Parish Respect Life Coordinator's Page

The primary goal of the Respect Life Program is to create and sustain respect for human life at every stage of its existence and in every situation. We are working for the establishment of a Respect Life Committee in every parish in the Archdiocese, and to offer support, resources and networking opportunities for those committees.  Of course, a Respect Life Committee will need approval by their pastor before initiating any activities for their parish.

Every month, our Office sends to the parishes and to the parish Respect Life Committees a newsletter with information and resources for their pro-life activities.  If you would like to receive our monthly pro-life update via e-mail, click here.

Here are some other resources for Parish Coordinators:

• 2007-2008 Calendar of Events
• Fall Diocesan-wide Respect Life Coordinators Meeting
• Recommended parish resources
• Recommended Speakers List
• Parish-based Crisis Pregnancy Co-Worker Training
• This month's Respect Life Coordinator's update and newsletter
• Respect Life Institute March 31st, 2007 flyer order form and parish promotional materials 
• Word of Life Series is sent to all dioceses for distribution to parishes each month. It provides bulletin quotations, & intercessions related to weekly readings.
• Sample Bulletin Announcements designed for upcoming Respect Life events, as well as one for those experiencing a crisis pregnancy or suffering from abortion.  Click here for more information on retreats for healing after an abortion.
• Legislative Update 
• Youth & Life  This 2-page piece contains helpful information on getting the youth involved with pro-life activities, focusing on the areas of education, prayer, and fundraising.  As Pope John Paul II energetically proclaimed, "I have seen enough evidence to be unshakably convinced that no difficulty, no fear is so great that it can completely suffocate the hope that springs eternal in the hearts of the young. You are our hope; the young are our hope. Do not let that hope die! Stake your lives on it! We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of his Son."
• Life Chains
   

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