The 21st Annual Respect Life March is scheduled for Sunday, beginning at noon.
\nThe event will begin with a prayer service at St. Matthew Church in Tyrone.
\nParticipants will then walk the 1.25 miles to Oak Grove Cemetery to the grave of Baby Agnes Doe for another short prayer service.
\nIndividuals are encouraged to bring a sign; if you are unable to walk this distance, feel free to join in by driving at the end of the procession.
\nA hot luncheon will be served at the parish hall after the march.
\nSt. Matthew Parishioner Pete Kreckel gave The Daily Herald an in-depth background of why participants annually walk to the gravesite of Baby Agnes Doe.
\nHe said the remains of a female infant were discovered in an abandoned dump on Kerbaugh Road near Bellwood on February 5, 1987.
\nAfter months of investigation, the remains of the baby were turned over to the Knights of Columbus.
\nA \u201cMass of the Angels\u201d was celebrated on June 20, 1987, giving the child the dignified Christian burial that she deserved. She was then given the name Baby Agnes Doe, after Saint Agnes, the patron Saint of little girls.
\nHer remains were then buried in a plot of land set aside by St. Matthew Parish that would serve as a focal point for Pro-Life activities.
\nThe march is sponsored by the St. Gregory Council No. 1218 Knights of Columbus.
\nFor more information, contact Kreckel at 684-2898 or email pharmcanoe@aol.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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