Pro-Life Committee

Members meet to pray for unwed mothers and the unborn. Members walk and pray every Saturday at 7 a.m. at the nearby abortion clinic as a form of silent protest. Once a year, members meet with the CYO and upper-grade students to encourage them to pray for unborn babies. Members also support and Pro-Life activities in the parish.

PRAY that God will give our society a deep respect for all human life from the moment of conception until natural death. Join others in your parish when there is a Holy Hour for Life.

If you are of high school or college age, GIVE PRO-LIFE BOOKS and brochures to your high school or college library.

BECOME INFORMED about the issue and share your knowledge with relatives, friends, and neighbors.

Volunteer to get more members for your parishes' PHONE TREE. Enlist the help of a few of your friends to mobilize pro-life citizens to call or write their legislators on behalf of pro-life legislation.

OFFER TO SHARE YOUR HOME with an unwed mother. Call Catholic Charities or your diocesan Pro-Life Office to provide a refuge for an unwed mothers who needs a place to live.

If your diocesan Pro-Life Office or pro-life citizen's organization is conducting a VOTER I.D. PROJECT, volunteer to make some phone calls for them. Ask your parish pro-life coordinator for more information.

BECOME A FOSTER PARENT for newborn infants who are being adopted. Call your Catholic Charities Office for more information.

Arrange a PRO-LIFE PRESENTATION for your Catholic group (Altar and Rosary Society meeting, Men's Club meeting, PTA meeting, etc.). Ask your pro-life parish coordinator to assist you in finding a speaker or call your diocesan Pro-Life Office.

WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR of your local newspapers in response to articles and opinion pieces that endorse an anti-life position.

Join your parish PRO-LIFE COMMITTEE. Volunteer your time to help with the pro-life activities in your parish.

VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME to help your diocesan Pro-Life Office with occasional large mailings.

DONATE baby clothes, formula, and disposable diapers to Catholic Charities or your local Crisis Pregnancy Center.

VOLUNTEER ONE EVENING a week with your local Crisis Pregnancy Center. You will be trained to help those who come to the center with a crisis pregnancy.