2000 UCG Fall Festival
in Tartu October 13-21
- Final Feast Report with PHOTOS!
- September 13 Information Letter (updated October 5)
- Useful Phrases and Expressions (October 4, 2000)
- Gail and Karen Allwine's project for Emajõe Kool (October 3, 2000)
- Master Schedule
2000 Holy Day Calendar
The Feast of Tabernacles will be held for the fourth year in a row in the charming city of Tartu, Estonia's second largest city situated along the picturesque banks of the Emajõe.
Tartu University --
oldest University
in the BalticsTartu was an important Hanseatic town linking Western Europe with Russia in the 13-15th centuries. Tourist attractions of Tartu today are the classical buildings from the 18th - 19th centuries, districts with unique wooden architecture and Dome Hill.
Services will be held in the center of Tartu at the Atlantis Conference Center.
Temperatures will range in the 45-65F range in the day and drop to 30-40 in the evening. For those who have gone to the Wisconsin Dells, Saratoga or the Poconos, the climate is quite similar.
We will be staying at the Pallas Hotel also in the center of town. Services will be about a ten-minute walk away. The approximate cost for housing is $55 for a single room, $65 per night double/twin. Three double deluxe rooms are available for $85 per night. The cost for food is very reasonable.
There is no need to rent a car as taxis are plentiful and inexpensive.
The closest airport is at the capital Tallinn 120 miles to the northwest. A comfortable coach costing about $6 takes you to within 200 yards of the Pallas Hotel. Cost of travel from North America will be in the $800-$1000 per person range. For some non-US citizens there will be a $50 visa fee.
During the Feast we plan to make a full day visit to the capital of Tallinn. We will also plan an afternoon activity with the Emajõe School for Handicapped Children who will also be performing at a special service for us.
Again we plan to have a 21 piece Estonian folk singing and dancing ensemble perform for us one afternoon or evening.
A highlight is getting to know the brethren from Estonia and Lithuania. Services will be in English with simultaneous Estonian translation.
If you are interested, please contact Victor Kubik at 317 216-0802, write to him at
3707 Turfway Court
Indianapolis, IN 46228Or you can also email him at estonia2000@kubik.org. More information about the Feast site can also be found on the Web at http://www.kubik.org/estonia/2000fot.htm.
Take a look at reports of former Festivals in the ESTONIA section and read about the recent history of our working in the area of the world.
Are you interested? Please fill out the simple form to let us know of your preliminary intentions.
