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Useful Information
Once we have received your registration, you will receive an e-mail from the Connections team with information and directions for the weekend.
Check-in time for the retreat will be 2-4 pm on Friday, June 24, 2011. Our team will be unable to receive you before
2 pm unless you make other arrangements with us in advance. When you arrive on campus, come to Good Counsel (#26 on the full campus map ) to register with our student leaders and get settled.
The weekend will conclude at approximately 2 pm on Sunday, June 26, so please plan your travel arrangements accordingly. We will conclude with a Mass at which all are welcome, including your parents or whoever might be picking you up!
Because you will be staying in a dorm room, there are a few things that you should bring: toiletries, a pillow, a blanket, towels, and sheets or a sleeping bag. You will be staying in an air-conditioned residence hall on campus so it will be cooler at night. Also you will use community bathrooms, so bring your flip flops
for the shower! The dress for the weekend is very casual. Make sure to bring
appropriate clothing for our day of service, including sneakers, long pants, and
clothes that you do not mind getting dirty.
Other Useful Information
All retreatants are staying in Double Rooms at Good Counsel. You will have a sink, but men’s and women’s bathrooms are communal down the hall.
Arrival Information. Please plan on arriving between 2 and 4 PM. If you are going to be much earlier due to train/plane schedules, please let us know by email. You can hang out on campus and in the Good Counsel lounge before registration starts, but your rooms might not be available until
2 PM.
Flying into Philadelphia? If you would like a flight pick up, let us know. There are a few who would appreciate a ride. Let us know when you are arriving and we will send a van. Once we know the schedules, we will let you know WHERE and WHEN the van will pick up. We will have more than one van run if necessary! Even if you already sent us flight info, send a quick note to make sure we have the information.
Our final pick up will be at 3 pm.
Taking the Train from the Plane? Trains leave the airport about every half hour. Buy one ticket all the way to Villanova station. You will have to change at 30th Street station. Trains run at least every half hour, and take about 25 minutes. Worst case scenario: Half hour wait for Airport Train, 20 minute ride, half hour wait at 30th St, 25 minute ride to Villanova for a total of 1 hr and 45 minutes. If you make perfect connections it could be as short as 45 minutes! About $6.00- $7.00, pay cash on the train.
Train to Villanova University? Take the SEPTA R-5 from Center City Philadelphia to Thorndale/Malvern/Paoli. Get off at Villanova Station. Cross back under the tracks and you will be on Main Campus. Continue walking under the arch of the building in front of you and follow the signs throughout campus. Once you reach the end of Main Campus near Bartley Hall, cross the street and continue walking toward South Campus. Good Counsel is the building facing you. Connections Retreat leaders will be there to welcome you!
Parking - FREE PARKING for the weekend of Connections. Park in the Good Counsel and Stanford Parking Lots on South Campus. Do NOT park in the STAFF spaces. You will get a parking pass when you register! Parking on Main Lot or Main is not allowed. From Lancaster, head south on Ithan Avenue, away from Main Campus (if you are coming from 476, this will be a right turn) and you will see the parking lots on the left hand side. A Connections team leader will direct you to Good Counsel lounge for registrations.
What else to bring? Bedding and towels and toiletries and all you will need for communal bathrooms and showers! Dress casually. Rooms are air conditioned, but there are many outdoor activities. Be prepared to be in the sun. The University Shop on campus takes credit cards and cash if you want to stock up on Villanova T shirts, etc!
If you have any questions, please contact
Linda Jaczynski at 610-519-6699
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