2023 Gathering of Pilgrims

Walk Your Way: The Time is Now!

DRAFT Program, 03/25/23

Thursday, April 13

3:30 pm                          Check-in opens in the Tallac Center's Leader Lobby

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm          Stretch Your Legs! Walking Tours of Zephyr Point Campus

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm          Welcome Reception - Inspiration Point (Tallac Center)

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm          Dinner, Tallac or Tahoe Dining Halls - (based on your wristband)

7:00 pm                          Welcome and Gathering, Dobbins

Friday, April 14

8:00 am - 8:45 am          Breakfast,  Tallac or Tahoe Dining Hall (based on your wristband)

9:00 am - 9:45 am          The Camino of Song – Tom Friesen, Dobbins

11:00 am - 11:45 am       Crossing La Meseta on the Inward Road – Martin Pena, Dobbins

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm          Breakout Sessions (choose one)

• Be of Service: Volunteering on the Camino – Hospitalero Team led by Martha Crites
• Walking the Via Santci Martini – Ann Sieben
• Spanish Culture: What to Know Before You Go – Dawn Bratsch-Prince

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm          Breakout Sessions (choose one)

• Pilgrimage as a Quest: Walking the Labyrinth – Linda Fitts
• Biking the Camino – Bill Artz
• Walking the Camino San Olav – Christine Petty

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm           Breakout Sessions (choose one)

• Taking Great Pictures with Your Phone – Sara Gradwohl
• New Pilgrim Q&A – Amy Donselar and Jackie Saxon
• How to Teach Camino Classes in Your Hometown – Tom Labuzienski

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm            Breakout Sessions (choose one)

• Life as a Chapter Coordinator – David Cook and Joe Curro
• Basic Spanish for the Camino – Emilio Escudero
• Laughs and Insights from a Camino Funeral Crasher – Willie Williams

5:00 pm                         Group Photo – Location To Be Announced

5:10 pm - 6:00 pm         Social Time

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm         Dinner, Tallac or Tahoe Dining Hall (based on your wristband)

7:00 pm - 7:20 pm          Greetings from International Partners

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm         Crying on the Camino – Celeste Mancinelli, Dobbins

Saturday, April 15

7:00 am                         Morning walk to the Cruz de Ferro led by Tom Coleman & Tom Labuzienski

8:00 am - 8:45 am         Breakfast, Tallac or Tahoe Dining Hall (based on your wristband)

9:00 am - 9:45 am        Camino as a Way of Wisdom – Adam Wells, Dobbins

10:00 am - 10:45 am     Why Are You Walking the Camino? – Fr. Steve Rindahl, Dobbins

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm        Breakout Sessions (choose one)

• Writing Your Camino Memoir, Your Way – Shoshana D. Kerewsky
• So, You've Been Asked to Take Others on the Camino – Lynn Talbot
• Off-Site Hike on Cave Rock Trail –  Frank Coughlin (note: this is a 90-minute session)

2:00 pm-2:45 pm         Breakout Sessions (choose one)

• Restored Routes in the UK  That Join the Camino – Sharenda Barlar and Susan Dunn Hensley
• Songs of Santiago: Crafting Songs Inspired by Your Camino Experience – Kristina Jacobsen

3:00 pm-3:45 pm        Breakout Sessions (choose one)

• Pilgrim First Aid – Daniel De Kay
• Confessions of a Tourigrina – Allison Venuto
• Santiago and Spain: Myths and Legends of St. James – Robin Inglis

4:00 pm-4:45 pm        Breakout Sessions (choose one)

• Mass – Fr. Jorge Herrera, pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Incline Village, NV
• Oregon Coast Pilgrimage Project and Pilgrim Hostels – Rev. Brian Heron

5:00 pm - 5:45 pm      Shell Ceremony and In Memoriam, Dobbins

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm      Dinner, Tallac or Tahoe Dining Hall (Based on your wristband)

7:00 pm - 8:15 pm      Raffle/Close Online Silent Auction, Dobbins

8:30 pm                      Camino Cabaret featuring the Merry Band of Pilgrims, Dobbins

Sunday, April 16

8:00 am - 8:45 am      Breakfast, Tallac or Tahoe Dining Hall (based on your wristband)

9:00 am - 9:45 am      Two-minute Talks & Multimedia, Dobbins

10:00 am - 10:45 am  Finding the Golden Arrows in Your Camino Stories – Kathy Kehe, Dobbins

11:00 am - 11:45 am   What Makes a Place "Sacred"? - Shawn Norris, Dobbins

12:00 pm                     Closing Remarks/Farewell, Dobbins

¡Buen Camino!

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