March For Life Schedule of Events
The main event, the March itself starting at Parliament Hill and continuing through downtown Ottawa, occurs on Thursday May 13. However, we have events occurring throughout the day and also the day before (Wed) and the day after (Fri).
Wednesday Thursday Friday
Wednesday May 12
12:00 noon
Pro-life Prayer Service , Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, 721 Somerset Street West
7:30 pm
Pro-life Mass , St Theresa Parish, 95 Somerset Street West
9:00 pm
Candlelight Vigil , The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights monument, Elgin and Lisgar Streets
10:00 pm
All-night Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament , ending with 7:00 am Mass, St. Patrick Basilica 220 Kent Street (use side street entrance)
Thursday May 13
10:00 am
Prayer Service, Jubilee Canadian Reformed Church (at Merivale United Church, 1876 Merivale Road, Nepean)
10:00 am
Interdenominational Prayer Service, St. George Anglican Church, 152 Metcalfe St.
10:00 am
Pro-life Mass, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sussex Drive
10:00 am
Pro-life Mass, St. Patrick Basilica, 220 Kent Street
12:00 noon
Gather on Parliament Hill
Speeches by:
-Pro-life Members of Parliament
-Religious leaders including several Catholic Bishops
-Jim Hughes, National President, Campaign Life Coalition
-Uplifting music by pro-life musicians
1:30 pm
March through downtown Ottawa
2:45 pm
Silent No More Awareness Campaign, hear testimonies from post-abortive women, back at Parliament Hill
4:00 pm
Closing Prayer Service by Eastern Catholic Chaplaincy of Ottawa, Parliament Hill
6:00 pm
Doors open for Rose Dinner (adult event) and Youth Banquet.
Location is Hampton Inn, 200 Coventry Road
(Call in advance for tickets 800-730-5358 or local Campaign Life Coalition office. Cost is $75 per person.)
Friday May 14
9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Youth Conference , Hampton Inn, 200 Coventry Road.
For information call Campaign Life Coalition
-Tickets are limited, cost is $45 per student and $35 for teachers/chaperones.
-Learn from great speakers how to take the pro-life message back to your school, home and community.