The 34th Annual March for Life will be held Jan. 22 in Washington, D.C., and buses will be leaving from several diocesan parishes to transport interested local people to the march.
Each bus will arrive in Washington in time for Mass the morning of Jan. 22. Participants can then enjoy a free continental breakfast before visiting politicians’ offices, attending a rally and joining the March for Life. The bus will arrive back at the parish it departed from late in the evening on Jan. 22.
A coach bus will depart from St. Mary Parish, 95 N. Main St. in Canandaigua, at 10 p.m. Jan. 21. The cost is $45 for adults and $25 for children.To reserve a place on the bus, contact Fran Flugel at 585/924-7051 or e-mail him at faflugel@frontiernet.net. Checks may be made payable to St. Mary Parish and mailed to Francis Flugel, 44 Woodworth St., Victor, NY 14564.
Another bus will depart Jan. 21 from St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Irondequoit and St. John of Rochester Parish in Fairport after a 9:30 p.m. prayer service. The cost is $50 for adults and $25 for students. To reserve a place on the bus, contact Mary Jo Maurer at 585/342-3216 or maurerjmj@frontiernet.net, or contact Dorothy Hayes at 585/342-4175 or dhayes13@rochester.rr.com. Checks may be made payable to St. Thomas the Apostle, Pro-Life.
Another bus will depart from St. Mary Our Mother Parish, 816 W. Broad St. in Horseheads, at 11:30 p.m. Jan. 21. The suggested cost is $45. To reserve a place on the bus, contact Sharon Pearte at 607/734-2680 or Mary Ann Philpott at mphilpott@dor.org or mphilpott1@stny.rr.com.
