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To set out on a pilgrimage is to throw down a challenge to every- day life.” — Phil Cousineau\nBy Mary Ann Laun\nAnd so, it began. In 2019, the Reverend Hartshorn Murphy, an Episcopal priest serving as an interim in my parish told us of his travels with a group called Celtic Christian Pilgrimages, based out of Whitby Island in Washing- ton State. He told of journeys to early Christian sites in Scotland and North- ern England, friendships made along the way and of most significance to me,\nan opportunity to step aside from his daily life to explore the early roots of Christianity in the British Isles.\nIt spoke to me to step aside from my busy life as a wife, sister, friend, an active grandmother and beekeeper and focus on my spiritual side that often gets lost in the hustle bustle of life. The more he spoke, the more I was convinced that this would be a retreat. This was a chance to put aside my daily routines and busyness and focus on learning about the a\nI knew little about the Celts but it called me …and called me. One day, I googled the tour group that was going and since they only accept 18 people, it was sold out. I asked to be placed on a waiting list. Who knew what might happen? Three weeks later I received a call inviting me to step in for a woman who had been diagnosed with cancer and who needed to start chemo immediately. I was going.\nJeff encouraged me to go on my own since he did not share the same interests. I had never travelled alone before, but I learned long ago, to grab on to opportunities and not let go.\nYou won’t be surprised that I quickly surrounded myself with books to read.\nI immersed myself in numerous authors on the tour’s “bibliography”: Phil Cousineau, John Philip Newell, John O’Donohue and Diana Latham, to name a few. The more I read, the more fascinated I became.\nGranted this was a tour and we would be staying in nice local hotels and would be well taken care of. It was a far cry from walking the Camino in Spain and staying in elder hostels or trekking miles as the ancient pilgrims did, packing all their belongings on their backs as they traveled along. But still, the leaders made it clear “\nEach day we will take time for worship, prayer and reflection; for food and fellowship and laughter; for exploration and for rest. Our pilgrimages are intended for anyone desiring to deepen their spiritual life in the company of a small group.”\nThis group offers three trips and my first one was to Wales and Western Ireland. Imagine my excitement when we received our daily agenda and I started googling sites like St. David’s and Penneant Melangell, places I had never heard of. Busy days with sites to see would be interspersed with lectures from our leaders Frank Shirbroun, ormer Professor of New Testament at the Episcopal Theological School at Claremont, and his wife Teresa Di Bias, former Librarian at University of Washington and spiritual director, historian and writer.\nAs we traveled, our knowledge base would expand. We learned that this\nis not a religion but rather a practice within Christianity, influenced primarily by ancient traditions as well as the lack of the influence of the Roman Catholic Church which often left Ireland, Scot- land and Wales on their own.\nI arrived in Cardiff three days before I was to meet with our tour group. I wanted to get acclimated to the local time and recover from jet lag. I wandered the city and visited the Llandff fields, the castle, the Cardiff University area and the cathedral. I also took the “hop on hop off bus” and found that the Welsh are so proud of their buildings made from materials from Wales. Roald Dahl was born here, Dr. Who was filmed here and that the Romans settled Cardiff in 55 AD.\nTwenty-five thousand steps later, I crashed at my hotel, eating an apple a","cbCaijdk0NtKv06L","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijdk0NtKv06L","docx",57324,"English","# Staying Connected\n## About the pilgrimage\n## Preparing through reading and waiting list\n## Daily rhythms: worship, reflection, fellowship\n## Wales itinerary: St. David’s, Nevern, St. Brynach’s, St. Non’s\n## Ireland highlights: Boyne Valley, Newgrange, Tara, monastery sites\n## Final destinations: Kildare and Glendalough","[{\"question\":\"What motivated the author to join the pilgrimage?\",\"answer\":\"The author wanted a retreat from daily routines and the “hustle bustle of life,” focusing on spirituality and learning about early Christian roots in the British Isles.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the author end up joining after being originally sold out?\",\"answer\":\"After seeing the tour accepted only 18 people and was sold out, she requested a waiting list and later received a call to step in when a woman diagnosed with cancer needed to start chemotherapy immediately.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the group’s daily structure emphasize during the trip?\",\"answer\":\"Each day included time for worship, prayer, reflection, and opportunities for food, fellowship, laughter, exploration, and rest, supported by lectures and guided activities.\"}]","PCC Retirees Association - Staying Connected - November 2023 | DOCX",1788332119,6]