Once again we were on duty at 222 N. 17th Street to provide information to passersby about the movement. When people hear what the Catholic Church is doing they are truly shocked. Hundreds of people see us on the street as the pass by. Honks and waves from motorists signal that the support the cause. See Brenda talk about it in the video below.
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Demonstrating June 18th and 19th
Sudden rain closed us down early on Tuesday but Wednesday was beautiful. We had had our youngest demonstrators and our most senior all this week. The lady in her 9th decade put us all to shame standing the entire time.
See some comments below.
Comments from the Demonstration at the Basilica
Fine weather today, June 17th, as some of our parishioners walked the line to “Keep the Faith in Frankford”. Our Roll of Honor for today included: Tammy H., Greg M., Terry P., Florence S., Maryanne S., Al S., Ellie S., grandchildren Caithlyn, Grace and Rylie and Bob S., Pat S.
We are sharing some comments in the video below.
Basilica Demonstration
On Friday, June 14th, we moved over to the Basilica sidewalk and got a good reception from office workers, tourists and folks coming to the 12:05 p.m. Mass. Just a short video but catch our hardest working demonstrators at the end.
The Demonstration Daily – Friday, June 14, 2013!
Happy Flag Day! We celebrate that we are able to voice our opinions! Today, 3 young visitors from Russia wanted to get a picture with Greg Minetola, an”American Protestor”! We weren’t quick enough to save this moment for posterity. So, perhaps our struggles will reach Russia!!!!!!
Here’s our Roll of Honor for the week:
Wednesday, June 12th – Janice C., Bill McG., Greg M., Kate M., Mary M., Maryanne S., Bob S., Pat S., and Ann Y.
Thursday, June 13th – Mary M. (All by her lonesome – she’s a trooper! A few others would have gone except for the threatened downpours!)
Friday, June 14th – Brian H., David H., Shannon H., Dolores M., Greg M., Linda N., A.J., Florence S., Tina D., Kate M., Bob S., Pat S., Ellie S., Al S., their daughter, Kelly, grandchildren Caithlyn, Grace and Rylie, Jackie Young
As I’ve shared with you, these demonstrating efforts do have a great effect and are a great way to share information and publicize our plight. Today, we were joined by those protesting the abuse of children by the clergy. Wanting to give them an opportunity to express their opinions, we walked over to the Basilica to demonstrate there. We thought this was much better than 222. We had less wind so we could have a display; it was sunny; we were able to reach people on the Parkway. There are a lot of tourists and many did come to the Basilica. We would be there for Mass as well. Since the Basilica is being renovated at a total cost of $25 million; it may make more sense to align our message with the Basilica – Church to Church!
Bob Smiley has been taking pictures and interviewing those who want to share “the St. Joachim Good News”! Enjoy the photos and an interview with Tina D! We are creating new spaces on our website and the text of Tina’s letter will be posted there soon.
First Day of Demonstrating – June 12, 2013
Comments from the Organizing Meeting on Sunday June 9th
State Representative John Taylor starts off, hitting the nail on the head: Churches aren’t Wawa’s. Following are folks passing by the camera who felt compelled to say what they felt.