UPDATED 13 January 2012

Several groups around the diocese are organizing buses for those wishing to participate in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 23.

The diocese’s Government Affairs Office is organizing two buses that will pick up people in Brooklyn and Queens:
The Brooklyn bus will begin at 6:30 a.m. from SS. Peter and Paul Church on South Second St. in Williamsburg. From there, it will proceed to St. Anselm’s Church on Fourth Ave. and 82 St. in Bay Ridge, where it will pick up participants at 7:30 a.m. before heading south to the nation’s capital.
The Queens bus will start at 6:30 a.m. from Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston, and then proceed to Resurrection-Ascension Church, Rego Park, at 7:30 a.m.
Parking is available at all sites. The buses will return riders to their vehicles later that evening.
In addition to the diocesan buses, several parishes are organizing on their own. Here is information about how to reserve a seat:

St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor – Bus leaves after 6:30 a.m. Mass and is expected to return around 4:30 p.m. To reserve a seat, contact Rita Hayden, 634-6138, or Rita Sweeney, 634-7394, stroserb@aol.com.

St. Clare’s Church, Rosedale – Bus leaves after 5:30 a.m. Mass and is estimated to return by 9:30 p.m. $15 per person. Seats are limited. Register by Jan. 16. To reserve a seat, contact seminarian Evans Julce at the parish office, 341-1018.

St. Joseph, Astoria, and St. Stanislaus, Maspeth – Bus leaves from St. Joseph at 6 a.m. and St. Stan’s at 6:30 a.m. Free. Call Anne Gilmartin, 651-9017.

St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights – Donation: $30 per person. Seats must be reserved in advance. Call Teresita, 429-2333.

Holy Family, Flushing – Donation: $30 per person. Seats must be reserved in advance. Call Cathy Donohoe, 917-929-2752.

St. Sebastian, Woodside — Bus leaves after 6 a.m. Mass. A reservation is required with a $10 refundable deposit. Call 429-4442.