Pilgrims supply their own cold meals for three days, including powdered coffee, hot chocolate, tea bags, instant hot breakfast cereal, as well as Read More
Author: Emily LaFata
Question #7 – “What gear should I pack, and how should I pack it – and my tent?” – Pilgrimage 2024
In this post we’ll concentrate on what to pack for personal gear, and how to pack it — including your tent. See this webpage for explanations of ‘the basics’, and ‘the essentials’. Read More
Watch: Students on Pilgrimage
What is it like to be on traditional, walking pilgrimage for three whole days? Student pilgrims from Thomas More College of Liberal Arts share their experience in the video below.
The 29th annual Pilgrimage for Restoration is scheduled to take place Friday-Sunday, 27 – 29 September 2024 A.D.
Pre-register or register for the 2024 Pilgrimage for Restoration today.
Subscribe to this blog for updates.
Visit the website, or the Facebook group or Facebook page.
‘Something for everybody’ to participate in 2024!
Spread the Word! NEW flyer – Pilgrimage 2024
No one makes pilgrimage alone.
Spread the word. Invite to pilgrimage your fellow travelers on the journey to heaven.
The PDF linked here is a printable half-sheet flyer to share with those you love.
It explains the joy of pilgrimage, and offers a fresh view to those who Read More
Is this what’s stopping you? How to get it right from the beginning: forming a new brigade – Pilgrimage 2024
Dear Fellow Pilgrim,
Over the many years of making pilgrimage and helping others to do the same, we have developed a series of steps that the organizers have learned from their experiences. When brigades fail to form or reform from year to year, it is usually because Read More
Frequently asked questions before registration – 2024
Question: My sister and I — and maybe a brother or fellow parishioner — are very interested in signing up for pilgrimage.
Answer: Thanks be to God for the grace of pilgrimage. What’s keeping you from registering today?
Q: We’d like to know Read More
Is this what’s stopping you? How to get it right from the beginning: forming a new brigade – Pilgrimage 2023
Dear Fellow Pilgrim,
Over the many years of making pilgrimage and helping others to do the same, we have developed a series of steps that the organizers have learned from their experiences. When brigades fail to form or reform from year to year, it is usually because Read More
Spread the Word! NEW flyer – Pilgrimage 2023
No one makes pilgrimage alone.
Spread the word. Invite to pilgrimage your fellow travelers on the journey to heaven.
The PDF linked here is a printable half-sheet flyer to share with those you love.
It explains the joy of pilgrimage, and offers a fresh view to those who Read More
Question #7 – “What gear should I pack, and how should I pack it – and my tent?” Pilgrimage 2022
In this post we’ll concentrate on what to pack for personal gear, and how to pack it — including your tent. See this webpage for explanations of ‘the basics’, and ‘the essentials’. Read More
Watch: Students on Pilgrimage
What is it like to be on traditional, walking pilgrimage for three whole days? Student pilgrims from Thomas More College of Liberal Arts share their experience in the video below.
The 27th annual Pilgrimage for Restoration is scheduled to take place Friday-Sunday, September 23 – 25, 2022 A.D.
Pre-register or register for the 2022 Pilgrimage for Restoration today.
Subscribe to this blog for updates.
Visit the website, or the Facebook group or Facebook page.
‘Something for everybody’ to participate in 2022!
Video: Walking with Pilgrims
Ever wonder what it’s like to be on pilgrimage? Get a glimpse of this timeless spiritual exercise with a video from Pilgrimage for Restoration 2010.
The 27th annual Pilgrimage for Restoration is scheduled to take place Friday-Sunday, September 23 – 25, 2022 A.D.
Pre-register or register today.
See this blog post for more information on the location of the 2022 pilgrimage .
Come to restore. The rest will come.
Weather forecast for pilgrims
As pilgrims prepare for step off this Friday, here are pictures of the weather forecast for each campsite location. Pilgrims should keep the weather in mind as they prepare, and pack appropriate clothing and shoes. For suggestions, see this post.
Pilgrimage for Restoration
Come to restore. The rest will come.
23rd annual — 2018 A.D.
Friday – Sunday
28 – 30 September
“Now is the acceptable time.”
Your friends staying home this year can make pilgrimage from afar, from home or parish: obtain a plenary indulgence, sponsor a pilgrim (or two), request prayers or offer them — all from this page.
Listen to and learn the Songs of Pilgrimage!
“No one makes pilgrimage alone.”
Oremus pro invicem.
In unione orationum.
Ad majorem Dei gloriam.
Question #5 – “What’s this I heard about check-in Thursday evening & rendezvous Friday morning?”
That’s right. Every pilgrim must check-in upon arrival.
We strongly advise you to do that on Thursday afternoon or evening with the ‘early-birds’.
It’s possible Friday morning, too — but barely. There is always too little time.
That’s because every pilgrim, without exception, must also report to Read More
Question #9 – “Who supplies what for whom, and when?”
Organizers supply bottled water throughout, and supplement meals with hot soup & bread in the evening and hot water & bread with jam at breakfast.
Pilgrims supply their own powdered coffee, hot chocolate, tea bags, instant hot breakfast cereal, as well as cups, plates, bowls, spoons et cetera at each meal.
The Company of St. René Goupîl’s volunteers help pilgrims throughout. The Company provides some first-aid for foot-sore, blistered pilgrims. The volunteers also transport pilgrims’ gear from camp to camp — and give rides to weary walkers, too. They also help to prepare bivouacs along the way. Pilgrims assist one another — especially the women & children — to pitch tents.
Friday and Saturday’s privately owned sites are equipped with running water, toilets, a few showers and wash basins, with remote electrical supply only.
Pilgrim families or/and seniors participating in the “Modified Pilgrimage” may park RVs at each private campsite for an additional fee paid directly to the campsite personnel or owners on location.
In every instance, parents or seniors contact the manager/owner directly, optimally in advance.
day-1 Fri-Sat — Alpine Lake RV Resort Bob Scott, office mgr 518-654-6260
day-2 Sat-Sun — Pop’s Lake Campground “Kat” or Bob Stead, owners 518-883-8678
Pilgrims may camp Sunday night at the Martyrs’ Shrine, but there is no hook-up or water on site. Pilgrims must obtain written permission from the Pilgrimage Coordinator at the Shrine. beth.lynch@martyrshrine.org
Pilgrims staying overnight in the area make reservations at local lodgings. See this page for info.
For more information about accommodations, see the other FAQs on this blog, and the website.
Pilgrimage for Restoration
Come to restore. The rest will come.
23rd annual — 2018 A.D.
Friday – Sunday
28 – 30 September
“Now is the acceptable time.”
Your friends staying home this year can make pilgrimage from afar, from home or parish: obtain a plenary indulgence, sponsor a pilgrim (or two), request prayers or offer them — all from this page.
Listen to and learn the Songs of Pilgrimage!
“No one makes pilgrimage alone.”
Oremus pro invicem.
In unione orationum.
Ad majorem Dei gloriam.