Below are the 2017-2019 in-person 50-mile Pilgrimages
More recent Pilgrimages-In-Place are on the "PAST PILGRIMAGES" menu.
2019 was our third year of the NM PIlgrimage for Unity. Our founder, Mike Pitchford, was in the midst of a battle with cancer, and thus unable to join us for the majority of the pilgrimage, but we were blessed by his presence at our concluding worship celebration at El Santuario de Chimayo.
- Day 1: Walked from Ghost Ranch to Christ in the Desert Monastery
- Cooling our feet in the beautiful Chama River
- Tour of Christ in the Desert monastery with Brother Chrysostom
- Sharing around the Fire Pit at Ghost Ranch
- Day 2: Walked from Ghost Ranch to Abiquiu
- Visit with the Sufi Community in Abiquiu--with music, tea, and treats!
- Footwashing Service
- Day 3: Walked from San Jose Church to el Santuario de Chimayo
- Lunch hosted by the Guadalupañas at Holy Family Church
- Closing worship celebration at el Santuario de Chimayo including special blessing of Pilgrimage founder, Mike Pitchford.
2018 was our second year of the Pilgrimage for Unity.
- Day 1: Walked from Christ in the Desert Monastery to Ghost Ranch
- Morning prayer with the brothers at Christ in the Desert
- Rest to cool our feet in the beautiful Chama River
- Mama bear sighting!
- Evening worship at the fire pit at Ghost Ranch
- Day 2: Walked from Ghost Ranch to St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Abiquiu
- Tour of the Morada in Abiquiu with Hermano Dexter Trujillo
- Community Meal and Evening Footwashing service
- Day 3: Walked from San Jose Church in Hernandez to El Santuario de Chimayo
- Lunch hosted by the Guadalupañas at Holy Family Church
- Closing worship celebration at el Santuario de Chimayo
2017 was the inaugural year of the NM Pilgrimage for unity, and we were all on a steep learning curve. We made it through--thanks to the tremendous energy and organizing power of our founder, Mike Pitchford, and the spectacular blister care expertise of our more experienced pilgrims!
- Day 1: Walked from Ghost Ranch to Abiquiu
- Visit to St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Abiquiu
- Presentation on Los Penitentes with Hermano Charlie Carrillo and visit to the Morada de Alto in Abiquiu
- Evening Speaker on the history of the McCurdy School in Espanola
- Day 2: Walked from Santa Rosa de Lima Church Ruins to Socorro's Restaurant in Hernandez
- Visit with the Sufi Community in Abiquiu
- Evening footwashing service
- Day 3: Walked from San Jose Church in Hernandez to Santuario de Chimayo
- Lunch at El Buen Pastor Presbyterian Church in Chimayo
- Closing worship celebration at el Santuario de Chimayo
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