One of the charisms of the Holy Land Franciscans is to welcome pilgrims to the Holy Land but the number of pilgrims has been few due to war. In honor or our founder, St. Francis - during this year celebrating his 800 years in heaven - and in a spirit of hope desiring to share the land where God became man, we are holding our first ever VIP Pilgrimage Raffle, giving away two spots on a 2027/2028 VIP pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Leading this pilgrimage will be our friars along with historian, Dr. Matthew Bunson of EWTN News.

RAFFLE PRIZE IS TWO SPOTS ON A FRANCISCAN HOLY LAND VIP PILGRIMAGE

Each sponsorship includes TWO raffle tickets and each dinner ticket includes ONE raffle ticket.
You may purchase additional raffle tickets.
You do NOT need to be present at the dinner to win!
We will livestream the raffle pull - which will take place during our annual Gala - to our Holy Land Franciscan YouTube channel at approximately 9:00 PM.
In addition to the VIP Pilgrimage for two, airfare will be covered up to $3,000 per person and the Franciscan Monastery will pay the winning raffle taxes.
If safety or travel conditions in the Holy Land prevent travel by the end of 2028, a pilgrimage to another Franciscan destination will be offered instead.
Odds of winning: 1:5000
Licensed by the D.C. Lottery & Charitable Games Control Board

PAYING BY CHECK SAVES THE FRANCISCAN MONASTERY THE 2.9% CREDIT CARD FEE OR 1.9% ACH FEE CHARGED BY GIVEBUTTER AND STRIPE.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE GOOD WORK OF THE HOLY LAND FRANCISCANS!

If you have any questions, please contact Development Director, Sue Lohsen, at sue@myfranciscan.com or our development team at events@myfranciscan.com.

THE YEAR OF ST. FRANCIS VIP PILGRIMAGE RAFFLE

Click the Donate and Tickets button to purchase VIP Pilgrimage Raffle tickets and bundles. For Gala sponsorships, tickets, and acknowledgements, go to myfranciscan.org.