Diocese of Chichester

More than fifty pilgrims from seventeen different churches will spend the weekend walking, praying, reading the bible and singing ,as well as having lots of fun as they walk part of the South Downs way,

"We hope to have a great time and our inspiration will be the story of the Road to Emmaus from Luke's Gospel where the risen Lord appears to his disciples," said Bishop Ruth this morning.

She added: " I hope they really enjoy the time together and, along the way, they will be able to collect six special badges [pictured below] marking various stages of the pilgrim journey. There will be times for games too and we hope to have a bonfire!"

Huge thanks to the team of adult leaders from twenty different churches, without whom the event would not be possible

The weather forecast is promising.

For 950 years the Diocese and Chichester Cathedral have attracted pilgrims from near and far and the notion of pilgrimage is playing a huge role in this anniversary year.

Bishop Ruth will also lead a pilgrimage for Young Adults (12th July) and another day pilgrimage in October. Meanwhile, the Bishop Will Hazlewood, leads a Family Camp over the weekend of 11th-13th July which will also feature a variety of events to celebrate the anniversary year.

Details of all of these are at www.celebratingfaith.co.uk