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Camino Portugues Coastal Way Pilgrimage - April, 2027
In April, 2027, twenty-nine pilgrims, led by Rev’d Jay MacLeod, will hike 102 miles from A Guarda, Spain, on the border with Portugal along the coastal route to Santiago de Compostela, a trip of ten days (9 nights, 8 hiking days). Pilgrims will stay at inns in small towns and in Santiago de Compestelo at the historic Parador Hotel, one of the oldest and most luxurious yet not expensive hotels in Spain, next door to the cathedral. Individuals will have the opportunity to visit more of Portugal and Spain before and after the pilgrimage. The Camino de Santiago has for centuries been one of the most meaningful of Christian pilgrimage walks. This part of the network of pilgrim ways is a physically challenging journey that provides beautiful natural landscapes and the time and space to reflect on life’s purpose, pursue a deeper understanding of our faith, and walk with God more closely. A trip with others on the Camino also offers a way to establish and deepen personal relationships. |
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Pilgrimage to Iona, April 2026.
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St. Cuthbert's Way September, 2024
St. Cuthbert's Way September, 2024
Walk from Melrose, Scotland to the holy island of Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumbria, and then end at Durham Cathedral.
St. Cuthbert's Way is a 62-mile heritage trail along the England-Scotland border that connects the town of Melrose, where Saint Cuthbert started his religious life as a monk in 650CE, to Lindisfarne (or Holy Island) off the Northumbrian coast, his eventual resting place and the site of his original pilgrimage shrine.
At Melrose Abbley Cuthbert began his missionary work, which he continued from Lindisfarne when he became abbot there. Consecrated bishop in 685, Cuthbert was an indefatigable traveller and preacher, walking all over his diocese, and spending time as hermit on Farne Island in between, but after only a year, however, he felt his end coming and resigned his office, dying on his beloved Farne. He immediately became a popular medieval saint with devotion centered on his tomb in Durham.
Our two groups of pilgrims met at Durham Cathedral on Sunday, 15 September. The first group of eighteen pilgrims completed their walk to Lindisfarne the day before. The second group of ten began their walk the following day.
Walk from Melrose, Scotland to the holy island of Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumbria, and then end at Durham Cathedral.
St. Cuthbert's Way is a 62-mile heritage trail along the England-Scotland border that connects the town of Melrose, where Saint Cuthbert started his religious life as a monk in 650CE, to Lindisfarne (or Holy Island) off the Northumbrian coast, his eventual resting place and the site of his original pilgrimage shrine.
At Melrose Abbley Cuthbert began his missionary work, which he continued from Lindisfarne when he became abbot there. Consecrated bishop in 685, Cuthbert was an indefatigable traveller and preacher, walking all over his diocese, and spending time as hermit on Farne Island in between, but after only a year, however, he felt his end coming and resigned his office, dying on his beloved Farne. He immediately became a popular medieval saint with devotion centered on his tomb in Durham.
Our two groups of pilgrims met at Durham Cathedral on Sunday, 15 September. The first group of eighteen pilgrims completed their walk to Lindisfarne the day before. The second group of ten began their walk the following day.
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 2022/23
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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 2022/23
The eleven-day pilgrimage to Jordan, Israel and Palestine took place in December and January 2022/23. The itinerary included all of the expected highlights in Israel and the West Bank. The Bible came alive as the participants walked in the footsteps of Jesus and the Hebrew prophets and kings. In Jordan where participants visited the "lost city" of Petra, Mount Nebo, the Baptism of Site of Jesus, the Dead Sea,and the ruins of Jerash, arguably the best preserved Greco-Roman ruins outside of Italy. More news from this pilgrimage here. |
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Photographs from the 2018 trip to Israel, Palestine, and Jordan
