A Catholic Mass dedicated to “Pilgrims on the Camino” will be celebrated at St. Martin of Tours Church. There will be a brief commissioning service, including a pilgrim blessing. For those starting the Camino this year, bring your backpack, your staff (walking sticks), and your shell for the blessing. Following the church service, a group … Read more

The Center for Spiritual Living will host STL pilgrim Deborah Terra Weltman, who will read from her book,”Camino Lessons: Losing 21st Century Fears on an Ancient Pilgrimage Trail”. “Camino Lessons” is a memoir of the many serendipitous and improbable events that occurred when Deborah quit “waffling and wanting” and committed to her big dream of … Read more

If you plan to walk the Camino this year, please join us for our virtual Shell Ceremony.  American Pilgrims Board Members will lead us in a celebration of your upcoming walk. If you have a shell you plan to bring, please have it near you. If you need a shell, you can order one from … Read more

Announcing American Pilgrims’ Next 2024 Hospitalero Training Session: May 31 to June 2, 2024 Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center 5 Morris Avenue Saco, ME 04072 Our next hospitalero training session of 2024 will be held from May 31 to June 2, 2024, at the Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center in Saco, ME. The venue is near … Read more

Bring a café con leche and join us to talk all things Camino! We’ll welcome everyone and share our stories and questions. If you haven’t walked, bring your questions. If you’re a Camino veteran, bring your knowledge and tips. If we have a big group, we’ll move into breakout rooms to give attendees more time … Read more

The Camino de Santiago is a network of pilgrims’ ways or pilgrimages leading to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition holds the remains of the apostle James are buried. There are several routes, but the two most popular are the Camino Francés (the French Way) about 500 miles … Read more

Please join us for Dr. Dawn Bratsch-Prince’s presentation on Spanish culture.  This presentation highlights 10 basic cultural concepts that every pilgrim should know before starting their Camino journey in Spain. Please see your member email for the registration link.

Chances are good you will enter a few churches on your Camino. Most of us, alas, can’t recognize as many saints as an illiterate 13th-century peasant – which can leave us wishing we knew a little bit more about who or what we are looking at. Join Dr. Kiki Lawson as she helps you identify … Read more

2024 Annual Gathering of Pilgrims Rhythms of the Way – Lighten Your Load Thursday, March 7 – Sunday, March 10, 2024 Mo-Ranch Presbyterian Assembly – Hunt, TX (near San Antonio) Online registration for the 2024 Gathering of Pilgrims at the Mo-Ranch Presbyterian Assembly in Hunt, TX is now open! The Gathering runs from 5:00 pm on Thursday, March 7, (check-in begins at … Read more

  Please use this supplemental registration and payment form to register for private bus transportation from San Antonio Airport to Mo-Ranch Presbyterian Assembly on Thursday, March 7, 2024 and/or transportation from Mo-Ranch Presbyterian Assembly to the San Antonio Airport on March 10, 2024.   You may register for either one-way or round-trip transportation.   Make … Read more