PILGRIMAGE FOR PEACE

New London                                       New England 2008

The 2008 Pilgrimage for Peace will begin from New London, Conn., on Sunday, September 28, and make a circuit through Rhode Island and Massachusetts to Manchester, N. H.  The pilgrims will split up in Boston, with half going north to Manchester and half west to Springfield, Mass.  The groups will reunite at Hartford, Conn., and continue through Connecticut to New Haven and finish up back in New London on Sunday, November 9.

            Our plan this year is to visit not only churches, synagogues and mosques, but also schools, colleges and seminaries.  Pilgrims are welcome to join for a week or a weekend, or a day or two, anywhere along the route.  Major cities are listed so you can choose when and where you wish to join the Pilgrimage.

Religious festivals occurring during the Pilgrimage include Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 29) and Yom Kippur (Oct. 9), Eid al-Fitr (the conclusion of Ramadan, Oct. 2), St. Francis Day (Oct. 4), Reformation Day (Oct. 31), All Saints Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls (Nov. 2).  Election Day in the United States is November 4.

To invite pilgrims to visit your community, or to arrange to join the Pilgrimage, contact Fr. Emmett Jarrett, TSSF, at St. Francis House, New London, Conn.  Tel. 860 437-8890 or email stfrancishouse@mindspring.com

ITINERARY

New London

            September 28

Providence, R. I.

            October 5

Boston, Mass.

            October 12

Manchester, NH

            October 19

Springfield, Mass.

            October 19

Hartford, Conn.

            October 26

New Haven

            November 2

            November 9