Ascension 2004

Provincial Pilgrimage

The Provincial Pilgrimage to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin will be held from Thursday, September 23rd to Saturday, September 25th. The Pilgrimage is an opportunity for the entire Province to gather at the shrine of the saintly Bishop Charles Grafton, who in his holy life was an icon of the Christian faith. On Friday afternoon, Father Paul Russell, Ph.D. will give a seminar on "the Desert Fathers". Father Russell is a recognized scholar of the Early Church and a noted academic among us. To hear Father Russell speak is a wonderful opportunity for both clergy and laity alike. On Friday there will be a National Clericus, a meeting of the College of Bishops, and an Alumni lunch open to everyone for Saint Joseph of Arimathea Theological College.

The Pilgrimage to the shrine will be on Saturday morning at 10:00 AM. Preceded by the Fond du Lac High School band, we will process through the streets of Fond du Lac from the hotel to the Cathedral. Saint Paul's Cathedral, which was built by Bishop Grafton, without parallel is one of the most beautiful church edifices in the United States. It is worth visiting itself. Following the Pontifical Mass at the Cathedral and the pilgrimage to the shrine of Bishop Grafton, the pilgrims will celebrate with a lunch in the hotel and receive the blessed pilgrim's badge.