Pilgrimage is an approach to life that asks us to walk open-hearted towards transformation. It can be cultivated in incremental steps in our everyday lives—and sometimes in momentous journeys. Trinity leads pilgrimages to sacred sites around the world.
In 2025, Trinity’s Faith Formation and Education team will be leading two pilgrimages. Each trip is professionally guided, and itineraries are organized to expand our horizons and deepen our spirituality. Come to discover whether one of these pilgrimage opportunities is for you.
South Africa (January 2025)
Dr. Michael Battle will lead pilgrims in mapping a Christian spirituality of liberation and reconciliation while exploring the legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Itinerary will include Cape Town, Johannesburg, and a safari. Application Deadline: May 15 | View itinerary
Isle of Iona, Scotland (May 2025)
Explore the quiet rhythms and ancient wisdom of Celtic spiritual practice and community life on a contemplative pilgrimage to the ancient and remote island of Iona, home of the famed Iona Abby. Application Deadline: April 26 | View itinerary
Interested in joining us on a pilgrimage next year? Reach out to Pilgrimage@trinitywallstreet.org for more information about applying.
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See all pilgrimage articles2019: A Pilgrimage to The Holy Land
During Lent in 2019, 27 members and friends of Trinity Church joined together to travel on pilgrimage for 10 days through Jerusalem, Galilee, and other parts of the West Bank and Israel, We explored the sites that pilgrims through the centuries have venerated, and learned more about and from the “living stones” — the people who continue to share this troubled, beautiful, and holy land.
2018: Northern Ethiopia for the Epiphany Festival of Timkat
The religious practice of northern Ethiopia, Christian since the fourth century, is at once regally solemn and exuberantly joyful. Eighteen pilgrims from Trinity Church in New York City traveled there during the feast of the Epiphany, Ethiopia’s largest religious celebration, to immerse ourselves in this spiritual and cultural abundance. This is a brief daily record of that journey.
2017: Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, North Dakota
In August 2017 nearly 30 Trinity youth and adult parishioners and staff traveled on pilgrimage at the invitation of Deacon Brandon Mauai and the Episcopal Church in Standing Rock, North Dakota.
2017: Canterbury, England
This trip involved traveling along the medieval route known as the Pilgrims Way, which begins in the old English capital city of Winchester, and ends in Canterbury.
2016: Iona, Scotland
The Abbey building is a world all its own, with a rich history and a strong presence on the island. It's on the site of Columba's 6th-century monastery, which was a major center of learning, arts, and mission in the British Isles and Europe for hundreds of years until it's refounding as a Benedictine community in the 12th century. Ruined and now rebuilt, it is home to a thriving ecumenical Iona Community with a worldwide mission of reconciliation and justice.
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