Civil Rights Trail

Itinerary

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2027 (via Zoom)

  • 7:00 PM—Welcome
  • Opening Worship
  • Gathering
  • Group Norms
  • Group Expectations
  • Group Covenant
  • Preparing for Spiritual Slice-of-Life

Thursday, Feb. 11 (via Zoom)

  • 7:00 PM—Opening Worship
  • Gathering
  • Sharing Spiritual Autobiography Slices of Life

Thursday, Feb. 18 (via Zoom)

  • 7:00 PM—Opening Worship
  • Gathering
  • Discussion of Essay
  • Theological Reflection

Pilgrims should check in to the Birmingham Embassy Suites by 4:00 PM on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2027.

Thursday, Feb. 25 (onsite)
(Embassy Suites, Birmingham)

  • Gathering
  • 4:30 PM—Session 1
  • 6:00 PM—Dinner
  • 7:30 PM—Session 2

Friday, Feb. 26 (onsite)
(Embassy Suites, Birmingham)

  • 8:00 AM—Breakfast
  • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
  • 16th Street Baptist Church

Saturday, Feb. 27 (onsite)
(Embassy Suites, Montgomery)

  • 8:00 AM—Breakfast
  • Legacy Sites

Sunday, Feb. 28 (onsite)
(Embassy Suites, Montgomery)

  • 8:00 AM—Breakfast
  • Legacy Sites

Monday, March 1 (onsite)
(Embassy Suites, Birmingham)

  • 8:00 AM—Breakfast
  • Selma
  • Session—From the experience of a foot soldier
  • Edmund Pettus Bridge
  • Travel back to Birmingham

Tuesday, March 2 (onsite)

  • 8:00 AM—Breakfast
  • Closing Session and Reflection
  • 11:30 AM, Pilgrimage Ends, Depart from Birmingham

Cost
$2,750 for individual registration
$4,200 for a double room registration

Registered participants are responsible for arranging and paying for travel to and from Birmingham, Alabama.

El Camino

Preparation
  • Aug. 1—Nov. 30, 2026: Register for El Camino and Pay Deposit
  • Dec. 2026: El Camino Online Path Opens
  • Jan. 10, 2027: First Zoom Community Gathering
  • Jan. 11: Training Begins
Additional Zoom Community Gatherings in 2027
  • Feb. 7– June 6
Itinerary
  • June 11—Arrive Sarria, Group Dinner and Reflection
  • June 12—Walk to Portomarin (~22 km), Group Dinner and Reflection
  • June 13—Walk to Palas de Rei (~22 km), Group Dinner and Reflection
  • June 14—Walk to Melide (~14 km), Group Dinner and Reflection
  • June 15—Walk to Arzua (~14 km), Group Dinner and Reflection
  • June 16—Walk to Amenal (~23 km), Group Dinner and Reflection
  • June 17—Arrive Santiago de Compostela, Secure Pilgrim Certificate, Pilgrimʼs Mass
  • June 18—Day trip to Finisterre
  • June 19—Depart Santiago

Cost
$3,000.00 for a single room (no double rooms)

Stations New Orleans

Itinerary

Thursday, Feb. 10, 2028 (via Zoom)

  • Gathering
  • Group Norms
  • Group Expectations
  • Group Covenant
  • Preparing for Spiritual Autobiography Slice-of-Life

Thursday, Feb. 17 (via Zoom)

  • 7:00 PM—Opening Worship
  • Gathering
  • Sharing Spiritual Slices of Life

Thursday, Feb. 24 (via Zoom)

  • 7:00 PM—Opening Worship
  • Gathering
  • Discussion of Essay
  • Theological Reflection

Participants travel to New Orleans on their own and gather at Q&C Hotel and Bar New Orleans, Autograph Collection (344 Camp St, New Orleans, LA) by 4:30 PM.

Thursday, March 9 (onsite)

  • 4:30 PM—Pilgrimage Begins
  • 5:00 PM—Lecture, “Stations of the Cross,” Kevin Goodman
  • 6:30 PM—Dinner, Opening Reception at Q&C Hotel and Bar New Orleans

Friday, March 10

  • 7:00–8:45 AM Breakfast, Q&C Hotel and Bar New Orleans
  • 9:00 AM Lecture—“Katrina: 20 Years Later: Insights and Implications,” Elaine Clements
  • Station—Algiers Ferry
  • Lunch
  • Station—Historic New Orleans Collection
  • Station—Upstairs Lounge Fire Memorial
  • Evening on own

Saturday, March 11

  • 7:00 AM–8:45 AM—Breakfast, Q&C Hotel and Bar New Orleans
  • 9:00 AM Lecture - "New Orleans in Film," Mary Blue
  • See—World War II Museum
  • Lunch
  • 5:00 PM Lecture—“Cotton, Chemicals, and Cost—a Louisiana Story,” Kevin Goodman
  • Evening on own

Sunday, March 12

  • 8:00 AM Breakfast, Cafe Du Monde, City Park
  • 10:00 AM Worship
  • Lunch, boxed lunch provided
  • Station - Whitney Plantation
  • Dinner - Santa Fe Restaurant

Monday, March 13

  • 7:00 AM–8:45 AM Breakfast, Q&C Hotel and Bar New Orleans 
  • Station— Kenny Hill Sculpture Garden
  • See—Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
  • Station—St. Louis Cemetery #1
  • Dinner - Pilgrimage closing reception

Tuesday, March 14

  • 7:00 AM–8:45 AM Breakfast, Q&C Hotel and Bar New Orleans
  • 9:00 AM Lecture
  • 11:45 AM Pilgrimage Concludes

Cost
$3,150.00 for individual registration
$5,200.00 for couple/shared room registration

Registered participants are responsible for arranging and paying for travel to and from New Orleans.