Welcome to our Annual British Pilgrimage of HOPE

Explore the past, Engage the present, Dream the future

Fusion Youth & Community UK Invite you to take part in 12 days of
Training, Mission and Pilgrimage that could help
transform the UK and prepare you for your future! 

Here's what some of our 2012 Pilgrims said about their experience:

"A real journey of discovery of who you are, who you want to be and who you can be"

"A spiritual journey discovering how the ancients put Jesus in the centre and lived in missional
community and changed their world - and how that applies to me (or us) today"

"An experience that took me on a journey into every part
of my being and where God revealed to me the true meaning of awesome
through his creation, community, challenges and celebration of life"

"A time to reflect and for me to really listen to what God has to say
in the context of learning and journeying the paths of past Christians
who listened to God's call and stepped out in faith"

THE 12 DAY ANNUAL BRITISH PILGRIMAGE OF HOPE INCLUDES:

3 Day School of Mission

Practical training in skills & underpinning
knowledge for effective local
community outreach.

3 Day Mission Opportunity

We will split into teams and work in communities across the UK supporting local outreach initiatives including Open Crowd Festivals, youth cafes, kids clubs and more; all part of ongoing strategies to bring Christ's love to the neighbourhood.

5 Day Pilgrimage

A chance to walk in the footsteps of some of the heroes of our faith. We'll spend a day in London with Wilberforce, Wesley, Shaftesbury; then travel up to Iona to walk the pebbled beach where St Columba began his ministry; we'll follow St Aidan to Lindisfarne and as our journey ends, we'll embark on the pilgrimage of the rest of our lives taking with us the treasures of our 12 days.

Pilgrimage Itinerary (15-26th July 2013)

TRAINING

15 - 17 School of Mission (9am start)
18 Travel to mission placement

MISSION

19 Travel / Placement mission day 1
20 Placement mission day 2
21 Placement mission day 3

CELTIC JOURNEY

21/22 Travel to Iona via Glasgow
23 Iona - Visit Iona Abbey, Columba Bay
24 Travel to Berwick-upon-Tweed
25 Lindisfarne
26 Pilgrimage debrief and
      return journey to
      Manchester / Oxford / London

Accommodation

To keep costs to a minimum accommodation
consists of a mixture of camping, hostels,
staying in church halls, and being
billeted in people's homes.

More details upon registration.

A Journey of Discovery & Celebration

After settling into accommodation in London we’ll start with two days of mission & festivals training and a day’s visit to London looking at heroes of our faith.

We will then split into groups and embark on 3 days of mission doing festivals & youth work across the UK.

After a day of travel to Glasgow we will regroup and debrief the mission experience. 

We’ll then spend 5 days of Pilgrimage where we will explore Christian heroes of the past who helped bring Christianity to Britain and Europe. We’ll visit Iona and stand where the first Celtic monks brought Christianity to Scotland. Then we will travel to Lindisfarne to see the sacrifices the early Christians made to bring their message of love and hope to England and on into Europe.

Finally we’ll regroup at our accomodation in Berwick-upon-Tweed to share what the experience has meant for each of us before departing back to home. 

Travel information

For those travelling internationally, arrival needs to be a London airport – for those coming long haul Heathrow generally is the cheapest. On the final day we will be in the North West of England. We will travel back to London via Manchester & Oxford from where people can connect to their ongoing journeys. We recommend return flights no earlier than 10pm on the 26th july. For those coming long distance you may want to fly in 24 hours earlier to get over jet lag.

Cost

Early Bird Price (booking before 1st of May)

£468 unsalaried, £520 salaried

Price on or after 1st May

£531 unsalaried, £590 salaried

Prices include transport within the UK, journal, t-shirt and meals. Sleeping bags, pillows and airbeds etc..available for a small hire fee.