Pilgrimage Resources

Helpful Links:

The following resource is available in each Convocation; see below for contact:

Pilgrimage Manuel - Leader Resources, Washington DC; 2000

An update of the original curriculum; all the information for planning your pilgrimage in one place

Locations: BW-Christy Allen; FR-Kris Forsyth; N-Rev. David Vickers; SV-Marnie Bash

The following items are located at the Diocesan Center, Saginaw:

American Pilgrimage – Mark Ogilbee & Jana Riess, Paraclete Press, Brewster MA; 2006

The authors look at several sites in the US as possible sites for pilgrimage; probably not too many are familiar to us, and some might not seem likes places of pilgrimage, but all offer possibilities and ideas. The book also discusses-to some extent-“why” people go on pilgrimage. The appendix includes ways to contact the various places mentioned.

Places of Secret Prayer, Pilgrimage in Alabama – William M. King, privately published; 2004

While on sabbatical, King first gathered suggestions from fellow clergy and then visited 12 places around his state where prayer and spirituality were part of their history; most were churches, but he also included a mosque and the place where Jonathan Daniels was killed-the site of yearly pilgrimages by many people. The book also contains a CD with w adult education classes, one on pilgrimage generally and one on the 12 places he visited; there is also a list of “practical steps for making a pilgrimage”. It might be fun to see what he has done and try it in our own state!

Pilgrimage: Seeking Signs of Christian Witness in Church and Community – ECUSA-Children’s Ministries, New York NY

To make your pilgrimage truly useful, this booklet provides thoughts and questions for reflection while groups are preparing, on site, leaving the site, and for later reflection; originally organized for a Children’s Advocacy Conference, and tied in with the Children’s Charter, the questions have strength and meaning for any one going on pilgrimage; 2 copies

The following items are located at St John’s, Midland:

Pilgrim's London - Robert H Baylis, Lion Publishing; 1990

A dictionary style reference to places around London with the secular and spiritual history

Pilgrimage as Rite of Passage - Robert J Brancatelli, Paulist Press, Mahwah NJ

A discussion of a specific program, but with some good thoughts about pilgrimage itself

Cathedral Meditations - Rev. Joan Bristow, SPCK, Great Britain; 1998

A series of descriptions of and meditations about most of the English cathedrals

Pilgrims in the Kingdom – Deborah and David Douglas, Upper Room Books, Nashville TN; 2004

The Douglas’s made several short trips to places of pilgrimage in Great Britain; they went to “kneel where prayer has been valid”. There is a brief meditation on each spot visited, and at the back of the book are detailed notes to help others travel to these places.

The Road to Canterbury – Shirley du Boulay, Morehouse Publishing, Harrisburg PA; 2003

Describes an actual pilgrimage from Winchester to Canterbury; the author expresses thoughts and feelings along the way and reflects much on the meaning of pilgrimage

On Pilgrimage - Douglas C. Vest, Cowley Press, Boston MA; 1998

A discussion of the "whys" and "hows" of making pilgrimages; includes a good check-list at the end.

For more information or to borrow a particular item, contact Marnie Bash,

Coordinator, Ministries Resource Center: mpbash@ameritech.net or 989-839-9364.

If you are a member of the Diocese of Eastern Michigan, you may contact directly the listed church or person,

or, for items found at the Diocesan Center, Saginaw, contact Marnie Bash as listed above.

Pilgrimage Resources

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Locations: BW-Christy Allen; FR-Kris Forsyth; N-Rev. David Vickers; SV-Marnie Bash