A chance to see 75 crèches from as many countries!

On Christmas Eve 1223, St. Francis of Assisi  offered the first live crèche at Greccio!

When:     Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Where:    Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land (Washington, DC)           Chartered coach leaving SFRH at 6 a.m. (3918 Chipman              Road / Easton, PA). Coffee and donuts at 5:30 a.m. in Retreat House Dining Room

Tour:     10 a.m. at the Monastery

Mass:     11 a.m. at the Monastery

Lunch;    Leave monastery at noon; eat box lunch at National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Visit:    1:00 p.m. Visit crypt chapels in lower basilica, adoration in main chapel there, or visit the upper basilica with its three new mosaics in the domes.

Return:   Leave National Shrine at 2:30 p.m., arriving at approximately 6 p.m. at St. Francis Retreat House

Cost:     $83, including bus ($69.00) and box lunch ($14 for turkey/provolone or ham/provolone mini-sub, Plus fresh fruit, bag of chips, candy bar, fruit bar, cookie, and water). Fee is nonrefundable after December 4.

Only 54 seats are available. Register by December 4

To participate in this event you will need to sign a release waiver. Please consider printing and signing this at home and bringing the form with you the morning of the trip. Waiver

Jesus came for all of us!