Journeys of Paul & The Greek Islands

Join Rev. Rev. Fritz Wiese the people of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course, we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on June 3, 2025, and returns on June 14, 2025 Departure Airport: Atlanta, GA PRICING: $4,790.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $950 Land only $3,730 (If you Book your Own Flight) Balance due on or before February 20, 2025 REGISTRATION:     Registration Form  Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066  FLIGHT SCHEDULE:   TK 032  03JUN  ATL-IST   9:45P   3:45P +1 TK1893 04JUN  IST-SKG  6:55P   8:15P TK1844 14JUN  ATH-IST  10:30A 12:05P TK 031  14JUN  IST-ATL    2:50P  7:50P    * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Join Dr. Luis Tejera and Hickory Grove Baptist Church as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on June 21, 2026 and returns on June 30, 2026 Departure Airport: Charlotte, NC  PRICING:  $5,490 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement: $990 Land only: $4,340.00 if booking your own flights ($1150 airfare credit)  PAYMENT PLAN:  $300.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before February 21, 2026 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $300.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066  FLIGHT SCHEDULE:   * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

  DETAILS: Trip departs on March 18, 2025 and returns on March 30, 2025 Departure Airport: Bismarck, ND (Other cities are available) PRICING: $4,790.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $890 Land only - if booking your own flights - $3,540.00  (- $1250 airfare credit) PAYMENT PLAN:  $500.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before October 3, 2024 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE: UA 4710 18MAR BIS-DEN 9:15A 9:57A UA 182 18MAR DEN-FRA 4:50P 9:20A 19MAR A3 531  19MAR FRA:SKG 10:30A 2:00P   UA 983  30MAR ATH-IAD 11:45A 3:45P UA 1782 30MAR IAD-DEN 5:15P 7:01P UA 4799 30MAR DEN-BIS 8:45P 11:37P   * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

I’m delighted to invite members and friends of Diamond Lake Lutheran Church in south Minneapolis to travel with me to Greece and Turkey to walk in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul and other leaders of the early church. The stories of the New Testament will come alive for us in new ways as we renew our baptismal promises in the very location of Lydia’s baptism, as we stand atop Mars Hill in the shadow of the Acropolis where Paul preached to the city of Athens, as we visit the Island of Patmos where John wrote the book of Revelation.  Paul wrote letters to the Corinthians – we’ll visit Corinth, where the extensive ruins indicate the importance of this city. He wrote a letter to the Ephesians – we’ll visit the ancient and sprawling city of Ephesus, with its breathtaking Celsus library. Paul wrote letters to the Thessalonians and the Philippians – we’ll visit Thessaloniki and Philippi, where Paul and Silas were thrown into prison. And because we’re there already and because context matters, we’ll learn about the oracle of Delphi, we’ll visit the monasteries balanced impossibly atop the towering cliffs of Meteora, we’ll travel by sea to the islands of Crete and Mykonos and Rhodes and Santorini. We’ll draw on our understanding of Greek mythology as we stand in the ruins of massive stone arenas and alongside temples built by Greek gods. We’ll visit the Panathenaic Stadium, home to the first Olympic Games of modern times. We’ll do wine tastings and olive oil tastings; we’ll learn about how icons are made. We’ll eat more feta cheese than we ever thought possible.  We’ll learn more about ourselves, more about one another, and more about our own relationships to scripture. It's going to be a good time. I hope you can join us!  In festive anticipation, Pastor Andrea Roske-Metcalfe *** DETAILS: Trip departs on October 14, 2025, and returns on October 25, 2025 Departure Airport: Minneapolis, MN (other cities are available) PRICING: $4,890.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $890 Land Only (if booking your own flights) - $1250 (airfare credit) PAYMENT PLAN:  $500.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space $2500 due March 1, 2025 Balance due on or before July 15, 2025 REGISTRATION:      Registration Form  Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066  GROUP FLIGHT SCHEDULE: LH4569 14OCT MSP-FRA 4:30P 8:20A 15OCT LH1286 15OCT FRA-SKG 2:35P 6:00P   LH1757 25OCT ATH-MUC 6:00A 7:40A  LH 436 25OCT MUC-ORD 10:05A 12:30P  UA 467 25OCT ORD-MSP 2:05P 3:31P      * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Join Rev. Adam Butler and the people of the Trinity Lutheran Church - Long Lake as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course, we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on April 22, 2025 and returns on May 3, 2025 Departure Airport: Minneapolis, MN (MSP)  (Other cities are available) PRICING: $4,690.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $890 Land Only: $3,440.00 if booking your own flights (-$1250 airfare credit) PAYMENT PLAN:  $300.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before December 15, 2024 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE: UA 576 22APR MSP-ORD 11:36A 1:14P 0S 066 22APR ORD-VIE 4:25PM - 8:20AM OS809 23APR VIE-SKG 9:55AM - 12:35PM   LH1285 03MAY ATH-FRA 6:50AM 9:00AM LH 402 03MAY FRA-EWR 1:20PM 3:40PM UA 776 03MAY EWR-MSP 7:00PM 9:25PM     * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Join Rev. Mary Suomala Folkerdsand the people of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Moorhead as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course, we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on March 18, 2025 and returns on March 29, 2025 Departure Airport: Fargo  (Other cities are available) PRICING: $4,990.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $990 PAYMENT PLAN:  $500.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before November 15, 2024 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE:   * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Join Rev. Elizabeth Hiller and the people of Dilworth Lutheran Church, Moorhead as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course, we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on March 18, 2025 and returns on March 29, 2025 Departure Airport: Minneapolis, MN (MSP)  (Other cities are available) PRICING: $4,790.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $890 (if booking your own flights) - $1250 (airfare credit ) PAYMENT PLAN:  $500.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before November 15, 2024 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE:   * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.

Embark on an extraordinary adventure with "Not Your Average Bus Tour" to Italy! Explore the captivating history and stunning landscapes of Venice, Florence, and Rome. Dive into the artistic heritage of Florence, Take a gondola ride through Venice’s enchanting canals, and uncover the ancient marvels of Rome. This unique journey offers more than just sightseeing—it’s a cultural immersion featuring cooking classes, visits to renowned wineries and wine tasting, and vibrant local food and art scenes. Join us for an unforgettable experience in these iconic Italian cities! DETAILS: The trip departs on June 10, 2025, and returns on June 20, 2025 PRICING: $3,290.00 per person based on double occupancy - (Space is limited! Small Group) Single room supplement - $880 Land-only for $3,290 (passengers are expected to book their own flights) $500 per person with registration to secure space (Space is limited, Small Group Tour) Balance due on or before February 10, 2025 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mailed to 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 FLIGHTS : This Tour does not include airfare, You can arrange your flight or we can arrange that for you. We recommend arranging to fly into Venice (VCE) and out of Rome (FCO) — choose "multicity" on flight-booking websites or the Airline App. 

Join Rev. Leland Armbright the people of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church as we walk where Paul walked.  See the ruins of the Philippi, Ephesus, and Corinth.  Renew your baptism at the river where Lydia, the first Gentile Woman was baptized by Paul.  We will climb Mars Hill where Paul defended the faith as he overlooked the Roman city of Athens.  Then we will board a boat to see the island of Patmos where the book of Revelation was written.  While we are there, of course, we will see a few of the other Greek Islands to reflect and absorb all we have seen and done.  This pilgrimage will shape how the church was formed and help us cast a vision of what Jesus is doing in our church now. DETAILS: Trip departs on June 3, 2025 and returns on June 14, 2025 Departure Airport: Minneapolis, MN (MSP)  (Other cities are available) PRICING: $4,890.00 per person based on double occupancy - book now as space is limited! Single room supplement - $890 Land Only $3,640.00 if booking your own flights - ($1250 airfare credit) PAYMENT PLAN:  $500.00 deposit per person with registration to secure space Balance due on or before February 3, 2025 REGISTRATION: Registering online? Click the "BOOK NOW" button and fill out the online form; you can pay by check or with a credit card (a 4% platform fee applies) Registering by mail? Please download and complete the registration form (both the personal information page and the terms and conditions page signed at the bottom) with a copy of your passport and a deposit of $500.00 per person made payable to Elias Tours and mail to: 4941 Chalden Ln NE, Marietta, GA 30066 Download the Registration Form  FLIGHT SCHEDULE: For passengers flying out of Minneapolis: LH4569 03JUN MSP-FRA 4:00P 7:50A 04JUN  LH1286 04JUN FRA-SKG 2:35P 6:00P   AC 899 14JUN ATH-YUL 12:10P 3:20P AC1179 14JUN YUL-MSP 6:10P 7:57P   For passengers based out of Phoenix: UA2004 03JUN PHX-ORD 7:30A 12:52P OS 66 03JUN ORD-VIE 4:20P 8:20A 04JUN OS 809 04JUN VIE-SKG 10:30A 1:10P   LH1757 14JUN ATH-MUC 6:00A 7:40A LH 436 14JUN MUC-ORD 10:05A 12:30P UA 511 14JUN ORD-PHX 4:05P 5:55P  (please email us if you wish to fly from PHX) * Flight times, flight numbers, equipment, gates, and seats are subject to change. For the most current information check the airline website.