Announcing American Pilgrims'

Next Hospitalero Training Session:

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 – Friday, February 21, 2025

Mary & Joseph Retreat Center

5300 Crest Road

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

We are excited to announce our first 2025 hospitalero training session will be held from Wednesday, February 19, 2025, to Friday, February 21, 2025, at the Mary & Joseph Retreat Center in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. The venue is approximately one hour from Los Angeles (LAX), 45 minutes from Long Beach (LGB), and 70 minutes from Orange County (SNA) airports.

Registration costs $295.00 and includes two nights' lodging, six meals (Wednesday dinner through Friday, and all training materials. All linens are provided; bring your own toiletries.

Training Schedule

Check-in: 4:00 PM on Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Training complete: 4:00 PM on Friday, February 21, 2025

Participation is limited to 20. A minimum of 15 participants is required to hold the training session. Don't delay, register today!

Checklist
Do you want to learn what it takes to become a hospitalero supporting other pilgrims on the road to Santiago?

This training is offered for members who plan to volunteer in pilgrim hostels (albergues) on the Camino. 

To attend you must:

• Have walked at least any 100 km or biked at least any 200 km of the Camino;  

• Have spent the night in an albergue on the Camino that provides a traditional welcome as described in the registration form, not a tour group or hotel-based experience;

• Be a member of American Pilgrims on the Camino; and

• Be at least 21 years old by the training date.

Fee Waiver Application: American Pilgrims strives to make participation in our Hospitalero Trainings financially accessible to all who wish to participate. As a way to keep fees as low as possible, American Pilgrims covers the costs of the training sessions beyond the amount of registration fees collected. One registration fee waiver per session is available to a member who might not otherwise be able to afford the training. Preference for the fee waiver will be given to students and to those willing to serve in one of the Spanish Federation donativo albergues. Transportation to the training location is the responsibility of the attendee.

Follow this link to apply for the hospitalero training fee waiver.

If you have questions, visit americanpilgrims.org/hospitalero-training or email hospitalerotraining@americanpilgrims.org.

Follow this link to visit the Mary and Joseph Retreat Center website.

Reminder: You must attend the entire training session to be certified. Make your travel plans accordingly.

Registration closes on February 1, 2025. Don't delay!

Follow this link to register for training.