Diocesan Synod

8th November 2014

The Diocese of Canterbury

Case Studies

The Diocese of Canterbury

Green Pilgrimage Network

Catherine Lloyd

Pilgrimage in popular use…

The word pilgrim is everywhere!

Even in your fridge!

300-330 million tourists visit the world’s key religious

sites every year (UNWTO) At least 220 million people go on pilgrimage each year,

sometimes more (GPN) In 2013 100 million Hindus attended the Maha Kumbh

Mela in Allahabad Every year 30 million Sikhs visit Amritsar 3 million Muslims go on the Hajj Over 200,000 pilgrims walk the Santiago de Compostela

each year 20 million Catholic pilgrims visit the Shrine of Our Lady of

Guadelupe in Mexico City each year

Pilgrimage data

But….

…..running a shrine in India that receives 50 million visitors in a few weeks.. What do you do about The sewage from 50 million extra visitors? The rubbish they leave? The food they eat? The water? The transport? How do you keep the people safe and the tigers

unstressed when they tramp through a nature reserve with their noise and lights?

What to do when the idols dipped in the water of the local river kills all the fish?

Imagine….

“ A global network of green pilgrim cities and

sacred sites of all faiths”

What is the GPN?

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INSPIRATIONAL

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Diocese joined the GPN 2013 Period of consultation Pioneering a new approach for GPN Global Centre of the European GPN Hub Local Canterbury Partnership

40+ partners Launched Oct 3rd 2014

The GPN Canterbury Partnership

Learn from other partners, especially in

Europe Assist organisations in the Diocese, especially

rural churches along historic pilgrim routes with interpretation welcome and facilities for pilgrims

Form a partnership with a range of organisations

Develop and strengthen partnerships with European pilgrim routes and destinations

Develop co-operative projects in order to apply for European funding

Why join the GPN?

Important trial approach Growing membership No membership fee, but

we do require action! Partners in the GPN

Canterbury Partnership will be asked to commit to working with at least one other partner on particular projects

Being a GPN Partner

First Actions

Pilgrimage Map

Talk by Harry Bucknall

Bringing together people and organisations

with an interest in green pilgrimage to develop projects and find funding

Meeting those that would like to be more fully involved

Developing ideas into useful projects Sharing information about the GPN Canterbury

Partnership Being involved with other partnerships

Partnership & Action Plan

Strengthening the Partnership, executing the

Action Plan Finding new sources of funding Developing new local pilgrimage routes based on

our rich heritage in the Diocese Strengthening partnerships around existing routes Increasing awareness of Pilgrimage in the Diocese Developing practical ways to help churches and

parishes welcome pilgrims and interpret pilgrimage

Developing practical ways to help pilgrims

Future Actions

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