Journeys of Paul & The Greek Islands

Join Scholar in Residence Dr. Suzanne Henderson and Associate Rector Allen Pruitt as Christ Church travels the footsteps of Paul! We will retrace the journeys of Paul, cruising the Mediterranean and following the earliest proclamations of our faith in Jesus.  This will be a true journey of faith, exploring the scriptures before and during our travels.  As we understand more about the way that Paul proclaimed the gospel of Jesus in his time, we learn more about how to proclaim our faith today.  Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to travel these roads with a New Testament Scholar and one of your clergy!   DETAILS: Trip departs on September 27, 2023 and returns on October 8, 2023 PRICING: 5,000 per person based on double occupancy - space is limited! Single room supplement - $1,120.00 Land only  $3,850.00  PAYMENT PLAN:  $1,000.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space $1,000.00 of the total amount is due on or before May 1, 2023 Balance due on or before July 1, 2023 REGISTRATION: “Click Here” to Register  FLIGHT SCHEDULE:   LH 429    27SEP   CLT - MUC    630P    915A   28SEP     LH 109   28SEP   MUC - FRA    200P     300P  28SEP     LH1304  28SEP   FRA - IST       520P     915P   28SEP     LH1757  08OCT   ATH - MUC    600A     735A 08OCT     LH 428   08OCT   MUC - CLT    1230P    425P  08OCT     * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Join Bishop Tessa Moon Leiseth and the people of Eastern North Dakota Synod as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course, we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on October 15, 2024 and returns on October 26, 2024 Departure Airport: Fargo, ND or Minneapolis, MN (Other cities are available) PRICING: $4,590.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $890 (if booking your own flights) - $1250 (airfare credit) PAYMENT PLAN:  $500.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before July 17, 2024 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE:   * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Join Rev. Rev. Fritz Wiese the people of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course, we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on June 3, 2025, and returns on June 14, 2025 Departure Airport: Atlanta, GA PRICING: $4,790.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $950 Land only $3,730 (If you Book your Own Flight) Balance due on or before February 20, 2025 REGISTRATION:     Registration Form  Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066  FLIGHT SCHEDULE:   TK 032  03JUN  ATL-IST   9:45P   3:45P +1 TK1893 04JUN  IST-SKG  6:55P   8:15P TK1844 14JUN  ATH-IST  10:30A 12:05P TK 031  14JUN  IST-ATL    2:50P  7:50P    * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Join Rev. Dan Overbo and the people of the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on March 18, 2025 and returns on March 29, 2025 Departure Airport: Minneapolis, MN (MSP)  (Other cities are available) PRICING: $4,790.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement: $890 Land-Only cost: $3,540.00 if booking your own flights (-$1250 airfare credit) PAYMENT PLAN:  $500.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before November 15, 2024 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE:   DL1006 17MAR FSD-MSP 10:58A 12:08P DL 160 17MAR MSP-AMS 4:30P 6:50A 18MAR DL7508 18MAR AMS-SKG 9:00A 12:50P   DL9436 29MAR ATH-AMS 6:00A 8:35A DL 163 29MAR AMS-MSP 12:30P 3:45P DL5477 29MAR MSP-FSD 6:00P 7:05P   * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Join Dr. Luis Tejera and Hickory Grove Baptist Church as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on June 7, 2025 and returns on June 16, 2026 Departure Airport: Charlotte, NC  PRICING:  $5,490 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement  Land only  (if booking your own flights) - $1150 (airfare credit) PAYMENT PLAN:  $300.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before  REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE:   * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

  DETAILS: Trip departs on March 18, 2025 and returns on March 30, 2025 Departure Airport: Bismarck, ND (Other cities are available) PRICING: $4,790.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $890 Land only - if booking your own flights - $3,540.00  (- $1250 airfare credit) PAYMENT PLAN:  $500.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before October 3, 2024 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE: UA 4710 18MAR BIS-DEN 9:15A 9:57A UA 182 18MAR DEN-FRA 4:50P 9:20A 19MAR A3 531  19MAR FRA:SKG 10:30A 2:00P   UA 983  30MAR ATH-IAD 11:45A 3:45P UA 1782 30MAR IAD-DEN 5:15P 7:01P UA 4799 30MAR DEN-BIS 8:45P 11:37P   * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

I’m delighted to invite members and friends of Diamond Lake Lutheran Church in south Minneapolis to travel with me to Greece and Turkey to walk in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul and other leaders of the early church. The stories of the New Testament will come alive for us in new ways as we renew our baptismal promises in the very location of Lydia’s baptism, as we stand atop Mars Hill in the shadow of the Acropolis where Paul preached to the city of Athens, as we visit the Island of Patmos where John wrote the book of Revelation.  Paul wrote letters to the Corinthians – we’ll visit Corinth, where the extensive ruins indicate the importance of this city. He wrote a letter to the Ephesians – we’ll visit the ancient and sprawling city of Ephesus, with its breathtaking Celsus library. Paul wrote letters to the Thessalonians and the Philippians – we’ll visit Thessaloniki and Philippi, where Paul and Silas were thrown into prison. And because we’re there already and because context matters, we’ll learn about the oracle of Delphi, we’ll visit the monasteries balanced impossibly atop the towering cliffs of Meteora, we’ll travel by sea to the islands of Crete and Mykonos and Rhodes and Santorini. We’ll draw on our understanding of Greek mythology as we stand in the ruins of massive stone arenas and alongside temples built by Greek gods. We’ll visit the Panathenaic Stadium, home to the first Olympic Games of modern times. We’ll do wine tastings and olive oil tastings; we’ll learn about how icons are made. We’ll eat more feta cheese than we ever thought possible.  We’ll learn more about ourselves, more about one another, and more about our own relationships to scripture. It's going to be a good time. I hope you can join us!  In festive anticipation, Pastor Andrea Roske-Metcalfe *** DETAILS: Trip departs on October 14, 2025, and returns on October 25, 2025 Departure Airport: Minneapolis, MN (other cities are available) PRICING: $4,890.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $890 Land Only (if booking your own flights) - $1250 (airfare credit) PAYMENT PLAN:  $500.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space $2500 due March 1, 2025 Balance due on or before July 15, 2025 REGISTRATION:      Registration Form  Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066  GROUP FLIGHT SCHEDULE: LH4569 14OCT MSP-FRA 4:30P 8:20A 15OCT LH1286 15OCT FRA-SKG 2:35P 6:00P   LH1757 25OCT ATH-MUC 6:00A 7:40A  LH 436 25OCT MUC-ORD 10:05A 12:30P  UA 467 25OCT ORD-MSP 2:05P 3:31P      * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Join Rev. Adam Butler and the people of the Trinity Lutheran Church - Long Lake as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course, we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on April 22, 2025 and returns on May 3, 2025 Departure Airport: Minneapolis, MN (MSP)  (Other cities are available) PRICING: $4,690.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $890 Land Only: $3,440.00 if booking your own flights (-$1250 airfare credit) PAYMENT PLAN:  $300.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before December 15, 2024 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE: UA 576 22APR MSP-ORD 11:36A 1:14P 0S 066 22APR ORD-VIE 4:25PM - 8:20AM OS809 23APR VIE-SKG 9:55AM - 12:35PM   LH1285 03MAY ATH-FRA 6:50AM 9:00AM LH 402 03MAY FRA-EWR 1:20PM 3:40PM UA 776 03MAY EWR-MSP 7:00PM 9:25PM     * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Join Rev. Mary Suomala Folkerdsand the people of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Moorhead as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course, we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on March 18, 2025 and returns on March 29, 2025 Departure Airport: Fargo  (Other cities are available) PRICING: $4,790.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $890 (if booking your own flights) - $1250 (airfare credit ) PAYMENT PLAN:  $500.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before November 15, 2024 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE:   * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.