Hola Amigos
Here are some very important announcements.
2015 Camino Calendar Photo Competition
A REMINDER from Xan and Guim:
Dear Fellow Pilgrims,
I had the privilege of finishing my first full Camino along the French Way and have just returned. Kindly note that I have a new address. This is important as I am very excited about receiving your photos for the photo competition.
Help us make our 2016 Desk Calendar really beautiful! Gium and I are eagerly awaiting the photos so we can organise the judging.
NEW Address to use:
Remax Living
C/O Camp and Kloof Street
Gardens
Cape Town
8001
These are the prizes for the top 3 photos:
1st Prize: A prize to the value of R2500
2nd Prize: A prize to the value of R1500
3rd Prize: A prize to the value of R750
The official rules and entry form are on the website –
Click on this link and PLEASE READ THE RULES CAREFULLY! Here's an overview:
- It has to be a printed postcard size photo
- Only 3 photographs
- Your name and where the photo was taken written on the back
- You have to say goodbye to your pics, as they will not be returned!
- No photo shopping ok!
- Get the permission of the people you feature
- Your membership fees need to be up to date
- Send your entries to me – NEW address on the entry form & above
For those of you that have walked in previous years and have not entered those very special photos, do not hesitate to do this now!
Looking forward to receiving those pretty ones, details available on the
photo competition web page!
The closing date is 30th September 2015! So hurry and get your photos to us now!
Kind regards and Buen Camino!
Xan and Gium
CSJofSA Gauteng Camino Workshop: 25 October 2015
WHERE: Lecture Hall of the National Herbarium
(Inside the Pretoria National Botanical garden, follow the blue and yellow Camino signs from the visitor entrance gate to the building)
WHEN: 25 October 2015, Meet & Greet at 10:00;
Presentations from 11:00 to 13:30
BRING: A plate of food to share or
your own picnic lunch for after the meeting
COST: R26 per adult
(No one is allowed to drive to the building)
(The hall can only accommodate a fixed number of participants comfortably. If you do not RSVP, you may be turned away)
We invite you to share your Camino Experience , if you would like to
present your Camino Journey please contact:
Marinda Koekemoer, email:
m.koekemoer@sanbi.org.za
Documentary on Camino de Santiago in aid of StreetSmart SA
Where: Labia, Cape Town:
When: 12 September at 13h45 and 13 September at 16h00
Contact: info@streetsmartsa.org.za
The inspiringly beautiful travelogue, Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago, set on the famous Camino de Santiago in Spain, which draws people from all over the world on an epic pilgrimage every year, will be showing at the Labia in Cape Town in September in aid of StreetSmart SA.
The documentary is an impressionistic film that creates a casual narrative about this ancient journey and what its modern revival is all about. It will be shown to raise funds for StreetSmart SA, at the Labia on Orange at 13h45 on Saturday, 12 September and 16h00 on Sunday, 13 September 2015.
More about Walking the Camino . . .
2016 DECLARED HOLY YEAR by Pope Francis
Earlier this year, Pope Francis announced 2016 will be an extraordinary Holy Year for pilgrims heading to the following destinations: Rome - Italy, Santiago de Compostela - Spain, Ars - France, and Quebec - Canada.
More about these pilgrimages . . .
Pope Francis in Rome declared 2016 Holy Year
Holy years, also known as Jubilee years, usually take place every 25 years, unless the Pope requests an extraordinary Holy Year to highlight a particular issue or topic, like in this case. The main focus on the Holy Year 2016 will be ‘Mercy’.
The 2016 Holy Year of Mercy will be officially starting on 8th December 2015 and finishing on 20th November 2016.
What does this mean?
A Holy Year will mean the Vatican will be hosting religious festivities throughout the year and millions of pilgrims will be arriving in Rome, Santiago de Compostela, Ars, and Quebec.
The entrance to St Peter’s Basilica known as the ‘Holy Door’, as well as ‘Holy Doors’ to other cathedrals in Rome, will be opened for pilgrims this year.
The 'Via Francigena' is an ancient Pilgrim Trail
If you are planning a pilgrimage, to any of the destinations mentioned above, whether walking or cycling the Via Francigena or St Francis Way during the 2016 Holy Year, talk to the FrancigenaWays.com specialists as soon as you have your dates.
If you're planning to walk to Santiago de Compostela – please expect increased volumes of pilgrims and contact the CSJOFSA if you have queries.
More about these pilgrimages . .
John Brierley Guide Books
The new stock of guide books arrived in April. Please click here to order your books through the CSJOFSA website.
Social Club
This continues to be popular for the Cape Town members so please join in. There are hikes most weekends Contact Gium on Facebook for details.
Compostela Register web page
All members who have obtained their Compostela this year or any time before can email your certificate to Darren Combrink darren34@gmail.com before you have it framed or filed away. We keep a register of all our members who have obtained their Compostela since 2002. The register can be viewed on the CSJofSA website. If your Compostela is not there please contact Darren.
First names are placed in alphabetical order under the year you walked. To speed up the administration, when emailing or faxing you certificate, please supply your full name “in English”, and date you received your certificate and where in SA you live. Also indicate if you walked or cycled. This information will help a great deal – some of the Compostela certificates are extremely difficult to decipher.
All those who have walked please share your experiences with us and send ONLY 2 photos for our Website Gallery to the Webmaster. PLEASE NOTE this has NOTHING to do with the Calendar Competition.
Please use this email address camino@csjofsa.za.org for all correspondence other than contact references above for specific functions or projects.
All those who are still walking this year – Buen Camino!
Adios,
