ST. MARYS — Elk County Right to Life has scheduled a Life Chain event from 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 6 at the corner of North St. Marys and Washington streets.

Annually, on the first Sunday in October, Life Chain invites churches and pro-life groups in each city and town across North America to stand on a designated local sidewalk and pray for one hour.

Last year over 1,530 cities and towns held Life Chains with each chain being posted on the National Life Chain website.

In Pennsylvania, 91 chains are currently registered for this year including the one in downtown St. Marys. Participants are asked to meet about 1:45 at the K of C building on the corner of North St. Marys and Washington streets.

Other chains in the area are in Brookville, DuBois, Punxsutawney and Centre County. Location and times are listed on the national website.

The Life Chain signs are back-printed to feature prayer topics, songs of meditation, the Life Chain code of conduct, and a statement on the purpose of a chain.

In addition to the prayer topics listed, other topics can be added by pastors or other leaders.

National Life Chain states that it “is a serious first step to pro-life activism because it requires participants to stand publicly for one hour, while holding a pro-life sign and praying through the prayer topics on the back of the sign.”

The Life Chain website concludes that chains unite local churches and community members “to inform local media, law enforcement, public officials, and area citizenry about the unmerciful killing of preborn boys and girls.”

To inquire about the St. Marys Life Chain or to learn how to set up a chain in an area community other than those listed above, contact Mary Bea Maloney, president of Elk County Right to Life, 814-834-3834.