{"id":10346,"date":"2025-09-15T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T03:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=10346"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:57:19","slug":"question-5-whats-this-i-heard-about-check-in-thursday-evening-rendezvous-friday-morning-pilgrimage-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=10346","title":{"rendered":"Question #5 &#8211; &#8220;What&#8217;s this I heard about &#8216;check-in&#8217; Thursday evening &amp; rendezvous Friday morning?&#8221; &#8211; Pilgrimage 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>That&#8217;s right. <strong>Upon arrival, every pilgrim without exception must check-in at <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/FKDCpGEYA7A1cvCb6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wood Park<\/a>, Thursday between 4:30 to 10:30.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/arrival\/check-in-thursday\/\">Click here<\/a> to learn <strong>how to check-in<\/strong>, stress-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/arrival\/arrival-points-thursday-and-shuttle-service\/\">Click here<\/a> to learn <strong>how to arrive at the check-in location<\/strong> Thursday after noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE WELL: <strong>THE LAST SHUTTLE<\/strong> TO THE CHECK-IN LOCATION DEPARTS THE AURIESVILLE SHRINE PARKING LOT AT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>8:00 THURSDAY EVENING.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilgrim-DRIVERS must plan in advance to arrive &#8211; <em>without passengers<\/em> &#8211; and park in the lot behind the Coliseum church at Auriesville no later than 7:45PM Thursday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start your plans now. <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/transportation-request-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request the shuttle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t panic. Don&#8217;t delay. Step-by-step, EXACT instructions are provided when you <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/transportation-request-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">request the shuttle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For those pilgrims ONLY who arrive in Lake George Village after 10:30 Thursday night, there is an <em>alternate<\/em> check-in Friday morning at 6:00am at Wood Park. <strong>This alternate check-in is NOT AN <em>OPTION<\/em> for pilgrims. <em>It is a last resort<\/em><\/strong>, after all personal plans and efforts to arrive at the check-in location before 10:30 Thursday evening have fallen through.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Every pilgrim, <strong>without exception<\/strong>, must report to the &#8216;rendezvous point&#8217; &#8211; at Wood Park &#8211; no later than 6:00 Friday morning, to form-up with the brigades <em>before<\/em> holy Mass &amp; step-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the instructions that organizers give on site at check-in Thursday evening and rendezvous Friday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Pilgrimage for Restoration<\/strong><br>Come to restore. The rest will come.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30th annual &#8212; <strong>2025 A.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pilgrimage-banner.png\" alt=\"Pilgrimage Banner\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday &#8211; Sunday<br>26 &#8211; 28 September<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Now is the acceptable time.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your friends staying home this year can <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/pilgrimage-without-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make pilgrimage from afar<\/a><\/strong>, from home or parish: obtain a plenary indulgence, sponsor a pilgrim (or two), request prayers or offer them &#8212; all from <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/pilgrimage-without-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to and learn the <a href=\"https:\/\/national-coalition.org\/songs-of-pilgrimage-cd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Songs of Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;No one makes pilgrimage alone.&#8221;<br><em>Oremus pro invicem.<\/em><br><em>In unione orationum.<\/em><br><em>Ad majorem Dei gloriam.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s right. Upon arrival, every pilgrim without exception must check-in at Wood Park, Thursday between 4:30 to 10:30. Click here to learn how to check-in, stress-free. Click here to learn how to arrive at the check-in location Thursday after noon. 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