A unique pilgrimage combining

Food & Faith

Led by Jeff Young,

The Catholic Foodie with Fr. Michael Werkhoven $3,795.00 February 5-15, 2014

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Prendergast, Select International Tours (800) 842-4842

susan @select-intl.com

Experts in Catholic Pilgrimages

Price includes: most meals, flights

from the East Coast, taxes, excellent

hotels, cooking class with Jeff &

Chefs for Peace. Price based on dou-

ble occupancy.

FOOD MEETS FAITH in the HOLY LAND

Price includes air from

ATL,EWR, PHL (included $ 709.00 tax and fuel

surcharge subject to change) ***

Add-on airfare from Baton

Rouge, New Orleans, Memphis

and other cities available upon

request!

February 5 Day 1 – DEPART USA

February 6 Day 2 - Arrival Tel Aviv - NATANYA - Our Christian guide wel-

comes us and assists us with luggage and boarding the bus for a drive to our hotel

in Natanya. We check into the hotel and, after a buffet dinner, have a well de-

served night of rest. Buffet dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Natanya. (D.)

February 7 Day 3 - CESAREA - CANA – NAZARETH -We start our day with

a visit to Cesarea Maritima. Our next stop is Mt. Carmel to see Our Lady of Mt.

Carmel Shrine and celebrate Mass. We continue on to Cana of Galilee for the Re-

newal of Wedding Vows. In Nazareth, we visit Mary’s Well, the Church of the

Annunciation and the Museum next door. After lunch, which is included today, we visit an ancient spice shop

in Nazareth. Buffet dinner at the hotel. Overnight 2 nights in Nazareth. (B. L. D.)

February 8 Day 4 – THE SEA OF GALILEE - Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee before a tour of Kib-

buz Kinnert, where we learn about life on a kibbutz. Visit their famous shop with little dates harvested on the

kibbutz. Sample date honey and perhaps buy a small jar to add to your roasted duck or turkey when you get

back home. We celebrate Mass at Mt. of Beatitudes. Before lunch we watch a demonstration of the tradi-

tional preparation of St. Peter Fish (tilapia). In the afternoon we visit Jesus’ home town Capernaum. In

Tabgha, at the Church of Multiplication Jeff will give a talk about Biblical Food. We end the day at River

Jordan for Renewal of the Baptismal Blessing. Open buffet dinner awaits us at the hotel. (B. L. D.)

February 9 Day 5 - JERICHO – DEAD SEA- Depart for the ancient town of Jericho where we see the Mt.

of Temptation. We have time for shopping in Jericho and enjoy lunch in a family owned restaurant where the

owners share stories of local traditions and methods of cooking as we join in the food preparation of today’s

lunch. Don’t forget to bring your bathing suit for this afternoon’s float in the Dead Sea. We begin our ascent

to Jerusalem through the Judean Hills and are greeted by a Genesis Welcome. Following hotel check in, we

enjoy a welcome party with a drink and reception before our buffet dinner. Overnight Jerusalem 5 nights.

(B. L. D.)

February 10 Day 6 - BETHLEHEM – WINERY VISIT - Dinner with Chef Johnny - We depart for Beth-

lehem and celebrate Christmas Mass at the Church of Nativity (St Catherine). Next we visit Manger Square,

and Shepherd’s Field. Today, lunch is on your own in Bethlehem. As an expression of our solidarity with the

local Christian population, we shop here to help support the local Christian families. Next we taste locally

produced wines at the Bethlehem Winery, operated by Franciscan Monks, and maybe buy some bottles of

Bethlehem Wine to take home as gifts. Tonight we meet Chef

Johnny Goric, who together with Jeff Young, will cook an

incredible dinner for us at the Legacy restaurant’s open kitch-

en while sharing the story of “Chefs for Peace”, an organiza-

tion founded by Jewish, Muslim and Christian chefs whose

objective is peace through local cooperation, cooking and

breaking bread together. (B. D.)

February 11 Day 7 - OLD CITY JERUSALEM– Early this

morning we pray the Stations of the Cross along the Way of

the Cross and attend Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepul-

chre. Kunafah awaits us at the sweet shop along with many

other amazing sweets and a demonstration of how the favorite sweet of the Holy Land is made. We continue

with a visit to the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount, Church of St Ann’s and Pools of Bethesda. Lunch is in

Jeff Young The Catholic Foodie invites you to pray and break bread together

in the Holy Land February 5 – 15, 2014

the Old City at a restaurant where the group learns to make falafel

- have your pen ready to copy the recipe of the Holy Land’s most

famous dish back home. Afternoon at leisure. (B. L. D. )

February 12 Day 8 – TAYBEH- FOOD MARKET- COOKING

CLASS- Visit Taybeh village this morning, the only Catholic vil-

lage in the Holy Land and celebrate Mass with the local Chris-

tians. We are greeted by the town’s mayor, who is an American

from Boston, and also, the owner of Taybeh Beer production,

which we tour. Back in Jerusalem several chefs from Chefs for

Peace will take us to the most famous food market in Israel, the

Mahane Yehuda Market, where we purchase the ingredients need-

ed for the afternoon cooking class. We cook together with the

Chefs for Peace who share with us their secrets of the new and

traditional Middle Eastern cooking styles. This is a participatory

experience and everyone will cook and share a meal together. Part

of the experience is learning about the work of Chefs for Peace

toward lasting peace in the land of the Bible. (B. D.)

February 13 Day 9 - MT OF OLIVES – MT ZION - Start the

day with a visit to Ascension Chapel and Bethpage where Our

Lord Jesus Christ started His Palm Sunday walk. Stop at the

Church of Pater Nostre where Jesus taught the Lord’s Prayer.

Then on to the Mt of Olives for a walk down Palm Sunday Road

stopping at Dominus Flevit, where Jesus wept over the city. Visit

the Garden of Gethsemane and celebrate Mass at the Basilica of

Agony. Visit the empty tomb of the Virgin at the Church of the

Assumption. Lunch on your own in the Old City. Rest of the day

is at leisure to explore Jerusalem on your own, visit a museum or

shop. Buffet dinner is at our hotel. (B. D.)

February 14 Day 10 – EIN KEREM –EMMAUS- FARE-

WELL DINNER- Our day begins with a visit to Caiaphas Palace,

the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu and the Upper Room where

we talk about Biblical Food and what could have been served dur-

ing the Last Supper. We visit Dormition Abbey. After lunch on

our own, we continue to visit Ein Kerem, the Church of Visitation

and Birthplace of St. John the Baptist. We stop in Emmaus for a

prayer at the Crusader Church before the farewell dinner in Abu

Gosh, the village known for the best hummus in Israel, where eve-

ryone will receive a copy of their secret hummus recipe. Depart

for the airport and overnight flight home. (B. D.)

February 15 Day 11 – Arrival USA early in the morning

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Roundtrip airfare PHL, ATL,

EWR Airport to Tel Aviv.

(Airport taxes and fuel sur-

charge included ) subject to

change

English speaking Christian

tour guide

Buffet breakfast daily

6 lunches

3 Gourmet dinners + 5 buffet

hotel dinners

Cooking class with Jeff Young

& Chefs for Peace

Market shopping with Chefs

for Peace

3 Food making demonstrations

Welcome cocktail party

3 nights First-class Golden

Crown hotel in Nazareth

5 nights hotel in Jerusalem

Private Mass as per itinerary

Private tour bus & bus park-

ing fees

Porterage for one suitcase at

hotels

YOUR TOUR INCLUDES:

Holy Ghost Church/Italy

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