A Peace On Earth Multifaith Pilgrimage
From the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to the Holy City of Jerusalem, for World Peace
Date Thursday 21st February 2019 Holy Places Visited Former Friends [Quakers] Meeting House, Laskill St. Mary’s Church, Rievaulx Rievaulx Abbey Church of All Saints, Helmsley Distance Travelled Approximately 11½ km (7 miles) Route A warm and sunny day, more like summer than winter! Passed the former Quakers Meeting House and followed footpaths across fields and …
Continue reading “Day 31: Laskill to Helmsley, North York Moors National Park”
Date Wednesday 20th February 2019 Holy Places Visited St. Johns Church, Bilsdale Distance Travelled Approximately 9½ km (6 miles) Route Cloudy with sunny intervals and surprisingly warm for this time of year. We walked south over the moors finding footpaths as we went alongside the River Seph. St. John’s Church was a welcome sight around …
Continue reading “Day 30: Chop Gate to Laskill, North York Moors National Park”
Date Tuesday 19th February 2019 Holy Places Visited St. Augustine’s Church, Kirkby (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 9½ km (6 miles) Route Some clouds and quite cold and windy as we ventured onto the North York Moors National Park. After re-visiting the beautiful church in Kirkby, Claire joined again and we steadily walked up the steep …
Continue reading “Day 29: Great Broughton to Chop Gate, North York Moors National Park”
Date Monday 18th February 2019 Holy Places Visited The Parish Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Stokesley Stokesley Methodist Church, Stokesley (exterior) St. Augustine’s Church, Kirkby (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 4 km (2½ miles) Route Thick clouds gave way to blue skies in the afternoon. Followed some scenic public footpaths across the countryside to …
Date Sunday 17th February 2019 Holy Places Visited St. Joseph’s Church, Stokesley (exterior) The Parish Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Stokesley Stokesley Methodist Church, Stokesley Distance Travelled Approximately 9 km (5½ miles) Route Mostly blue skies again. Found many scenic public footpaths through Coulby Newham to the village of Newby and then onto …
Date Saturday 16th February 2019 Holy Places Visited Grove Hill Methodist Church, Middlesbrough The Roman Catholic Church of St. Thomas More, Middlesbrough Distance Travelled Approximately 5½ km (3½ miles) Route Visited the Grove Hill Methodist Church then the nearby St. Thomas More Church, where I joined some of a service being held. Walked on footpaths, …
Date Friday 15th February 2019 Holy Places Visited Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough (exterior) Seventh-day Adventist Church, Middlesbrough (exterior) St. Barnabas Church, Middlesbrough (exterior) The Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist, Middlesbrough Holy Trinity Church, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough (exterior) The Catholic Church of St. Alphonsus, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 10½ km (6½ …
Continue reading “Day 25: Stockton-on-Tees to Middlesbrough”
