WHEN: May 16-26, 2023
Arrival: Tuesday, May 16 to either leave Edinburgh town center at 11:00 AM or Edinburgh Airport at 12:00 noon on the bus that will take the group to Melrose Abbey and Minsteracres Retreat Centre.
Note: If anyone misses this bus, it will be complicated and expensive to get to the retreat center.
Departure: Friday, May 26 after breakfast.
Note: The mentor meal will be Thursday, May 25 so students should not book evening flights unless late in the evening.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Single (limited availability) or Double-Occupancy (double or twin) rooms at: Minsteracres Retreat Centre, Stirling Highland Hotel, St Columba Hotel (Iona) and Jurys Inn (Edinburgh)
Room Options:
- Double (1 bed for married couples). Note that some locations (Minsteracres & St Columba Hotel) may need to substitute twin beds for a double bed.
- Twin (2 beds for married couples or roommates* of the same sex)
- Single (SOLD OUT)
* Roommate can be spouse, another DMin student, or a soul friend
PRICING**:
Double-Occupancy Rooms: $3,450 total
$1,450 deposit due now, $1,000 due Dec. 1, 2022, $1,000 due March 1, 2023*
Single-Occupancy Rooms (SOLD OUT): $3,750 total
$1,750 deposit due now, $1,000 due Dec. 1, 2022, $1,000 due March 1, 2023*
*Second and Third payments of $1,000 each will be automatically charged on Dec. 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023, respectively, to the same credit card used to pay for the initial deposit.
**Pricing includes lodging, transportation on the pilgrimage, entry fees for tours in Durham, Iona, and Edinburgh, and most meals (all but 6 lunches and 1 dinner).
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 1, 2023