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NATURE AND PURPOSE OF SERVICE SITE:

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North American Volunteers accompany individuals who are seriously ill and/or have special needs as they travel to/from Lourdes, France to bathe in the healing waters of the Grotto and pray in the Sanctuaries.

St. John's volunteers assist the travelers with special needs as they navigate through JFK Airport on their return from France. Join in greeting them once they pass through Immigration and Customs and transporting them (in wheelchairs) to their connecting flights home.  

Once registered for this service project, St. John's volunteers will receive additional details regarding (optional) transportation between JFK airport and the St. John's Queens Campus. Please note that the time allotted  includes travel to/from the airport.

Click here for photos from June 2026, click here and click here for photos from April 2026, and click here for photos from June 2025.

As explained by Kathleen Mary McGinn, Special Needs Pilgrammage Manager:

"The assignment is short-lived but so important...It is the cheerful faces of the volunteers that help to calm the anxiety of the pilgrims."