March for Life Group Stranded in Storm, Prays Mass on Altar Made of Snow
A post on Facebook describes the scene:
WBAY from Green Bay reports on another stranded band of marchers:
Amazing site from Pennsylvania. Dowling Catholic [High School, in Iowa] students stuck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike meet kids on the bus from Missouri. They have a priest. And create a snow altar for mass in the middle of this stand still. Very proud of all you Dowling Catholic students.
WBAY from Green Bay reports on another stranded band of marchers:A group of 150 people from the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, mostly students, is stranded in their buses by the East Coast blizzard.God love ’em. Keep them in your prayers.
The group was in Washington, DC, for the “March for Life” anti-abortion rally but left to come back to Wisconsin at 2 p.m. Friday — a full day ahead of schedule — because of the storm.
A parishioner tells Action 2 News their Lamers buses have been stuck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike since 10 o’clock Friday night. We’re told traffic is stopped “as far as the eye can see” and hasn’t moved since 10. Snow is piling up around them, and stranded drivers who have run out of gas are coming into their bus for warmth.
Maria Schuette told us by phone, “It’s looking pretty brutal out here. There was an overturned truck covering three lanes of traffic. The lack of response or maybe the lack of planning — even the bus driver says he doesn’t know what’s happening and why we’re not even moving at all. The longer we stay here the more stuck we get. Unfortunately the snow is over a foot high and we don’t know how we’re going to get out.”
Around noon, people on the buses reported on social media that snowplows and tow trucks were getting closer — about two miles from them.
People on the buses tell Action 2 News the buses have power, food, water and a bathroom, and they say they’re in good spirits.
I was wondering how many burial spots they had at the cathedral and found your blog with some really good information. I clicked on your homepage, just to check it out. I'm glad I saw this post. It really made my day! Not only did they share their resources, like a warm bus, but they celebrated Mass! Is this a great church or what?
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work, may God bless you.