State of Place

If that’s your question, here’s one way to do it:

American Pilgrims on the Camino will hold hospitalero training from March 16-18, 2010, in Winter Park, Florida. (The training is part of the larger National Gathering, which includes the Gathering of Pilgrims from 3/19 to 3/21 and Spiritual Retreat from 3/21 to 3/23.)

If you’re a North American former Camino pilgrim and you want to volunteer as a hospitalero, training with American Pilgrims on the Camino essentially guarantees you a spot.

(However, 2010 being a Jubilee year, the usual supply and demand figures might be out of whack, which could work for or against you. Not sure.)

Either way, APOC training is a fantastic experience for anyone seeking to explore the practice of hosting on an accumulated-ancient-knowledge level. Or if you just want to learn to cook rich red stews.

You can email me if you’d like more information, or if you’d like to be put in touch with the instructors of the session (great people). Stateofplace [care of] Gmail.

Have you checked out the Innkeeper’s Guide?

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