MADISON — In 863 AD, SS. Cyril and Methodius first arrived in Great Moravia (which included the present Czech Republic).
To celebrate the 1,150th anniversary of this event, Fr. Frederick Janecek, a priest of the Orthodox Church of America currently attached to SS. Cyril and Methodius Church in Milwaukee, plans to visit the archeological sites of churches, museums, and burials in the center of Great Moravia in and near Velehrad in the Czech Republic.
Today a large pilgrimage church — the Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and SS. Cyril and Methodius — is at Velehrad. A visit is also planned to the famous pilgrimage church at Svaty Hostyn. The tour will visit Brno, Olomouc, and Ceske Budejovice.Arrival will be in Prague to see the sights and to be in Prague for the Easter weekend.
The Czech Heritage Tour is for 10 days, from April 16 to 25, 2014, and will leave from Chicago. The application deadline is November 1. For tour details, contact Fr. Frederick Janecek by email at [email protected] or by phone at 608-273-2957.