March for Life 2010 Directions to St. Patrick’s Church

St. Patrick’s Church is located at 235 Glen Street, Glen Cove, New York  11542.  Parking for the March for Life 2010 will be available in the St. Patrick’s Church parking lot located on the adjacent Pearsall Avenue.  Directions to the parking lot are below.  When arriving, at the St. Patrick’s parking lot please park your car at the far side (north west) of the parking lot.

March for Life Photo’s

March for Life photo gallery.  Collection of photo’s from past march for life bus trips from St. Patrick’s Church, Glen Cove, New York.  March for Life 2010 sign-up is here.

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March for Life Confirmation Video (Turn speaker level down until at start of video)

March for Life 2010 Sign-up

Sign-up’s for the March for Life 2010 are over.  Thank you to all those who took the pilgrimage in 2010!   Sign-ups for the 2011 March for Life will begin in December of 2010.

To sign-up for the March for Life on January, 22nd 2010, please fill out the form below. All information gathered will ONLY be used for March for Life 2010 purposes. Once the form has been submitted you will be contacted within 24 hours to confirm your seat on the bus. If you are under 18 years of age and wish to attend with out a parent or guardian you must print the under 18 form (click here) and return the form, signed by your parent or guardian, to St. Patrick’s Church Parish Office.

Those who are approved to take the pilgrimage to the March for Life 2010, St. Patrick’s Church, Glen Cove, will cover the cost of the bus trip to Washington, D.C. as well as the return trip. If you have not yet done so please click here to review the schedule and details of the March for Life 2010 pilgrimage.  Application and permission forms for the March for Life 2010 pilgrimage are found by clicking here. All downloaded forms should be addressed to St. Patrick’s Church, Respect Life Office, 235 Glen Street, Glen Cove new York 11542. Forms must be at St. Patrick’s Church by January 2st 2010.  Directions to St. Patrick’s are here.

For questions you may contact the Respect Life Office leader Jeffrey Moore at (516) 676-0276 or via email by clicking here.

About Mike Moran

Mike Moran with members Charlie Phillips and Jim McCabe, leading the 1990 parade.

Michael J. Moran was born in Co. Carlow, Ireland, on March 22, 1930.  Mike emigrated to the U.S., settling in Sea Cliff, where he was employed for many years as a chauffeur for the Village of Sea Cliff Sanitation Department.

He was first inducted into Division 8 on March 28, 1957.  Mike went on to become a model of what a true Hibernian is, serving for six years as Division President, as chairman for Project Children and of the Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day parade and in many other positions.  On the County level, Mike served as Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Marshall and Co-chair of the annual Ladies Communion Breakfast.

In recognition of his service to the Order Mike received the high honor of being named Aide to the Grand Marshal of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

A special committee had been formed early in 1987 to address an oft-expressed desire by the membership that Division 8 follow the tradition set by many other Divisions of naming them selves after persons of high regard as a tribute to those persons and an inspiration an example of true Hibernianism to present and future members.

On April 14, 1997 that Committee submitted its report to the President, recommending that Division 8 “bear the name of our beloved Brother Hibernian, Michael J. Moran, and hereafter be known as the ‘Mike Moran Division, Glen Cove, New York”. The report went on to say:  “This recommendation is made with keen awareness that the Division has no greater honor to bestow, and will never again be empowered to extend such an honor – but no Hibernian has contributed more to the Division than Mike Moran.  His contributions have been countless, selfless and honorable, always given cheerfully, with unfailing dignity and charm – the hallmark of a great Irishman.

The Division was slated to vote on the Committee’s recommendation at its monthly meeting in May.  Mike died on April 29, 1997 at the age of 67.  He had been advised before his death that the Division was to be named in his honor.    That honor was bestowed posthumously, and by unanimous acclamation of the Division members, on May 8, 1997.   The new Division banner bearing Mike’s name was dedicated on December 17, 1997 in a ceremony held at the Swan Club, in the presence of Mike’s wife, Mary, and his daughters, Maureen Basdavanos, Theresa Pierce and Anne Gentile.

The following is an account of Mike’s funeral from the North Shore Hibernian:

We were all deeply saddened by the death of Brother Mike Moran on April 29, 1997.  Our brothers and their families followed Mike’s fine example of Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity by attending the Hibernian wake service and his Funeral Mass in great numbers, ad did our Hibernian brothers and sisters from all over Long Island.

Mike was eulogized by County Board President Ed Friel and Division President Robert Lynch and our Chaplain Msgr. McCann led the prayer service.  The Funeral Mass at Mikes’ parish church, St. Boniface Martyr, Sea Cliff was concelebrated by Msgr. McCann and Fr. Michael Torpey, pastor of St. Boniface.  Mike’s coffin, draped in the Irish tricolor, was led into the church by a lone piper and accompanied by an honor guard of twenty five of his brother Hibernians.  Mike’s best friend, Charlie Phillips, acted as lead pallbearer.

A moving graveside ceremony was conducted at Locust Valley Cemetery where the lone piper played a lament over Mike’s grave while a color guard with the Division’s banner and colors stood to attention.  The honor guard held the outstretched tricolor over Mike’s coffin in the pouring rain during this final farewell.

Below you will find some newspaper clips about Mr. Moran.