Group 3 Itinerary Spring 2025
Itinerary, Group 3
April 12 – April 24, 2025
Please keep in mind that itineraries change by the day or sometimes by the hour. This is an overview of what might happen for each of these day.
The longer we spend at each site and the longer it takes to get on and off the bus will determine the number of sites we can see in a day.
SATURDAY – APRIL 12, 2025
LAZARUS SATURDAY
Alumni Arrive, mostly in the afternoon
Branch is playing Sunday PM Conference at 10:30 AM, optional
Evening:
Meet In Forum for Brief Orientation (after dinner)
Devotional in the Dome : Raising of Lazarus; Supper at Bethany
SUNDAY – APRIL 13, 2025
PALM SUNDAY
Lunch at Jerusalem Center
Pre-Procession Service Upper Auditorium
Palm Sunday Procession : (Bethphage to St. Anne’s)
Evening:
Concert in Upper Auditorium (if there is availability)
– Please do not reserve seats for yourself online for the concert. The concerts are public outreach to the local community, and we will be offered tickets if there is still availability– the day of.
MONDAY – APRIL 14, 2025
HOLY MONDAY
Lazarus Tomb, Bethany
Church of Nativity
Jerome’s Grotto
Shopping time in Bethlehem (if lollygagging doesn’t make us behind schedule)
Lunch at Tent Restaurant
Latter-day Saint Shepherds Field
Evening:
Devotional in the Dome : Teachings in the Temple
Jerusalem Center History Night
TUESDAY – APRIL 15, 2025
HOLY TUESDAY
Pater Noster Church
Seven Arches Overlook
Dominus Flevit
Gethsemane
Orson Hyde Garden
Free afternoon
7:15 Evening Devotional in the Dome : Olivet Discourse
Games in the Student Commons After Devotional
WEDNESDAY – APRIL 16, 2025
HOLY WEDNESDAY
Qumran (Point to caves from the bus with explanation)
Maṣada
Dead Sea
En Gedi
Dinner at Jerusalem Center 6 pm
7:15 Evening Devotional in the Dome : Conspiracy and Anointing
Sacred Sites Presentation
THURSDAY – APRIL 17, 2025
MAUNDY THURSDAY
Davidson Archaeology
Hezekiah’s Tunnel
St. Peter in Gallicantu
Cenacle
Free Afternoon
Optional Kotel Tunnels (on your own, make a reservation online)
7:15 Devotional in the dome (Last Supper & Gethsemane)
FRIDAY – APRIL 18, 2025
GOOD FRIDAY
Early Breakfast 6:30 am
7:30 Shuttles to Hidden Gate (bring receivers)
Good Friday devotional at the Hidden Gate 8 AM (optional)
Garden Tomb, meditative service (optional)
(Old City and East Jerusalem off-limits until after 3:00 PM)
Free Day Options: (check for passover closures before making plans), Yad VaShem, Israel Museum (10:00-2:00)
Dinner: 5:30 pm
Evening: Western Wall to usher in Shabbat, (shuttles leave at 6:30. return at 7:45)
SATURDAY – APRIL 19, 2025
HOLY SATURDAY
Optional: 6:30 am Easter Vigil (Holy Sepulchre)
8:00 am Late Breakfast
8:45 Shuttles leave for Garden Tomb (return shuttle at 10:00)
10:30 Branch Easter Service
no lunch provided
St. Anne’s/Pools of Bethesda
Via Dolorosa
Holy Sepulchre
Dinner 4:00 pm
7:15 pm Devotional in the Dome : Jesus in the Spirit World
Bread & Spread snacks and social – 7:30ish, Student Commons
SUNDAY – April 20, 2025
EASTER SUNDAY
6:30 am – 7:30 Garden Tomb – Sunrise Service (optional) Shuttles leave at 6:00 am
Breakfast 8:00 – 8:30 (Eat fast and grab a sack lunch)
Leave for Galilee 8:30
Caesarea Maritima
Haifa – Bahai Garden
Megiddo
Dinner at Ein Gev
MONDAY – April 21, 2025
Nazareth Village
Nazareth churches
Tel Dan
Banias
TUESDAY – APRIL 22, 2025
Capernaum (incl. Orthodox)
Mount of Beatitudes
St. Peter’s Primacy
Church of the Multiplication
Magdala/ lunch at Magdala Hotel
Galilee Boat Ride
Informal Participant Devotional at night
WEDNESDAY – APRIL 23, 2025
Yardinet
Mt. Tabor
Gan HaShlosha
Qasr al-Yahud
Dinner at JC, 6:00 pm
THURSDAY – APRIL 24, 2025
Free Day/ Go Home