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)
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Be of Service: Volunteering on the Camino – Hospitalero Team led by Martha Crites
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Walking the Via Santci Martini – Ann Sieben
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Spanish Culture: What to Know Before You Go – Dawn Bratsch-Prince
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Breakout Sessions (choose one)
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Pilgrimage as a Quest: Walking the Labyrinth – Linda Fitts
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Biking the Camino – Bill Artz
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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
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Basic Spanish for the Camino – Emilio Escudero
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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)
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Writing Your Camino Memoir, Your Way – Shoshana D. Kerewsky
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So, You've Been Asked to Take Others on the Camino – Lynn Talbot
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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)
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Pilgrim First Aid – Daniel De Kay
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Confessions of a Tourigrina – Allison Venuto
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Santiago and Spain: Myths and Legends of St. James – Robin Inglis
4:00 pm-4:45 pm Breakout Sessions (choose one)
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Mass – Fr. Jorge Herrera, pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Incline Village, NV
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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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