Friday, January 14, 2011

March for Life, Washington DC, coming up

I have received information from Priests for Life about the upcoming March for Life which takes place in Washington DC on Monday 24th January. Together with our pastor Msgr Michael Steber I'm hoping to attend with a group from the diocese of Marquette.

There is a lot going on that weekend as the following from the Priests for Life website describes:


2011 March for Life - Walk for Life

Attend and participate in the activities below

Support the men and women of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign by attending the Campaign gathering in Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA and listening to the testimonies.  If you regret your abortion or lost fatherhood, sign up to hold a sign or give your testimony by emailing Georgette at georgette@silentnomoreawareness.org.  Whether or not you can attend the gatherings, please spread the testimonies found at www.silentnomoreawareness.org/testimonies.

Attention: Pro-Life materials available: We would like to provide your entire parish with Pro-life prayer cards and You Can Save Someone’s Life Today bulletin inserts, free of charge! This bulletin insert provides several ideas for how anyone can participate in the pro-life movement. The prayer cards, along with a video, are also available for buses going to the March for Life in DC or the Walk for Life in San Francisco. Schools can also benefit from the prayer cards by getting all of the students to pray together for life.  Call us at 1-888-735-3448 x238 or email orders@priestsforlife.org.

West Coast Walk for Life

Friday, January 21: San Francisco, CA
8-9pm PT: Fr. Frank to speak at an Interfaith Prayer service to be held from 8-9pm PT at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough St., San Francisco. Georgette Forney, co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign will also participate in this event.

Saturday, January 22: San Francisco, CA
8am PT: Fr. Frank will concelebrate Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral at 8am PT.
11am PT: West Coast Walk for Life beginning with a rally at 11am PT at Justin Hermann Plaza. Georgette Forney and Fr. Frank will March in front with the women and men of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign.

1:45pm PT:  Women and men of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign will gather and give testimonies at Marina Green Park on Marina Boulevard. Please come to support the men and women of the Campaign.  Spread the testimonies!

3pm PT: Fr. Frank will speak at a Youth Rally at Ft. Mason on the Bay arena.

March for Life in Washington, DC

Saturday, January 22: Washington, DC
5:30pm ET: Life Prizes celebration at the Ritz-Carlton.  Dr. Alveda King of Priests for Life and Marie Smith of Gospel of Life Ministries will both receive awards.  Click here to read the press release.

Sunday, January 23: Washington, DC
3:30-5:30pm ET:  Book signing at the bookstore of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception with Fr. Frank and Priests for Life full-time associates Theresa and Kevin Burke of Rachel’s Vineyard.

9am-9pm ET: Students for Life Conference, Bethesda, MD.  Priests for Life will have an information table at this conference.

6:30pm ET: Pro-Life Mass in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine

Monday, January 24: Washington, DC
8am-10:15am ET: The nation's premier pro-life service on Capitol Hill, The National Memorial for the Pre-Born and their Mothers and Fathers. Fr. Frank to deliver the homily. We are confirming the exact location in one of our Federal buildings, and will provide that detail shortly.

12pm-1:30pm ET: March for Life Rally at the National Mall at 4th Street NW.

1:30pm ET: March for Life. Fr. Frank, Janet Morana and Georgette Forney will March with men and women of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign at the front of the crowd.

3pm ET: Gathering of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign at the steps of the Supreme Court.  Come to support and listen to the men and women who have lost children to abortion.  Fr. Frank and Dr. Alveda King will address the crowd, followed by testimonies. Please come to support the men and women of the Campaign.  Spread the testimonies!

6pm ET: March for Life Rose dinner.  Fr. Frank and other Priests for Life staff will be in attendance.

Visit the Priests for Life booth at the March for Life Exhibit Hall: Located on the lower level of the Hyatt Regency hotel. The hours of operation are 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Saturday, January 22; 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, January 23, 2011; 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM and approximately 3:00 PM (following the March) until 6:00 PM on Monday, January 24.

1 comment:

  1. I am really looking forward to the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco. It is always a phenomenal event. This is the 7th one and the first one only had 7,000 people walking. Compare that to last years pro life crowd of 35,000. We are having Abby Johnson speak at the event. Hoping she will do some book signing of her "Unplanned". Poor lady.... am sure she will have a sore arm by the end of the day! We are so blessed to have Fr Frank Pavone of course too. What an inspiration he is.

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