MARYKNOLL MISSION PILGRIMAGE

 IN EL SALVADOR 2011
 

FOR RELIGIOUS/DEACONS AND WIVES/LAITY

A visit to the shrines of the El Salavador Martyrs

...a time to form new relationships...an opportunity
to engage in cross-cultural solidarity...a learning...
...a commitment...an exchange...
...a spiritual journey...a discovery...

The Maryknoll Mission Pilgrimage/Retreat to El Salvador is open to Religious and Laity.  Participants will visit the sites of some of the martyrs of El Salvador, including the tomb of Bishop Oscar Romero, the Rose Garden where the Jesuits Martyrs are buried, the site of the massacre of the Four Churchwomen, the parish church where Padre Rutillio Grande is buried.

Retreatants will have the opportunity of meeting and engaging in conversation with missioners, as well as local church people living and working in El Salvador, oftentimes in very challenging circumstances.

A highlight of the Pilgrimage/Retreat will be a side-trip to the site of Rio Sumpul massacre and overnight stay in the little town of Arcatao, where survivors of that massacre of over 600 people  are struggling to create alternative economic opportunities for themselves and their children.

Dates:  May 31 - June 8, 2011

Place:  Casa Clementina – San Salvador.

Cost: Program fee of $625.00 plus airfare fee.  Program fee covers all costs, including meals, accommodations, transportation in El Salvador, facilitation and stipends.  In addition, this fee covers extensive reading materials.

Registration:  For online registration, please press , fill out registration, and submit form.   April 1, 2011 is the deadline for registration (we can only accommodate a maximum of 10 participants). Upon receipt of registration form, you will receive an application kit to complete and return  along with deposit of $125.00 dollars made out to Maryknoll Mission Education.  Please send  to: Maryknoll Mission Office, c/o Matt Rousso, 7730 Walmsley Ave., New Orleans, La 70125.   The balance of $500.00 is due by April 15, 2011. 

Passports & immunizations: Participants in the Pilgrimage  will need a valid passport (no visa is required for El Salvador).  All participants should consult their physician regarding immunizations. 

Trip health insurance:  If you need health insurance, please go to the following website: www.missionaryhealth.com.  Open the site and then follow these steps:
1. Under featured Plans (on right margin) select: Click here for a quote.
2. Fill in data required (not including travel in US).  Receive a quote.
3. Select plan and fill in data.

View Promotional video: PILGRIMAGE RETREAT VIDEO

Check out the diary of a particpant:  DIARY

If you decide to apply:  Please read the Code of Conduct. 
Press print    button, download the Risk Awareness and the Travel Agreement document, sign it, have it witnessed by two people,  and return it to the New Orleans Office.