Texas Catholic Pro-Life Day, including March and Rally for Life, plus Party for Life
Location(s): Austin, TX
Texas Catholic Pro-Life Day starts out with a Prayer Vigil at the South Austin Planned Parenthood abrotion center, 201 East Ben White Blvd. (meet for blessing first at 7:00 a.m. at San Jose Catholic Church, 2435 Oak Crest in Austin). A Rosary for Life will be prayed at 9:45 a.m. at San Jose Church, followed by 10:30 a.m. Mass celebrated by Bishop Joe Vasquez and Bishop Michael Mulvey. After Mass, lunch will be served in the Parish Hall at a cost of $5.00 per person. At 1:00 p.m., Marchers will gather at 15th & Colorado for the Texas March for Life to the south steps of the State Capitol Building where the Rally for Life will take place from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Following the Rally for Life, Longhorns for Life at the University of Texas and the Diocese of Austin are hosting a Party for Life from 3:30 to 5:30 at the Catholic Center on University Avenue. Food and refreshments will be served and all are cordially invited. The Diocese of Austin Office of Pro-Life Activities and Chaste Living requests that you contact them if your parish is organizing a bus or busses to this event so that they may give you instructions about parking. A record crowd is expected this year!
For more information concerning the March and Rally, visit texasrallyforlife.org, and for more information concerning the events at St. Jose Catholic Church, call 512-444-7587 or visit sanjosechurch.org. Additional questions? Contact the Diocese of Austin Office of Pro-Life Activities and Chaste Living at 512-949-2486 or Texas Alliance for Life at 512-477-1244.
Sponsored by Diocese of Austin Office of Pro-Life Activities and Chaste Living & Texas Alliance for Life.