Pilgrimage to Jordan & Sinai 2009Each year the Cathedral organises an opportunity for people to make a pilgrimage. These events are open to members of the congregation and others who would like to travel with us. In previous years we have been to the Holy Land, Turkey, Greece, Syria, Rome and Assisi, and in 2009 to Jordan and Sinai. Pictures on this page were taken during our latest pilgrimage and a brief review of it can be found by clicking here. 

2010 is the year when the Oberammergau Passion Play is performed. This happens every ten years and for Christians is a real 'must-see'. The whole population of the Bavarian village are involved in the staging and performance of the play which is the response to a vow made to God by their ancestors during plague-ridden years in the 17th century. We are only able to spend two nights in the village and the remainder of the village will be spent in the mountains and lakes nearby.

Pilgrimage to Jordan & Sinai 2009We will be taking two groups to share in the Oberammergau experience for 8 days from 12-19 June and for 10 days from 28 July - 6 August. Both holidays will provide not only a wonderful spiritual experience but also a marvellous summer break in sumptuous surroundings. Download Itinerary here

Each of the Oberammergau holidays will include an element of preparation for the experience of watching the Passion Play.  Canon Andrew Nunn, the leader of each of the tours, will be guiding our thinking in a daily meditation before Compline on each of the evenings before we make our way to the village.  Therefore, through worship, study and leisure we will be well prepared for the spectacular and unforgettable experience of the Passion Play.

We hope that you will make 2010 a special year for you by joining us on one of these holidays. Details can be found about Oberammergau in the PDF file attached or by contacting:

Mr Mark Charlton,
Southwark Cathedral,
London Bridge,
London SE1 9DA
Tel: 07961 322930, E-mail: mark.charlton@southwark.anglican.org

Or download and complete the booking form and send it to Mark Charlton at the address above.

2011 Pilgrimage

For many Christians the ultimate pilgrimage is a visit to the Holy Land.  This was of course the place to which most Christian pilgrims originally travelled and when we make pilgrimage today we travel in their footsteps.  More importantly of course, when we walk in the Holy Land we are walking where Jesus walked.  There is an opportunity for you to make this amazing journey with a group from Southwark Cathedral.

Our pilgrimage will take place from 27 May until 5 June 2011.  Our journey will begin in and around Jerusalem visiting, amongst other places, the two ancient churches of the Holy Nativity in Bethlehem and the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.  We will make the journey to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on the earth’s surface and to the summit of Masada where valiant Jews were besieged by the Roman army and witnessed to their unfailing trust in God.  Then travelling along the Jordan Valley through Jericho, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world and ascending the Mount of Temptation by cable car, we will arrive in the beauty of the Sea of Galilee.  There in the towns and villages we will discover so much about Jesus’ lakeside ministry, sail across the sea and sit on the Mount of the Beatitudes.  We will also visit Nazareth, the site of the annunciation and the place of Jesus’ hidden life for 30 years.  Finally we will end our pilgrimage on the Mediterranean coast calling at Jaffa before flying back to England.

If you would like further details you can download the brochure and booking form or contact us at the address below for a copy which will be posted to you. 

Mr Mark Charlton,
Southwark Cathedral,
London Bridge,
London SE1 9DA
Tel: 07961 322930, E-mail: mark.charlton@southwark.anglican.org