Have FUN from July 28-August 1
rehearsing songs, dances and scenes from popular musicals such as Grease, High School Musical and Wicked

Directed by Cathy Stapleton
Musical Direction by Norman K. Allen  

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:

Cathy Stapleton is a professional actor and director. She has directed over 60 shows in Charlottesville at the middle and high school level. Cathy has won awards for both teaching and directing here locally and in Washington D.C. She studied musical theatre at the prestigious Carnegie-Mellon University and was chosen to study directing with William Graham, on the graduate level at the Catholic University of America. Cathy enjoys sharing her expertise with young artists and her teaching has inspired many to pursue theatre.

Wesley Foundation Holy Land Trip 2009 – You’re Invited!

The Wesley Foundation at UVA, in conjunction with the William & Mary Wesley Foundation, is making a pilgrimage to Israel and Palestine in January 2009, organizing the trip through The Society for Biblical Studies (www.sbsedu.org), an educational travel organization. This is our second trip together to the Holy Land and we anticipate visits to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Capernaum, Jericho, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Qumran, the Sea of Galilee, and more. The trip combines spiritual pilgrimage, education about the current context, and mission for a unique, once in a lifetime opportunity.  

We will walk where Jesus walked, experience unforgettable worship, and meet with a broad range of Palestinians and Israelis to learn more about the complexities of the situation there. We will also volunteer for two days, probably planting olive trees at a Palestinian farm surrounded by three illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Olive trees take several years to mature so their planting is an expression of hope. There will also be two 3-day extensions to the trip available, one to Mt. Sinai in Egypt and the other to Petra in Jordan.   

Our travel dates are January 2- 12 (January 12-15 for the extensions). Finalized itinerary and trip cost will be available by August but we are anticipating a cost of approximately $2700/person for the basic trip (the cost for the extensions will be approximately $500.00).  The deadline to register for this trip is September 28, 2008. 


In addition to our student travelers, we have a limited number of spots available for our alumni and Charlottesville District friends.Any trip to the Holy Land is a wonderful opportunity for study and reflection. This trip is a fantastic opportunity to learn and explore with a great group of students from our Wesley Foundations. If you are interested in making the pilgrimage with us, please contact the Rev. Deborah Lewis for more information:  deborah@wesleyuva.org or 434-977-6500.