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.