The Peoria DCCW is hosting a pilgrimage to the National Shrine and Museum of St. Therese of Lisieux next month.
Pilgrims will see the largest collection of
Little Flower relics and memorabilia outside of Lisieux, France. During the
time of our visit, the Reliquaries of St. Therese and her parents will be at
the National Shrine.
As part of this pilgrimage, we would
like to ask everyone to join us in praying a novena to St. Therese, the
patroness of vocations, for an increase in vocations in our diocese, and offer
prayers of thanksgiving for the priests who have served and are now serving the
church in our diocese.
We will offer two departure points;
1. Peoria Spalding Pastoral Center,
Peoria, IL at 7:00 am
2. Home Depot, Champaign, IL at 7:00 am
The day will include a talk with a
member of the staff, a walk through the statues and stations of the cross, a
short video on the life of St. Therese, and visiting relics and artifacts. Mass
will be offered at 11:30 am in the National Shrine. After Mass, we will eat
lunch at a nearby restaurant, and then return to the Shrine and Museum, where
you will be able to enjoy free prayer time in the Meditation Garden and
shopping in the Carmelite Gift Shop. There will be a special program lasting
approximately 45 minutes beginning at 2:00. We will board the bus at 3:00 pm
and leave at 3:30 pm and return to the return destination you have chosen.
Your reservation will include bus
transportation by Peoria Charter Coach, breakfast snack on the bus, all Shrine
exhibits, mass and amenities on the campus. The cost of your lunch, which you
will order at the restaurant, is not included. Everyone is invited to join
(women AND men) us on the pilgrimage.
Cost per person $90.00. Please make
checks payable to the PDCCW and mail to Spalding Pastoral Center, 419 NE
Madison Ave., Peoria, Il 61603 and call Peoria DCCW President MaryAnn Hughes.
(Send a message here if you do not have her contact info. It isn't safe to post
her phone number on this blog.)
Deadline to sign up is August 25th.
Limited seating, sign up now!
Please indicate which departure point
you will leave and return to:
Peoria Pastoral Center, 419 NE Madison
Ave., Peoria IL 61603 or
Home Depot, 820 Bloomington Rd.,
Champaign, Il 61820 off I-74
