Annual Open House 2025

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Don’t miss our Fifth Annual Virtual Open House on Saturday, December 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time. This is always a very popular event. This year’s open house will include an exciting mix of live and pre-recorded conversations with guests from around the world and will once again be emceed by former American Pilgrims board member Tom Labuzienski.

The program includes:

  • Conversation with TV and radio travel host and author Rick Steves.
  • Live discussion from Spain with Camino notable Johnniewalker Santiago.
  • Check-in with British Camino guidebook producer Gemma Brierley Kenny, who is carrying on the legacy of her father, John Brierley.
  • Roundtable discussion with early American Pilgrims leaders and professors George Greenia, Lynn Talbot, and Maryjane Dunn.
  • Update by Australian pilgrim Leanne Prichard on plans for the 2026 Global Camino.
  • Report from Ukraine on the Camino Podolico with pilgrim Julia Blagodarova.
  • Interview with filmmaker and author Annie O’Neil, director of Phil’s Camino and featured personality in Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago.
  • Tips from life coach and Camino Wisdom Stories leader Kathy Kehe.
  • Guidance for processing our Camino experience and leaving the path better than we found it from pilgrim author Karin Kiser.
  • Overview of American Pilgrims grant recipient DisCamino with president Javier Pitillas Torra.
  • Reflections from Boston Chapter Coordinator Laura Sumner on her volunteer experience with DisCamino and her walks with podcaster and musician Dan Mullins.
  • Route overview of the Camino Invierno with Communications Committee volunteer Carol Guttery.
  • Sneak peak of the 2026 Annual Gathering of Pilgrims by Gatherings Committee chair Martin Peña.
  • Remarks by outgoing American Pilgrims on the Camino chair Joe Curro and incoming chair Rachel Ganzon.
  • Additional cameos, special guests, and surprises!

Please register, and join us for this exciting webinar.

See you there!