[Ely Events] Little Gidding Pilgrimage 12 July 2008

[Simon Kershaw]

LITTLE GIDDING PILGRIMAGE 2008
Saturday 12 July

Annual pilgrimage and prayers
at the tomb of Nicholas Ferrar

11am: Holy Communion
at Leighton Bromswold

1pm: Pilgrimage Walk
from Leighton Bromswold to Little Gidding

4pm: Prayers at the
tomb of Nicholas Ferrar

Evensong

Tea

Friends of Little Gidding
www.ferrarhouse.co.uk


HOW TO GET TO LITTLE GIDDING

Follow this link
   http://tinyurl.com/2yp5gh
to get directions from Google Maps.

11am: PILGRIMAGE COMMUNION
at Leighton Bromswold Church
in the church whose restoration was funded by George Herbert and
directed by the Ferrars

12 noon: Lunch
Enjoy lunch with fellow pilgrims at the historic Green Man at Leighton
Bromswold, or bring a picnic lunch if you prefer

1pm: Start of Pilgrimage Walk
Gather at the 'hundred stone' outside Leighton Bromswold churchyard
for the start of the Pilgrimage Walk to Little Gidding

1.45pm: First Station at Salome Wood
2pm: Pilgrimage Walk continues

2.45pm: Second Station at Hamerton
3pm: Pilgrimage Walk continues

3.30pm: Third Station at Steeple Gidding Church
3.45pm: Pilgrimage Walk continues to Little Gidding
The Litany will be sung

4pm: Prayers at the Tomb of Nicholas Ferrar
All gather around the tomb of Nicholas Ferrar
Flowers are laid on the tomb and prayers are said
Followed by

PILGRIMAGE EVENSONG at Little Gidding Church
Address by the Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech
Singing led by the Hurstingstone Singers

5pm: Tea at Ferrar House

The walk from Leighton Bromswold to Little Gidding is about five miles
along the country roads. Sturdy shoes are recommended. If sunny, don't
forget to bring hats and water. Drinks will be available at the
stopping places. It will be possible to join in along the route,
particularly at the Stations, where there will be a pause and a short
act of worship and commemoration. Timing of intermediate Stations
approximate. Toilet facilities available at Hamerton Village Hall. Car
drivers may wish to meet at Little Gidding car park between 10.15 and
10.30 to agree lifts to Leighton Bromswold and return.

Donations to cover the costs of the Pilgrimage, including Tea, are
very welcome. The Pilgrimage is organized by the Friends of Little
Gidding who exist to help maintain Little Gidding Church and to
promote the memory of Nicholas Ferrar and his family. Please support
the work of the Friends by your donations, which can be Gift-Aided,
and by becoming a member. Members receive a regular newsletter
containing details of all events at Little Gidding, together with news
and articles about the Ferrars, the Church, and related topics.


A poster advertising the Pilgrimage,
together with a flier, map and detailed timetable
can be downloaded from
http://www.littlegidding.org.uk/pilgrimage/2008/poster-and-flier.pdf

For further information write to pilgrimage at littlegidding.org.uk,
The Friends of Little Gidding,
Ferrar House, Little Gidding, Huntingdon, PE28 5RJ

-- 
Simon Kershaw
simon at kershaw.org.uk
Saint Ives, Cambridgeshire

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