2021 Pilgrimage

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Day 1

St Anthony's Church in Rama for Yorkton
Mass at St Gerard's Church in Yorkton with Father Louis Kim Nguyen and the parish
(Breakfast provided by St Gerard's Knights of Columbus)
Rest stop at SW 35-26-5 W2 (Property of Brad and Phyllis Stroud)
Lunch stop at Orkney School & Church
Rest stop at SE 3-27-5 W2 (Property of Dwight and Jackie Guy)
Arrival at the Springside Apostolic Bible Camp, set up camp, Supper provided by St . Gerard's Knights of Columbus
Camp fire fellowship & Evening prayer

Wednesday August 11 2021

(app 23.6 km walking distance)

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Thursday August 12 2021
(app 30 km walking distance)

Day 2

Morning prayer & Breakfast provided by St Gerard's Knights of Columbus
RM of Good Lake (Property of Glenn Falkowski)
Arrival at the Whitesand Church, Divine Liturgy (Ukrainian Catholic Rite)
Lunch break
Arrival at Sask Hwy no. 229, Rest stop at Good Spirit Market (Distance to Water Control Structure app 3 km)
We enter Good Spirit Park.
We arrive at the Water Control Structure

OPTION ONE (app 7.5 km)

continue along the Trans Canada Walking Trail towards Sandy Beach

Rest stop near Sandy Beach (Both groups meet at this stop)

OPTION TWO (app 5.5 km)

walking along the Trans Canada Walking Trail, but there may be times when we need to walk in the water.

Rest stop near Sandy Beach (We rejoin the other group at this stop (Distance from final rest stop to Burgis Beach Hall app 3 km)
Arrival at Burgis Beach, set up camp. Supper provided by St Henry's Parish, Melville
Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction & Evening prayer

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Day 3

Morning prayer, Breakfast provided by St Henry's Parish, Melville
Canora Beach
Rest Stop SW 30-30-5 (property of Max and Jae Zbitniff)
We enter the RM of Buchanan Rest stop SE 25-31-6 (property of Anderco Farm Ltd)
We arrive in Buchanan , Mass at St Anne's Church with Fr Michal Pajak OMI
We set up camp at the Community Centre with Presentation and campfire fellowship followed by Evening prayer

Friday August 13 2021

(app 26.2 km walking distance)

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Day 4

Morning prayer & Breakfast at JC Café
We walk from JC Café to the No 5 highway (Distance .5 km)
We enter the RM of Invermay Rest stop SE 3-32-7 (Property of Brian Kushneruk), Lunch stop SW 16-32-7 (Property of Amanda Keller), Final rest stop NW 18-32-7 (Property of Roger & Elsie Genoway)
We will make the final, short leg (.7 km) as a group, entering Rama via a gravel road from the south, praying the Glorious mysteries of the rosary as we proceed to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Prayer at the Shrine, Chaplet of Divine Mercy with other pilgrims, Stations of the Cross with other pilgrims at the Shrine
Opportunity for those who wish to set up camp
Opportunity for confession
Supper in the Parish Hall Our meal will be provided by the JC Café in Buchanan
Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Following Mass there will be Rosary and Adoration