{"id":7844,"date":"2020-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svp.matrix-test.com\/article\/annual-pilgrimage-to-knock-shrine-2019\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T11:17:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T10:17:39","slug":"annual-pilgrimage-to-knock-shrine-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svp.ie\/news\/annual-pilgrimage-to-knock-shrine-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sacred Heart Conference SVP, Castlebar<\/h3>\n

Every year, the Sacred Heart Conference SVP in Castlebar bring residents, patients and service uses from the Sacred Heart Hospital to Knock Shrine. Numbers vary from year to year but generally the average is between 50 and 60.\u00a0 All must receive medical clearance before they embark on the journey.<\/p>\n

The members of the Conference are assisted each year by nurses, nursing aids and staff from the Sacred Heart Hospital and the Day Care Unit. Further assistance is provided by the Irish Wheelchair Association staff and volunteers from St Johns Ambulance organization. The pilgrimage would not be possible without such wonderful support.<\/p>\n

The format of the pilgrimage follows a certain pattern or routine developed by our President Anne Leonard and executed by her SVP team and additional volunteers.<\/p>\n