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Sunday

REC Schedule

DIOCESE OF ROCKFORD EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

JULY 17-21, 2024
Jennifer Dombrowski is bus captain today.

7:30am: Bus begins loading at Delta Hotels by Marriott Indianapolis
East
Passengers will be checking out of the hotel before the bus leaves. All luggage in the bottom of the bus needs to be secured and locked for the rest of the day.

8am promptly: Bus leaves / Destination Bus Lot LOS

8:30am: Bus arrives at Bus Lot LOS

Noon: Bus begins loading in the Bus Lot LOS

12:30pm or after all passengers are on the bus:
Bus leaves
Destination Walmart Supercenter, 4545 Lafayette Rd, Indianapolis

1-1:30pm: Arrival at Walmart Supercenter
After unloading scooter, bus leaves destination St. Peter Church-Geneva, IL

30-45 minutes outside of Indy:
Road stop for lunch for 30 minutes to one hour (location determined enroute by bus driver)

4:30pm: Central Arrival at St. Peter-Geneva
Passengers from the Geneva location exit the bus

4:45pm approx: Bus leaves St. Peter

6pm approx: Arrival at Holy Family-Rockford. All passengers exit.

Saturday

REC Schedule

DIOCESE OF ROCKFORD EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

JULY 17-21, 2024
Kathy Berkes is bus captain today.

9:10am: Bus begins loading at Delta Hotels

9:30am: Bus leaves. Destination Bus Zone; Sout Lot at LOS. 

10am: Bus arrives at Sout Lot at LOS.

9:45pm: Bus begins loading in the Bus Lot at LOS

10pm: Bus leaves. Destination Delta Hotels by Marriott Indianapolis East
Bus arrival time at hotel approx. 10:30pm

Friday

REC Schedule

DIOCESE OF ROCKFORD EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

JULY 17-21, 2024
John Jelinek is bus captain today.

9:10am: Bus begins loading at Delta Hotels

9:30am: Bus leaves. Destination South Lot at LOS. 

10am: Bus arrives at LOS.

11:30am: Bus begins loading for Diocesan Mass in South Lot of LOS.

11:50am: Bus leaves no matter who is abord. Destination Church of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral 1347 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46202. 

Noon: Bus arrives at Church of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral.

12:30pm: Mass celebrated by Bishop Malloy (open to all) in the Upper Church of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, 1347 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46202. 

15 minutes after Mass ends: Bus leaves for Bus Zone LOS no matter who is aboard. 

2pm: Bus arrives Bus Zone at LOS. 

9:30pm: Revival Session 3 ends. Bus begins loading in the South Lot at LOS. 

10:00pm: Bus leaves. Destination Delta Hotels by Marriott.

Thursday

REC Schedule

DIOCESE OF ROCKFORD EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

JULY 17-21, 2024
Kathy Berkes is bus captain today.

7:30am: Bus begins loading at Delta Hotels

7:50am: Bus leaves. Destination Bus Zone NEC. 

8:20am: Bus arrives at NEC; South Lot at LOS.

9:30pm: Revival Session 2 ends. Bus begins loading in the South Lot at LOS 

10:00pm: Bus leaves. Destination Delta Hotels by Marriott.

Diocesan Staff Contact Information

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DIOCESAN STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION

Jennifer Dombrowski, Diocese of Rockford, Life and Family Evangelization Office. Cell: 847-902-4219. Jennifer is on the pilgrimage and will share bus captain duties.

Kathy Berkes, Diocese of Rockford, Life and Family Evangelization Office. Cell: 815-757-2350. Kathy is on the pilgrimage and will share bus captain duties.

John Jelinek, Diocese of Rockford, Life and Family Evangelization Office. Please text Jennifer or Kathy to reach John. John is on the pilgrimage and will share bus captain duties.

Therese Stahl, Diocese of Rockford, Life and Family Evangelization Office. Office: 815-399-4300 extension 370. Cell: 630-926-4167. Therese is not in Indianapolis at the NEC. She is back home in Rockford.

Wednesday

REC Schedule

DIOCESE OF ROCKFORD EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

JULY 17-21, 2024
Jennifer Dombrowski is bus captain today.

6:20am: Bus begins loading at Holy Family Church-Rockford

6:45am:Bus leaves Holy Family. Destination St. Peter- Geneva.

8am: Bus arrives at St. Peter-Geneva. Rockford pilgrims depart bus. Geneva Pilgrims begin loading luggage and finding seats. Geneva pilgrims should be fully loaded on the bus before Mass begins.

8:35am: Send Off Mass with Bishop Malloy at St. Peter-Geneva. This is the parish weekday Mass.

9:45am: Bus leaves St. Peter-Geneva. Destination Bus Lot at LOS.

Noon: Road stop for lunch for 30 minutes to one hour (location determined enroute by bus driver)

3:30pm to 4:30pm: Arrive at Bus Zone; South Lot at LOS – Check-in in Hall J of the ICC. Be sure to have access to the confirmation email you received from the NEC with your NEC registration code. Kathy Berkes will stay in the vicinity of Hall J until 5:15pm to assist with any issues at check-in. After check-in, you are on your own to explore the NEC. For NEC schedule details, please see the NEC app.

5:15pm: Kathy Berkes leaves Hall J.

7:00pm: Revival Session 1 begins in LOS

8:30 pm: Bus begins loading in the Bus Zone-South Lot at LOS
*NOTE: Congress Revival Session 1 does not end until 10pm. Pilgrims wanting to take the bus to the hotel will need to leave the session early

9:00pm: Bus leaves LOS. Destination Delta Hotels by Marriott. Room numbers and keys will be distributed on the bus.

Venue Information

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VENUE INFORMATION

Venue Addresses

Bus Pickup and Dropoff Locations in the Diocese

  • Holy Family Church, 4401 Highcrest Rd, Rockford, IL 61107
    • Parking information: Park along Alpine Road in the south lot (closer to St. Anne’s) just south of the St. Anne sign
  • Peter Church, 1891 Kaneville Rd, Geneva, IL 60134
    • Parking information: Enter the lot and park to the right, along the back row

Hotel

  • Delta Hotels by Marriott Indianapolis East, 7304 East 21st St, Indianapolis, IN 46219
  • Phone Number: 317-359-1021
  • 10 miles / 15-20 minutes from venues in downtown Indianapolis
  • Check in: Wed., July 17
  • Check out: Sun., July 21

NEC Venues in Indianapolis, IN 46225 – All in downtown Indy

  • Lucas Oil Stadium (LOS), 500 S. Capitol Ave.
  • Indiana Convention Center (ICC), 100 S. Capitol Ave.
    • There will be a lot of walking—the main Congress venues cover a 1- to 2-mile radius. Parking will be limited downtown, though shuttles will be available for those who identify ADA needs during their registration.
  • Diocese of Rockford Mass in Indianapolis on Friday (see schedule below):
    • Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, 1347 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46202
  • General sessions at the Congress are open seating.
  • There will be an NEC app that will list schedules etc.

Bus Procedures

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BUS PROCEDURES

Bus Procedures

End of Day

  • The bus will leave the NEC for the hotel 20-30 minutes after the end of the last event of the day, with the exception of Wednesday (See schedule below)
  • If you plan not to take the bus back to the hotel at the end of the day, you need to text directly Jennifer or Kathy to let her know you will not be on the bus. Cell numbers can be found in the info button of the app.
  • If you are a no-show for the bus, diocesan staff will call your cell phone once, leaving a voice mail if you do not pick up. We will wait 5 minutes to hear back from you. If after 5 minutes, we do not hear back from you, the bus will need to leave for the hotel. Note: Hearing back from you in 5 minutes is not a guarantee that we can wait for you at the bus zone. This will be determined based on your ETA to the bus.

Start of Day

  • The bus will leave the hotel for the NEC promptly at the time indicated below.
  • If you plan not to take the bus to Congress venues, you need to text directly Jennifer or Kathy to let her know you will not be on the bus. Cell numbers can be found in the info button of the app.
  • If you are a no-show for the bus, diocesan staff will call your cell phone once, leaving a voice mail if you do not pick up. We will wait 5 minutes to hear back from you. If after 5 minutes, we do not hear back from you, the bus will need to leave for the NEC. Note: Hearing back from you in 5 minutes is not a guarantee that we can wait for you. This will be determined based on your ETA to the bus.

Loading and Unloading at Lucas Oil Stadium

  • Our charter bus will load and unload in the South Lot of LOS (Lucas Oil Stadium).
  • Loading and unloading will happen on a rolling basis. This means that each group
    will not have a designated spot or area of the lot. We will likely be picked up in a
    different section of the lot than where we were dropped off. And our drop off and/or pick up location in the lot may not be the same each day.
  • Unloading Procedure: Parking lot personnel will guide the bus driver to the next
    available spot in the lot to unload. This will happen on a rolling basis. Buses will
    unload and then immediately depart from the lot. As we approach the stadium,
    please safely gather your things together and be prepared to exit the bus
    promptly.
  • Loading Procedure: When buses arrive back at the lot for pick up at the end of the
    day, parking lot personnel will direct the bus driver to the next available spot on a
    first come, first serve basis. Upon staging for pick up, the bus driver will
    communicate to our diocesan staff about the bus’s specific location in the
    lot. Diocesan staff will communicate the bus pickup location to our pilgrims
    using the MyParish app messaging feature.

Eucharistic Revival Prayer

REC Prayer

DIOCESE OF ROCKFORD EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL PRAYER

O, Jesus, truly present in the Most Holy Eucharist, I adore You, I praise You, I treasure You. I acknowledge that You are truly present, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity under sacramental signs. When the priest elevates the Host, it is You whom I adore. When I bow before the monstrance in adoration, it is You whom I adore. When I make visits to the tabernacle, it is You whom I adore. During these years of Eucharistic Revival in our country, may Bishop Malloy, the priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, seminarians and lay faithful of the Diocese of Rockford, receive a renewed and strengthened devotion to You in the Most Blessed Sacrament. May I praise You more frequently, more sincerely, and more faithfully each day as I encounter You personally in the Holy Eucharist. I pray that in this local church the Eucharist will truly be the source and summit of the Christian life. As I encounter You in the Sacrament of Your Body and Blood, may I be led to greater charity and concern for my brothers and sisters in the human family, recognizing Your face in each one of them. May we all possess a unity in faith, adoration and mission. O Dear Jesus, May You be praised, worshipped, and adored in all the tabernacles of the world now and until the end of time.

Amen

Rev. Jonathan Bakkelund, S.T.L. (deceased)
Former Director of the Office for Divine Worship, Diocese of Rockford