Dear St. Bridget Pilgrims,
Just a reminder that you should plan to be at the front parking lot no later than 6:20 a.m. this Saturday morning. Our departure is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. sharp.
A couple of the St. Edward’s overflow may need rides, so we will probably need Tony, Henry, and Bill to drive. Please note my reference to EZ-Pass below. Free lunch for the drivers and Fr. Patrick!
The schedule is below.
With Fr. Patrick celebrating Mass at 11:00 a.m., I will plan to lead the recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet immediately following Mass.
There is a half marathon scheduled for Saturday, March 7 with road closures along the Cary St/ River Road/ Huguenot Road corridors. Road closures start at 6am. This should not affect those approaching St. B from the north, but east, west, and south approaches are impacted. See attached.
Looking forward to seeing everybody on Saturday morning!
Peace be with you,
Mike K.
All activities are optional for the individual pilgrim ( except for our departure time):
6:20 a.m. Arrive at St. Bridget front parking lot for carpool
6:30 a.m. Prompt Departure
8:30 a.m. Coffee, etc. ( Shrine Cafeteria )
9:00 a.m. Guided Tour of the Shrine
10:00 a.m. Confessions available, private prayer, bookstore, gift shop
11:00 a.m. Private Mass celebrated by Father Patrick ( Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel on the Lower Level of the Shrine ) followed by praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet
11:35 a.m. Rosary prayed in the Crypt Church (Lower Level of the Shrine) before the regular Shrine Mass at 12:10 p.m. in the Crypt Church
1:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross in the Cyrpt Church ( immediately following Mass)
1:45 p.m. (approximately) Meet back in Cafeteria. Departure for lunch at The Dubliner. Traditionally, clergy and drivers have lunch covered by the rest of the group. Please bring cash to pay your pro-rata share to the person who puts the bill on his credit card. We are usually in the $30-$40 range per person (usually closer to $30 and usually my credit card )
We depart for return to St. Bridget immediately following lunch and are back by 5:30-6:00 p.m. depending on traffic. Express lanes are open southbound on Saturdays as I recall, so bring or borrow an EZ-Pass if you’re going to be a driver.
