Holy Hikes Northern Indiana invites you to join us on a special 5.6 mile point-to-point pilgrimage walk on Saturday, April 9 beginning at 10 a.m. (EDT). While Bishop Sparks will be miles ahead on the Potawatomi Trail of Death, we will walk from St. Thomas/Santo Tomas Episcopal Church (400 N. Center St., Plymouth) to the Chief Menominee monument (12644 Peach Rd., Plymouth) where the forced march of the Potawatomi began. Along the way, we will consider the Exodus, exile, and the implications of Jesus’ “departure” through the Passion. We need to arrange transportation back to St. Thomas/Santo Tomas for all who join us, so an RSVP is required for this hike. Please send a confirmation email to Dean Brian Grantz on or before Saturday, April 2.

Bishop Doug invites you to join him for a prayer service at the Chief Menominee monument on the eve of his sabbatical walk along the Potawatomi Trail of Death.

To start his sabbatical, Bishop Doug Sparks will preach and preside over Mass at the Cathedral of Saint James. As part of the service, we will remember The Rev. Benjamin Marie Petit, a Roman Catholic priest who walked with and ministered to the Potawatomi along the Trail of Death in 1838. Fr. Petit is buried in the Log Chapel at the University of Notre Dame. You can read more about him here.