On June 24th, 1981, 2 girls (15 & 16 years old) claimed to have seen Our Lady on a hillside. The next day, they returned with other villagers and 6 children began having daily apparitions (read more here). Apparitions of Mary in Medjugorje are alleged to continue even today! Medjugorje has become a miraculous site where people from all over the world come together, find the "love of God," and leave filled with peace.
In October 2025, we will explore Medjugorje with Fr. John Marshall. Fr. John Marshall, the pastor of St. John the Baptist, Milwaukie, OR. He is also the Spiritual Director for Center for Peace West and Mir Medjugorje English Information Center, the official English-speaking Medjugorje information center, established by Fr. Danko of Medjugorje. October, the month of the Rosary, is a great time to visit Medjugorje at the end of the "busy season." We will celebrate All Saints day (Nov 1st) in Medjugorje and St. Pope JP II's memorial on Oct 22. We will also reflect on Marija's message from Our Lady to the world, given on the 25th and Fr. John's international prayer group meeting on the last Thursday of October. We are very blessed to visit Medjugorje with Fr. John in October 2025. Is Our Lady calling you to join us?
Dates
We will be gone for 11 nights between October 22 - November 3, 2025 (dates to be finalized by March 2025).
Lodging
We will be staying with Dragan (Ivan's brother) and Haunita. This beautiful home is in a great location near the blue cross, the visionaries, and apparition hill. It is an easy walk to St. James, Cross Mountain and other popular locations in Medjugorje, too (or take a short taxi directly from the house). Each of the 28 guest rooms are very clean, and have their own bathroom & shower. The pansion also has a large dining room where we'll share 2 meals per day.
Guide
Our professional local guide, Marija Pervan, will provide access to a wealth of information about all Medjugorje has to offer. Our guide also enables access to talks with the visionaries (when available), access to the orphanages, "The Castle," and to other sites that are not be easily accessible without a guide. While our guide will be available most days, you are also encouraged to spend time on your own too, this is an important part of a Medjugorje pilgrimage.
Cost
We are volunteer run, so cost will be kept to a minimum. The cost will be airfare ($??) + the ground costs ($800 double occupancy, per person). Airfare is estimated to be less than $1400, but won't be known until around March 2025. The pilgrimage includes: lodging, food (2 meals per day in Medjugorje), ground transportation, licensed local guide. It does NOT include trip insurance (e.g: Safe Travels Voyager).
Questions? Call Ken @ 360-852-1088 (or email: ken@centerforpeacewest.com)
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