St. Louis Chapter co-coordinator Amy Horton will give two Camino presentations during the Alpine Shop Spring Showcase 2025 on Sunday, March 30 at the Alpine Shop location in Kirkwood, MO. – Camino 101: 1:00 p.m. – Camino 201: 3:00 p.m. Join us if you would like to know more about the Camino de Santiago or…

EVENT DESCRIPTION Central Missouri pilgrim Melissa Purvis will lead us on a 5-6 mile route through the conservation area. This moderate hike on gravel roads and mowed paths will take us across open meadows, past farm fields, and through wooded areas, with some hills and possible creek crossings. Following the hike, we will gather in…

FILM DESCRIPTION Based on Australian pilgrim and filmmaker Bill Bennett’s best-selling Camino memoir of the same name, The Way, My Way is a movie about a man walking the 800km Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain, searching for meaning—not realizing it was right in front of him, one step at a time. ST. LOUIS…

EVENT DESCRIPTION St. Louis pilgrims Carla Hegre and Mark Ochanpaugh generously welcome our St. Louis chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino to their Tower Grove East home for an autumn gathering to celebrate the return of STL pilgrims who embarked on a Camino in 2024. Prior to sharing a potluck meal and pilgrim fellowship…

EVENT DESCRIPTION Central Missouri pilgrim Melissa Purvis will lead us on a 5-mile route through the conservation area. This moderate hike on gravel roads and mowed paths will take us across open meadows, past farm fields, and through wooded areas, with some hills and possible creek crossings. Access a trail map: https://mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/mo_nature/downloads/conservation-areas/7601map.pdf Following the hike,…

EVENT DESCRIPTION Metro East pilgrims Michele Johnson and Lindsey Lester-Brutscher will lead us on a trail hike at the Olin Nature Preserve. Following the hike, we will gather at Hickory Grove Restaurant (201 E Center Dr, Alton) for continued pilgrim conversation and fellowship. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://forms.gle/8ZNKW3Dv7dmGLgfE7 Due to the Nature Preserve’s registration requirements for…

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…

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…

Join us on the Feast of St. James for a special ceremony where we will present a pilgrim shell and offer a blessing to our first-time STL pilgrims headed off on Camino in the second half of 2024. Immediately following the brief shell ceremony program, we will gather for a potluck meal and Camino conversation.…

Meet us at the Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo, IL, where our St. Louis Chapter’s very own Mary Baldree will share a brief talk on her exhibition of photos from her 2023 walk on the Camino Francés. (The exhibition will be on display at the library throughout the month of June.) Following the exhibition talk and…