Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle

Walk: From Versailles to Gif sur Yvette across the Saclay plateau
2024-03-24 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
From Versailles to Gif sur Yvette across the Saclay plateau
21km walk at a pace of 4km/hour organized by Blandine.

The meeting point is at Versailles Chantier station in the main hall at 9.25 am, with departure by 9.40 am.

Possibility of coming by RER C, train VACK arrives at 9:25 a.m. and leaves Les Invalides at 8:13 a.m.
You can also take the U line, which departs from La Défense at 9:15 a.m. and arrives at Versailles Chantiers at 9:36 a.m.

Return by RER B from Gif Sur Yvette station

We descend through the woods to the Etang de la Geneste and a stretch of the Bièvre.
We then climb back up on a GR to skirt part of the Saclay plateau.
Then we’ll head back down to the Merantaise valley before taking the RER B to Gif Sur Yvette.

Register with Blandine Beaudoin by SMS on 06 83 44 87 12 between March 18 and 22
Please leave your full name and membership number.
Group limited to 25 people. Please register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Walk: From Breuillet to Breuillet via St Sulpice de Favières
2024-04-07 08:00 - 17:00
From Breuillet to Breuillet via St Sulpice de Favières
18km walk at a pace of 4km/hour organized by Régis.

Meet at Gare d’Austerlitz on the RER C platform (direction Dourdan) at 8:30am – Line P – direction Château Thierry.

Departure at 8.45 a.m. – Arrival at Breuillet Village at 9.34 a.m.

Return by RER C from Breuillet Village station at 4.22pm, arriving at Gare d’Austerlitz at 5.13pm (RER train every 1/2 hour).

We’ll head for Saint Sulpice de Favières on the GR 1, then down to Les Emondants on a PR trail, before heading west to Souzy-la-Briche and the commune of Breux-Jouy, before returning to the Breuillet station.

Register with Régis Kaldy by SMS on 06 17 50 17 56 between March 1 and 5 only.

Please leave your full name and membership number.

Group limited to 25 people. Please register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Clothing and equipment according to the weather, good footwear,
application of current sanitary rules, walks under everyone’s responsibility,
each participant must be insured and respect the instructions given by the organizers.

Walking: Circuit de Conflans en fin d'Oise
2024-04-21 08:00 - 17:00
Circuit de Conflans en Fin d’Oise
19.3 km walk at a pace of 4km/hour organized by Albert.

RDV 08:30 Gare Saint-Lazare – Line J, MOFA train (Direction Issou-Porcheville)
Welcome in principle by Blandine Beaudouin

Train at 08:51, arriving in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine at 09:17 -EXIT => Place Romagné

We’ll pass through the villages of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and Éragny, then walk along the Oise to its confluence with the Seine (through the village of Neuville-sur-Oise) and up the Seine to discover Vieux Conflans.
Return via Conflans-Sainte-Honorine station, from 3.32 pm, then every quarter-hour…

SMS registration to Albert Echilley on 06 61 04 50 12
By leaving your full name and membership number

Registration opens on April 15 and closes on Friday evening, April 19.
Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Clothing and equipment according to the weather, good footwear, application of health regulations in force, walks under the responsibility of each participant, each participant must be insured and respect the instructions given by the organizers.

Event: Shell festivities... in Montrouge
2024-04-25 00:00 - 2024-04-26 23:59 | Eglise St Jacques Le Majeur / City of Montrouge, 39 Rue Gabriel Péri, Montrouge, 92120, France
Thursday, April 25

Round-table discussion at the Médiathèque* on the Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago de Compostela from 7 to 9 p.m.

In the presence of Montrouge Town Hall represented by:

Etienne Langereau, Mayor,
Colette Aubry, Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture and Heritage
Jacques-Philippe Michel, Events Manager
Father Marc Ketterer, parish priest of Montrouge
François Bourdeaux, round-table moderator, Montrougien /Jacquet / member of the Société Française des Amis de Saint Jacques de Compostelle association

* Media library: 32, rue Gabriel Peri 92120 Montrouge, France
Speakers

Société Française des Amis de Saint Jacques de Compostelle , founded 75 years ago, represented by Patrice Jacques Bernard, President/Jacquet
Gérard Rousse or Gérard du Camino, Montrougien/Jacquet/Author
Monique Jacob, General Secretary/Jacquet
Jean François Fejoz, member of the “Compostelle 2000” association,
Daniel Duchene, Jacquet, more than 25,000 kms on foot on the trails
Jeanne Mroueh, Jacquet, has produced a sketchbook of the Chemin.

Friday, April 26th
Jacquaire Walk from the Church of Saint Jacques-du-Haut-Pas to Saint Jacques Le Majeur
On the initiative of Father Marc Ketterer, parish priest of the Sainte Joséphine Bakhita parish in Montrouge, comprising 3 churches including Saint Jacques le Majeur, in association with François Bourdeaux, Pierre François, and Jacques-Philippe Michel,
4:30 to 5:00 pm:
Meet at Saint Jacques- du- Haut- Pas church
Welcome by Fathers François Delpit, parish priest of Saint Jacques- du- Haut- Pas church, and Marc Ketterer, parish priest of Sainte Joséphine Bakhita parish in Montrouge,
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. :
Presentation of the walk, its context, time of prayer and sending off by Fathers François Delpit and Marc Ketterer
5:30 pm to 6:45 pm:
Jacobean walk from the church of Saint Jacques du Haut Pas to Saint Jacques le majeur
18h45 to 19h15:
Arrival at Saint Jacques le majeur followed by a Spiritual Time to close the Walk
Mairie de Montrouge festive evening around the Coquille (shellfish)
7.15pm to 7.45pm:
Meeting point in front of the town hall or under the porthole fresco in front of Saint Jacques le Majeur.
Montrouge path, following the nail-shells to Parc Jean-Loup Metton ( 58 avenue Verdier, 92120 Montrouge)
Welcome by Etienne Langereau, Mayor of Montrouge
7.45pm to 10.00pm :
Festive scallop tasting in the Parc Jean-Loup Metton set up for this purpose

Spiritual preparation - Cancelled - postponed to May 11
2024-04-27 11:00 - 13:00 | Association headquarters, 8 bis rue Jean BART, PARIS, 75006
For reasons beyond its control, the Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle has had to cancel the spiritual preparation session scheduled for April 27.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
The next session will take place on Saturday May 11, 2024 at the association’s headquarters, 8 bis rue Jean Bart
75006 Paris, at 11am.

Walk: From Vilennes sur Seine to Vaux sur Seine
2024-05-05 08:00 - 17:00
Walk from Vilennes sur Seine to Vaux sur Seine
Approximately 18 km at a pace of 4 km per hour
RDV at 8:00 am at Gare Saint Lazare towards Mantes la Jolie – line P towards Château Thierry
Departure at 8.16 a.m. – Arrival in Vilennes sur Seine at 8.40 a.m.
Return via Vaux sur Seine station at 4:45pm, arriving at Gare Saint Lazare at 5:30pm (trains every 1/2 hour).
We’ll head for Vernouillet along the GR 1, then on to Triel sur Seine and Vaux sur Seine.
Register with Régis Kaldy by SMS on 06 17 50 17 56
from April 29 to May 3, leaving your full name and membership number.
Number of participants limited to 25
Clothing and equipment according to the weather, good shoes,
application of current sanitary rules, walks under the responsibility of each participant,
each participant must be insured and respect the instructions given by the organizers.

Spiritual preparation
2024-05-11 11:00 - 13:00 | Association headquarters, 8 bis rue Jean BART, PARIS, 75006
In addition to the material preparation
for pilgrimage on the roads to Santiago, spiritual preparation is clearly a “plus” in the pilgrim’s toolkit.

Since 2022, the Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle
has taken over this time of exchange and sharing
for all those interested in this spiritual preparation.

The sessions will be led by lFather Patrice SONNIER, professor at the Collège des Bernardins

Spiritual preparation meetings will be held at the Association’s head office.

Please register in advance and check times with the association.

"Walking, a spiritual process?" Conference with Alexandre and Sonia Poussin
2024-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Priory of Mont-Saint-Michel, Ardevon 2 rue du Prieuré, Pontorson, 50170, France
“Walking, a spiritual process?” Conference with Alexandre and Sonia Poussin
At the Priory of Mont-Saint-Michel, Alexandre and Sonia Poussin, great travelers and authors of books and films, will give a talk entitled “Walking, a spiritual process?

The evening is organized by the Mont-Saint-Michel Foundation and Le Pèlerin, and features film extracts and photo projections.

Hosted by Gaële de La Brosse, it will be followed by a book-signing session and a friendly drink.

IN PRACTICE

Free participation in costs.
Information :
Tel. : 06 61 14 23 39
E-mail: cdetonquedec.fondationmsm@ gmail .com
Website: http: //bit.ly/rdv-chemins

Round table: Walking at nature school
2024-05-24 19:30 - 21:45 | Forum 104, 104, rue de Vaugirard, PARIS, 75006
Walking at nature school
As part of the “Des chemins et des hommes” lecture series, a round-table discussion moderated by Gaële de La Brosse, journalist with the weekly Le Pèlerin.

“It’s a sad thing to think that nature speaks and mankind doesn’t listen”, wrote Victor Hugo. Yet nature has so much to teach us! Walkers know this, or discover it along the way.
Three witnesses will give us some advice on how to get to know this fragile nature better and protect it by being “eco-pilgrims”:
→ Georges Feterman, Professor of Life and Earth Sciences and President of the A.R.B.R.E.S. association, author of Les arbres les plus remarquables de France (Albin Michel, 2022) and La nature sur les chemins de Saint-Jacques (Delachaux et Niestlé, 2023).
→ Colette Nys-Mazurewriter, author of Chaque aurore te restera première (L’atelier des noyers, 2020) and Par des sentiers d’intime profondeur (Salvator, 2022).
→ Antoine de Suremaindirector and adventurer, author of Marche au désert sur les chemins de Saint-Guilhem (Salvator, 2024)
This round table will be preceded, for those who wish, bya guided tour of the photographyexhibition “En plaine méditation”, in the presence of photographer Hélène Chapoulet (RV under the glass roof of Forum104 at 6:30 p.m.).
Invitation to the meditation plain exhibition – forum104
At the endof this round table:

Authors’ signing session
Organizers’ stands
A glass of friendship

Venue Forum104 (104, rue de Vaugirard – 75006 Paris) Salle Glycines
Organized by Organized by: the weekly Le Pèlerin, Compostelle 2000, the Société française des
Amis de Saint-Jacques and Forum104, in partnership with La Procure, the Fédération
française de la randonnée pédestre and the Notre-Dame-des-Anges chapel.
Admission 8 euros
Reservations bit.ly/rdv-chemins
Further information: communicationlepelerin@groupebayard.com or tel. 01 45 44 01 87 (Forum104)

Walk: In the forest of Rambouillet, by the ponds of Holland - Complete
2024-05-26 08:00 - 17:00
In view of the number of registrations, it is no longer possible to sign up for the walk.
However, if you are a new member, please contact Blandine, just in case…
Walk in the Rambouillet forest, passing through the Hollande ponds.
21 km walk organized by Blandine at a pace of 4 km/h.

Meet at 8:00 am at Gare Montparnasse in the banlieue departure area.
Departure at 8.20 am on the transilien ROPO train, arrival at 9.15 am at Les Essarts le Roi station.

Walk towards the Hollande ponds and through part of the Rambouillet forest.

Return via Le Perray station.

Attention, only one train per hour at 58 of each hour, but fortunately consolation, a bar is open on the station square!

Register with Blandine Beaudoin on 06 83 44 87 12

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Please note: membership is limited to 25 people. Registration opens on May 20 and closes on Friday evening, May 24.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Walking: Meaux & Crecy la Chapelle - 9th stage of the GR1
2024-06-16 08:00 - 17:00
Meaux & Crecy la Chapelle – 9th stage of the GR1
18 km walk organized by Patrick at a pace of 4 km per hour

Meet at Gare de l’Est at 8:15 am, train departs at 8:31 am. Train P
From the station, we’ll go to Meaux Cathedral, then walk 7km along the banks of the Marne.
Crossing woods and fields to reach Nanteuil les Meaux, Bouleurs, Férolles and finally Crecy la Chapelle.
RETURN TO Crecy la Chapelle 5:36 p.m., arriving in Paris at 6:38 p.m.; trains every hour
To register, contact Patrick Stagnetto on 06 28 54 00 86

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Please note: membership is limited to 25 people. Registration opens on June 10 and closes on Friday evening, June 14.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Weekend: "Pilgrims: living the spirit of the road and hospitality".
2024-06-22 00:00 - 2024-06-23 23:59 | Vezelay
Weekend: “Pilgrims: living the spirit of the road and hospitality”.
The Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem and the weekly magazine Le Pèlerin offer a weekend in Vézelay (Yonne), on the theme of “Pilgrims: living the spirit of the road and hospitality”.
On the program:

Travelling writing workshop led by Marie-Hélène Tréheux;
Walk led by Huberta Wiertsema and Arno Cuppen;
Visit La Cordelle, the Saint-Jacques d’Asquins church and the Sainte-Marie-Madeleine basilica;
Spectacle “Le chemin des étoiles” by Raphaëlle Vincent;
Liturgical services and Sunday mass.

In practice:
Price: 100 to 120 euros per person (room and board) + 30 euros (participation in activities)
To download the program: http: //bit.ly/rdv-chemins
Information and registration :
Tel. 03 86 33 22 14 (monastic guesthouse)
E-mail: hotellerie@basiliquedevezelay.org

Walk along the Bièvre valley - departure & modified route
2024-06-30 08:00 - 17:00
Walk along the Bièvre Valley

21 km walk organized by Blandine at a pace of 4 km/h.

With the elections coming up so quickly, and so as not to cause anyone any problems, I thought it would be best to modify this step.
On the other hand, it seemed more reasonable to do this walk in a place closer to Paris than Dourdan, to avoid a too long journey.
Meet at 10:15 a.m. at Antony RER B station, with a 10:30 a.m. departure.

This will leave time for all those who wish to vote to do so in the morning, as polling stations open at 8am.

We’ll follow the coulée verte into the Verrières forest, then follow the Bièvre to the Geneste ponds.

Return to Versailles Chantier station, where you can either take the RER C or the Transilien N train to Montparnasse.
Those wishing to leave earlier can take the RER C, which runs along the Bièvre valley between Massy Palaiseau and Versailles Chantier.

Register with Blandine Beaudoin on 06 83 44 87 12

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Please note: membership is limited to 25 people. Registration opens on June 24 and closes on Friday evening, June 28.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Walking: From Crecy la Chapelle to Mortcerf - 10th stage of the GR1
2024-07-07 08:00 - 17:00
From Crecy la Chapelle to Mortcerf – 10th stage of the GR1
15 km walk organized by Patrick at a pace of 4 km per hour

RDV Gare de l’est 8:15 am Train departs 8:31 am Arrival Crécy la Chapelle 9:30 am

Passing through the painters’ valley of the Grand Morin, we’ll take 80% dirt roads and forests to reach Dammartin sur Tigeaux. This is where we’ll have our picnic. In the afternoon, we return to Mortcerf to catch the train.
RETURN TO Mortcerf STATION – 4.05pm – Arrival at Gare de l’Est at 5pm.

To register, contact Patrick Stagnetto on 06 28 54 00 86

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Please note: membership is limited to 25 people. Registration opens on July 1 and closes on Friday evening, July 5.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Walk: In the footsteps of Saint James at Pontoise
2024-07-21 08:00 - 17:00
In the footsteps of Saint James in Pontoise
21 km walk organized by Monique at a pace of 4 km per hour
RDV Gare de ST Lazare at 8:40 am; Train to Pontoise line J – Yola, departing at 8:51 am (direction Boissy l’Aillerie); Arrival in Pontoise at 9:28 am
RETURN from Gare de Pontoise, departure train J Poca 16h39; arrival 17h17 gare Saint Lazare (train every 1/2 hour)
To register, contact Monique JACOB on 06 09 14 50 64

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Registration opens on July 15 and closes on Friday evening, July 19.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Saint Jacques 2024 mass in Paris
2024-07-25 12:15 - 14:00 | St Merri Church, 76, rue de la Verrerie, Paris, 75004
Saint Jacques 2024 mass in Paris

Will you be in Paris on July 25?

In the midst of the Olympic festivities, we’ll also be honoring St. James.

To celebrate this event, as we did last year, we are calling on our members to attend a mass.

Thursday, July 25 at 12:15 pmat Saint Merri church

76 rue de la Verrerie 75004 Paris

This mass will be followed by a glass of friendship offered by the Société Française des Amis de Saint Jacques de Compostelle.

Afterwards, for those who wish, we can enjoy a picnic in the gardens of the Tour Saint Jacques.

Walking: From Mortcerf to Marles en Brie - 11th stage of the GR1
2024-08-11 08:00 - 17:00
From Mortcerf to Marles en Brie – 11th stage of the GR1
18 km walk organized by Patrick at a pace of 4 km per hour
RDV Gare de l’est at 8am, train 8.17am on line P towards Coulommiers, arriving at Mortcerf at 9.15am.
Depart Mortcerf station on a 1.5 km wooded path to join the GR1. We then cross the Crécy forest to reach the Obelisk of Villeneuve de Comte, erected in 1735. We continue walking through the forest, then pass through fields to reach our picnic spot.
After a picnic lunch, there’s a further 5 km walk to Marles en Brie, where we’ll catch the train.
RETURN TO Marles en Brie STATION – 17h05, train every hour, direction Gare de L’est
To register, contact Patrick Stagnetto on 06 28 54 00 86

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Please note: membership is limited to 25 people. Registration opens on August 5 and closes on the evening of Friday August 9.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Walking: Around Auvers sur Oise
2024-08-25 08:00 - 17:00
Walk around Auvers sur Oise
20 km walk organized by Lydie Dobin, Patrice Jacquelin and Monique Jacob at a pace of 4 km per hour.
RDV Gare du Nord at 8.15 am, departure at 8.30 am line H Pova direction Persan Beaumont, Arrival at Mery sur Oise at 9.09 am
Fuller description later
Return from Mery sur Oise station: 16:19 on line H Avop, arriving at Gare du Nord at 16:59, train every 1/2 hour
Registration with Lydie: 06 72 74 06 87 from Monday August 19 to Friday August 23

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Registration opens on the morning of August 5 and closes on the evening of Friday August 9.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Walking: From Marles en Brie to Verneuil L'Etang - 12th stage of the GR1
2024-09-08 08:00 - 17:00
From Marles en Brie to Verneuil l’Etang – 12th stage of the GR1
18 km walk organized by Patrick and Annie at a pace of 4 km per hour
RDV Gare de l’Est at 8 a.m., direction Coulommiers, Train departs at 8.17 a.m., Arrival in Marles en Brie at 9.17 a.m.
Departure from Marles en Brie station along narrow lanes towards Fontenay Trésigny and its Royal Château du Vivier.
After a picnic lunch, we’ll head back to Verneuil l’Etang to catch the train.
RETURN via Verneuil station to GARE De East. Trains every hour from 4:36 pm.
To register, contact Patrick Stagnetto on 06 28 54 00 86

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Please note: membership is limited to 25 people. Registration opens on September 2 and closes on Friday evening, September 6.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Walking: Loop around Dourdan
2024-09-22 08:00 - 17:00
Walking: Loop around Dourdan
19 km walk organized by Blandine at a pace of 4 km/h.

Meet at 8:30 am on the RER C platform at Gare d’Austerlitz for an 8:45 am departure of the DEBA train, arriving at Dourdan at 9:48 am.

Forest walk to Ste Mesme. Then we continue our forest walk past the Ouye abbey and through the hamlet of Granges le Roi.
Arrival in downtown Dourdan in the afternoon.
As it’s Heritage Days weekend, those who wish to do so can visit the Château de Dourdan.
For the return journey, on the RER C, a train every 30 minutes to Paris.

Register with Blandine Beaudoin on 06 83 44 87 12

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Please note: membership is limited to 25 people. Registration opens on September 16 and closes on Friday evening, September 20.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Montrouge - Mission 2024 Congress: How to propose the Gospel to today's society?
2024-09-28 15:00 - 2024-09-29 14:00
Montrouge – Mission 2024 CongressHow can we bring the Gospel to today’s society?

Dates to remember: September 28 and 29, 2024 Montrouge

As part of the Mission 2024 Congress, the parish of Montrouge organizes a gathering of thousands of Christians once a year to reflect on the ever-new question: “How can we propose the Gospel to today’s society?”.

For further information,visit the website of the Church of Saint James the Greater.

The parish of Saint Jacques le Majeur in Montrouge has planned 2 days of events.

SFASJC will be taking part in this event with a stand:

present the role played by the Société Française in the revival of pilgrimage,

present the Chemins de Saint de Saint-Jacques and share pilgrim testimonials

gather feedback.

Saturday, September 28 program

Location: Institut Notre Dame Place de la Mairie Montrouge

3 pm – 6 pm: Welcome at the SFASJC stand on the theme “Future Pilgrims”.

Sunday, September 29 program:Location: Église Saint Jacques Le Majeur, Place de la Mairie

10H30 Back-to-school mass

12:00 Laying of the commemorative plaque of Saint James the Greater* at the entrance to the church, donated by the SFASJC, in the presence of Patrice Jacques Bernard, President and Father Marc Ketterer.

12:30 Aperitif on the church forecourt.

*Following Montrouge’s “Fête de la Coquille” pilgrimage days at the end of April, the Société Française des Amis de Saint Jacques de Compostelle, which had been associated with the event, wished to consolidate and develop the relationship established on this occasion with the church of Saint Jacques le Majeur, represented by Father Marc Ketterer.

The Société Française has asked graphic designer Jacques Le Ribault and parishioner and Sfasjc member François Bourdeaux to design a commemorative plaque. The plaque will be affixed at the end of the new year’s mass at Saint Jacques le Majeur Church on Sunday September 29 at 12 noon, in the presence of Father Marc Ketterer and Patrice Jacques Marie Bernard, President of the Société Française des Amis de Saint Jacques de Compostelle.

This event will be followed by an aperitif on the church forecourt at 12:30 pm.

Registration sharing weekend
2024-09-30 08:00 - 17:00
Return weekend for all members who have been to Santiago or those who have walked for a long time.
The French Society of Friends of Santiago de Compostela is organizing a weekend for those wishing to share their experiences of walking and/or arriving in Santiago.
This weekend will take place on October 26 and 27, 2024 at the Armeau vacation village in the Yonne valley.
On the program:

a time for sharing and reflection,
a walk in the surrounding countryside,
a lecture by Jean Claude Benazet on the theme of the hanged man,
a visit to the church of Villeneuve sur Yonne (5 km from Armeau) with Bernard Brousse, an outstanding lecturer.

The cost of this weekend: €120 for accommodation (meals on Saturday lunchtime, Saturday evening, breakfast and lunch on Sunday lunchtime, overnight stay in a 2-bed room with full private bathroom facilities, beds made up on arrival). Transport costs extra.
Places are limited to 25 people.
Registration with Monique Jacob: 06 09 14 50 64

Walking: Loop around Dourdan
2024-10-13 08:00 - 17:00
Walk: Gr 655 between St Rémy les Chevreuse and Palaiseau-Villebon
19 km walk organized by Blandine at a pace of 4 km/h.

Meet at 8:40 am on the RER B platform at Denfert Rochereau, heading for Saint Remy Les Chevreuse.
Departure at 9.01 am with the PLEX train, arrival at Saint Remy at 9.41 am.

We’ll follow the GR655 from Saint Remy les Chevreuse through the Yvette valley, passing through Gif sur Yvette, Bures sur Yvette, Orsay and up to the Palaiseau plateau, before descending to Palaiseau Villebon station, where we’ll catch the RER B in the late afternoon.
On the way, we’ll pass several RER B stations, so those wishing to make a shorter journey have the option of departing from several stations.

Register with Blandine Beaudoin on 06 83 44 87 12

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Please note: membership is limited to 25 people. Registration opens on October 7 and closes on Friday evening, October 11.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Walk: From Bois-le-Roi to Fontainebleau
2024-11-10 08:00 - 17:00
From Bois-le-Roi to Fontainebleau
19 km walk organized by Vincent and Lydie at a pace of 4 km per hour
RDV Gare de Lyon at 8:30 a.m. for departure at 8:46 a.m. Line R (KUMO) direction Montereau – Arrival at Bois le Roi: 9:18 a.m.
Autumn sonata in the forest of Fontainebleau…
Low gradient
Return from Fontainebleau at 6 p.m. (POMA) for arrival in Paris Gare de Lyon at 6:43 p.m.(This is calculated very broadly, so we’ll probably take an earlier train).
To register, contact Vincent Danion on 06 84 38 13 08

Please leave your full name and membership number.
No limit on the number of members. Registration opens on Friday November 01 and closes on Friday November 08.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Paris discovery walk: From Denfert Rochereau to Porte d'Auteuil
2024-11-13 13:45 - 18:00
From Denfert Rochereau to Porte d’Auteuil. 14 km approx.

Organized by Monique

Meet in front of 2 avenue René Coty at 1:45pm. Departure 2pm. Duration approx. 4 hours

Group limited to 20 participants. Each participant will be asked to be vigilant, to walk on sidewalks, to respect traffic lights and to cross lanes at crosswalks. As each participant walks under his or her own responsibility, it is always possible to stop if you feel tired, but you must inform the organizer beforehand.

If weather conditions are too bad, the walk may be postponed to a later date.

Registration from November 4 to 8 with organizer Monique Jacob: 06 09 14 50 64, or by SMS, giving your full name and membership number.

Round table: Saint Michael's sacred line
2024-11-15 19:30 - 21:45 | Forum 104, 104, rue de Vaugirard, PARIS, 75006
Saint Michael’s sacred line: a mysterious path linking 7 sites dedicated to the archangel

As part of the 7th “Des chemins et des hommes” cycle, a roundtable (with photo projection) moderated by Frédéric Rochet, director of Forum104.

The “line of St. Michael” is an alignment of seven sites dedicated to the archangel, from Skellig Michael (Ireland) to Mount Carmel (Israel), via St Michael’s Mount (England), Mont-Saint-Michel (Normandy), Sacra di San Michele (Italy), Monte san Angelo (Italy) and Symi (Greece). It is said to symbolize the sword blow the archangel dealt the devil to send him to hell. Éric Georgelin and Morgane Le Moelle, who have just walked it, came back transformed.

Éric Georgelin, a former industrial executive, discovered the pilgrim’s way of life when he set out from Nantes to Geneva via Vézelay. With a passion for history and a thirst for the sacred, he started the Saint-Michel line in both directions, on two different itineraries. He is the author of Thank you for existing! 40-day getaway from Nantes to Geneva (self-published, 2018).

Morgane Le Moelle, a therapist, is an avid walker: she has completed the Camins de Saint-Jacques, the Tour de Bretagne, the Chemin de Stevenson and the Loire. In 2023-2024, she covered almost 5,000 kilometers on foot along the Saint-Michel route. She is the author of Compostelle. An inner journey (À cœur vaillant, 2021).

At the end of the round table:

A glass of friendship

Authors’ signing session

Organizers’ stands

Walking: From Verneuil L'Etang to Blandy - 13th stage of GR1
2024-11-17 08:00 - 17:00
From Verneuil l’Etang to St Germain-Laxis – 13th stage of the GR1
24 km walk organized by Patrick at a pace of 4 km per hour
RDV Gare de l’Est 8:25 am for a train departs at 8.47am for Provins, getting off at Verneuil l’Etang.
From Verneuil l’Etang, we’ll head for the Château de Vernouillet, built around 1720, then on to Champeaux and its 12th-century Collégiale Saint-Martin.
3 km after the picnic, we head for Blandy-les-tours and its 14th & 15th century château-fort. After a further 7 km, we’ll arrive at Saint-Germain-Laxis via a number of narrow lanes.
Return by bus from St Germain-Laxis to Melun (4:26 p.m. or 5:26 p.m.), then from Melun to Paris by train or RER – trains every 1/2 hour
To register, contact Patrick Stagnetto on 06 28 54 00 86

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Please note: membership is limited to 25 people. Registration opens on November 11 and closes on Friday evening, November 15.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.

Invitation to the inauguration of the signposting of the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in the Paris 12th arrondissement
2024-11-28 10:30 - 17:00
The program, which has not yet been finalized, is as follows:

– Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Passerelle Mornay (start of the pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela).

– 10:45 a.m.: symbolic placing of the first nail by the Mayor of the 12th arrondissement

– 10:50 a.m.: march to the Town Hall of the 12th arrondissement of Paris

– 11:30 a.m.: Speech by the Mayor of the 12th arrondissement and reception.

Our aim is to “hike” the path in the 12th arrondissement (from the footbridge to the town hall), so please share this invitation with as many people as possible.

Spiritual preparation
2024-12-07 11:00 - 13:00
Returning or departing pilgrims, the cycle of spiritual preparations resumes this season.
In addition to the material preparationfor pilgrimage on the roads to Santiago, spiritual preparation is clearly a “plus” in the pilgrim’s toolkit.

Since 2022, the Société Française des Amis de Saint-Jacques de Compostellehas been offering this time of exchange and sharingfor all those interested in this spiritual preparation.

The sessions are led by lFather Patrice SONNIER, professor at the Collège des Bernardins

Spiritual preparation meetings are held at the Association’s head office.

Please register in advance and check times with the association.
N.B. If you’re interested in a particular topic or theme, please let Pierre Huchard know by e-mail:1950societe@amis-de-compostelle.fr

Walking: From Melun to Bois Le Roi - 14th stage of the GR1
2024-12-08 08:00 - 17:00
Walk From Melun to Bois Le Roi – 14th stage of the GR1
17 km walk organized by Régis & Patrick at a pace of 4 km per hour
Meet at Gare de Lyon at 8am. The train leaves at 8.16am (GOMO) on line R, direction Montargis.
From Melun station, we’ll head for the 11th-century collegiate church, then cross the Seine to the 12th-13th-century church of St. Etienne, and via little paths and woods to the church of St. Corneille (1224 – 1793).
After the picnic, we’ll head back to the Givry woods, then the Bergeries woods.

We cross the footbridge over the Seine to reach Bois le Roi.

Return From Bois Le Roi station – Train to Paris Gare de Lyon at 5:09 pm. Trains every 1/2 h.

Registration with Régis Kaldy on 06 17 50 17 56

Please leave your full name and membership number.
Please note: membership is limited to 25 people. Registration opens on December 2 and closes on Friday evening, December 6.

Please remember to register during this time and wait for the organizer’s reply.
