way of the spirit pilgrimage 2025

Dear Sisters and Brothers, my Diocesan Family

I invite you, each individual and congregation, to join me and others across the diocese in making our Second Way of the Spirit Pilgrimage. This year it is to  Ascension Episcopal Church in Twin Falls in September. We’ll begin on Friday, September 26, and conclude on Sunday, September 28.

For centuries, people of all religions, including Christians, have made sacred journeys to sacred places. This is an opportunity to grow in your faith, with people from across our diocese. It will be a road trip and retreat. A time of laughter and a time of spiritual refreshment.

The registration link with the event schedule will be posted in the next few days. Please block these days in your calendar to celebrate faith, friendship, and have fun with the rest of the Diocesan Family from September 26-27. You don't want to miss it.

To help us begin to prepare for this pilgrimage, I encourage you to:

  1. Pray for the pilgrimage that God will use it to bless your home & our diocese
  2. Pray about going yourself and having a group from your congregation go
  3. Read the book, A Pilgrimage of the Heart” by Fr. Kevin Goodrich OP.

Click here to get your copy. The book is short, introducing readers to the medieval practice of pilgrimage and some of the classic English mystics, like Julian of Norwich, who sought to make an interior spiritual pilgrimage. It includes helpful exercises and questions for small group discussion.

Buy the Book In Preparation for the Second Annual Pilgrimage.