Midwinters Revel: The Way of the Pilgrim
(2026-01-31 - Site opens at (9 a.m.) & Closes at (10 p.m.)
Lochmere
Event Info
Name:
Midwinters Revel: The Way of the Pilgrim
Website:
No Website on File
Date(s):
2026-01-31 @(9 a.m.) to 2026-01-31 @ (10 p.m.
Group:
Lochmere
Virtual?:
No
Site Info
Site Name:
St. James' Episcopal Church
Address:
5757 Solomons Island Rd., Lothian, MD, 20711
Directions:
Directions: Take your best route to the intersection of MD-Rt. 2 and MD-Rt. 258. The church is less than a half mile north of MD-Rt. 258 on the east side of MD-Rt. 2. There is parking in front of the church and directly across the street. GPS will get you there.
Restrictions:
Site Restrictions: Site is wet, no original containers, no pets other than service animals permitted, no smoking permitted.
Accessibility:
The site is “handicap-accessible.” The site is flat. Only stairs are to a classroom on the lower floor.
Event Steward
SCA Name:
Email:
Description:
Pilgrimages were arduous undertakings in the Middle Ages. There were many reasons to go on a pilgrimage: to atone for your sins, to honor the memory of a loved one, escape persecution, or simply because all the cool kids were doing it. Failure to extend hospitality to pilgrims was considered a grievous sin! Please join the Barony of Lochmere as we extend hospitality to all pilgrims on their way to 3 major pilgrimage sites: Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Rome (Italy), and Jerusalem (Middle East). Regardless of your destination or level of piety, there will be feasting, dancing, singing, classes, games, Arts and Sciences displays and competitions more than sufficient to nourish your body and your mind!
Cost Info
| Day-Trip | Feast | Camping | |
| Adult, Member Discount Event Registration | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| Adult, Event Registration | 26 | 20 | 0 |
| Youth (5 - 17) | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Child (0-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reservationist Name:
Lord Reginald Dormant
Reservationist Email:
Parker.m.campbell@gmail.com
Checks Payable To:
SCA-MD, Inc, Barony of Lochmere
Cost Notes:
Reservations:
Checks may be mailed to: Parker Campbell, 2009 Harbour Gates Drive APT 155, Annapolis, MD 21401
Checks may be mailed to: Parker Campbell, 2009 Harbour Gates Drive APT 155, Annapolis, MD 21401
SCORES Reservations: to be added
Refunds:
The exchequer must receive a refund request by mail or e-mail no later than five (5) days after
the event. Refund requests via Facebook message, text, or posts to the event page will not be
accepted.
All requests received prior to the event will be honored.
Refund requests received at or after the event will be honored only if the event made a profit.
Refund requests for feast at the event can only be honored if the feast spot is resold.
No refund requests will be issued until the event books are closed and all reservation checks
have been cleared by the bank.
Refund checks will be issued no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of the event.
The exchequer must receive a refund request by mail or e-mail no later than five (5) days after
the event. Refund requests via Facebook message, text, or posts to the event page will not be
accepted.
All requests received prior to the event will be honored.
Refund requests received at or after the event will be honored only if the event made a profit.
Refund requests for feast at the event can only be honored if the feast spot is resold.
No refund requests will be issued until the event books are closed and all reservation checks
have been cleared by the bank.
Refund checks will be issued no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of the event.
General Activities
Martial Activities:
A&S:
Competitions:
Fiber Arts:
From the clothes they wore to the bags they carried and beyond, fiber arts in all forms played an integral role in a pilgrim’s journey. Create a fiber-based item that a pilgrim would have used or encountered on their journey to or from one of the celebrated pilgrimage cities of Santiago, Rome, or Jerusalem. In your documentation, include the time period and primary pilgrimage your fiber item is from. This competition will be populace choice but 10 points will be added for each pilgrimage your item can be specifically linked to.
Food & Beverage:
Traveling on pilgrimage can be grueling work and food is needed to not only sustain the body but also the spirits. Provide a food or non-alcoholic beverage a pilgrim might have had with them or encountered on their pilgrimage. This will be populace judged so an ingredient list is required to be clearly visible with your item. Provide whatever tasting implements (little cups, plates, napkins, etc) needed. 10 points will be added to your total if documentation is provided tying your item to a specific pilgrimage route to Santiago, Jerusalem, or Rome.
Classes: More To Be Added
Sing Like a Pilgrim:
- Course Description: Students will learn to sing songs sung by Medieval Pilgrims on their long and arduous journey to a variety of shrines. Historical background will be provided. Music reading skills are not required but are helpful. Learning by rote is perfectly acceptable and period! You will have a chance to “sing along” with Laydes Fayre later on in the day.
- Instructor: Mistress Arianna Morgan, OP
- Duration: 1.5 Hours
- Class Limit: 15 Students
- Cost: Suggested Donation for handouts = $2
Make and Take a Pilgrim's Bag:
- Course Description:
What did Pilgrims carry their belongings in... A Pilgrim Bag, of course!Pilgrim bags are the indispensable tool every Pilgrim owned to put their most important and treasured items. Come and make a Pilgrim Bag to carry all of your modern essentials like cell phone, car keys, and those bits & bobs you pick up along your way while on Pilgrimage. Your linen bag can adorned with tassels that you make in class. Other forms of embellishment will be discussed. All Instructions and materials to construct one Pilgrim Bag are included in this hands-on class.
- Instructor: Mistress Genevieve Dampier de la Marche
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Duration: 1.5 hours
- Class limit 10 Students
- Cost : $5 (proceeds to be donated to the Barony of Lochmere
So You Want to Go on Pilgrimage
- Course Description: You have examined your life and
determined you must go on pilgrimage to remedy its flaws and faults. This class
will look at 3 major destinations for pilgrims - Santiago de Compostela, Rome,
and Jerusalem. It will lay out the reasons for choosing the one to visit, and
information the pilgrim needs to make a successful trip, like routes to take,
places to stay, things to see along the road, what to do once you arrive at
your destination and what to avoid if you want to arrive alive. (Told in an historical
context).
- Instructor: Lady Maire inghean Dhunchain mhic Oisdealbhaigh
- Duration: 1 hour
- Class Size: 10
- Cost: None
How to Make a Pilgrim's Journal:
- Course Description:
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- Class Limit
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Feast:
In place of a typical feast, there will be a series of four rotating day boards, lovingly prepared by Lady Katla Flokadottir. Each course will feature cuisine from a different country/region: Spain, Italy, and the Middle East
For dietary concerns, please contact Lady Katla. Phone: (360) 339-0060 or email:
For dietary concerns, please contact Lady Katla. Phone: (360) 339-0060 or email:
Menu to be added.
Other:
There will be plenty of activities to occupy all pilgrims:
- Dancing! Magistra Sonya Flicker (AKA Patches) will teach and lead dancing! Instrumentalists interested in playing for the dance band are encouraged to attend!
- Bag Game: Get to know your fellow pilgrims by trading items of unknown value! Points will be added at the end of the day and a prize will be awarded.
- Scavenger Hunt: Description to be added.
- Turkish Coffee House will be serving up hot beverages for those pilgrims wishing to partake.