Columban Mission Exposure Trips

The Missionary Society of St. Columban Invites You to Experience China

“A life unlike your own can be your teacher.” _{- St. Columban}

Columban Mission Exposure Trips

October 15-29, 2011

or

March 17-31, 2012

·         Discover the roots of Columban history in the original mission country

·         Walk in the footsteps of the first Columban missionaries

·         Experience modern China and meet Columban missionaries

·         Witness the connections between the past, present and future of the  Missionary Society of St. Columban

For more information and to apply, contact   

The Columban Center for  Advocacy and Outreach:

Julie Espina

301-565-4547

ccaoprograms@columban.org

www.columban.org

Details of the Tour:

Hong Kong

· Meet Columban priests

· Visit the AITECE Office

· Visit Mong Kok night-market

· Attend Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Wuhan City

· Visit St. Columban’s Cathedral in Hanyang and other churches in the region

· Meet participants in the Columban Crafts Project, a program for people with special needs

· Tour rural communities and learn about work of Columbans from 1920-1954

Xian

· Visit the Cathedral and the mosque in Xian

· Visit the 8^th century Christian Stele

· Visit the Terracotta Warriors Museum

Shanghai

· Visit the Marian Shrine at Sheshan

· Visit the Sheshan Major Seminary

· Visit Shanghai Cathedral

· Attend Mass at St. Peter’s Church

· Local sightseeing

Beijing

· Morning Mass at Beijing’s East Church

· Visit the Great Wall of China and the Summer Palace

· Visit the graveyard where Matteo Ricci and other missionaries are buried

· Visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City

· Attend an acrobatics performance

Program Fee:

  $2000 Program fee* includes

· Internal travel in China

· Hotel accommodation and meals       

· Sightseeing

*International airfare and visa charges are not included in the program fee

Logistics:

· Trip begins in Hong Kong and ends in Beijing

· Two Columbans will accompany the group throughout the trip

· Hotel accommodations based on double occupancy

· It is the responsibility of participants to secure their own travel visas.   Please visit www.china-embassy.org   for more information.

The application and the $500 non-refundable deposit are due two months before trip begins.