LAND PAST AND PRESENT
October 19-25, 2008 Tantur Ecumenical Institute Jerusalem
Program Schedule (subject to change)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008
PRE-PROGRAM EARLY ARRIVAL OPTION
Available if you would like to arrive and settle in at Tantur before the program begins.
7:30-8:30am: Breakfast
12:30pm: Lunch
5:30pm: Evening Prayer
6:00pm: Dinner
6:45pm: After-Dinner Coffee
Free Evenings
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 - DAY 1
7:30-8:30am: Breakfast
Optional: Morning Mass at Abu Gosh
Program & Room Check-in
12:30pm: Lunch
1:15pm: Session 1: Program Introduction: Greg Sterling, Notre Dame Faculty Director; Rev. Michael McGarry, CSP, Rector of Tantur; Sister Bridget Tighe, FMDM, Vice-Rector of Tantur; and Tom Dowd, Notre Dame Program Director
2:15pm: Session 2: The History of This Land: Greg Sterling
3:45pm: Refreshment Break
4:00pm: Session 3: Tantur Orientation: Rev. Michael McGarry, CSP, Rector of Tantur and Sister Bridget Tighe, FMDM, Vice-Rector of Tantur
5:00pm: Catholic Mass
5:30pm: Opening Reception
6:00pm: Opening Dinner
6:45pm: After-Dinner Coffee
7:15pm: Session 4: A German Looks at Israel: Silke Denker
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 - DAY 2
6:45-7:30am: Breakfast
7:45am: Depart Tantur
Session 5: Mount of Olives
• Mosque of the Ascension
• Dominus Flevit Church
• Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony)
• Garden of Gethsemane
• Tomb of the Virgin Mary
10:30am: Depart for Jaffa Gate, Old City
11:00am: Session 6: Tower of David Visit
12:30pm: Lunch - Christian Quarter, Old City
Session 7: Old City Jerusalem
• Jewish Quarter
• Herodian Houses
• Western Wall
• Muslim Quarter
4:30pm: Depart for Tantur
5:30pm: Communal Prayer
6:00pm: Dinner
6:45pm: Coffee in Bethlehem Room
7:15 pm: Video and Discussion
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008 - DAY 3
6:45-7:30am: Breakfast - Tantur Dining Room
7:45am: Depart Tantur
Session 8: Bethlehem and Environs
• Herodium
• Beit Sahour - Shepherds’ Field
• Bethlehem
• Church of the Nativity
12:30pm: Lunch - Tantur
1:30pm: Free Afternoon
Among your many options:
▪ Israel Museum/Shrine of the Book
▪ Bethlehem
▪ Old City Jerusalem
▪ Shopping
5:30pm: Communal Prayer - Tantur Chapel
6:00pm: Dinner - Tantur Dining Room
6:45pm: Coffee in Bethlehem Room
7:15pm: Free Evening or Video and Discussion
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008 - DAY 4
5:30-6:30am: Breakfast
6:30am: Depart Tantur
Session 9a: Judean Desert
• Masada
12:00pm: Lunch on the shore of the Dead Sea
Session 9b: Judean Desert
• Float in the Dead Sea or relax on its shore (bring swimsuit, flip flops, sun screen, hat)
• Qumran
5:00pm: Arrive at Tantur
5:30pm: Communal Prayer
6:00pm: Dinner
6:45pm: Coffee in Bethlehem Room
7:15pm: Open Discussion
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008 - DAY 5
5:00-5:45am: Breakfast - Tantur Dining Room
6:00am: Depart Tantur
Session 10a: Galilee
• Bet She’an
12:30pm: Lunch - Bet She’an
Session 10b: Galilee
• Capernaum
• Sepphoris
• Nazareth
6:00pm: Dinner in Nazareth
9:30pm: Arrive at Tantur
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008 - DAY 6
7:30-8:30am: Breakfast - Tantur Dining Room
9:00-10:30am: Session 11 - Summary Session and Discussion
10:30am: Refreshment Break
12:30pm: Lunch - Tantur Dining Room
1:30pm: Free Afternoon
Among your many options:
▪ Old City Jerusalem
▪ Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
▪ Bethlehem
▪ Mar Saba Monastery
5:00pm: Closing reception
5:30pm: Communal Prayer - Tantur Chapel
6:00pm: Closing dinner - Tantur Dining Room
Free Evening
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008 - DAY 7
7:00-8:00am: Breakfast - Tantur Dining Room
10:00am: Room check-out
Individual departures
Extended stay option available
Last updated on
August 21, 2008
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