American Pilgrims News

Letter from American Pilgrims on the Camino Board Chair Steve Lytch, Autumn 2023.

A report of the July 2023 meeting of the American Pilgrims Board of Directors.

At an awards ceremony in Madrid on October 21during the XII International Congress of Jacobean Associations,  American Pilgrims on the Camino was awarded the “International Jacobean Trifinium Award: a Life, a Work and an Action Program” by the Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago.  The award has been given since 2012 to recognize those people, groups, institutions, etc., who have supported and contributed to the Camino de Santiago The first Trifinium Award was presented in 2012 by the Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago by virtue of celebrating its 25th anniversary that year (1987-2012) and it is triennial in nature.

American Pilgrims was awarded the prize in the “One Action” category, recognizing our grants program.  The Grants program was described as an altruistic program, supporting non-profit Jacobean entities and organizations that work in Spain, Portugal and France on the Camino de Santiago and for facilitating the transit of pilgrims.

Our community suffered a heartbreaking loss this past weekend. Our colleague and friend Gene McCullough died on Sunday, September 5, 2021. He was doing what he loved—biking and exploring the neighborhoods of Denver, CO. Gene was the webmaster of this website, chapter coordinator, hospitalero, mentor, friend, and so much more.