Programme of Events for 2010
Saturday 30 January 2010 AGMAnnual General Meeting, Entertainment & Party, St Alban’s Centre, Baldwins Gardens, London EC1Programme for the day [N.B. not the traditional timings]:
PRACTICAL PILGRIM DAYSPractical Pilgrim days follow a similar pattern wherever the location, varied according to local circumstances. It is a chance for those planning to make the pilgrimage to learn from those who have recently returned. The day generally runs from 10.00 a.m. until 3 or 4.00 p.m. (but see actual timings below). A general session of questions and answers leads into more specific groups for walkers and cyclists. A walk or visit may allow people to get to know each other and a talk and meal together is organised for the evening. Often there is a Sunday walk for those wanting to stay the whole weekend. It is helpful if people come prepared with some questions to ask from their own pilgrimage preparation. A £5 charge is usually made to cover costs. Please book in advance: follow the link below each event for the booking form. |
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Saturday 20 February 201010.00a.m.-3.00p.m., John Marshall Hall, Christ Church, 27 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NY. Map. The Camino Francés. |
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Saturday 20 March 201010.00a.m.-3.00p.m., Venue St Peter's church, Partick, Glasgow The Camino Francés. Please contact Graeme Taylor for details Possible walk and meal. |
Saturday 6 February Hospitaleros training (Rabanal and Miraz)
In London, for Rabanal
At Worsdley,for Miraz, by invitation from alan*cutbush35.fsnet.co.uk
Saturday 27 February Office Open Day
Office open from 10.30-3.30 for information, purchases, browsing the library and meeting fellow pilgrims.
Saturday 6 March Hospitaleros training (Miraz only)
At Worsdley by invitation from alan*cutbush35.fsnet.co.uk
Saturday 24 April Office Open Day
Office open from 10.30-3.30 for information, purchases, browsing the library and meeting fellow pilgrims.
Saturday 26 June-Monday 12 July European Pilgrim Relay 2010
Walk with friends from the Association Normande des Amis de Saint-Jacques from South London/Croydon along the Vanguard Way to Newhaven and (from Sat 3 July) Dieppe to Chartres to meet up with a pilgrim group from Paris. Others will be walking from Vézelay, Le Puy and Arles to continue along the Camino Francés to Santiago, arriving on Saturday 18 September. Stages will be c 20-25km per day. Each group will have a special pilgrim staff which acts as a relay baton. Cultural events are planned along the ways. Arranged by the French Federation of the associations of the ways of Saint-Jacques de Compostelle www.compostelle.fr
Basic accommodation (floors, hostels, some hotels). Please contact the Office if you would like to participate or help with the organisation in any way. We need to have numbers of walkers by the end of February.
Friday 23-Sunday 25 July St James’s Day Weekend in Worcester: On the Trail of the Worcester Pilgrim.
Dr Katherine Lack makes a persuasive case for the Worcester Pilgrim, whose body was discovered accidently during works on the cathedral, to have been Robert Sutton, a wealthy dyer, who lived in Worcester in the 15th century and certainly made a pilgrimage to Compostela. The weekend’s Programme includes and exhibition about the Santiago Pilgrimage as well as talks and walks tracing Sutton’s life, a commemorative service in the Worcester Cathedral Crypt chapel, a paella supper and Choral Eucharist for St James’s Day in the Cathedral. Accommodation in student residences or a hotel. Please book a place as soon as possible through the Office.
Mid-September Walking Pilgrimage on Camino Portugués
We are trying to adapt the quieter more scenic route which starts off along the Portuguese coast from Porto/Porto airport and on towards Santiago. It will take approx. two weeks and we have decided upon mid-September due to easier availability of accommodation and, hopefully, more suitable weather. We are, at present, at the early planning stage. We are trying to make this pilgrimage suitable for the fast walkers to the slowest. On the intended route there is the possibility of some public transport for those who are not able to complete a full day’s walk. There is also the possibility of bags being transported from place to place. The walk will be led by, the very experienced, Colin Jones (CSJ) who speaks fluent Spanish and some Portuguese. Regarding sponsorship, which is optional, we suggest two charities: The Miraz Appeal and one of your own choice. Contact Dave Jones (Midlands group) for more details or to register your interest d-jones56@sky.com, tel 01527 837018 or Colin Jones on tel 01384-400709 / pacharan@btinternet.com
This walk will conclude with a few days in Santiago in the company of other CSJ members visiting the city in Holy Year –see From the Secretary’s Notebook.
September 2010 Holy Year visit to Santiago
A non walking visit to Santiago to go through the Holy Door, visit the roof of the Cathedral, inspect the conservation works on the Portico de la Gloria and more. Please contact the Office if interested.
Saturday 25 September Office Open Day
Office open from 10.30-3.30 for information, purchases, browsing the library and meeting fellow pilgrims.
Saturday 30 October Office Open Day
Office open from 10.30-3.30 for information, purchases, browsing the library and meeting fellow pilgrims.
Saturday 27 November Office Open Day
Office open from 10.30-3.30 for information, purchases, browsing the library and meeting fellow pilgrims.
Other 2010 Events
Saturday 13 March Illustrated Presentation: Gloucester
Talk by member Paul Murray about his pilgrimage on the Camino Primitivo last summer, Saint Peter's High School, Stroud Road, Gloucester. Admission is free with all donations going at the refreshments' interval to Handicapped Children’s Pilgrimage Trust (HPCT), 7.30pm
Saturday 23 January Illustrated Talk: Birmingham
The Road to Santiago: Reflections on the pilgrimage to Santiago by the Revd Andy Delmege, St Bede’s Church, Doversley Road, Birmingham B14 6NN, 7.30pm. Contact for more details: 0121 693 0217 http://www.stbedesbrandwood.org.uk
Friday 21 May – Friday 4 June Walking Retreat: Camino
Pilgrimage into the heart: The inner teachings of the Camino de Santiago
Walking retreat with Ferran Blasco Aguasca (Enzo)
Email: ferran@acupunturabarcelona.com Web: www.acupunturabarcelona.com
Monday 28 June – Thursday1 July Retreat: Belmont Abbey
Cockleshell Pilgrims (registration £22 plus meals and accommodation + £10 excursion).
Led by Dom Javier Aparicio (St Salvador de Monte Irago, Rabanal del Camino) & Dom Brendan Thomas, OSB. Covers pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem as well as to Santiago. Visit to shrine of Thomas Cantilupe in Hereford Cathedral included.
Belmont Abbey, Hereford, HR2 9RZ, see www.belmontabbey.org.uk for details and booking form or phone 07799 811646
July 2010 Walking Pilgrimage: Viborg, Denmark
The Viborg Pilgrimscentre is organising a number of pilgrim walks or bike rides from various centres toViborg, for example the Saint Kjeld’s walk (patron saint of Viborg) from Frederikshaven in N Jutland to Aalborg (3 days) and to Viborg another 7 days. Or south from Padborg to Viborg along the Haerway, an old trade and pilgrim route through Jutland to Viborg. Each day is c 20km and starts with a short service and the walk is on paths and tracks through beautiful countryside. Accommodation on floors or in simple albergues. Some car back up. If interested contact the Office or see www.viborgpilgrimscentrum.dk
Sunday 25 July St James’s Day: Lincolnshire
Celebrate at St James the Great Church, Aslackby, Sleaford, Lincs (on A15 between Peterborough and Sleaford) with a Garden Party, Procession and Festival Service. Contact the churchwarden, Mr C Gudgin, The Old Vicarage, Aslackby, NG34 0HG.
30-31 October International Conference in Belgium
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Vlaamsgenootschap van Sint-Jakob. Topics include
-the historical meaning of the cult of St James and the pilgrimage to Santiago
-the rediscovery of the roads to St James in the 20th century
-the development of new St James’s roads in Europe
-the roads of St James as a source for a new spirituality
All are welcome to contribute or attend. There will be simultaneous translation to and from Dutch, Spanish, German, English and French.