Walsingham Pilgrimage: October 16th

When I first came to Wisconsin for my first pilgrimage along The Wisconsin Way, I was struck by how many pilgrimagey (no, that's not a word) sites are in this state. 

In the past fifteen years, awareness of this uniqueness has started to grow among the general public. 
With that in mind, we've all recognized the need to get together in one space so that we can chat about the future. The Guardians of the Walsingham Shrine are hosting our annual pilgrimage from October 16-18th. We've added another day to the pilgrimage on Thursday so that we can host the first-ever Pilgrimage Wisconsin Gathering that's designed as way for us to pray and discuss the future together. 

We're excited to have Abbott Moses from Holy Resurrection Monastery in St. Nazianz as our guest speaker. He will be talking about his pilgrimage along the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrim route from Canterbury, England to Rome. 

In the afternoon, I'll be facilitating a panel discussion where we will talk about the past, present, and future of pilgrimage in Wisconsin. Even more importantly, we're going to start talking about how we can help each other in our pilgrim work in the state. 

Here is the full schedule for Thursday.  Stay tuned for news about day two of the pilgrimage.

October 16th - Wisconsin Way Gathering 

8:00-8:30     Morning Prayer 
8:30-9:30     Breakfast, registration, meet and greet. 
9:30-9:45     Welcome by Father William Bulson, Rector, Grace Episcopal Church 
9:45-10:30   Abbott Moses, Holy Resurrection Monastery, St. Nazianz, Wisconsin 
                            "Along the Via Francigena" 
10:30-11:00 Break, Guided Tour of the Shrine and the Church 
11:00-Noon Our Lady of Walsingham: From England to Wisconsin 

Noon: Angelus in the Shrine 
12:15-2:00 Lunch Break 

2:00-4:00 Pilgrimage Wisconsin Panel facilitated by Jonathan Weyer 
4:00-5:00 Quiet time, Guided Tours of the Shrine and the Church 
5:00-5:30 Evening Prayer, Christ the King Chapel 
5:30-6:45 Dinner Break 
7:00-8:00 Annual Meeting of the Guardians of the Shrine 

For more information, contact the Grace Parish office or Guardian Jonathan Weyer