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Eclipsigrina ~ August 12, 2026
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Jacobspad 2017
Pastor John Burger crossed the finish line in Santiago de Compostella in Spain after 2000 kilometres. He made the pilgrimage for charity on an exercise bike.
bishop of Liège on the left, pastor John Burger of Houthem on the right
"The plan was, of course, to make the journey on a real bicycle but that was too inconvenient in these corona times." The pastor of Houthem has been on the road for weeks: "More than fifty stages I estimate."
The last few metres he was ''accompanied'' by the bishop of Liège. Jean-Pierre Delville is pedalling along fanatically in his cassock: "Yes, just in my working clothes. I notice that the priest is a better cyclist, but he has been training a lot.
All the effort has not been in vain. The long ride has raised over 20,000 euros for charity. The money goes to a missionary who is working with orphans in China. "It is true that this is not close to home, but it is a good destination for the proceeds," according to Burger.
In the past weeks, the pastor has invited several people to join him on the exercise bike. The mayors of Valkenburg aan de Geul, Daan Prevoo, and Maastricht, Annemarie Penn-te Strake, jumped onto the saddle.
https://www.1limburg.nl/pastoor-sta...ainer-naar-compostella?context=latestarticles
bishop of Liège on the left, pastor John Burger of Houthem on the right
"The plan was, of course, to make the journey on a real bicycle but that was too inconvenient in these corona times." The pastor of Houthem has been on the road for weeks: "More than fifty stages I estimate."
The last few metres he was ''accompanied'' by the bishop of Liège. Jean-Pierre Delville is pedalling along fanatically in his cassock: "Yes, just in my working clothes. I notice that the priest is a better cyclist, but he has been training a lot.
All the effort has not been in vain. The long ride has raised over 20,000 euros for charity. The money goes to a missionary who is working with orphans in China. "It is true that this is not close to home, but it is a good destination for the proceeds," according to Burger.
In the past weeks, the pastor has invited several people to join him on the exercise bike. The mayors of Valkenburg aan de Geul, Daan Prevoo, and Maastricht, Annemarie Penn-te Strake, jumped onto the saddle.
https://www.1limburg.nl/pastoor-sta...ainer-naar-compostella?context=latestarticles
