Oct 29, 2017 - The BT Pilgrimage will begin with mass at 9:00 in our gymnasium with Bishop ... Community Development Gro
NEWS ADVISORY
NIAGARA CATHOLIC ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE SET FOR OCTOBER 29 THROUGHOUT NIAGARA What:
Niagara Catholic Annual Pilgrimage
When:
Sunday, October 29, 2017 Please see attached for details Please see attached for details
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The Niagara Catholic Annual Pilgrimage is one of the most popular and public events to take place in our system throughout the school year. Thousands of students, staff, trustees, family members and Catholic school supporters take to the street in their community each year in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in developing nations around the world, raising awareness of, and funds for, various social justice programs. This year’s event is especially important, as our schools support projects and programs in places such as Haiti, Dominica and the Dominican Republic, which were ravaged by hurricanes earlier this fall.
‐30‐ Contact: John Crocco, Director of Education Issued by: Jennifer Pellegrini, Communications Officer Date: October 25, 2017
BACKGROUND
2017 Pilgrimage Times and Routes Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School The BT Pilgrimage will begin with mass at 9:00 in our gymnasium with Bishop Gerard Bergie as celebrant. Following mass, at approximately 10:00 a.m., students will proceed west on Livingston Ave. to Casablanca. South on Casablanca to Main St., east on Main to Centennial Park in Grimsby, the halfway point where students will be provided with food and drinks courtesy of Pillar’s grill team. Students will then proceed back down Main St. back to Blessed Trinity. Raising funds for: A variety of projects in Las Pajas, Dominican Republic
Denis Morris Catholic High School Pilgrims will leave DM at 9 a.m. to walk to Market Square. They will follow Glen Morris Drive to Jacobson Avenue, turn right on Jacobson and proceed to Glendale Avenue. From there, they will proceed to Glenridge Avenue, then follow Glenridge to Westchester Avenue, and from Westchester to King Street. They will be joined by students from Holy Cross and Saint Francis Catholic Secondary Schools and celebrate Mass at Market Square. All three schools will then process through the downtown area, return to Market Square for lunch and then leave from there at approximately 12:30 pm.
Raising funds for: Ecole Immaculee Conception in Pilate, Haiti, and Wells of Hope in Guatemala
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School Pilgrims will meet at Holy Cross at 7:30 a.m .and depart for Market Square at approximately 8:00 am (or shortly thereafter). Mass at Market Square is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. After Mass, we will have lunch and participate in an inner‐city walk. Students should be en route back to the school by 12:30 p.m. Raising funds for: Regina Assumpta elementary and secondary Schools in Cap Haitien, Haiti, Immaculate Conception School in Pilate and Holy Cross Elementary School in Thibeau Haiti
Saint Francis Catholic Secondary School Registration will begin at 7:45 a.m. for the Saint Francis Pilgrimage, and will be followed by a short prayer service at 8:30 a.m. Pilgrims depart Saint Francis for the 15‐kilometre walk down Lake street at 9:30 a.m. to join Holy Cross and Denis Morris for mass at Market Square. This is followed by a downtown loop with all three schools together that moves along King St., Ontario St., St. Paul St., Geneva St., Russell Ave. to Lake St. and back to Market Square for lunch and departure. Raising funds for: Marie Immaculeé School and Marie Porte‐du‐Ciel Orphanage, run by the Holy Cross Sisters in Haiti, Fogquest and the Centre for Hope in Guatemala, the Dominican Canadian Community Development Group and various local charities.
Lakeshore Catholic High School Registration will take place between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., followed by a prayer service at 9 a.m. Pilgrims will walk from 10 a.m. ‐ noon from the school on Janet Street to Killaly Street, turning onto Fares Avenue, left on Reuter Road (which becomes Lakeshore Road East), then left onto Lorraine Road and from there onto the Friendship Trail. They will follow the Friendship Trail back to Fares Street, and back to Killaly and to the school. Raising funds for: A variety of programs for youth and seniors in Dominica
Notre Dame College School Notre Dame’s Pilgrimage will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m., followed by a prayer service in Dillon Hall. The route will head south along the Welland Canal Trail to Dain City Bridge and return. Mass and Candlelight Liturgy will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. Raising funds for: Development and Peace, Yancana Huasy in Peru, and the Dominican Canadian Community Development Group
Saint Michael and Saint Paul Catholic High Schools Once again, Saint Michael and Saint Paul Catholic High Schools will walk in together in Niagara Falls. This year’s Pilgrimage is hosted by Saint Michael Catholic High School. Registration will take place at 8:00 a.m. with Mass beginning at 9:00 a.m. Pilgrims will walk beginning at approximately 10:15 a.m. and will proceed east on McLeod Rd., North on Kalar Rd., east on Lundy’s Lane to the Millenium Trail, north on Millenium Trail looping around and proceeding south on Dorchester, west on Lundy’s Lane, South on Kalar Rd., and then west on McLeod Rd. back to the school. Saint Michael is raising funds for: Hope for Rwanda Children’s Fund Saint Paul is raising funds for: The Immaculate Conception School in Haiti
