The Office of Youth Ministry - March for Life

LRM 2008

Greg Robeson — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:40:16 -0500

Staff from parishes and schools in the area are again coming together in an effort to develop a quality program that supplements the experience of the March for Life in DC. There are some exciting new developments this year. Here is the current schedule for the trip.

Depart STL- Saturday, January 19- there will be a send off program at Fontbonne University- http://www.fontbonne.edu/. Arrive DC- Sunday, January 20- free time for touring and rest until Sunday evening youth mass and program. This year, Rightous B will be our host and keynote! Some of you might remember him from Steubenville week 2. Tour day- Monday, January 21- LRM will provide a “tourism coordinator” and brochure with maps to help group leaders make decisions about transportation/directions, suggestions for the best places to eat and help them decide what they have time/money to visit. On Tuesday, we join thousands of other youth at Constitution Hall for a youth rally. Then, it's off to the March for Life with hundreds of thousands from all over the world! The buses depart later that day around 6pm from Union Station near the end of the march. Cost- @ $220- depending upon the cost of fuel at booking.

If you would like to join the planning team, we still need help with Friday night check in/luggage management, sound crew and stage management, programming, Friday night send off/clean up crew (a group not attending the event), hotel/reservations, transportation/bus company accountability/bus captains, registration/welcoming committee and facilities director, hotel security and floor patrol, hotline/phone chain/emergency correspondent, and welcoming crew. It is possible to help with some of these responsibilities without attending any meetings.

If you would like to get your group on board for this awesome trip, group registration and liability forms are available at Ed’s email address below. Please honor all deadlines. Just like last year, we plan to handle all liability forms and compliance issues with chaperones at the parish level as LRM is not a diocesan sponsored event. LRM will provide a template, but this is a grass roots parish/school sponsored event. We will have one main emergency contact number for LRM, but I suggest giving your parents a group leader’s cell phone number.

We are asking groups to make a total commitment to all or none of the LRM program. We will have a group leaders/chaperones meeting in January (TBA) that most groups will find very helpful. In addition to affording all the participating groups the opportunity to meet the core team and bus captains, this will also allow the core team to share all of the finalized details with the group leaders, such as where to take your luggage on Saturday night, where to check in when you arrive at the hotel, etc… Once you get on the email list (contact Ed below), your group will receive all future trip updates. Until then, we join you in prayer for an end to abortion and all depravation that compromises human dignity.

In Christ, Greg Robeson LRM coordinator- 1lifeteen@sbcglobal.net

Ed Hamer LRM coordinator- hamere@cbchs.org

LRM in DC 2007

Greg Robeson — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:37:44 -0500

In 2005, a group of youth ministers and campus ministers got together and decided to pool their talents and resources in an effort to develop a quality program that supplements the experience of the March for Life in DC. The result was Life Really Matters (LRM). Many of the same leaders, combined with fresh talent and enthusiasm, are prayerfully coming together again for the 2007 pilgrimage to grow a youth experience that will be the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. As the planning is only in the preliminary phase, we can only estimate that the details of the trip will look very similar to last year.

Depart STL- Friday, January 19- there will be a send off program at a Catholic Parish- details coming soon. Arrive DC- Saturday, January 20- free time for touring and rest until Saturday evening programming. Tour day- Sunday, January 21- LRM will provide a “tourism coordinator” to help group leaders make decisions about transportation/directions, suggestions for the best places to eat and help them decide what they have time/money to visit. Guest speaker- I can’t tell you who it will be, but if you went last year, then you are on the right track. This evening, sure to make the highlight reel, will begin Sunday night at 7pm and it will include a dynamic youth oriented Liturgy. March- Monday, January 22 and bus departure around 6pm from Union Station near the end of the march. Cost- @ $220- depending upon the cost of fuel at booking.

All of these details will firm up as the event draws closer and our volunteer core team finalizes everything. Our team will gather for the first time in about two weeks and we will be meeting about once every three weeks, so please pray for us. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in helping in any way. The duties will be divided into: Friday night check in/luggage management, technical/sound, programming, music ministry, Friday night send off/clean up crew- a group not attending the event, hotel/reservations, transportation/bus company accountability/bus captains, registration/welcoming committee and facilities director, hotel security and floor patrol, hotline/phone chain/emergency correspondent, and tourism consultant. It is possible to help with some of these responsibilities without attending any meetings.

If you would like to join us, group registration and liability forms are available at Ed’s email address below, but again we have not even finalized the cost yet. Please honor all deadlines. Just like last year, we plan to handle all liability forms and compliance issues with chaperones at the parish level as LRM is not a diocesan sponsored event. LRM will provide a template, but this is a grass roots parish/school sponsored event. We will have one main emergency contact number for LRM, but I suggest giving your parents a group leader’s cell phone number.

We are asking groups to make a total commitment to all or none of the LRM program. We will have a group leaders/chaperones meeting in January (TBA) that most groups will find very helpful. In addition to affording all the participating groups the opportunity to meet the core team and bus captains, this will also allow the core team to share all of the finalized details with the group leaders, such as where to take your luggage on Friday night, where to check in when you arrive at the hotel, etc… Once you get on the email list (contact Ed below), your group will receive all future trip updates. Until then, we join you in prayer for an end to abortion and all depravation that compromises human dignity.

In Christ, Greg Robeson LRM Programming and Team Recruitment 1lifeteen@sbcglobal.net

Ed Hamer LRM Registration and Bookkeeper hamere@cbchs.org

IHM New Melle on board for March 2007

julieriley — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:46:03 -0500

I am the Youth Minister for IHM parish in New Melle. We are wanting to get in touch with a large group that is going, or put a large group together for the Pro-Life March in Jan 2007. The main website is not updated so I am not sure where we should plan to stay or how early we should go up to Washington DC? Anyone know of a STL group that has some seats available? We are not sure who is going to be able to go, anywhere from 10 - 25… but that is a high estimation. Any information would be great! Thanks

March for Life 2007

stlyouth — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:04:01 -0500

Already starting to think about the upcoming March for Life? Curious what the dates may be (see below)? Forming a group or need to join a group? Post it!

March for LIfe 2007
January 22, 2007
Convention the previous two days at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
For additional info, please contact the March for Life Fund

Looking for tips

Dana Bernstetter — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:14:06 -0500

We are looking to planning a trip to the Pro Life walk in DC and needed some information and tips. We went two years ago and shared a bus with St. Cletus. We had a great time and are looking forward to going again.

The purpose of this forum

Sr. M. Consolata Crews FSGM — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:50:26 -0500

Hello Everyone! Even though the OYM is not planning the Life Matters trip, we still strongly support the pro-life movement and encourage all of you to go witness at the March for Life this January 2007!!

So, what is this forum for? We hope it will be a source for groups to connect with each other in organzing your own trip to DC. Are you looking for someone to go with? Post it! Are you looking for others to join you? Post it! Do you have questions on planning the trip or need tips? Post it! We know there are groups who are planning their own trip, so you are not alone if you have never done so before.

You all remain in our prayers during this time of organizing! May you be blessed for your efforts in supporting life!