2024 Ride for Vocations
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Join us for the Ride for Vocations on Saturday, September 28, 2024!
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EVENT INFORMATION
Each year, a group of priests, seminarians, and laypeople from across The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington participate in a distance ride as a way to promote vocations through prayer, sacrifice, and raising financial support. The Ride for Vocations Team invites cyclists of all experience levels to join us for our Fall Century. Download 2024 Ride for Vocations flier here.
EVENT DATE: September 28, 2024
CHECK-IN OPENS: 6:00 a.m.
RIDER'S MASS: 7:00 a.m.
START OF RIDE: 8:00 a.m. (100, 70, and 50 miles)
9:00 a.m. (21-mile Bike Trail)
POST-RIDE 11:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
PICNIC
LOCATION: Sacred Heart Catholic Church
201 St. Mary's Avenue
La Plata, MD 20646
ROUTES: Ride with GPS links
100 miles
70 miles
50 miles
21 miles
Cue sheets
100 miles
70 miles
50 miles
21 miles
21-MILE BIKE TRAIL ROUTE:
The 21-mile route is completely on the Three Notch Bike Trail. It will start and end at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, which is also the first rest stop for the other rides. Riders will need to drive to Immaculate Conception from Sacred Heart after the Rider's Mass (about a 20-minute drive). The 21-mile route will start at 9:00 a.m.
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
28297 Old Village Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659
REGISTRATION FEE: $25 (Register by August 23 to be guaranteed a 2024 Ride t-shirt.)
EVENT BIKE Purchase online (store closes on August 1).
JERSEY: https://teamstore.agile-sportswear.com/product/adw-elevate-jersey/
SAG SERVICE: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Support & Gear Vehicles on the Road)
Please time your ride so that you are off the road by 5:00 p.m.
REST STOPS:
You will venture past 10 Catholic churches on the 100-mile route, 6 of which will be your rest stops. All routes will have rest stops, roughly 15 miles apart. The rest stops will have food, water, Gatorade, and rest rooms. Please click on ROUTE links above for details.
CORPORATE SPONSORS:
Please consider sponsoring the Ride for Vocations. We have riders from all over the Archdiocese of Washington, as well as from Pennsylvania and Virginia. Both Catholic and non-Catholic riders come out for a day of prayer, camaraderie, and fun! If you would like to sponsor the Ride, please email or call Julie Ferrero, or fill out the Corporate Sponsor Form and send it to Julie Ferrero.SPONSOR FORM HERE
DONATIONS:
In the past, the donations raised during the Ride for Vocations have enabled us to fund many vocations events that have been incredibly fruitful. All funds are restricted for the use of supporting our current seminarians and vocations promotion. Our goal has always been $250 per participant. While the donations are helpful, your prayers and sacrifice are most beneficial for our seminarians.DONATE HERE
POINT OF Julie Ferrero [email protected]
CONTACT: 301-752-2377
REGISTER HERE
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