For the first of our autumn pilgrimages on Sunday September 5th, we were delighted to be guided by Isabel Carlisle who is co-founder of the Bioregional Learning Centre, which is working for climate resilience in South Devon. She initiated the Charter for the River Dart that gives the river moral rights and which we are carrying with us … Read more
For Lammas on August 1st, Wild Church took to the water for our much loved canoe pilgrimage. Pilgrims converged from around Devon, at the Malsters Arms on Bow Creek at Tuckenhay, which is just down the way from our previous pilgrimage end point at Ashprington. Here our wonderful guide, Hugh from Canoe Adventures, soon had … Read more
The third stage of our Sacred Waters Way pilgrimage took us from Totnes to St David’s, Ashprington, and was beautifully led by forest bathing and nature connection guide, Emma Capper. We began in the lovely Leechwell Garden, within sight of last month’s destination at St Mary’s Church, as Emma gently guided us into a multi … Read more
It was a hot day in early June for the second stage of our Sacred Waters Way 2021 pilgrimage, which this time was guided by the ‘new’ Totnes Team Rector, Fr Jim Barlow. It’s actually almost a year since Jim joined the Totnes ministry team and it has been a real pleasure to discover that … Read more
About a year after it was originally planned, our new pilgrimage ‘Sacred Waters Way‘ was launched at last on April 17th 2021 at St. Mary’s Dartington. Although much of the UK was sadly still unable to gather inside due to the ongoing lockdown, by virtue of our launch being ‘an act of worship’ we were … Read more