Join us for an unforgettable experience!
March 16 - March 21, 2026
Make your plans now to participate in this spiritual and memorable pilgrimage to visit and pray at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, AL. The Shrine houses a replica of the Lourdes Grotto, the St. John Paul II Eucharistic Center, St. Carlo Acutis Center and of course Mother Angelica herself is interned in the crypt church. We will travel down to Irondale, AL and tour the EWTN production studios and be part of the live studio audience of Father Mitch Pacwa's show, EWTN Live!
Save your spot on the bus now, space is limited to 50 pilgrims.
REGISTER NOW!
$755 per person, double occupancy. This trip includes roundtrip bus transportation, accomodations, all breakfasts, dinners and most lunches.
Departure Pick-up Time and Location: 8am CST Monday, March 16, 2026 at Holy Family Church, 1001 Georgetown Ave, Copperas Cove. Overnight in Pearl, MS.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Hanceville, AL. The Shrine is the perfect place to experience renewal and grow together in friendship and community.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026: EWTN Television Studios, Spiritual Talk with Fr. Joseph Mary Wolf, Tour of EWTN Studios, Mass, Confessions available, attend live studio audience for EWTN Live with Fr. Mitch Pacwa.
Thursday, March 19, 2026: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament; Mass, Tours, Eucharistic Talk, Rosary, Divine Mercy with the Nuns, JPII Center, Lourdes Grotto Shrine, Stations of the Eucharist and Healing Service.
Friday, March 20, 2026: Begin Drive back to Texas, overnight in Bosier City, LA.
Saturday March 21, 2026: Arrive at Holy Family Church, Copperas Cove, TX apx 1:30pm
For more information call Anne Marie McNew at 630-747-3750
Pilgrimage - A Spiritual Journey
(Excerps from the USCCB)
"We encourage those who already plan to become pilgrims and those who are considering doing so, to undertake their journeys in a profoundly religious spirit....
Pilgrimage is a unique religious undertaking. Down the centuries, pilgrimage, whether begun out of devotion or in penitence, has been the occasion for conversion. Pilgrims are changed by the experience. Hearts and minds transformed forever, pilgrims have returned home with a new sense of their Christian calling to take up a new way of life. We want to encourage Catholics undertaking visits... to do so in the spirit of true pilgrims, to walk prayerfully and devoutly...and with openness to the movement of the Spirit of Jesus in their lives."