Saint Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church
Insert to the Parish Bulletin for Sunday, August 5, 2018
Parish Considerations for Country Spirit USA Festival
at Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds; August 24-26
A good number of parishioners are already aware of the upcoming Country Spirit USA Festival being held at Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds on August 24-26. The three-day festival is expected to draw up to 15,000 participants each day and will generate significantly increased traffic throughout the entire area, including the main access roads surrounding the parish property: Route 100 (Pottstown Pike), Route 401 (Conestoga Road) and Fellowship Road.
Naturally, West Vincent, Upper Uwchlan and neighboring townships have been preparing extensive plans for traffic control, parking restrictions, crowd control, emergency vehicle access, etc. Over the past two months, the parish administrative staff have been developing a plan for the parish campus during the festival. Here are the main points of the parish plan for your information:
1) We will maintain the normal weekend Mass schedule (5:30 PM, 8:00 AM; 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM), as well as the Saturday morning Mass (8:30 AM) & confessions (9:00 AM); there will be no Baptisms on Sunday afternoon. A receptionist will be available in the ministry center on Sunday morning as usual (8:45 AM-12:45 PM) and Stars Rewards cards will be sold as well.
2) All the parish offices will be closed for the weekend, beginning at 4:00 PM on Friday afternoon; parish staff have been asked not to arrange on site personal appointments on Saturday and Sunday.
3) The church building will be kept locked whenever no services are underway, from Noon on Friday afternoon through 7:00 AM on Monday morning.
4) Except for church services, there will be no onsite parking on parish property from Noon on Friday afternoon through 7:00 AM on Monday morning. Any cars found parking illegally on parish property will be towed away by a local towing service (with resulting fines).
5) The Pottstown Pike (Route 100) entrance driveway will be closed to all traffic for the entire weekend, while cars will be admitted through the Fellowship Road entrance only during the times when church services are underway. A security guard will be on hand at the Fellowship Road entrance on Saturday (7:30-10:30 AM and 4:00-7:00 PM) and Sunday (7:00 AM-1:30 PM).
6) Members of the Saint Elizabeth Council, Knights of Columbus, have generously volunteered to provide informal campus security in one-hour shifts throughout the weekend and to report any matters of concern to the pastor and/or facilities staff.
7) Those who are serving as liturgical ministers for weekend Masses have been notified to expect traffic delays and to allow more travel time to arrive and park at the church.
8) All parishioners and their guests who are planning to attend Mass at Saint Elizabeth on August 25-26 are advised to allow more time to travel to and from church.