Dear peace pilgrims,
2024 was a challenging year for peace, but every step on the Peace Way counts. The JERUSALEM WAY, the world’s longest pilgrimage and peace route, was born in 2006 from a vision and now inspires people from over 100 countries around the world to set out, build bridges, and live hope. See, for example, the Facebook post.
NEW ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS
Since autumn 2024, our association headquarters have been in the PEACE CITY OF LINZ; the provincial capital has been an official partner of the Jerusalem Way since 2023 (open article). Would you like to be part of the team? Get in touch – we’d be happy to have your support in the back office – whether on site or online
GUIDED TOURS
Two very interesting trips on the “Jerusalem Way BALKANS” are planned for 2025 in cooperation with WELTANSCHAUEN and HEUBERGER Reisen.The countries in the BALKANS are culturally and scenically unique: A PEARL FOR PILGRIMS! Our route runs authentic and away from tourism. Slow down in fascinating landscapes from the Danube to the Aegean and encounter Catholic, Orthodox, and Muslim culture.
· Balkans: August 22 – September 6, 2025 >>>Details and registration<<<
· Kosovo: May 12 – May 25, 2025>>>Details and registration<<<
FILM TALKS / EVENTS / CELEBRATIONS
Ø Live film talks / Details on the website
· Europakloster Gut Aich (SZBG): Fri, February 28, 2025
· Schwertberg (Upper Austria): Fri, March 14, 2025
· Gröbming (Styria): Tue, March 25, 2025
· Munich (DE) / Protestant Academy: Tue, December 2, 2025
Ø Presentation Jerusalem Way: “Pilgern-Bayern” online pilgrims’ meet-up – Tue, 2025-01-28, 7 PM: ZOOM link
Ø Talk by Manar: HOUSE OF HOPE in Al Eizariya / Palestine (right on the Jerusalem Way before the Mount of Olives): Sun, February 2, 2025, 3 PM at the NADLINGERHOF or online: ZOOM LINK
Ø Invitation to the weekly “online pilgrims’ meet-up”: Every TUESDAY at 7 PM
Ø Opening JERUSALEM WAY NETHERLANDS “Dam Amsterdam – Dom Cologne – Jerusalem”: Sat, March 8, 2025 Invitation and details
Ø The municipality of Schwertberg is setting an example for peace! INVITATION: Sat, June 28, 2025 – We’ll pilgrimage from Schwertberg via Naarn to Arbing on the Jerusalem Way. Join us! >>> Open details here <<< See also the website of the municipality of Schwertberg and the parish of Schwertberg
Ø Special activities for pilgrims are taking place in Donauwörth:
1) Intercultural pilgrim companion training 2025/2026: Starts 2025-01-31
2) International Pilgrims’ Conference 2025
(Donauwörth is a twin town of the Jerusalem Way – see also press article)
SUPPORT AND MEMBERSHIP
With your membership fee (€25/year) and every donation, the Peace Way is supported sustainably. THANK YOU!
THANK YOU
We’re noticing that more and more pilgrims are setting off for Jerusalem and a movement has emerged. Among them, more and more women are starting out on their own. A perfect match is Rosanna’s new pilgrim book, as she walked from Switzerland to Jerusalem: a great travelogue! The Jerusalem Way is now present in a wide range of media and websites as the longest pilgrimage and peace route. For example ORF, Wikipedia, Austrian National Tourist Office, Pilgrimage routes website.
