{"id":5229,"date":"2017-09-23T19:01:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T23:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=5229"},"modified":"2017-09-23T15:57:34","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T19:57:34","slug":"question-4-whats-this-i-heard-about-early-bird-check-in-rendezvous-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=5229","title":{"rendered":"Question #5 &#8211; &#8220;What&#8217;s this I heard about check-in Thursday evening &#038; rendezvous Friday morning?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s right. Every pilgrim must check-in upon arrival.<\/p>\n<p>We strongly advise you to do that on Thursday afternoon or evening with the &#8216;early-birds&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible Friday morning, too &#8212; but barely.  There is always too little time.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because every pilgrim, <b>without exception<\/b>, must also report to <!--more-->the &#8216;rendezvous point&#8217; bright &amp; early Friday morning, to form-up with the brigades <i>before<\/i> holy Mass &amp; step-off.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve read posted Question #4 (below) you already know about the stress-free way to request the shuttle to bring you to the step-off location, so you&#8217;ll be reunited Sunday with your vehicle &#8212; or get back to your departure terminal if you flew into Albany or took the train or bus.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s also how to make check-in stress-free &#8212; on everybody.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve seen <a title=\"Arrival points and early-bird check-in.\" href=\"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/arrival\/\" target=\"_blank\">this page<\/a> on the website, then you already know a little about rendezvous and early-bird check-in.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, you know that <em>everyone<\/em> &#8212; no exceptions &#8212; has both to <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/pilgrim\/registration.html\">register<\/a> (preferably long in advance) and then to check-in with organizers after arriving at <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/t0HGw\" target=\"_blank\">Lake George Village<\/a>, Thursday afternoon or evening.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll get to the rendezvous part later on, below &#8212; and driving directions, too. For now let&#8217;s concentrate on check-in.<\/p>\n<p>There are three options for checking-in, the first two of the preferable &#8216;early-bird&#8217; kind:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1. Early-bird check-in commences <u>Thursday<\/u> afternoon at 4:30, September 28, and continues until 8:30 p.m. at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dec.ny.gov\/outdoor\/24453.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lake George Battleground Campground<\/a>, behind the monument to St. Isaac Jogues in the <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/t0HGw\" target=\"_blank\">Lake George Battleground Park<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Regardless where a pilgrim overnights Thursday, he or she is strongly encouraged to come to the campground between 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. to check-in.<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>2. The same early-bird check-in <strong>resumes<\/strong> after 9:00 p.m. in the courtyard at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cramerspointmotel.com\" target=\"_blank\">Cramer&#8217;s Point Motel &amp; Cottages<\/a> for ALL pilgrims arriving after nightfall, and continues there until 10:30 p.m.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Regardless where a pilgrim overnights Thursday, he or she is strongly encouraged to come to Cramer&#8217;s Point after 9:00 p.m. to check-in.<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>3. For late-comers there is finally a last minute check-in Friday morning, September 29, at the rendezvous point, in the Million Dollar Beach parking lot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>However, <b><i>check-in Friday morning is only to be used as a last resort<\/i><\/b> for pilgrims who positively cannot arrive earlier. There is a lot for organizers and the reforming brigades to do before holy Mass, and not a lot of time to accomplish it.<\/h3>\n<p><b><i>To summarize:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>1. Each and every pilgrim must check-in with organizers once they arrive on site, whether Thursday evening as an &#8216;early-bird&#8217; or early Friday morning as a &#8216;late-comer&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>2. If a pilgrim has not yet completed <a href=\"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/registration\/\">registration in advance<\/a> he\/she must do so before check-in, first thing upon arrival.<\/p>\n<p>3. Early-bird pilgrims receive their brigade assignments, as well as instructions of the simple steps to bring them to the &#8216;rendezvous point&#8217; Friday morning at the Million Dollar Beach parking lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For driving directions<\/strong> to Thursday&#8217;s check-in points and Friday morning&#8217;s rendezvous point, see <a title=\"Driving directions to arrival locations.\" href=\"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/arrival\/\" target=\"_blank\">this webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regardless when or where a pilgrim registers and\/or checks-in ALL PILGRIMS MUST REPORT TO THEIR BRIGADIER &amp; reform with the brigades at the <strong>rendezvous point<\/strong>, in the Million Dollar Beach parking lot at 05:45 Friday morning<\/strong>, on the southernmost shore of the <em>Lake of the Blessed Sacrament<\/em> [aka &#8220;Lake George&#8221;].<\/p>\n<h3>It bears repeating: brigades reform Friday, 23 September, 5:45 A.M. Every pilgrim &#8212; without exception &#8212; must report in person to their brigadier &amp; reform with the brigades at the <strong>rendezvous point<\/strong>, in the Million Dollar Beach parking lot at 05:45 Friday morning, on the southernmost shore of the <em>Lake of the Blessed Sacrament<\/em> [aka &#8220;Lake George&#8221;].<\/h3>\n<p>Registration is possible Friday morning, but very inconvenient. Pilgrims are strongly urged to register in advance with <a title=\"Register for Pilgrimage 2017\" href=\"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\">the easy-to-use form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, see the <a title=\"FAQs on the blog - Pilgrimage 2017\" href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?cat=35\" target=\"_blank\">other FAQs<\/a> on this blog, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/arrival\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><strong>Pilgrimage for Restoration<\/strong><br \/>\nCome to restore. The rest will come.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">22nd annual &#8212; <b>2017 A.D.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pilgrimage-banner.png\" alt=\"Pilgrimage Banner\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Friday &#8211; Sunday<br \/>\n29 September &#8211; October 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"<strong>&#8220;Now is the acceptable time.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Your friends staying home this year can <a title=\"Request prayers, promise prayers, pray with pilgrims from afar, obtain plenary indulgence, sponsor a pilgrim by name\" href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/pilgrimage-without-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">make pilgrimage from afar<\/a><\/b>, from home or parish: obtain a plenary indulgence, sponsor a pilgrim (or two), request prayers or offer them &#8212; all from <a title=\"Support the pilgrimage, request prayers, sponsor a pilgrim, obtain a plenary indulgence or make pilgrimage even from home.\" href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/pilgrimage-without-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to and learn the <a title=\"Songs of Pilgrimage order form &amp; link to free MP3 tracks\" href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/songs-of-pilgrimage-order-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Songs of Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8220;No one makes pilgrimage alone.&#8221;<br \/>\n<i>Oremus pro invicem.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>In unione orationum.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Ad majorem Dei gloriam.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s right. Every pilgrim must check-in upon arrival. We strongly advise you to do that on Thursday afternoon or evening with the &#8216;early-birds&#8217;. It&#8217;s possible Friday morning, too &#8212; but barely. There is always too little time. 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