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Respect Life

Diocesan Respect Life Mass

Here at Holy Cross Parish Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 The Evening Begins with our Healing Service and Confession at 6:00PM Followed by 7:00PM Mass Rosary for Life will follow Mass. The evening concludes with a social hour including refreshments and pro-life materials.

 

Monthly Respect Life Meeting

Join us on the Third Monday of each month at 7:00PM in St. Stephen.

All parishioners are welcome to attend.

Monthly Prayer Vigil for an Increase in the Dignity of Life

The Holy Cross Respect Life committee invites all parishioners and friends to join us in the Holy Cross Adoration Chapel for an hour of prayer. This hour represents a new monthly event that will consist of both community prayer and silent reflection.

When: First Saturday of each month from 9:00AM-10:00AM
Where: In the Holy Cross Adoration Chapel

Come join us!

Monthly Prayer Vigil

Holy Cross has committed to provide prayer support on the 4th Friday of each month at the Planned Parenthood abortion mill from 7:00AM until 4:00PM. It is our goal to have 3 people there for each hour. Please call Fran Nicklas at (630) 973-9559 for hours needing coverage.

A Time to Heal *
for Post-Abortive Women

 “A Time to Heal” is a 12-week Bible-studybased support group bringing the healing of Jesus to post-abortive women. Centered on Holy Scripture, “A Time to Heal” focuses on pivotal women of the Old Testament and Mary, the Mother of God. Participants will discover how some women in the Old Testament made bad choices yet eventually played an important role in carrying out God’s plan.

The program is offered through the Respect Life Office of the Diocese of Rockford. Anyone interested in participating should call 815-877-5433.

* This program is not a substitute for therapy or counseling.

Respect Life Quote

"It is above all in raising children that the family fulfills its mission to proclaim the Gospel of Life….The family celebrates the Gospel of life through daily prayer, both individual prayer and family prayer. The family prays in order to glorify and give thanks to God for the gift of life, and implores this light and strength in order to face times of difficulty and suffering without losing hope. Both the celebration which gives meaning to every other form of prayer and worship is found in the family's actual daily life together, if it is a life of love and self-giving"

Pope John Paul II: The Gospel of Life, n 92-93

Respect Life

Project Rachel

The pain and sorrow of a past abortion need not endure for a lifetime. Call Project Rachel for a confidential referral to a priest and/or counselor. Please contact the Diocesan Respect Life Office or Catholic Charities Pregnancy Help Center at the numbers below.

There are alternatives to abortion!

Diocesan Respect Life Office

815-877-LIFE
(815-877-5433)

Catholic Charities Pregnancy Help Center

1-800-CARE-002
(1-800-227-3002)

Contact Numbers

If you are pregnant (or think you may be) and you need assistance, or if you know someone else who needs assistance with a pregnancy, you may want to contact one or more of the following:

National Life Center

1-800-848-LOVE
(1-800-848-5683)

Birthright

1-800-550-4900

Care Net

1-800-395-HELP
(1-800-395-4357)

Catholic Charities
Maternity Hotline

1-800-CARE-002
(1-800-227-3002)

Elliot Institute

1-888-4-OPTIONS
(1-888-467-8466)

Nurturing Network

The Nurturing Network provides complete services including college and employment transfers, as well as medical, housing, certified counseling, and other assistance to unwed mothers.

1-800-TNN-4MOM
(1-800-866-4666)

Project Gabriel

Project Gabriel is a church-wide ministry where the church as a whole helps a woman and her family in a crisis pregnancy through one year after the birth of the child.

630-879-4750 ext. 319

1-888-4-HOPE-4-1
(1-888-446-7341)

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