Pilgrimage 2019 - April 30 Departure
Pilgrimage 2019 in 2 parts: 9 day Pilgrimage 3 day extensio.
Tour Leader: The Rev. Canon Vicars Hodge
Trinity Anglican Church, Sarnia, Ontario
Trinity Anglican Church, Sarnia, Ontario
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The Principal Tour
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Holy Places and People
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Canon Vicars Hodge |
Bishop Terry Dance |
 The Rev. Canon Vicars Hodge
The Rev. Canon Vicars Hodge is Tour Leader, responsible for the program of our Pilgrimage. He is the liaison between Albina Tours, Tantur Institute and our group. He arranges the daily itinerary and gives leadership in teaching, and worship.
Vicars, an Anglican Priest with more than 25 years of pastoral experience, serves as Rector of Trinity Church, Sarnia and Canon Missioner of the Diocese of Huron. This will be Vicars’ sixth pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He has a keen interest in the Bible, history and theology. He will supplement the Tour Guide’s talks, offering devotional moments and Biblical insight to the various sites we visit. We will also have times of worship during our pilgrimage. Vicars will be available to answer questions as they arise. In 2017 Vicars experienced a 60 Day Sabbatical living near Bethlehem at Tantur. The experience of a lifetime is how he describes the privilege of spending such an extended time learning and praying in the Land of the Bible. 
Albina Tours in 1949
Albina ToursAlbina Tours is a family-owned and operated Christian tour operator that was founded in 1949 by the late Anton Albina Sr. Since then, Albina Tours has become one of the most experienced and client oriented tour operators in the Holy Land. Albina have an excellent reputation as a reputable tour operator. For example, McCabe Pilgrimages, (a larger pilgrimage tour agent in the UK) use Albina exclusively for their Holy Land trips. Albina’s motto is “Above all else: Reliability.” The owner, Tony Albina, is making our arrangements personally and is very committed to making sure that our Pilgrimage is the spiritual adventure of a lifetime.
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The Rt. Rev. Terry Dance will share the teaching and leadership of our 2019 pilgrimage. Bishop Dance has a lifetime of experience as a pastor and teacher and a great love for contextual Bible Study. Bishop Terry, now retired after serving for a number of years as Suffragan Bishop of Huron is kept busy with many invitations to preach, teach, and lead Bible Study.
We are delighted he, and his wife Diane, will join this pilgrimage tour and share his gifts and insights with us. Tantur Ecumenical InstituteSet on a hilltop in Jerusalem, overlooking Bethlehem, Tantur serves as a welcoming place in the Holy Land for visitors who come from all over the world to stay at this oasis of learning, community, and hospitality. Vicars spent two months here in 2017 on sabbatical. Tantur has developed trust and deep relationships with scholars, teachers and leaders from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities. is a rich place of learning and encounter with the diverse people of the Holy Land. Because of this, Vicars is now in the habit of bring pilgrims to Tantur for a two or three days of enriched learning as part of their pilgrimage.
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