Lent Pilgrimage with Trinity UMC: National Cathedral and Franciscan Monestary

Name: Lent Pilgrimage with Trinity UMC: National Cathedral and Franciscan Monestary
Start: 2026-03-14T07:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-14T17:00:00-04:00
Location: 903 Forest Ave, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23229

Schedule

Sat Mar 14 2026 at 07:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

903 Forest Ave, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23229 | Henrico, VA

This Lent, we invite you to slow down, walk with Christ through both awe and humility, and let sacred spaces be a part of your journey to the cross.
We will meet at Trinity UMC (903 Forest Avenue) at 7:15am. Pastor Brian will drive a large, comfortable charter bus as we pilgrimage to Washington, DC, where we will first enjoy a professionally guided tour of the National Cathedral along with time to self-tour and enjoy the gardens. We will eat a catered box lunch on the bus as we then travel across the city to the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. We will take guided tours of the incredible springtime gardens and two levels of the church, including full-size replicas of the Mount Calvary and Holy Sepulchre shrines in Jerusalem, plus reproductions of the Nazareth Annunciation and Bethlehem Nativity grottos. We will return to Richmond around 5pm.
The all-inclusive tour price is $80/person. This includes a seat on the charter bus, both self-guided and full-access tours at both sites, and lunch! This tour is open to the community: all are welcome!
Note: while much of the tour will be accessible, there are certain areas at both sites that include stairs, and there are a couple stairs to get on the bus.