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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