Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage to the Ohio March for Life

The Office of Youth Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland is organizing this pilgrimage to the Ohio March for Life on October 6, 2023 for high school teens and chaperones from our diocese.

We will meet at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in downtown Cleveland for Mass, and then travel by bus to Columbus. We will have multiple drop off points throughout the diocese when we return. Your group will be assigned your drop off point as we get closer to the event.

Expected Itinerary

• 7am Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
• 7:30am Board Buses
• 10am Pre-Rally Concert
• 11am Rally at the Ohio State Capitol
• 12pm Ohio March for Life
• 5pm Expected Return to Cleveland area

Tickets can ONLY be purchased by youth ministers, campus ministers, or parish group leaders. Teens must attend with a parish or school group, with the necessary number of chaperones, and cannot buy tickets individually. You will purchase need to purchase teen tickets and adult tickets.

Groups need to have 2 adults for the first 10 teens, and 1 adult for every 8 teens after that. When ordering below, select the total number of tickets and then the numbers of each type of attendee (teen or adult).

• 1-10 teens + 2 adults
• 11-16 teens + 3 adults
• 17-22 teens + 4 adults
• 23-28 teens + 5 adults
• 29-34 teens + 6 adults
• 35-40 teens + 7 adults, etc

If your parish/school is not attending, please contact Francine Costantini and she will help connect you to a group.

Cost per ticket is $35. This is non-refundable, unless the event is canceled. This includes bussing, hat, and lunch. You do NOT need to have the names of all those attending to purchase tickets. Upon registering, group leaders will be sent an email with a link to online permission and medical forms to be completed by parents and by chaperones by September 22.

TICKET SALES CLOSE SEPTEMBER 15 or until seats are filled!

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