Romania Pilgrimage 2002
19th to 29th of July
19th July 2002 Friday
Arrival to Constanta
Visits - depending on the arrival time of every participant
(Dolphinarium, Aquarium, St. Mina Church)
Walk on the boards of the Black Sea; swimming
22h00 - evening tea - meeting between all participants;
payment
Night in student's room.
20th July 2002 Saturday
St. Eli's Feast
9h00-13h00 St. Liturgy in the Cathedral of Tomis
13h00-14h00 Lunch
14h00-17h00 Monastery of Techirghiol; discussion with
father Arsenie (possibility)
17h00-18h00 Visit of the Monument of Adamclisi (Tropaeum
Traiani)
18h00-21h00 St. Apostle Andrew's Cave : visit and
Vespers
23h30 - arrival to Tulcea
21st July 2002 Sunday
9h00-12h00 St. Liturgy;
arrival of His Eminence Joseph
12h00-14h00 Lunch
14h00-19h00 Monasteries of Cocos, Celic Dere, Saon
19h00-20h00 Dunavat (ancient Halmyris)
21h00 - arrival back to Tulcea
(for this evening the night must fall earlier - see the program
for the next day).
22nd July 2002 Monday
6h30 - Morning prayer
7h00 - Breakfast
7h30-16h00 - departure to the Danube delta - natural
reservation classified in the Patrimony of the Humanity
16h00 - departure by train to Iasi
24h00 - estimated arrival to Iasi
23rd July 2002 Thursday
9h00-11h00
Morning prayer (Chapel of the Faculty of Theology)
Breakfast
Meeting with the members of ASCOR
Visits: ASCOR Center, Faculty of
Theology
11h00-13h00 Visit of the Metropolitan
Cathedral (there are the relics of St. Paraskeva)
Monastery of the Three Hierarchs
13h00-15h00 Lunch at the Monastery of
Golia
Visit; panorama of the city from Golia
Tower
15h00-16h00 Visit of the TRINITAS
Complex: Cultural Missionary Institute, Typography, Radio
Trinitas (the only Christian radio from Moldova)
16h00-18h30 Visit to Gulliver Centre,
Social Centre and Old Persons House. A short artistic program may
be organized by us for the old persons in the centre
18h00 --> Free time; Botanic Garden;
foot, tennis, pique-nique
Night in students rooms
24th July 2002 Wednesday
8h00-9h00
Morning prayer; breakfast
9h00 - departure for
the Monasteries of Northern Moldova
11h00 - Monastery of
Secu
Lunch
14h30 Walk on the
mountain to the Monastery of Sihla (visit of St Theodora's
cave)
18h00-20h00 Monastery of Varatec
(if time remains, Monastery of Agapia)
21h15 Arrival and
night at the Monastery of Horaita
25th July 2002 Thursday
7h00-10h00
Visit of the Monastery of Horaita (possibility of
participating to the St. Liturgy, for those who arrive to wake
up)
10h00-10h30 Breakfast
12h00-13h30 Monastery of Bistrita
(miraculous Icon of St. Anna)
13h30-15h30 Walk through the Bicaz
Gorges
15h30 Lacul Rosu
(Red Lake)
17h00 Monastery of
Durau (tradition in icon painting)
18h00 Dinner at the
Monastery
Free time; discussion workshops
26th July 2002 Friday
7h00-10h00
St. Liturgy
10h00 Breakfast
11h00 Climbing on the
Ceahlau Mountain
15h00 Arrival to
Dochia's Chalet
Lunch
16h00 To the Toaca
Peak
19h00 Agripnia at
Ceahlau Skiti
Camp fire
Night in tents
27th July 2002 Saturday
8h00
Breakfast
11h00 Coming down to
the Monastery of Durau
11h30 Departure to
Bucovina (region from North)
13h00 Monastery of
Voronet
14h00 Lunch -
Monastery of Vama
Visit of "Incondeiere" workshop
17h30 Visit of black
ceramic workshop from Marginea
(if time allows, Monastery of Moldovita)
20h00 Arrival at
Monastery of Putna; dinner; vespers
28th July 2002 Sunday
--> 13h00
St Liturgy
13h00-14h00 Lunch
14h00-16h00 free afternoon; possible
visit of St. Daniil�s Cave; workshop with fathers from the
monastery
16h00 return to
Iasi
Nigth in Iasi
29th July 2002 Monday
Departure from Iasi, Contanta or
Bucarest. If flights early in the morning, possibility to leave
Iasi in the evening and to travel all night long.