{"id":7287,"date":"2021-09-02T01:01:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T05:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=7287"},"modified":"2021-09-03T20:08:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T00:08:14","slug":"accommodations-thursday-night-directly-at-the-check-in-step-off-location-or-nearby-pilgrimage-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=7287","title":{"rendered":"Accommodations Thursday night directly at the check-in &#038; step-off location, or nearby? &#8211; Pilgrimage 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post is designed to help pilgrims to choose between two options for overnight accommodations Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><b>Neither<\/b> option is <!--more-->covered by the registration fee.  (What does the fee cover? See <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=6847\" title=\"What does the registration fee cover?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this post<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>This post will also help every pilgrim to <!--more-->complete and submit the required <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/transportation-request-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Use this form to request the shuttle Thursday, to bring you to the starting point of the pilgrimage.\" rel=\"noopener\">shuttle request form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pilgrims have two options for overnight accommodations on day-0, Thursday, September 23.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>OPTION 1. &#8212; Camp overnight with most pilgrims on the vast campus at St. Mary&#8217;s Church in Hamburg, PA.<\/p>\n<p>OPTION 2. &#8212; Stay overnight in a local motel or hotel.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>OPTION 1.<\/b> is preferred and strongly recommended to all pilgrims by organizers because St. Mary&#8217;s Church campus is the location of check-in (required of all pilgrims) Thursday evening, and of holy Mass and step-off early Friday morning. It therefore requires only one hop, Thursday, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=7282\" title=\"Why do I need the shuttle and why must I submit the form to request it?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shuttle<\/a>, and none Friday morning. It is also economical. Pilgrim-organizers ask pilgrims camping there to offer a free-will donation to the parish upon arrival: suggested minimum donation per pilgrim is $5, or $7 per family.<\/p>\n<p><b>OPTION 2.<\/b> in an hotel or motel is preferred especially by seniors. Pilgrims can <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/transportation-request-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Use this form to request the shuttle to bring you to check-in at St. Mary's Thursday afternoon and then to your lodgings nearby, and finally back to the starting point of the pilgrimage Friday morning at the church.\" rel=\"noopener\">request the shuttle<\/a> (provided by pilgrim-organizers) to check-in at St. Mary&#8217;s Thursday afternoon, and then to their lodging nearby; and again early Friday morning from the lodging to the step-off location at St. Mary&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Pilgrims opting to overnight Thursday at a nearby motel\/hotel must reserve a room themselves. <b>The registration fee does not cover hotel or motel accommodations.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Microtel Inn &amp; Suites by Wyndham<\/i><br \/>\nexit 29B, I-78 &#8211; <b>Hamburg<\/b>, PA<br \/>\n50 Industrial Dr, Hamburg, PA 19526<br \/>\n610-562-4234<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.wyndhamhotels.com\/microtel\/hamburg-pennsylvania\/microtel-inn-and-suites-hamburg\/overview<\/p>\n<p><i>Dutch Motel<\/i> &#8212; <b>NOTE: Shartlesville is approx. 5 miles west of Hamburg.<\/b><br \/>\nexit 23 on I-78 &#8211; Shartlesville, PA<br \/>\n1 Motel Dr, Shartlesville PA 19554<br \/>\n610-488-1479<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/dutchmotel.com\/<\/p>\n<p><i>Scottish Inns\/Motel 6 &#8211; Shartlesville<\/i><br \/>\nexit 23 on I-78 &#8211; Shartlesville, PA<br \/>\n35 Roadside Dr, Shartlesville PA 19554<br \/>\n610-488-1578<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.motel6.com\/en\/motels.pa.shartlesville.9072.html<\/p>\n<p><i>Mountain Springs Campground<\/i><br \/>\nexit 23 on I-78 &#8211; Shartlesville, PA<br \/>\n3450 Mountain Rd, Shartlesville PA 19544<br \/>\n610-488-6859<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.mountainsprings.camp\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is designed to help pilgrims to choose between two options for overnight accommodations Thursday. 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