National Life Chain

Sunday, October 6, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

 Be a public witness to life in the silent prayerful Life Chain. Stand with thousands of pro-lifers throughout the USA! Bring your whole family! Rain or shine! Let us know if you are participating!

Niagara Falls Blvd. Life Chain: LIFE CHAIN stretches 17 miles along Niagara Falls Blvd. from Main St., Buffalo, North towards Niagara Falls, NY NOTE: Niagara Falls residents: Follow Niagara Falls Blvd. (Rt. 62) to Military Rd., turn right onto Military, terminating at Packard Road(almost to St. Leo’s Church) a distance of 1.5 miles.  Stand 25-30 feet apart. Do not park in front of an open business.

• The Light of Christ Respect Life Committee (St Timothys, St John the Baptist, St Stephen, The Blessed Sacrament, St. Paul) will be standing on the corner of Niagara Falls Blvd. and Maple. Fellow parishioners are invited to join us.
• The Niagara Falls Roman Catholic family of parishes will be standing at the corner of Niagara Falls Blvd and Military Road in front of the Ollie’s Plaza on Respect Life Sunday. This includes the parishes of St. Vincent de Paul, St. John de LaSalle, Holy Family, St. Mary’s, and Divine Mercy.
• RCCT (Roman Catholic Community of the Tonawandas) including St. Amelia, St. Christopher, St. Francis, St. Jude, and Our Lady of Czestochowa will stand on Niagara Falls Blvd. in front of St. Christopher and extend north and south from there.
• Family #17 – Our Light of Christ Family will be banding together on Niagara Falls Blvd. at the intersection of N. Falls Blvd. and Maple Rd., by the Boulevard Mall

Local Life Chains: 
Parishes/groups hosting local life chains

• • Father Justin Knights of Columbus will stand in front of the council at 2735 Union Road Cheektowaga.
  • Family #9 – Beloved Disciples of Christ the Lord will stand in front of Father Justin KOC Hall (2735 Union Rd.) Signs can be provided by the OLP Respect Life coordinator if you need a sign. We will meet a little before 2pm. Bring a chair if standing for an hour is difficult.
  • St. Mary’s Swormville and Our Lady of Peace will stand at 10950 Main St., Clarence, NY from 11am-12pm.
  • Church of Annunciation, Elma will stand peacefully in prayer on the church property on 7580 Clinton Street and Schwartz and Girdle Roads.
  • Southern Erie – Our Lady of Victory Basilica will stand from 2:00-3:00pm in front of OLV (767 Ridge Road, Lackawanna).  Please join us as we prayerfully fill the sidewalks surrounding the Basilica as visual witnesses to LIFE. If you are unable to stand for the entire hour or would prefer to spend that time in private prayer, Exposition and Benediction will be taking place in the Basilica during this time, as well.
  • Our Lady of Mercy/St. Brigid’s, Resurrection, Ascension, St. Padre Pio, and Holy Name of Mary will stand along E Main Street in Batavia from 2-3 pm. Will meet at the St. Joseph’s Church site (303 E Main St.). Signs are provided; bring a chair if desired.
  • St. John’s, Alden will stand from noon – 1 pm., at the corners of Broadway & Sandridge Rd. Alden Park on Sandridge.
  • Eternal Flame Family (Nativity of Our Lord, Sts. Peter and Paul, St. John’s, St. Mary’s Eden, and St. Bernadette) will be standing on South Buffalo Street between Thorn Avenue and Quaker in Orchard Park.
  • Family #16 (Ss Peter and Paul, Christ the King, St. Benedict’s, St. Aloysius, Infant of Prague and St. Leo’s) will stand along Main Street between Christ the King, Amherst and Ss. Peter and Paul, Williamsville.
  • Family #19 Shepherd and Saints (St. Gregory the Great, Good Shepherd, and St. Pius X) will stand along Maple Road from 2 pm – 3 pm, starting in front of the St. Gregory the Great Ministry Center heading towards Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. We also will have Eucharistic Adoration from 2 pm – 3 pm in St. Gregory the Great Church for those who would prefer to be indoors.
  • Family #13 – Fields of Grace (Ss. Joachim and Anne Parish) will be standing at the corner of Main and Market Streets in Attica, NY.
  • Family #3 (St. Anthony, Fredonia/St. Joseph, Fredonia/Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Silver Creek/ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Dunkirk/Holy Trinity, Dunkirk/Blessed Mary Angela, Dunkirk) from 2-3pm stand in front of your church or stand together at Blessed Mary Angela Parish, 275 Lakeshore Drive, Dunkirk. A chain is only as strong as its links! Be a link! Represent your church!
  • Family #33 Cattaraugus Creek Catholic Community will stand from 1pm – 2pm in front of St Mary’s Church at 417 W. Main Street Arcade, NY 14009.
  • Family #15 – (St. Teresa of Avila/St. Mary of the Lake, Our Lady of Peace) will stand from 11am to Noon at Our Lady of Peace (10950 Main St., Clarence, NY).
  • Family #11 (St Mary, Holley and St Mark, Kendall) will be standing along routes 237 and 31.
  • Family #24 (Enchanted Mountains Catholic Community) will stand from 1-2pm at Lincoln Park, Olean.
  • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Harris Hill will be standing at the corner of Main Street and Harris Hill Rd from 2 – 3 PM.  Signs will be available for those who gather in front of the church at 1:50 PM.  This is a silent, peaceful and prayerful Life Chain

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