Pilgrimage: New York-Echoes of the Holy Land Application

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12

Student Information

First name:

Last name:

Campus address:

Richmond email address:

Preferred phone number:

Will you be 18 or older at time of travel?

Year in school:

Gender (optional):

Race/ethnicity (optional):

Religious affiliation (if any):

Chaplaincy and Campus Ministry involvement:

Other campus organizations:

Major(s) and minor(s):

Short answer questions

Answer the following questions in a few brief paragraphs.

Share your reasons for applying to this particular pilgrimage to New York centered on themes of the Holy Land.

This pilgrimage will include students who represent different religious traditions. Please explain how your engagement with those of other religions contributes to your understanding of your own faith commitments.

Describe an experience in which you have engaged with an individual from a different faith background, social location, or political persuasion. How did that conversation or encounter end? What did you learn about yourself through this encounter?

The pilgrimage course and travel intensive provide a unique opportunity to cultivate practices that will enrich your spiritual life. If you are a person of faith, describe what spiritual practices are already a part of your daily life and which ones you hope to develop through participation in this pilgrimage program. If you are not a spiritual person, describe how you think you might gain from and contribute to this aspect of the pilgrimage.

The pilgrimage course culminates in a travel intensive in New York with visits to sites connected to each Abrahamic tradition, group prayer in various houses of worship, and conversations with Israelis and Palestinians, religious and political leaders, and community organizers of various backgrounds. How do you believe this pilgrimage experience will inform your own spiritual development and faith formation? How do you hope to use the knowledge and experience you gain in the future?

Recommendations

Each applicant is required to obtain two recommendations. Please provide contact information for these individuals below. At least one recommendation should be a professor or university staff person, and we encourage you to have a personal, spiritual, or religious mentor write your second letter. Recommendations should be able to speak to your communication skills, capacity for self-reflection, and emotional maturity. Student recommendations will not be considered among the two required recommendations.

Applicants are responsible for contacting the individuals who will be completing their recommendations and providing them a link to the recommendation form at https://chaplaincy.richmond.edu/programs/pilgrimage/holy-land/recommendation.html. All forms are due by the application deadline (November 7), including recommendation letters. Applicants whose recommendation letters have not been received by this date will not be considered for participation in the pilgrimage.

Recommendation 1

Name:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone:

Email:

Relationship to student:

Recommendation 2

Name:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone:

Email:

Relationship to student:

Commitment of Participation

I have read and understand the Pilgrimage expectations and the COVID-19 policies for travel (links available in sidebar) with the Chaplaincy's Pilgrimage program. I understand the team, time, spiritual, and financial commitment involved with being a Pilgrimage participant. I am prepared to make a full commitment to the program. I am agreeing to these expectations and policies by typing my name and the date as my electronic signature.

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