200 participants gathered on Saturday 12 November 2022 at 12 noon at the chapel of St. Martin in the former Zadní Paštý. This year, already the eleventh meeting, was especially festive, because the Šumava Way association, which traditionally organizes it, is celebrating the 10th year since its foundation.
The parking lot at Dobrá Voda was evidence of the great interest in this event, which was completely filled 2.5 hours before the start.
Bus transportation was provided for participants from Pilsen. For all those who set off from Dobrá Vody to Paště and found the 14 km walking route challenging, the Šumava Routes organized free transport by minibus. At the chapel, they did not let anyone go hungry or thirsty and prepared refreshments for the pilgrims
The ceremonial meeting was opened by representatives of the association, Jana Kolářová and Pavel Bečvář. From the recapitulation of the activity for the past year and the plan for the next year, those present learned, among other things, about the process of modifying the nearby place of worship of the Chapel of St. Šebestián at the former Stodůlky, in which he actively participates (see the third photo).
This was followed by the evaluation of the photo competition for a series of 4 pictures of a less popular place in Šumava in four seasons.
At the end, priest Jenda Kulhánek spoke to everyone "from the heart" and "to the soul".
The perfectly organized meeting culminated in Dobrá Voda with a reception at the House of St. Vintíře, where the members of the Šumavské cesty association played a great role as waitresses. Afternoon service and early evening concert by Irena Budweiserová in the church of St. Vintières were a worthy end to this festive day.
(c) Text and photo: František Janout, ŠumavaNet.CZ
