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Documents
- Respect Life Mission Activities Volunteer Jobs
- Family Rosary for Life
- Pro-Life Rosary with colors
- Prayer for Respect for Life
- Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe
- The Challenge of Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
- Prayers for Abortion Clinic Setting
- Spiritual Adoption
- Helpers Prayer Booklet - Joyful Myst
- Helpers Prayer Booklet - Sorrowful Myst
- Pro-Life Prayer Suggestions
- Ten Things You Can Do to Help Prevent Abortions
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Contact Us
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Marie McCoymariemccoyprcgmail.comCoordinator
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Be sure to check out the Brochure of the Month and the Spiritual Adoption update for the month! (See Submenu on the left.)
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
If you need help with a crisis pregnancy see information here.
Respect Life means to recognize every human person as a special creation of God, made in His image, and to value every human life from the moment of conception to natural death. -
UNPLANNED Movie - Wed Jan 22 7:15 pm
Abby Johnson was a Planned Parenthood clinic director. But what she saw - and what she learned from her superiors - changed her and brought her out to the other side of the fence.
“A true story of love, hope and redemption “ National Review
“outstanding movie, highly recommended” A. F.
“…so educational as to what happens behind closed doors” V. M.
“…not judgmental at all” “…points to hope and healing.” V. M.
“Be prepared to challenge what you have been told…” D. F.
“…take your teens and young adults.” D.C.
6:30 pm Mass at St. Laurence - Special Mass for Respect Life
7:15 pm Come to Parish Hall, across plaza from the church. Pizza will be served.
7:30 - 9:20 pm Movie will be shown.Rated R – teens must be accompanied by parents.
The event is FREE. Donations will be accepted to help cover the cost.
Please click here to rsvp so we can estimate food quantity. Walk-ins will be accepted.
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Texas Rally for Life - Sat Jan 25, 2020
The Knights of Columbus Council 11343 is hosting a bus for the Texas Rally for Life, heading to Austin on January 25, 2020.
Join thousands of Texans at the Texas Rally for Life on Saturday, January 25, at the Capitol in Austin. Show the media and our elected officials that Texas is PRO-LIFE! The 2020 Texas Rally for Life will commemorate the 47th anniversary of the tragic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973, which made abortion legal throughout all nine months of pregnancy. In the wake of Roe, legal abortion in our nation has claimed the lives of more than 60 million unborn children and has hurt countless women and men.
Sign up to save a seat. Cost is only $10 per rider, due as you board the bus. Bring a sack lunch or buy your own when we stop at Buc-ee's on the way to Austin. The Austin to Sugar Land return ride will not have a stop.
Saturday, January 25th Itinerary:
6:45 AM............Board bus at Ave Maria Parish Life Center (3103 Sweetwater Boulevard 77479)
7:10 AM............Depart for St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
8:30 AM............Archdiocesan Mass at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, Katy
9:45 AM............Depart St. Bartholomew (will stop at Buc-ee's)
12:30 PM..........Arrive in Austin (14th and San Jacinto)
1:00 PM............Texas Rally for Life (march & rally at State Capitol)
3:30 PM............Bus departs for Sugar Land
6:30-7:15 PM....Bus arrives at the Ave Maria Center
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The Sad Reality
On January 22, 1973 abortion was made legal in our country. Since then there have been over 57 million abortions. Every day there are about 2,700 abortions in the U.S, and over 100,000 world wide. In Fort Bend County, there are about 25 abortions every week, about one for every 6 births. In Harris County, there are about 50 abortions every day. If we do not do something, if we do not stand up for those who cannot stand up on their own, who will?
In addition to the children killed by abortion, additional millions of children have lost their lives from "emergency" and hormonal contraception, when a new life begins but the child is prevented from implanting in the uterus to obtain nutrition from mom.
Even more millions of children have also been created by way of In Vitro Fertilization and then discarded, donated to research (to die) or frozen indefinitely. These children are still created by God, in His image, and for His purpose. Reproductive technology treats children as products to be manufactured, with "extra" embryos as disposable by-products of the production of one wanted child, rather than respecting the human dignity of every child. Fewer than one of eight children created with IVF can expect to be born.
Please consider including pro-life organizations in your charitable giving.
Some suggestions: Pregnancy Resource Medical Center of Fort Bend
Option Line / Heartbeat InternationalCrisis Pregnancy? We are here to help!If you are in need of help or you know of someone who needs help in having a baby, here are three great resources that will help you out right now:
The Option Line, a national hotline for those is crisis pregnancy, operates 24/7:
1-800-712-HELP, www.Optionline.org
Pregnancy Resource Medical Center is also available to help at 281-232-2375. www.prmcfortbend.orgGabriel Project Helpline is 713-225-5826. This number is answered during business hours and women are referred to the nearest parish with a Gabriel Project - such as St. Laurence.
Suffering after abortion? God has never stopped loving you! He understands, forgives, and offers healing. Healing ministries are available:
Rachel Project: call 713-741-8728 at the Archdiocese. Saturday Days of Reflection, Rachel's Vineyard weekend retreats, and weekly support groups are offered
periodically. National web site: www.hopeafterabortion.com
Pregnancy Resource Medical Center is also available tohelp at 281-232-2375. www.prmcfortbend.org
A national directory of post-abortion help is available atwww.abortionrecovery.org, or call the Option Line at 1-800-712-HELP
Rachel's Vineyard - www.rachelsvineyard.org 1-877-467-3463offers weekend retreats
Speakers Available: Marie McCoy, the Respect Life Coordinator, is available as a speaker on life topics. She has been involved in the pro-life movement for over 30 years, and served as Director of the Pregnancy Resource Center for about 14 years. She would be happy to speak to any church or community group, at no charge.
Other speakers are also available from the Pregnancy Resource Center, the Archdiocesan offices, and other organizations.Respect Life Volunteer Positions
Many opportunities are available to help or to take responsibility for individual activities or projects.
Prayer for Respect of LifeDear Father, Creator of all Life,
Please give those who are faced with the temptation of abortion the support, the courage, the grace they need to choose life for their child. Help all who have participated in choosing abortion come to know your healing and generous mercy.
I ask that you grant those involved in performing or promoting abortions a conversion of heart and the courage to cease their involvement. Please help us to respect the dignity of all our brothers and sisters, in every circumstance. We pray that proper respect will be shown to immigrants, to prisoners, to those who are severely ill or burdened with handicaps, and to the elderly who are nearing the end of their lives.
Please open my own heart to follow whatever way you are calling me
to help build a culture of life. Amen.The Documents section on the right side of this page has a document with 4 copies of this prayer to a page.
Family Rosary for Respect Life Booklet (with pro-life meditations on the Joyful Mysteries) -
Calendar
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Wednesday, January 22, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PMPro-life rosary.Read More
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Read MoreWednesday, January 22, 6:30 PM
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Wednesday, January 22, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PMPizza will be provided to enjoy while you watch UnPlanned, the story of Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood clinic director. What she saw - and what she learned from her superiors - changed her and brought her out to the other side of the fence. The movie is rated R. Please register in advance by clicking on title.Read More
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Saturday, January 25, 6:30 AM - 6:30 PMCost of the bus to Austin, sponsored by the Knights, is only $10! (Donations welcome.) Archdiocesan Mass at St. Bartholomew's in Katy at 8:30. Bring a sack lunch or buy one at our quick stop at Buc-ee's. Click on title to get more details and register.Read More
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Sunday, February 9, 12:15 AM - 12:45 PMPlease join Respect Life members and the Knights of Columbus in reciting a pro-life rosary. In bad weather we will pray inside in the oratory.Read More
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Sunday, March 8, 12:15 AM - 12:45 PMPlease join Respect Life members and the Knights of Columbus in reciting a pro-life rosary. In bad weather we will pray inside in the oratory.Read More
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Sunday, April 12, 12:15 AM - 12:45 PMPlease join Respect Life members and the Knights of Columbus in reciting a pro-life rosary. In bad weather we will pray inside in the oratory.Read More
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Sunday, May 10, 12:15 AM - 12:45 PMPlease join Respect Life members and the Knights of Columbus in reciting a pro-life rosary. In bad weather we will pray inside in the oratory.Read More
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