Bus Transportation
Sponsoring a bus for parishioners to attend Rosary Sunday is a wonderful way to support this annual celebration. There will be a special seating area for bus people. It's a plus to ride the bus! Through the years people who have been involved in getting a bus have shared their experiences on sponsoring a bus and making arrangements.
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Search out best bus deal--sometimes the prices can be negotiated. Refer to listings below.
2.After final arrangements have been made and the charge per person is established, advertise weekly in your
parish bulletin. Keep the ad in the parish bulletin until bus is full.
4.Sell tickets. If passengers buy tickets they are more likely to attend.
5. Go to meetings at your parish and talk up attending Rosary Sunday by bus. Sell tickets.
5.Have passengers arrive at designated area 15-20 minutes before departure. It is better to wait
for the bus rather than the bus wait for passengers. (Keep hourly cost down)
6.Instruct attendees to sit and stay together as a group at the Rosary Sunday. There will be a designated
7.Put a large sign in the window of the bus designating this is your parish bus
8.Make sure you have bus instruction for your driver. John Reichenberger will have instructions.
9.Two parishes can share a bus.
10. Organizations within your parishes might like to help subsidize the bus cost.
...It is important to reserve a bus 1 1/2 months early. The cost of bus rentals will be higher than last year due to the cost of gas, plus a fuel surcharge. Here is a list of the bus lines that have been used in the past:
Arrow Bus Lines, Dortha Harris 602-437-3484
Laidlaw Bus Lines, Kathy, 602-484-7646
Southwest Charter Lines.A. Thomas, 480-890-9872
Yavapai Bus Tours, Donna Basore, 928-5676987
School buses are an excellent means of transportation to Rosary Sunday. With gas prices half of what they were last year, prices should be good. Please tell your bus driver that a free lunch will be served to them at St. Vincent de Paul. Click here for the map to get from Convention Center to St. Vincent's
If you are getting a bus, please let John Reichenberger know so that we can give you (and your bus driver) the final bus instructions. We also need to know how many busses are coming.
Light' Rail, to Rosary Sunday is now available. It will drop you off and pick you
up at the Convention Center (3rd St and Jefferson) for fraction of cost of parking or
renting a bus. Remember, even if you live far away you can park your car at a Light Rail
Hub and take the Light Rail to Rosary Sunday. It Is fast, easy and cheap.
Driving by car: . Click here for a map of the Convention Center area which includes parking garages.
