Services
Trinity Lutheran Church, Springfield (located across the street from the Illinois state capitol building) will conduct a special Matins service commemorating Joseph, Guardian of Jesus. Central Illinois District President Michael Mohr will preach a sermon entitled "Caring for Child and Mother," based on the Gospel for the occasion, Matthew 2:13-23.
Pastor Paul Hemenway of Trinity, Springfield will serve as liturgist. Lectors will include Southern Illinois District President Timothy Scharr and Northern Illinois District First Vice-President and District Life Coordinator Pastor Cory Estby. All are welcome.
For additional information, contact Dr. Ken Schurb, kschurb@cidlcms.org
To register for the Matins service, RSVP for the Illinois March for Life. The Matins service will be included on the RSVP form. RSVP now »
Matins Service, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
10:30 AM @ Trinity Lutheran Church
220 South second street, springfield IL 62701
Catholic Mass, Diocese of Springfield
10:00 AM @ sangamon Auditorium
1 University Plaza, Springfield IL 62703
As of March 13th, Mass is at capacity and registration is closed. Thank you for your interest, please join us at the Rally at 12 PM.
Catholic Mass will be celebrated at the Sangamon Auditorium on the University of Illinois Springfield Campus. Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki will be the Presider at Mass.
Registration for mass is required. To register for mass, RSVP for the Illinois March for Life. Mass will be included on the RSVP form. RSVP now »
Eucharistic Adoration, Diocese of Springfield
12:30 pM - 5:30 pm
524 E. Lawrence Ave, Springfield IL 62703
There will also be Eucharistic Adoration at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
Rally Speakers
Serena Dyksen
Founder, She Found His Grace Ministries
Anna Kinskey
Executive Director, weDignify & the Illinois March for Life
Reverend Dr. Matthew Harrison
President, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Very Reverend Bishop Thomas Paprocki
Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Springfield, IL
Mary Kate Zander
Executive Director, Illinois Right to life
Honorable Dr. William Hauter, M.D.,
Illinois State Representative, District 87
Reverend Michael Mohr
President of the Central Illinois District, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Antonio Gonzalez
weDignify Student Leader & Senior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Orthodox Christian Prayer of the Hours
10:30 AM @ St. Anthony Orthodox Church
1600 S. Glenwood Ave., Springfield IL 62704
Orthodox Christian Prayer of the Hours will be prayed at St. Anthony Orthodox Church prior the the Illinois March for Life Rally & March. Fr. George Pyle will preside over the liturgy.
To register, RSVP for the Illinois March for Life. RSVP now »
State laws matter, more than ever!
Because of state laws, 10,000 lives were saved from abortion in just 2 months after Roe was overturned.*
Now, in a Post-Roe era, it is crucial to march where state laws are made and in front of the elected lawmakers.
The March for Life Chicago is moving to Illinois’ capitol: Springfield.
The Move includes:
New Name: The March for Life Chicago is now the Illinois March for Life
New Location: The rally and march move from Chicago to Springfield, IL
New Day: Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
SAME MISSION: Save Midwestern Lives by marching for life in the public square!
Since 2013, the rally and march has served as a unifying event for the pro-life movement that grew through the Midwest. The 2023 move continues that unity as it is supported by weDignify, Illinois Right to Life, Lutheran Church Missouri—Synod, Wisconsin Right to Life, Illinois Knights of Columbus, and more!
Please see the FAQs for more details.
*New York Times: “Legal Abortions Fell Around 6 Percent in Two Months After End of Roe” (10/30/2022)
new City. New Day. SAME MISSION!
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Springfield is Illinois’ state capitol.
In the last 6 years, lawmakers in Springfield passed the Repeal of Parental Notification (2021), the Reproductive Health Act, which allows abortion through all 9 months, removed health inspections of abortion clinics, and more (2019) and HB 40 Tax Payer Funding of Abortion (2017).
As a result, at least 4 regional abortion clinics have been built in IL near the border of WI, MO, & IN since 2018.
Recently, an abortion organization launched a bus to travel around the IL state border to offer abortions to those in neighboring states.
Illinois abortions are no longer concentrated in Chicago and no longer limited to just Illinois residents.
Illinois’ state laws are detrimental to preborn lives across the Midwest, so we have moved to march where those egregious laws were made.
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Since 2013, the march’s vision has been to call upon religious, civic, and community leaders to renew every effort to build a nation that affirms the authentic dignity of women and men, the gift of children, and a culture dedicated to protecting life at every stage of development in law and love.
In order to call upon civic leaders in Springfield, the march needed to be on a weekday when state lawmakers are at the capitol.
During the legislative session, lawmakers are not in Springfield on Monday or Friday and are often traveling back to their district on Thursday afternoons.
That just leaves Tuesday or Wednesday.
Tuesday worked best for the majority of partner organizations.
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The Illinois legislative session occurs in the Spring, so state lawmakers are usually in Springfield, IL in the month of March.
Rallying and marching when state lawmakers are present significantly increases the impact on lawmakers.
While the IL legislative session goes into April at times, this is not often the case during a presidential election year, such as 2024. During those years, the legislative session typically ends at the end of March.
Thus, the month of March is a consistent month to gather at the state capitol when lawmakers are in session working on and voting on laws.