JOHN SMEATON, DIRECTOR OF SPUC: Walk in reparation for abortion in York

Friday, 2 May 2014

Walk in reparation for abortion in York

On this coming Sunday, 4th May, there's a walk for life in York.

It's a walk in reparation for the legalizing of abortion and praying for the healing of wounds caused by abortion.

The timetable is as follows:

1 - 1.25: Prayers in St. Wilfrid's Church, Petersgate, YO1 7EF
1.30: Procession starts from the West front precinct of York Minster
Process to Margaret Clitheroe Monument, Ousebridge, where 80 red and white flowers will be thrown into river, representing 8,000,000 aborted babies.
Process to Bar Convent grounds. Veneration of relic of St Margaret Clitheroe
Process to Knavesmire for prayers
Process to Church of English Martyrs, Dalton Terrace YO24 4DA for Holy Mass at approximately 5 p.m.

Further details regarding transport etc can be obtained from Pat Sammon on 0113 2582745 or 07747 698553.

The total distance of the walk is approximately 2 miles. Both St Wilfred’s Church, Petersgate, and English Martyrs Church,Dalton Terrace, are open for prayer all day.

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About Me

I became involved in SPUC after graduating, when I established a branch in south London in 1974. I have worked full-time for SPUC for 42 years. I became chief executive of SPUC in the UK in 1996, having been general secretary since 1978. I was elected vice-president of International Right to Life Federation in 2005. At UN conferences in Cairo, Copenhagen, Beijing, Istanbul and Rome, I helped coordinate more than 150 pro-life/pro-family groups resulting in pro-life victories in Cairo, Istanbul and Rome. I was educated at Salesian College, London, before going to Oxford where I graduated in English Language and Literature. I qualified as a teacher, becoming head of English at a secondary school. I am married to Josephine. We have a grown-up family and we live in north London.