The Confraternity of Saint James

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Saturday 28 March     Office Open Day

10.30am -3.30pm office, Bookshop and Library open for enquiries, browsing and purchasing. 27 Blackfriars road, London SE1 8NY

Saturday 18 April 2009          Chichester Local Meeting

For local members but all CSJ members are invited. Chichester is a delightful cathedral city founded by the Romans. It is suggested that members who arrive in the morning might like to look around the cathedral first, meeting at 11.30 at the main entrance of the cathedral. If the weather is fine members can have a picnic lunch in the Bishop’s Gardens or go to a pub.

The meeting in the afternoon is at 2.30pm in the Parish Rooms at the rear of St Richard’s Catholic Church, Cawley Road, PO19 1XB – not far from the railway station. Being Saturday, car parking could be difficult, but there are public car parks in the area. The theme of our meeting will be pilgrimage: refugios and hospitality. Please bring with you your photographs, slides and most importantly stories. After the meeting you may like to go to the Saturday evening Mass at 6pm at St Richard’s or attend Evensong in the cathedral, followed by an evening meal before heading back home. There are several excellent eating places in the area. Contact Peter FitzGerald as above.

Saturday 25 April       Office Open Day

10.30am -3.30pm office, Bookshop and Library open for enquiries, browsing and purchasing.

27 Blackfriars road, London SE1 8NY

Saturday 25 April Lichfield Local meeting  
1.00 pm    - members of the group to assemble at Holy Cross Parish Centre
1.30 pm    - buffet lunch and tea/coffee/cold drinks
2.30 pm    - short talk from Gerard Wilcox
3.00 pm    - walk together to cathedral with us, Tony and Beryl.  (Please do not leave any belongings in the Centre.)
3.15 pm    - view some of the features in the cathedral together and then individually at leisure.  (The Cathedral authorities have not been able to provide a guided tour for us on this day.)
4.00 pm    - individually, according to preference, look at the city and one/other of its attractions
5.20 pm    - reassemble at Cathedral for sung evensong at 5.30pm (optional); afterwards return to Holy Cross carpark  with us for departure.   (NB  The centre itself will then be locked.)

 Having turned into Chapel Lane, you will find the entrance to its carpark immediately, on the right hand side of the road. A notice board identifies the place.  There is sufficient space to cover our group - we estimate 20 cars.

We imagine almost everyone will approach Lichfield from the south and use
either M5, M6, A5, or A38.  

It is possible to get to Lichfield by train, to Lichfield City Station, that is – not Trent Valley. 

Lichfield City Station is just a short distance from Chapel Lane (see attached map3).

THE LUNCH

We will not ask for contributions to the lunch.
Collection for Miraz

Please let us, Tony and Beryl Meehan, know by e-mail or regular postal service if you will be coming  no later than Wednesday 15th April.

Tues 12-Tues 19 May    Pilgrimage on the Northern Route and to Miraz

Colin Jones is leading a pilgrimage along the Camino del Norte from Oviedo to Santiago, following the north coast to Ribadeo , visiting Mondoñedo and Miraz to stay for 3 nights at the monastery of Sobrado. The price at present is £739pp in a shared room. To reserve a place please send a deposit of £90 per person (plus insurance premium of £27 pp if required) to Pax Travel Ltd, 152-156 Kentish Town Road, London NW1 9QB, tel 020 7485 3003.

Saturday 25 July         St James’s Day

Thursday 23 and Friday 24 July : walking last 2 stages of Pilgrims' Way from Charing to Canterbury. No more than 20km per day. Accommodation in Canterbury Youth Hostel Thurs, Fri, Sat nights. Saturday 25: visits to Pilgrimage Exhibition at Eastbridge Hospital (12th c pilgrim hospital), St James's Day Evensong at cathedral, walk on Sunday 26 July. Contact the Office to book/for more information.

Saturday 26 September          Office Open Day

10.30am -3.30pm office, Bookshop and Library open for enquiries, browsing and purchasing. 27 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NY

Saturday 31 October   Office Open Day

10.30am -3.30pm office, Bookshop and Library open for enquiries, browsing and purchasing. 27 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NY

Saturday 31 October  to 7 November            Visit to southern Poland

In search of St James from the Romanesque church of St James in Sandomierz  following the line of St James’s churches along the Vistula valley - the Małopolska St James route - to Więcławice (Kraków), and their church of St James. The trip will include a visit to the medieval (but still functioning) Salt Mine of Wieliczka. More information will be made available during the AGM and in the March Bulletin No 105. Please send £50 deposit, payable to Confraternity of St James, to the Office if you are interested in joining this trip, max 20 people.

Friday 20-Sunday 22 November        Post - pilgrimage Retreat

Ampleforth Abbey, led by Fr Ben Griffiths (CSJ member , pilgrim and parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes church, Ilkley). A restful weekend in comfortable surroundings on the North York Moors to talk with other pilgrims about the insights gained and life lessons learnt from the camino. Single and double rooms available, £110 pp, please send deposit of £50 to the Office to reserve your place.

Saturday 28 November             Office Open Day

10.30am -3.30pm office, Bookshop and Library open for enquiries, browsing and purchasing. 27 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NY

Past Events

Saturday 24 January 2009, noon

Peterborough Pilgrims to Santiago present ANNUAL GATHERING TO CELEBRATE THE ARRIVAL OF ST. JAMES IN GALICIA.ST MARY’S CHURCH, FAR COTTON, NORTHAMPTON.
Holy Communion followed by lunch.
Speaker
Jane Leach, Author of ‘Walking the Story’Please respond to this invitation to Rev Ian Holdsworth ianholdworth@aol.com
Tel: 01604761104