In 2024, travel on a spiritual journey to see some of the most beautiful, fascinating places where our faith was formed! In October, Deacon Dale Metcalfe and Fr. Jim McCormack, MIC will lead a pilgrimage to the Shrines of Italy. The pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Father Matt Lamoureux, MIC will be rescheduled. See more details about both pilgrimages on this page, including upcoming dates for informational sessions!

Shrines of Italy Pilgrimage: October 29 – November 8, 2024

Join Deacon Dale and Fr. Jim McCormack, MIC on a pilgrimage to the Shrines of Italy from October 29th – November 8th, 2024! On this pilgrimage, you will tour Rome, attend an audience with the Pope, and see many amazing sites, such as:

Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi • Holy House of Nazareth in Loreto • San Giovanni Rotondo • Tomb of St. Padre Pio • Tomb of St. Matthew the Apostle in Salerno • Abbey of Montecassino • Catacombs • Vatican City • St. Peter’s Basilica

Cost from Chicago: $3,499 per person in double occupancy rooms. Optional $449 double occupancy insurance available. Includes air, land, hotels, and tours. $698 deposit due with registration. Register before April 30, 2024 to save $300 per person!
Deadline to register is April 30, 2024.

To register for the Shrines of Italy Pilgrimage,
Contact Deacon Dale Metcalfe
Phone: 630-334-5065
Email: DeaconTravel@gmail.com


Holy Land Pilgrimage: Being Rescheduled

For the first time in six years, Father Matt Lamoureux, MIC is leading the parish on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (dates to be determined)! On this pilgrimage, we will attend daily Mass with Father Matt and walk in the footsteps of Christ in places such as:

Bethlehem • Church of the Nativity • Qumran • Dead Sea • Jericho • Sailing on the Sea of Galilee • Capernaum • Mount of Beatitudes • Cana • Nazareth • Caesarea • Jerusalem • Mount of Olives • Mount Zion • Via Dolorosa • Yardenit Baptism Site • Holy Sepulchre

Cost from Chicago: $3,698 per person in double occupancy rooms. Optional $399 double occupancy insurance available. Includes air, land, hotels, and tours. $600 deposit due with registration.

Father Matt near the Sea of Galilee

Petra (One of the 7 Wonders of the World)

Optional Extension to Jordan

Extend your pilgrimage to the Holy Land by adding on a trip to see the wonders of Petra, Jerash, Madaba, Mount Nebo, and the Dead Sea!

Additional Cost: $1598 double occupancy | $150 for insurance

To register for the Holy Land Pilgrimage,
Contact Deacon Dale Metcalfe
Phone: 630-334-5065
Email: DeaconDale.Israel@gmail.com