Good Morning Everyone! It's snowing in lovely Wisconsin today, and school has been called off in Arcadia. The funeral for today though, is going on as scheduled. What a great day to turn our thoughts to the Emerald Isle! I've been in touch with Gary Foster at Pentecost Tours. He's working on an itinerary for us. About 130 people have shown initial interest. I've always dreamed about visiting the land of Saint Patrick. It's difficult to believe that we'll be going! Let's pray that this Pilgrimage is as wonderful as the last! Some of the cast of characters will be returning. Almost a dozen have shown initial interest and some have flatly said, "I'm coming!" Gary is excited about the possibilities as well. He'll really have to outdo himself to search out accommodations as great as the ones we enjoyed in Italy. I'm told too, that he has a favorite tour escort in Ireland as well. Let's pray that we get him! Below is one suggestion for a 12-day itinerary. A brochure should be ready in the next weeks. We're planning on 04-15 October 2003! It looks like our base hotel cities will be Galway, Killarney, Cork and Dublin. If you're interested in staying informed, fill out the form at our Web Site. I'll add your name to the informational e-mail list and you'll be involved in setting the itinerary and having first access to the brochure as we post it on the Internet. Just click the banner link at: www.frpat.com <snip> Below is one suggestion. Please keep in mind that Ireland is more expensive than Italy. Yours in Christ, Gary 1 Mon, 4-Oct-04 USA / DUBLIN MILES 2 Tue, 5-Oct-04 DUBLIN / CLONMACNOIS / GALWAY 139 Miles 3 Wed, 6-Oct-04 GALWAY / KNOCK / CROAGH PATRICK / KYLEMORE ABBEY / CONNEMARA / GALWAY 117 Miles 4 Thu, 7-Oct-04 GALWAY / CLIFFS OF MOHER / KILLARNEY 115 Miles 5 Fri, 8-Oct-04 KILLARNEY / SLEA HEAD / GALLARUS ORATORY / DINGLE / KILLARNEY 104 Miles 6 Sat, 9-Oct-04 KILLARNEY / RING OF KERRY / KILLARNEY 99 Miles 7 Sun, 10-Oct-04 KILLARNEY / GOUGANE BARRE PARK / BLARNEY CASTLE / CORK 53 Miles 8 Mon, 11-Oct-04 CORK / KINSALE / ARDMORE / CORK 108 Miles 9 Tue, 12-Oct-04 CORK / ROCK OF CASHEL / HOLY CROSS ABBEY / DUBLIN 168 Miles 10 Wed, 13-Oct-04 DUBLIN / GLENDALOUGH / DUBLIN 62 Miles 11 Thu, 14-Oct-04 DUBLIN 12 Fri, 15-Oct-04 DUBLIN / USA <snip> May God Bless you and those you love, and keep you safe! Father Pat "Be still and know that I am God." ~Psalm 46:10 ................................................... LOOKING FOR AN OLD MESSAGE? List archives are here: //www.freelists.org/archives/holyfamily/ SUBSCRIBE at: http://holyfam.com/emaillist.htm or send a blank e-mail to holyfamily-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject line of the email. UNSUBSCRIBE at: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=holyfamily or send a blank e-mail to: holyfamily-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject line of the email. You can edit your preferences, unsubscribe, or even turn off your account while you're on vacation at: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=holyfamily Receive our daily MORNING PRAYER by e-mail, or our Weekly Spiritual Reflection and Reflection Questions. There's more information and a sign-up form at: http://frpat.com/mpsubscribe.htm Our Parish Web Site: http://holyfam.com/ Father Pat's Place: http://frpat.com/ Outreach/Evangelization: http://cmonback.com/