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GERMAN DIOCESE: August 24, 2004

His Grace Bishop Agapit to Lead a Pilgrimage to Ekaterinburg

Departure from Munich is on Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 5:40 pm (Terminal 1C, Ural Airlines)

Arrival in Ekaterinburg: 2:10 am local time.

Arrival at the hotel (5 minutes from the Skete of Novo-Tikhvinsky Monastery).

Sunday, after liturgy at the Skete, a visit to the holy places of the Royal Family: the Church-on-the-Blood (Ipatiev House, the place of the martyrdom of the Royal Family), Ganin's Pit, Porosenkov Ravine and Koptyakovsky Road.

Monday, trip to Alapaevsk, the place of the imprisonment and murder of Holy Grand Duchess Elizaveta and Nun Varvara and the Grand Dukes.

Tuesday, Spassky Monastery. The historical site of Novo-Tikhvinsky Monastery.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, trip to Verkhoturiye, Kostylevo and Merkushino, to the relics of St Simeon Verkhotursky and newly-glorified saints.

Saturday morning, departure at 7:50 am. Arrivial in Munich at 8:35 (four hour time difference).

Estimated price: 700 Euros (includes flight: 410 Euros, 6-night hotel accommodations, visa: 43 Euros).

Please send passports for your visa no later than September 17, 2004, to:

Kloster d. Hl. Hiob
Hofbauernstr. 26
81247 Mßnchen

For further information, please call Oksana Sikorskaya at 49 (0)711 2621713