Pilgrimage to Guadalajara, San Juan de los Lagos, etc.

Father José Ángel Ortiz is leading a pilgrimage to shrines of Mexico in San Juan de los Lagos, Guadalajara, Leon, Cubilete, Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende & Dolores Hidalgo. Departure is March 14 from Gregory, Corpus Christi, Robstown, Kingsville & Falfurrias. Join us for impressive dances, mariachi, historic monuments & Mass everyday to return March 20 with memories to cherish. $480 is the cost. $100 deposit reserves your seat. For more information call 361-643-4505 or www.iccgregory.org on the internet.

Monterrey & Saltillo Tour

Come! Join the Orange Grove Guadalupana on a three day historical, spiritual, and memorable 3 Day Monterrey and Saltillo Get-A-Way on March 13-15. Included will be a visit to Horsetail Falls, Los Cabazos Market, city tour including the Main Cathedral, the Santa Lucia River Walk, and the largest fascinating Bird Museum in Latin America, Saltillo Factory and much more. For more info and itinerary please call Dee De Leon at 384-2563. Price per person and double occupancy is $209.

Pilgrimage to Rome and Turin

Pope Benedict XVI approved a 40 Day Exhibition of the Shroud of Turin beginning April 10, 2010. This is only the sixth exhibition in over 100 years. The Shroud won’t be exhibited again until 2025. Fr. José Ángel Ortiz will lead an exciting pilgrimage to Rome, Turin, Milan, Venice, Padua, Florence, and Assisi. Departure is May 4, 2010 from Corpus Christi & Gregory to return May 13. Cost is $2,600 with only $200 to reserve your seat. For more information call (361) 643-4505.

Irish trip

Trip to Ireland, from July 8 - 17 (8 nights 9 days). Cities we will visit are Galway, Knock, Westport, Limerick, Killarney, & Dublin. For further information please call Deacon Patrick Higgins on 361-877-7808.

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Egypt May 27, 2010

Join Spiritual Director, Fr. Jesus Francisco Lopez (Immaculate Conception in Taft) and Assistant Spiritual Director, Fr. Ralph Jones (Stella Maris Chapel in Lamar) on May 27 to June 9, 2010 on a life transforming, spiritual journey to: Capernaum, the Sea of Galilee, and the Garden of Gethsemane; celebrate Mass at Mt. Tabor, Mount of Beatitudes and the Holy Sepulcher; renew marriage vows in Cana; visit the Basilica of Annunciation and the Upper Room; The pilgrimage continues on to Jordon to visit the "Lost City of Petra" and continues on to Egypt. In Egypt: Mt. Sinai, the Church of St. Mary in Cairo, which is the site of an approved apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Cost for roundtrip airfare from Corpus Christi, eleven-nights of hotel lodging, including daily breakfast & dinner all for $3589.00 double occupancy (airport fees/airline tax subject to change and tour guide/bus driver tip extra). A $100 deposit is required to confirm your reservation. For detailed itinerary information and payment arrangement information contact Ross Rodriguez at rmeriduez51@sbcglobal.net or call 361-816-5965.

Schoenstatt Shrine

Join the Schoenstatt Catholic Movement of Corpus Christi in a monthly bus pilgrimage to the Schoenstatt Shrine in Rockport (Lamar) on the 18th of each month. Bus departs from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Corpus Christi at 8:30 a.m. and Saint Thomas More Parish at 9 a.m. The bus returns at approximately 2:30 p.m. Bring a sack lunch. For more information, contact Gloria Serna at 361-853-3678 or Diana Garcia at 361-854-2376 or 361-548-5619.