Parishes sponsor buses to upcoming March for Life

Catholics from throughout the Diocese of Albany will march with Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger in the 2019 Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 18. Multiple buses will be transporting people from the Capital Region on Thursday, Jan. 17.
Contact one of the bus coordinators below to reserve a bus seat, or for more information.

Albany, Rensselaer, Catskill
Bus sponsored by Christ the King Church, Albany. Departs Rensselaer, Thursday, Jan. 17, 10 p.m.; returns Saturday, Jan. 19, 1:30 a.m. Contact Dr. Philip and Barbara Fraterrigo: (518) 456-3998; cell: (518) 221-6776; [email protected]. Bus: $55. Bus makes stops in Rensselaer, Albany, and Catskill.

Oneonta, Sidney, Deposit, Hancock
Bus sponsored by Sacred Heart Church, Sidney. Departs Oneonta, Thursday, Jan. 17, 11 p.m.; returns Friday, Jan. 18, by midnight. Contact Gene Walsh: (607) 563-3400. Bus: $55.

Oneonta, Stamford, Hamden, Walton
Bus sponsored by Sacred Heart Church, Stamford. Departs Oneonta, Thursday, Jan. 17, 11:30 a.m., and staying overnight at no charge at a Knights of Columbus hall, with breakfast provided and bagged lunch (bring sleeping bag, etc.). Returns Friday, Jan. 18, late at night. Bus: $73. Contact Chrissy to register: (607) 652-7170. Contact Paul Wenner for details: (607) 652-4055; [email protected].
On the day of the march, the Diocese of Albany contingent will meet with other groups at 12:15 p.m. near the corner of 9th Street NW and Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. Together the group will proceed with Bishop Scharfenberger under the diocesan banner.

Knights of Columbus Assembly #2253 will subsidize bus tickets for those who cannot afford it; contact Neil Wallace at [email protected] or (518) 634-2028.