Our Lady of the Assumption parish Fatima Pilgrimage with Pax Travel

Via: Easyjet to Lisbon from Luton

From: Thurs 7th - Thurs 14th October 2010

Cost: £569 per person sharing

This 7 day pilgrimage promises to be a truly spiritual experience, which will help pilgrims to deepen their love and knowledge of Christ, Mary and the Church. There will be a full programme of events, including a coach excursion to the coast.

Includes:

• EasyJet return scheduled flights: Luton – Lisbon - Luton
• 7-nights accommodation in shared twin-bedded rooms with private facilities at the Casa Das Irmas Dominicanas or Virgem Maria hotels
• Half-board (breakfast and dinner); Private air-conditioned coach Transfers between airport and hotel in Fatima
• Daily Mass and nightly candlelit Rosary procession
• ATOL and AITO financial protection
  

Extras:

• Travel insurance at £28.50 per person
• Single room supplement at £126 per person for 7 nights (limited availability)
• Food and drink on board the aircraft
• Lunches, drinks and souvenirs; U.K. transfers
  

Led by Fr Ephraim Nwachukwu, parish priest, & Donal Foley, author of several Marian books, and has also led several pilgrimages to Fatima in recent years.

More info available from the Church of the Assumption Beeston, Nottingham, Parish office – email via:

Flight times:

Luton to Lisbon Thursday 7 October Depart Luton 16:45 Arrive Lisbon 19:30

Lisbon to Luton Thursday 14 October Depart 11:55 Arrive 14:35

These are some of the comments made by some of last year’s pilgrims, on a similar pilgrimage:

• “It was life changing.”
• “A Wonderful pilgrimage. Looking forward to coming again with the same organiser and hotel, etc. Well done.”
• “An excellent introduction to Fatima at a good pace!”
  
• “Packed with information and well organised.”
  

This will be a spiritual pilgrimage focusing on absorbing the beautiful message given to Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia at Fatima by Our Lady, as way of deepening the spiritual life of pilgrims.

Click here to see some video excerpts from the 2008 pilgrimage on YouTube

To receive a booking form, and pilgrimage flyer, please email:

The pilgrimage itinerary is expected to include the following:

• A walking tour of the Shrine
• Visits to the Basilica, which contains the tombs of Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta
• Visits to the Little Chapel of the Apparitions, and the new Church of the Most Holy Trinity
• Visits to the Loca do Anjo where the Angel appeared and Valinhos
• The stations of the cross from near to Fatima to near Aljustrel – approx 2 miles each way
• Visits to the homes of the three seers in Aljustrel, and the Fatima Parish Church of St. Anthony where the children were baptised
• Nightly Rosary and Candlelight Procession at the Sanctuary of Fatima
• A film about the Fatima Apparitions and meeting with the WAF International Secretariat for a conference about Fatima and the WAF
• Holy Hour at the Monastery of Pius XII, including (real!) tea and a visit to book repository
• Visit to the Postulation Centre for info/books etc., about the Little Shepherds
  
• Half day coach excursion to Batalha, Nazare, Alcobaca and Juncal
  

A Passport is required for travel to Portugal. No passport, or an invalid one, means no pilgrimage! Most non-EU Passport holders require a Visa. Passports need to be valid until at least 3 months after return (6 months for non E.U. Residents).

There will be quite a lot of walking on this pilgrimage, so you will need to bring shoes you are comfortable walking in – also a hat, sunglasses, suncream, light jumper/cardigan - and an umbrella in case it rains!

On Easyjet flights the baggage allowance is 20 kg. The pilgrimage includes the cost of one checked in bag, to go in the aircraft hold, and one piece of cabin baggage (max dimensions 55 x 40 x 20cm).

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) - The E111 form is no longer valid. You will need a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) to receive necessary health care during a visit to Portugal. Your own travel insurance will be supplementary to EHIC benefits. The easiest way to get one is to apply online via: https://www.ehic.org.uk/Internet/home.do – and don't forget to bring your usual medicines.

Flight times etc., are subject to delays etc., which are obviously beyond control.

To receive a booking form and itinerary, please email: