Hundreds Participate in Ninth Annual Reading-Berks March for Life

Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at Berks Catholic High School (BCHS), Reading are, from left: Father Stephan Isaac, BCHS chaplain; Stephanie Giles, executive director at LifeLine of Berks County; Georgette Forney, president of Anglicans for Life and co-founder of Silent No More; Brett Kindig, pastor of Faith Evangelical Congregational Church, Temple; and Michael Giles.

Reading-Berks March for Life May 5

Pro-life supporters embark on the Ninth Annual Reading-Berks March for Life May 5. (Photos by John Simitz)

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Marchers listen to a motivational talk about the protection of life in the BCHS auditorium.

Stephanie Giles discusses free services offered by LifeLine, a nonprofit organization that provides education services and evaluations to assist women in protecting their reproductive health.

Crosses adorn the lawn at BCHS to symbolize reparation for the estimated 125,000 lives lost daily through abortion in the United States.

Helen MacMinn, front, chairwoman for the Reading-Berks March for Life, leads an estimated 200 supporters of life in prayer with a megaphone.

Young men carry the infant Jesus during the march as pro-life supporters make their way to Planned Parenthood, Reading to offer peaceful prayer for the unborn.

Monsignor Thomas Orsulak, pastor of St. Peter the Apostle, Reading, leads pro-life supporters of all ages as they bow their heads in prayer outside Planned Parenthood, Reading.