Monday 5th May: Day Trip to Walsingham
A day out at the beautiful village and shrine of Walsingham, including worship, sprinkling with water from the famous holy well, and time to explore. We leave by coach at 9am and return by approximately 5pm. Suitable for all ages. Please contact Reverend Jon for more information and to reserve a place on the coach (36 in total or you are welcome to drive). Suggested donation £20 per person to cover coach hire. We are keen that cost is no barrier and can offer a subsidy to anyone who might need it.
Friday 4th–Saturday 5th July: Ely Youth Pilgrimage
For the first time, Ely Cathedral is inviting young people in school years 7 to 11 to gather together for 24 hours in the Cathedral and its precincts. Pilgrims will sleep in tents in the Bishop’s Garden, eat in their own dining tent, worship in the Cathedral and participate in other activities on the theme ‘Journeying Together’. Runs from 5pm on 4th July to 4.30pm on 5th. The cost is £30 per person. Contact Reverend Jon for more information or go to the Cathedral website.
Friday 8th August: Walk to Ely
For anyone with strong legs and a love of the Fens! Come to spend time in our local landscape and with one another. The route is about 20 miles; we’ll stop at points throughout the day and finish with Evening Prayer at the Cathedral.
Sunday 21st September: Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral
Come up/down to London to hear Revd Karin preach at Choral Evensong (3pm). Travel arrangements tbc.
Sunday 28th September: Forest Church Day Out at Wandlebury Country Park
A special day out for Forest Church families. We’ll begin the day with an outdoor Eucharist, followed by a BBQ lunch, then a variety of activities to help us learn more about God from creation and about creation from our faith. Please let Reverend Jon know if you would like to attend.
What is a pilgrimage?
For thousands of years people have undertaken journeys to places of special significance and in doing so sought personal transformation, answers to important questions and a deeper connection with God. By removing themselves from their familiar surroundings and entering new, strange or difficult places, pilgrims (which in Latin means ‘foreigner’) hope to open their hearts and minds to new perspectives and possibilities. The destination may be more or less integral to the journey: for some, reaching the place of pilgrimage may be the whole point of the journey; for others, the journey itself provides a more meaningful experience. Almost all pilgrims discover that what seemed to be the end of their journey is in fact the beginning of a new set of discoveries.
