Travels With Helene

Holy Land Pilgrimage 2011

travelswithhelene — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:27:44 +0000

ALOHA 2011

travelswithhelene — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:30:38 +0000

Dreaming of Hawaii! We had SUCH A GREAT TIME!!!! Feb. ALOHA 2011!

WHAT FUN WE HAD!!!! APW CRUISE 2011

travelswithhelene — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:56:26 +0000

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APW Cruise – 100 Plus On Board!

travelswithhelene — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:55:48 +0000

ONE HUNDRED PLUS of your former APW classmates and their families have signed up for the 7-day class reunion cruise to the Western Caribbean.

The cruise departs from Tampa, FL on January 30 and will visit Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Belize and Isla Roatan.

It’s not too late to sign up!

Click here for more details.

Visit St. Bernadette on Marian Cruise

travelswithhelene — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:32:52 +0000

Our Marian pilgrimage, which begins on September 27, 2010, features a trip to St. bernadette’s childhood home in Lourdes, France.

Here’s some more information on this remarkable Saint:

A crystal coffin was made for Saint Bernadette’s body. She was placed in a chapel in the Church of St. Gildard at the convent in Nevers where she lived for thirteen years. She has remained undisturbed and on view in this chapel since August 3, 1925. The Sisters of Charity and Christian Instruction at Nevers are not secretive about the body of St. Bernadette. They welcome visitors, and encourage learning about the life example and messages of their sister saint.

Great Fun On Maine State Police Cruise!

travelswithhelene — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:49:22 +0000

What a great time everybody had! The next Maine State Police annual cruise will Jan 9-16, 2011 to the Western Caribbean.

Hope to see you on the high seas!

A Fellow Traveler’s View of Italy

travelswithhelene — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:19:54 +0000

Thanks to Pat Messina for sharing these great pictures of her experience on our trip to Italy!

Viva L’Italia… Long Live Italy!

travelswithhelene — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:56:01 +0000

What a FANTASTIC trip we had in the Mediterranean! It was not only beautiful and educational, but also very spiritual as well with both Father Palka and Father Blum saying daily Mass.

Some highlights for me were seeing the Pope, visiting the sites where the Saints once stood, having Mass at St Peter’s Basilica and having a prayer at Pope John Paul II’s tomb.

We visited so many places on the pilgrimage and cruise, and they all had special and different meanings for everybody that travelled with us.

What a great group and what a great time!

I look forward to travelling again with Father Palka and Father Blum to Alaska in 2010. Plus we’re going on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 2011. Hope you all can join us!

If you went on the Mediterranean cruise, be sure to leave a comment and share your favorite moments.

Here are some pics of the trip!

Back South from Alaska!

travelswithhelene — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:49:59 +0000

Our cruise to Alaska was simply amazing. What a great (but cold!) time everybody had.

The highlight for many was visiting the Hubbard Glacier. Sometimes the beauty and majesty of nature can overwhelm – the Hubbard Glacier was one such natural wonder.

Some of our guests also enjoyed going dog sledding. What an adventure and what beautifully stoic animals!

Of course, I have to thank Fr. Palka, Ron Queen and Bren Turner for going salmon fishing and bringing back dinner for the entire cruise ship! Yeah, that’s for sure just a fisherman’s tall tale. : )

But serious thanks goes to Wayne and Laurel Cobb for helping Fr. Palka with Mass.

We all had a great time and I’m looking forward to our next trip!

If you joined us on this trip, feel free to leave a comment here about your experience and send me some of your great shots to post on the blog.

Thanks again,

Helene

Who’s Going on the APW Cruise?

travelswithhelene — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:59:51 +0000

Look who has signed up to cruise the Western Caribbean from APW!

Karen (Denio) Anderson & Robert Shilling
Christol Baldus
Joseph & Cynthia (Barnard) Banach
John & Deborah (Spedding) Banach
Norman & Jan (Castle) Beck
Samuel & Cristina (Crim) Boyer
Anson Buckley
Richard & Darlene Buckley
Randolph & Wanetta Ceterski
Cassandra (Hall) Clarke
Darlene Clemison
Robert & Adele Crim
Beverly (Waterman) & Stephen Crim
George & Susan Dombrowski
Jon & Vickie Donahue
Patrick & Kathy Finnerty
Benjamin & Myra Folger
Joshua & Katherine (Crim) Garcia
Ed & Judy (Weegar) Gridley
Terry & Karen Grimshaw
Gordon & Mae Hall
Jeffery & Celestine Hall
Paul & Sherry (Lenart) Harvey
Marisa Haskins
Edward & Teresa Hess
Andrea Hoffman & Otis Bishop
Chad Hoffman
Edward Hoffman & Jane Clement
Virginia Hoffman
Steven & Kathleen Hoffman
David & Rene’ (Van Epps) Horning
Deborah (Griffin) Howard
David & Elizabeth Koenig
Carol & John Knopp
Brian & Cindy Lynch
Susan Maddry
Mary Matthews
Joyce Miller
Robert & Mandy (Brown) Morsion
Loren & Evelyn Newton ( APW Teachers)
Robert & Antoniette Norris
Gary (Parish Elementary Teacher) & Rita O’Reilley
Dean & Darcy(Spedding) Orzel
Richard & Lynn Palmer
Adrienne (Hall) Pappa
Martin & Valarie Perry
Elizabeth (Perry) Pidkaminy
Deborah (Stowell) & Donald Petrie
James & Joan Petrie
Clyde Prince & Wendy Nuting
J0seph Maillet & Sally Prince
Helene (Hoffman) & Mark Riley
Rhonda Schmeling
James & Bonnie Sheldon
Mike Smith
Mary Smude
Terry & Linda Stitt
Scott & Andrea (Horning) Terpening
Chelsea Terpening
Daniel Van Horn
Tom & Thelma Waterman
Albert & Patricia Wheeler
Charles & Rita Williams
Merle & Joyce (Taddino) Wing
Linda (Petrie) & Patrick Yerdon

What are you waiting for? Join the group today.

Helene M Riley