Important Bus Pilgrimage General Information
"Pilgrimage is a joyous community experience that leads one before the Lord, to seek His face, to experience the joy of His house."
— Pope John Paul II
You should know:
Whenever possible, your schedule can be tailored to meet the specific needs of the group. However, we ask that you join in the existing daily Mass and Prayer schedule, especially if you do not have a priest accompanying the group. If your pilgrimage group speaks only a language other then English please try to arrange for a Priest or translator to accompany your group. We can sometimes, with special advanced request, arrange for confessions to be heard or a tour given in a language other than English.
Food:
We do not have food available on Eden Hill. We do have beverage machines . You may bring your lunch or you may order lunches ($7.25 per lunch) prepared by a local restaurant. Arrangements for box lunches must be made by contacting the pilgrimage office (Tel: 413 298 1118 Fax: 413 298 1398) or ordering lunches on the registration form. Pre payment must be made at least two weeks in advance of your pilgrimage. There are both limited indoor and sheltered outdoor dining spaces. . Lunch orders may not be cancelled or refunded within 2 weeks of your arrival date.
Accessibility:
The Shrine Chapel, restrooms and gift shop are handicap accessible and an elevator is available. Many areas on Eden Hill require walking on paved or unpaved surfaces and at some distances. Comfortable shoes are recommended and please notify our staff in advance if anyone in your group has special needs or requires assistance.
Busses:
We do have limited space in the Shrine Chapel, so please contact us before bringing a bus or a large group to the National Shrine to ensure that the date you wish to come is not already booked. We ask a $100 Registration Offering with the Registration Form for each group or bus visiting the Shrine to defray the pastoral costs needed to help with postage, electricity, maintenance, supplies and many other considerations. Please inform your Bus driver(s) that the Bus(s) may not idle more than the 5 minutes *and busses must park in the lower lot only. *This is a Massachusetts State law.
All visiting priests
are to present their "CELEBRET" or means of identification that they are a priest in good standing if they are to concelebrate or to hear confessions.
Questions ? Delays ? Need to cancel ?
Please call ...
and let us know. Please keep us informed so that we can adjust our staffing, scheduling, and make other arrangements for other groups Thank you!
Directions:
In the center of Stockbridge at the four corner intersection proceed up Pine St. (across from the Red Lion Inn). There is a stone Church on the corner of Pine and Main Streets. Go straight up the hill (Pine St.) onto the Eden Hill property [At the statue of the Merciful Jesus] turn right into the large parking lot. Passengers must be dropped off and picked up there. Busses are not allowed in front of the Shrine or Marian residence.
We look forward to your pilgrimage at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy