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Copyrighted 2006 Journeys Happen
Copyrighted 2006 Journeys Happen
RELIGIOUS TRAVEL AND GROUP PILGRIMAGES
Faith-Based Travel and Pilgrimages
Experience your faith first-hand when you stand in the very site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus or visit the location of the early churches in Turkey. Retracing the missionary journey of the Apostle Paul can bring you a step closer to understanding his powerful life. By discovering the Vatican and the church’s rich history across Europe, you will learn more about your spiritual heritage. Learning about the lives of the most beloved and influential Christians up-close and personal is yet another magnificent way to deepen your faith through travel. Religious travel enables you to see places of historical interest while experiencing the local culture and cuisine.
Religious travel can provide spiritual enlightenment. Besides offering you a wonderful way to vacation, you can also see how culture, history, and the heritage of your faith interact in life today. Travel touches all aspects of the human person—spiritually, physically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Faith-based travel also supports other ministries you may be involved with—from community outreach to growing members’ faith in a personal, enriching way.
Experience your faith first-hand when you stand in the very site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus or visit the location of the early churches in Turkey. Retracing the missionary journey of the Apostle Paul can bring you a step closer to understanding his powerful life. By discovering the Vatican and the church’s rich history across Europe, you will learn more about your spiritual heritage. Learning about the lives of the most beloved and influential Christians up-close and personal is yet another magnificent way to deepen your faith through travel. Religious travel enables you to see places of historical interest while experiencing the local culture and cuisine.
Religious travel can provide spiritual enlightenment. Besides offering you a wonderful way to vacation, you can also see how culture, history, and the heritage of your faith interact in life today. Travel touches all aspects of the human person—spiritually, physically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Faith-based travel also supports other ministries you may be involved with—from community outreach to growing members’ faith in a personal, enriching way.
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Pilgrimage Overview
We can design a custom tour just for your group. We strive to give you both an enriching spiritual journey as well as a socially fun experience.
In preparing for this journey, we remind ourselves of what a pilgrimage is. Sometimes we take few steps to the left, sometimes a few steps to the right, other times we take a few steps back, but when we go on a pilgrimage we are walking towards God. We go to God, not perfect, but as we are with all of our doubts, crisis, sickness, curiosity, adventure, faith and thanksgiving, to ask for favors and to offer ourselves completely. If you want perfection then this pilgrimage is probably not for you. Misconnections, delays, faces we meet, wrong turnings can happen and can lead to unexpected views, and all will be well if we remember where the route will lead us. The route is towards God. Whether you make the physical journey is not yet known, but in some ways you are already making it, as you are reading this. You and I are on the pilgrimage and have been since the day we were born and will be until we die.
We can design a custom tour just for your group. We strive to give you both an enriching spiritual journey as well as a socially fun experience.
In preparing for this journey, we remind ourselves of what a pilgrimage is. Sometimes we take few steps to the left, sometimes a few steps to the right, other times we take a few steps back, but when we go on a pilgrimage we are walking towards God. We go to God, not perfect, but as we are with all of our doubts, crisis, sickness, curiosity, adventure, faith and thanksgiving, to ask for favors and to offer ourselves completely. If you want perfection then this pilgrimage is probably not for you. Misconnections, delays, faces we meet, wrong turnings can happen and can lead to unexpected views, and all will be well if we remember where the route will lead us. The route is towards God. Whether you make the physical journey is not yet known, but in some ways you are already making it, as you are reading this. You and I are on the pilgrimage and have been since the day we were born and will be until we die.
A Pilgrimage differs from a tour in several important ways. It is a personal invitation from God, comprised of His offer and dependent upon the pilgrim's acceptance. God's call may vary but the purpose remains consistent: It is an individual summons to know God more fully. A pilgrimage is a spiritual journey to which the pilgrim joyfully responds "yes" to God's invitation.
Although in previous centuries many trials were intrinsic to a pilgrimage, the modern pilgrim has an abundance of affordable travel options, yet the purpose remains unchanged. It is a journey to a holy, sacred place to usher the pilgrim into the presence of God.
The pilgrim must embark on this journey with joyful anticipation, willingness to temporarily separate him or herself from the world and to offer him or herself in humble service to one another. A successful pilgrimage involves a commitment to leave behind one's problems and to focus instead on seeking to learn more about our heavenly Father. Also, a pilgrimage involves making one's heart full of desire for special graces, praises, petitions, thanksgiving, returning home transformed, renewed and restored by the abundant blessings received. Come along now, as we JOURNEY TOGETHER!
Although in previous centuries many trials were intrinsic to a pilgrimage, the modern pilgrim has an abundance of affordable travel options, yet the purpose remains unchanged. It is a journey to a holy, sacred place to usher the pilgrim into the presence of God.
The pilgrim must embark on this journey with joyful anticipation, willingness to temporarily separate him or herself from the world and to offer him or herself in humble service to one another. A successful pilgrimage involves a commitment to leave behind one's problems and to focus instead on seeking to learn more about our heavenly Father. Also, a pilgrimage involves making one's heart full of desire for special graces, praises, petitions, thanksgiving, returning home transformed, renewed and restored by the abundant blessings received. Come along now, as we JOURNEY TOGETHER!
As group travel is one of the best ways to develop a close bond among members, Journeys Happen would be honored to host a trip for your church or organization. With a wonderful variety of tours and vacations you simply decide which type of travel experience would most perfectly fit your church, ministry, or organization's interests. We do the rest.
More than 50,000 churches across America participate in organized group travel for the following benefits:
Develops community among members
Visiting religious sites enhances one's faith
Provides wonderful opportunity to experience natural or historical destinations
Enriches the lives of members
Click on the links above to view our current group offerings already in place. Check back often as we add more tours for 2009! We'd love to have you join us!
More than 50,000 churches across America participate in organized group travel for the following benefits:
Develops community among members
Visiting religious sites enhances one's faith
Provides wonderful opportunity to experience natural or historical destinations
Enriches the lives of members
Click on the links above to view our current group offerings already in place. Check back often as we add more tours for 2009! We'd love to have you join us!