Bus Pilgrimage to Peoria and St. Louis

Novena Holy Hour at the Tomb of
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Wed. September 23, 7pm
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria, IL

Beatification Mass of
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Thurs. September 24, 2pm
The Dome at America’s Center, St. Louis, MO

I’m looking forward to our Pilgrimage. We meet to depart Wednesday September 23 at St. Michael Church, 9101 S 78th St, Lincoln, NE 68516

Luggage drop off begins at 6:30am. Please drop off all overnight bags before the 7:00 am Mass. 

Directions to St. Michael Church: going south from Nebraska Pkwy on ether 70th St or 84th St – turn on Yankee Woods Dr, which is the first turn south of Yankee Hill Rd (which is a traffic circle – do NOT turn at the circle).  St. Michael is between 70th and 84th on Yankee Woods Drive.

Parking Instructions: Enter in the north Yankee Wood Dr entrance. Stay to the right (go past the rectory) to drop your luggage off by the gym. Then park in the Regular Parking lot straight north of the Church and east of the School. Do NOT park in the Bus Parking, just drop off your luggage there. Your car can stay in the Regular Parking lot overnight.

Handicapped parking: please still drop off your luggage ahead of time. Then you can park east of the church in the lot marked Handicapped 1 by the east 78th St entrance. After Mass, you can exit back onto 78th St, go around the traffic circle, and there are a few spots available either in the Bus Parking by the gym, or in the Handicapped 2 parking by the rectory.

Packing Details: Your overnight bag with clothes for pajamas, toiletries, clothes for Thursday, etc. will be under the bus and inaccessible during the day. Our overnight Hotel is the Hilton Garden Inn, 3100 S Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield, IL (217-529-7171)

You can bring a small day bag (backpack or tote) onto bus for things like: books, phones / tablets, medications (motion sickness), snacks, money for food.  A breakfast and one meal are provided each day, credit/debit is recommended for your other meal.

You are invited to download iBreviary, a portable breviary to pray the full texts of the Liturgy of the Hours:
• iBreviary for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad Mini on the App Store
• iBreviary for Android of Google Play

On Thursday, the Dome has a clear bag policy: only clear plastic bags up to 12″ x 6″ x 12″ or small clutches (up to 4.5″ x 6.5″) are allowed; subject to search. Therefore, plan to leave your day bag on the bus on Thursday while we attend the Beatification festivities.

Fr. Coulter has secured tickets for the Beatification Mass (and the Holy Hour) for the entire group; you do not have to do so individually.

The following itinerary is subject to change:

Questions and emergencies on the during the pilgrimage itself text or call Fr. Coulter at 402-202-3782