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England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland

Celtic Christianity Pilgrimage

April 3-23, 2027.

This comprehensive and unique pilgrimage will visit well-known and less visited sites, all important in the development of Celtic Christianity and for their relevance today. It will commence in Canterbury, travel through Winchester to St David’s; on to north Wales. We will cross to Dublin; then to Downpatrick and Belfast. We cross to Scotland and stay in Oban before going to Iona for three days. We then cross Scotland to stay in Edinburgh, then on Lindisfarne and end in Durham. 

Registration of Interest: If you are interested please email [email protected]

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The culture and philosophy of our pilgrimages:

First, we emphasise that this is a pilgrimage and not a tour. On this Celtic pilgrimage we explore the core attributes of Celtic Christianity so that over the 21 days we have a lived experience of Celtic Christianity. This is reflected in:

  • Community: This is core to Celtic Christianity. We start building community with those who are coming before we all leave our homes and this continues throughout our time together. In Māori terms this is ‘te whanau a te Karaiti – the family of Christ.’
  • Hospitality: Like the God we follow, all are welcome to join our pilgrimages. We respect where each person is on their spiritual journey.
  • Relationship with God: On pilgrimage we encourage people to be open to deepening their faith and to how, where, and when God might be present with them and the group. We begin each day with a Gospel reading and prayer, just as Christian Celts would have done. During the day as we walk, sit, or travel on the coach, we may hear different members of the group talk on particular aspects of Celtic Christianity. There will be opportunities to attend services in a number of the places we visit, to worship together, and to participate in Holy Communion.
  • Silence and Space: There will be frequent opportunities to be alone with God, meditating, writing, walking, art-making, exploring the natural environment etc. Christian Celts found God in creation and had a deep love and concern for all creation.
  • Inclusive leadership: There will be opportunities for all pilgrims to contribute as they feel comfortable and in a range of ways.
  • Honouring those who have gone before: For Celtic Christians there was always a sense of closeness with those who had gone before. Our pilgrimage begins with the earliest roots of Christianity in the UK and Ireland. As we travel we will encounter saints and leaders who over the centuries helped shape today’s church. In many places we will also meet contemporary ‘living saints’.

We look forward to you joining us on this exciting adventure.

– John and Jenny

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