Sunday, March 18, was an absolutely perfect day for celebrating life at the AOH’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Pearl River. Among the marchers in the Respect Life unit were Rev. Jim McKenna, SDB, director of the Marian Shrine, Haverstraw Supervisor Howie Phillips and his wife, Arlette, and Peter Skae, who led the group as our piper. More photos follow. (Click on one to enlarge and then use the arrow to the right to advance thru the slide show.)

The parade is also being rebroadcast on Cablevision, channel 118. You can see it on March 19, 21, & 23 at 10 am, 2 pm, and 8 pm, and on March 24 at 2 pm and 8 pm. The Respect Life unit passes by about 46 minutes into the parade. Continue reading →

NEWS:  We’ll be marching in the First Battalion — that will be up near the front of the parade. So when you arrive at the parking lot, ask a parade organizer where the First Battalion is.

Also, we have heard that Timothy Cardinal Dolan has been invited to the parade by the AOH and he is expected to attend. More info here.

If you have your green scarf from the March for Life in Washington, please wear it. We have a few left over that we’ll distribute on Sunday.

At the 49th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, sponsored by the men and women of the Rockland County Ancient Order of Hiberians, on March 20, about 20 pro-lifers joined to form a unit under the banner of the “Respect Life” organization. The AOH,  known for its pro-life activities, awarded the group its “Good Citizen” trophy, donated by the Luigi O’Grady Deli in Pearl River. Continue reading →