Date: January 24, 2022
Media Contact: Curtis Prather
Tel: (703) 461-1782
Email: [email protected]
(ALEXANDRIA VA) – Now is the time to consider one of the 2022 Bicentennial trips of Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS)!
As part of our Bicentennial celebration, “Gothic France” will include Chartres Cathedral with the world’s foremost authority, Malcolm Miller. Paris will be a feast of great architecture and memorable cuisine. The time in Normandy will be moving and unforgettable. Join VTS’ Dean & President, the Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, for a trip of a lifetime.
“To mark our journey as an institution of 200 years, we want our alums and friends to take a journey with us,” said Markham. “The act of moving in a different place is an act of learning that can change the way we look at the world. These pilgrimages are at the core of our mission. They can be transformative and life-giving.”
- GOTHIC FRANCE May 13-23, 2022.
VTS has additional travel opportunities planned to England, Salzburg, and the Holy Land in 2022 and 2023:
- Pilgrimage to the Holy Land: August 11–22, 2022
- “Grace & Gardens” in England’s ‘green and pleasant land’: September 8–20, 2022
- Pilgrimages to the Holy Land: October 15–26, 2022 and October 27–November 7, 2022
- Advent in Salzburg: November 27–December 2, 2022
- Epiphany Pilgrimages to the Holy Land: January 7–18, 2023 and January 19–30, 2023
“We are ready when you are!” said the Rev. J. Barney Hawkins, Ph.D., the director of the Historic Bicentenary. “As you contemplate returning to travel in 2022 and beyond, remember our flexible booking policy which lets you plan your future travel with complete peace of mind. If you change or cancel up to 15 days prior to departure in the event of a COVID-19-related reason—whether at home or in your travel destination—you will receive a credit toward future travel associated with VTS. So, book with confidence.”
For more information, please contact Victoria Elie at [email protected].
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Founded in 1823 as a beacon of hope in a country new and finding its way, Virginia Theological Seminary has led the way in forming leaders of the Episcopal Church, including the Most Rev. John E. Hines (VTS 1933, D.D. 1946), former presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church; the Rt. Rev. John T. Walker (VTS 1954, D.D. 1978), the first African-American bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington; and theologian, author and lay preacher Ms. Verna J. Dozier (VTS D.D. 1978). Serving the worldwide Anglican Communion, Virginia Theological Seminary educates approximately 25% of those being ordained who received residential theological education. Visit us online: www.vts.edu.