J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 4th of October outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
On October 11th which is the upcoming date of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants Large Prayer vigil and after the closing Benediction, St. Joseph’s Church will be participating in the 40 Days For Life Campaign by having Eucharistic Adoration. Adoration will begin at 12 noon and conclude at 4 pm. If you are interested in taking a half hour to an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament please email Pat O’Keefe at POkeefe@sikorsky.com .
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
The Eucharist
May the Heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored and loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time. Amen.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Another 40 Days!
J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 27th of September outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
Today begins the 40 Days prayer campaign. Below is the starting email.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
It begins!
Today is the first day of the fall 2008 40 Days forLife campaign, when people from coast-to-coast -- andaround the globe -- are beginning to fervently prayand fast for an end to abortion.Additionally, thousands of people across NorthAmerica are leaving the comfort of their homes andoffices today to pray at more than 170 abortionfacilities and Planned Parenthood centers as part ofpeaceful 40 Days for Life vigils.Tens of thousands more will join these vigils overthe next 39 days.It's fairly easy to agree to pray -- and even to fast-- for 40 days, but when asked to stand vigil outsidean abortion center or Planned Parenthood facility, itcan be much more difficult to say 'yes.'To be totally honest, I never wanted to go prayoutside an abortion facility.But there are good reasons why any 40 Days for Lifecampaign must include a constant vigil outside theplaces where innocent human beings are put to death.That one fact is reason enough -- children are dyinginside those buildings, which are often innocentlooking store fronts or locations well hidden inotherwise innocuous office parks.Many people do not know that abortions are being donein their communities. The vigil brings attention tothis, and as people begin to gain knowledge about theexistence of abortion in their neighborhoods, theybecome increasingly uncomfortable.The abortion industry does not like publicity. Theybecome very uncomfortable as word spreads of whatthey had been doing in relative secret.And they know that the presence of people peacefullypraying outside their doors is bad for business.In a press release about 40 Days for Life, ChrisCharbonneau, President and CEO of Planned Parenthoodof Western Washington admitted, 'We know from pastexperience that these rallies and prayer vigilscreate barriers that deter our patients.'Two abortion facilities have gone out of businessfollowing 40 Days for Life vigils outside their doors-- in Dallas, Texas, and Rockland County, New York.The most important reason, however, to stand in vigiloutside the abortion facilities is to show the womenentering the clinics, the family members and friendswho accompany them -- and yes, even the people whowork there -- that people care about them and arepraying for them.Women contemplating abortion often feel abandoned --by the fathers of their children, by their families,even by their friends. They resort to abortionbecause they feel they have no one to support them.When they see people quietly, peacefully prayingoutside the clinic, they come to realize that they'renot alone.When they first began thinking about abortion, it wasbecause they had no hope. The vigil can help restorethat hope.More than 500 abortion-bound women have had a changeof heart and chosen life as a result of 40 Days forLife vigils.The people who work at the abortion centers may thinkof what they do as only a job. They too may have losthope of finding a better occupation. The sight ofpeople outside praying -- all day, every day -- makesthem take a second look at what they're doing.We know of at least five former abortion workers who,because of the 40 Days for Life vigils, quit theabortion industry.None of this would have happened if everyone took the'easy' path and decided just to pray at home or atchurch.It's the example of Christ Himself that we follow.When people went to Jesus with stories of those whowere suffering, He didn't just say a prayer or twoand walk on. He went to those people. He went totheir homes. He gave of Himself to comfort them andoffer them hope.So must we.
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 27th of September outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
Today begins the 40 Days prayer campaign. Below is the starting email.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
It begins!
Today is the first day of the fall 2008 40 Days forLife campaign, when people from coast-to-coast -- andaround the globe -- are beginning to fervently prayand fast for an end to abortion.Additionally, thousands of people across NorthAmerica are leaving the comfort of their homes andoffices today to pray at more than 170 abortionfacilities and Planned Parenthood centers as part ofpeaceful 40 Days for Life vigils.Tens of thousands more will join these vigils overthe next 39 days.It's fairly easy to agree to pray -- and even to fast-- for 40 days, but when asked to stand vigil outsidean abortion center or Planned Parenthood facility, itcan be much more difficult to say 'yes.'To be totally honest, I never wanted to go prayoutside an abortion facility.But there are good reasons why any 40 Days for Lifecampaign must include a constant vigil outside theplaces where innocent human beings are put to death.That one fact is reason enough -- children are dyinginside those buildings, which are often innocentlooking store fronts or locations well hidden inotherwise innocuous office parks.Many people do not know that abortions are being donein their communities. The vigil brings attention tothis, and as people begin to gain knowledge about theexistence of abortion in their neighborhoods, theybecome increasingly uncomfortable.The abortion industry does not like publicity. Theybecome very uncomfortable as word spreads of whatthey had been doing in relative secret.And they know that the presence of people peacefullypraying outside their doors is bad for business.In a press release about 40 Days for Life, ChrisCharbonneau, President and CEO of Planned Parenthoodof Western Washington admitted, 'We know from pastexperience that these rallies and prayer vigilscreate barriers that deter our patients.'Two abortion facilities have gone out of businessfollowing 40 Days for Life vigils outside their doors-- in Dallas, Texas, and Rockland County, New York.The most important reason, however, to stand in vigiloutside the abortion facilities is to show the womenentering the clinics, the family members and friendswho accompany them -- and yes, even the people whowork there -- that people care about them and arepraying for them.Women contemplating abortion often feel abandoned --by the fathers of their children, by their families,even by their friends. They resort to abortionbecause they feel they have no one to support them.When they see people quietly, peacefully prayingoutside the clinic, they come to realize that they'renot alone.When they first began thinking about abortion, it wasbecause they had no hope. The vigil can help restorethat hope.More than 500 abortion-bound women have had a changeof heart and chosen life as a result of 40 Days forLife vigils.The people who work at the abortion centers may thinkof what they do as only a job. They too may have losthope of finding a better occupation. The sight ofpeople outside praying -- all day, every day -- makesthem take a second look at what they're doing.We know of at least five former abortion workers who,because of the 40 Days for Life vigils, quit theabortion industry.None of this would have happened if everyone took the'easy' path and decided just to pray at home or atchurch.It's the example of Christ Himself that we follow.When people went to Jesus with stories of those whowere suffering, He didn't just say a prayer or twoand walk on. He went to those people. He went totheir homes. He gave of Himself to comfort them andoffer them hope.So must we.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
All Life Comes From The Eucharist
J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 6th of September outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Head of Vatican's Highest Court: Ministers Have 'Obligation to Deny' Communion to Pro-Abortion Politicians
By John-Henry Westen
ROME, August 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The head of the highest court in the Vatican has given an interview with a Roman magazine in which he notes that when dealing with pro-abortion Catholic politicians, 'the minister of the Eucharist has the obligation to deny It (Communion) to him.'
Last month, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Raymond Burke, formerly the Archbishop of St. Louis, as the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, which is the highest judicial authority of the Catholic Church besides the Pope himself. In an interview published in the current edition of the Italian magazine Radici Cristiane, Archbishop Burke addresses the issue which has caused great controversy among the hierarchy in the West.
In the interview, parts of which were translated by Catholic News Agency, the Archbishop noted first that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should be publicly corrected and told not to receive: and, if they persist, they should be denied. He spoke of dealing with 'public officials' who contravene Divine and Eternal law such as 'if they support abortion, which entails the taking of innocent and defenseless human lives.'
'A person who commits sin in this way should be publicly admonished in such a way as to not receive Communion until he or she has reformed his life,' the archbishop said. 'If a person who has been admonished persists in public mortal sin and attempts to receive Communion, the minister of the Eucharist has the obligation to deny it to him. Why? Above all, for the salvation of that person, preventing him from committing a sacrilege,' he added.
The Archbishop explained that the Church does this 'not with the intention of interfering in public life but rather in the spiritual state of the politician or public official who, if Catholic, should follow the divine law in the public sphere as well,' reported Catholic News Agency.
'We must avoid giving people the impression that one can be in a state of mortal sin and receive the Eucharist,' the archbishop continued. 'Secondly, there could be another form of scandal, consisting of leading people to think that the public act that this person is doing, which until now everyone believed was a serious sin, is really not that serious - if the Church allows him or her to receive Communion.'
'If we have a public figure who is openly and deliberately upholding abortion rights and receiving the Eucharist, what will the average person think? He or she could come to believe that it up to a certain point it is okay to do away with an innocent life in the mother's womb,' he warned.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/aug/08081904.html
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 6th of September outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Head of Vatican's Highest Court: Ministers Have 'Obligation to Deny' Communion to Pro-Abortion Politicians
By John-Henry Westen
ROME, August 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The head of the highest court in the Vatican has given an interview with a Roman magazine in which he notes that when dealing with pro-abortion Catholic politicians, 'the minister of the Eucharist has the obligation to deny It (Communion) to him.'
Last month, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Raymond Burke, formerly the Archbishop of St. Louis, as the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, which is the highest judicial authority of the Catholic Church besides the Pope himself. In an interview published in the current edition of the Italian magazine Radici Cristiane, Archbishop Burke addresses the issue which has caused great controversy among the hierarchy in the West.
In the interview, parts of which were translated by Catholic News Agency, the Archbishop noted first that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should be publicly corrected and told not to receive: and, if they persist, they should be denied. He spoke of dealing with 'public officials' who contravene Divine and Eternal law such as 'if they support abortion, which entails the taking of innocent and defenseless human lives.'
'A person who commits sin in this way should be publicly admonished in such a way as to not receive Communion until he or she has reformed his life,' the archbishop said. 'If a person who has been admonished persists in public mortal sin and attempts to receive Communion, the minister of the Eucharist has the obligation to deny it to him. Why? Above all, for the salvation of that person, preventing him from committing a sacrilege,' he added.
The Archbishop explained that the Church does this 'not with the intention of interfering in public life but rather in the spiritual state of the politician or public official who, if Catholic, should follow the divine law in the public sphere as well,' reported Catholic News Agency.
'We must avoid giving people the impression that one can be in a state of mortal sin and receive the Eucharist,' the archbishop continued. 'Secondly, there could be another form of scandal, consisting of leading people to think that the public act that this person is doing, which until now everyone believed was a serious sin, is really not that serious - if the Church allows him or her to receive Communion.'
'If we have a public figure who is openly and deliberately upholding abortion rights and receiving the Eucharist, what will the average person think? He or she could come to believe that it up to a certain point it is okay to do away with an innocent life in the mother's womb,' he warned.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/aug/08081904.html
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Stop Tax Funding of Planned Parenthood
J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 30th of August outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
If you have not already seen or signed the petition to stop Planned Parenthood’s tax funding please check it out at http://www.stopplannedparenthoodtaxfunding.com/.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 30th of August outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
If you have not already seen or signed the petition to stop Planned Parenthood’s tax funding please check it out at http://www.stopplannedparenthoodtaxfunding.com/.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Eternal Rest
J.M.J.+
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 23rd of August outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
I just received the news that one of our fellow Helpers has been called home by the Lord. Larry Warn who had been an active member of the Helper’s movement here in New Haven for many years recently passed away. Prior to his death Larry became a spiritual supporter from home during his illness and remained united with us in prayer. His faithfulness and prayerful support never faltered throughout all of his suffering and challenges. His wife has asked that any memorial donations made in his memory please be made out to Little Miracles Crisis Pregnancy Center and sent directly to St. Margaret’s RC Church 3a Academy St. Madison, CT 06443.
Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him, may his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace. Amen.
Below is a pro-life article I received in regards to the deception of the abortion industry.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Former Abortionist Bernard Nathanson Exposes Lies of American Pro-Abortion Movement
"We were guilty of massive deception" says Nathanson about abortion industry
By Tim Waggoner
TORONTO, ON, July 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On July 9, 2008, CFRB talk show host, Spider Jones, interviewed former abortionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson about his past involvement in the abortion movement and his conversion to the pro-life viewpoint.
At one time Nathanson was deeply entrenched in the American pro-abortion movement, having co-founded the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) and overseen 75,000 abortions as director of an abortion clinic. During the CFRB program Nathanson recalled the deceitful and dishonest tactics that he and NARAL relied upon to push for the legalization and acceptance of abortion.
"We claimed that between five and ten thousand women a year died of botched abortions," he said. "The actual figure was closer to 200 to 300 and we also claimed that there were a million illegal abortions a year in the United States and the actual figure was close to 200,000. So, we were guilty of massive deception." "I mean as a founding member and chairman of the medical committee, I accepted the figures which came from a biostatistician named Christopher Tietze and he and his wife passed along these figures to us at NARAL. We were in no position to validate them or not, so we accepted them in the interests of higher standards, or at least higher objectives," he explained.
Nathanson's conversion to the pro-life movement was sparked by the advent of the ultrasound machine in the early 1970s. He related how his heart was moved to realize that a fetus is in fact a human being after he watched an unborn baby recoil from a vacuum abortion device before being sucked from its mother's womb.
Nathanson titled the video of this incident "The Silent Scream" and began using it to spread the pro-life message. Planned Parenthood, however, took a page out of NARAL's book when the abortion giant spread rumors that the video was a fake. Nathanson confirmed that these rumors, like the tactics of NARAL, were lies.
"Planned Parenthood was responsible for that," he said. "But it was not faked and what we did in order to validate it was to go to Dr. Ian Donald in Scotland, who is the father of ultra-sound, the inventor of ultra-sound and he looked at the film and he swore an affidavit that everything was as it was shown and there was no doctoring or manipulation or any changes in the speed or anything else."
Nathanson then addressed the fact that abortion is now used as a form of birth control - a result of another pro-abortion fabrication.
"One of the myths that was fed to the public through the media was that legalizing abortion would only mean that abortions taking place illegally, would be done legally. But in fact, abortion is now being used primary as a method of birth control all over the world and in the USA too."
Pro-abortion advocates "refuse to see what most people are now conceding, that the fetus is a human being and we have no business massacring it in large numbers," concluded Dr. Nathanson.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/printerfriendly.html?articleid=08072904
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 23rd of August outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
I just received the news that one of our fellow Helpers has been called home by the Lord. Larry Warn who had been an active member of the Helper’s movement here in New Haven for many years recently passed away. Prior to his death Larry became a spiritual supporter from home during his illness and remained united with us in prayer. His faithfulness and prayerful support never faltered throughout all of his suffering and challenges. His wife has asked that any memorial donations made in his memory please be made out to Little Miracles Crisis Pregnancy Center and sent directly to St. Margaret’s RC Church 3a Academy St. Madison, CT 06443.
Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him, may his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace. Amen.
Below is a pro-life article I received in regards to the deception of the abortion industry.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Former Abortionist Bernard Nathanson Exposes Lies of American Pro-Abortion Movement
"We were guilty of massive deception" says Nathanson about abortion industry
By Tim Waggoner
TORONTO, ON, July 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On July 9, 2008, CFRB talk show host, Spider Jones, interviewed former abortionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson about his past involvement in the abortion movement and his conversion to the pro-life viewpoint.
At one time Nathanson was deeply entrenched in the American pro-abortion movement, having co-founded the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) and overseen 75,000 abortions as director of an abortion clinic. During the CFRB program Nathanson recalled the deceitful and dishonest tactics that he and NARAL relied upon to push for the legalization and acceptance of abortion.
"We claimed that between five and ten thousand women a year died of botched abortions," he said. "The actual figure was closer to 200 to 300 and we also claimed that there were a million illegal abortions a year in the United States and the actual figure was close to 200,000. So, we were guilty of massive deception." "I mean as a founding member and chairman of the medical committee, I accepted the figures which came from a biostatistician named Christopher Tietze and he and his wife passed along these figures to us at NARAL. We were in no position to validate them or not, so we accepted them in the interests of higher standards, or at least higher objectives," he explained.
Nathanson's conversion to the pro-life movement was sparked by the advent of the ultrasound machine in the early 1970s. He related how his heart was moved to realize that a fetus is in fact a human being after he watched an unborn baby recoil from a vacuum abortion device before being sucked from its mother's womb.
Nathanson titled the video of this incident "The Silent Scream" and began using it to spread the pro-life message. Planned Parenthood, however, took a page out of NARAL's book when the abortion giant spread rumors that the video was a fake. Nathanson confirmed that these rumors, like the tactics of NARAL, were lies.
"Planned Parenthood was responsible for that," he said. "But it was not faked and what we did in order to validate it was to go to Dr. Ian Donald in Scotland, who is the father of ultra-sound, the inventor of ultra-sound and he looked at the film and he swore an affidavit that everything was as it was shown and there was no doctoring or manipulation or any changes in the speed or anything else."
Nathanson then addressed the fact that abortion is now used as a form of birth control - a result of another pro-abortion fabrication.
"One of the myths that was fed to the public through the media was that legalizing abortion would only mean that abortions taking place illegally, would be done legally. But in fact, abortion is now being used primary as a method of birth control all over the world and in the USA too."
Pro-abortion advocates "refuse to see what most people are now conceding, that the fetus is a human being and we have no business massacring it in large numbers," concluded Dr. Nathanson.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/printerfriendly.html?articleid=08072904
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Silent No More News
J.M.J.+
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 16th of August outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
Below is some important pro-life news for CT.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Silent No More Awareness Campaign is an effort to make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women, men, and their families. We will no longer shroud the emotional and physical pain of abortion in secrecy and silence, but rather expose it and heal from the aftermath of abortion. We believe SNMA is a key effort in making abortion unthinkable and persuading society that women deserve better than abortion.
The campaign is a joint project of Priests for Life and Anglicans for Life and has three main goals:
· Make the public aware that abortion is harmful emotionally, physically and spiritually to women and others;
· Reach out to women and men who are hurting from an abortion and let them know help is available;
· Invite women (and men) to join us in speaking the truth about abortion's negative consequences.
We have a website where testimonies are posted and post-abortive women and men can sign up on http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org. Any sign-up information is forwarded to me and I can follow-up with them directly. Please pass this information on to any post-abortive women or men you may know. If you know anyone who is post-abortive and would like to join this group of over 7,000 post-abortion women and men, please pass the website information on to them and they can also call me with any questions.
I am planning a Silent No More Awareness Gathering at the State Capital in Hartford (north steps) for Sunday, September 7, 2008 from 2-4 pm. I would like to have the support of Bound4Life and others from your church if at all possible. I am also especially looking for pastors and clergy to support the women who will be speaking. This is the first gathering EVER in CT that I am aware of and we are trying to get as many women (and men) willing to speak and/or hold signs as possible and then enlist your prayer support and presence. I know Sundays can be challenging but would ask that you pray about it and let the Lord lead you. This gathering will be a first for many of the women speaking out so in the meantime, if you could pray for them as they prepare their testimonies (whoever the Lord wants there!) and for the team helping me to plan the gathering, I'd appreciate the prayers very much!!!!
We will be planning other events in the future and plan to participate again this year in the March for Life in Washington DC this upcoming January, 2009 and hopefully we will have a contingent of SNMA in Hartford as well. Both of these events would also be an opportunity to promote SNMA in CT. We also will be planning other events next year in different parts of the state to try to get more exposure for Silent No More Awareness in CT.
I am still trying to have Georgette Forney, one of the founders of SNMA, attend if her schedule permits. Fr. Pavone, Dr. Alveda King and Janet Morana are all traveling on this date so unable to attend.
Attached is a flyer you can distribute in your church or give to others who can help promote this gathering.
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Since you cannot attend, can you please forward this information on to other pastors and friends who can help promote our event? Thanks!
Thank you for helping post-abortive women and men heal from the tragedy of abortion! If you have any questions, please give me a call.
In Christ,
Nicole Peck
Regional Coordinator, SNMA CT
I am emailing in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 16th of August outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer.
Below is some important pro-life news for CT.
May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Silent No More Awareness Campaign is an effort to make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women, men, and their families. We will no longer shroud the emotional and physical pain of abortion in secrecy and silence, but rather expose it and heal from the aftermath of abortion. We believe SNMA is a key effort in making abortion unthinkable and persuading society that women deserve better than abortion.
The campaign is a joint project of Priests for Life and Anglicans for Life and has three main goals:
· Make the public aware that abortion is harmful emotionally, physically and spiritually to women and others;
· Reach out to women and men who are hurting from an abortion and let them know help is available;
· Invite women (and men) to join us in speaking the truth about abortion's negative consequences.
We have a website where testimonies are posted and post-abortive women and men can sign up on http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org. Any sign-up information is forwarded to me and I can follow-up with them directly. Please pass this information on to any post-abortive women or men you may know. If you know anyone who is post-abortive and would like to join this group of over 7,000 post-abortion women and men, please pass the website information on to them and they can also call me with any questions.
I am planning a Silent No More Awareness Gathering at the State Capital in Hartford (north steps) for Sunday, September 7, 2008 from 2-4 pm. I would like to have the support of Bound4Life and others from your church if at all possible. I am also especially looking for pastors and clergy to support the women who will be speaking. This is the first gathering EVER in CT that I am aware of and we are trying to get as many women (and men) willing to speak and/or hold signs as possible and then enlist your prayer support and presence. I know Sundays can be challenging but would ask that you pray about it and let the Lord lead you. This gathering will be a first for many of the women speaking out so in the meantime, if you could pray for them as they prepare their testimonies (whoever the Lord wants there!) and for the team helping me to plan the gathering, I'd appreciate the prayers very much!!!!
We will be planning other events in the future and plan to participate again this year in the March for Life in Washington DC this upcoming January, 2009 and hopefully we will have a contingent of SNMA in Hartford as well. Both of these events would also be an opportunity to promote SNMA in CT. We also will be planning other events next year in different parts of the state to try to get more exposure for Silent No More Awareness in CT.
I am still trying to have Georgette Forney, one of the founders of SNMA, attend if her schedule permits. Fr. Pavone, Dr. Alveda King and Janet Morana are all traveling on this date so unable to attend.
Attached is a flyer you can distribute in your church or give to others who can help promote this gathering.
=
Since you cannot attend, can you please forward this information on to other pastors and friends who can help promote our event? Thanks!
Thank you for helping post-abortive women and men heal from the tragedy of abortion! If you have any questions, please give me a call.
In Christ,
Nicole Peck
Regional Coordinator, SNMA CT
Saturday, August 9, 2008
August Helpers Of God's Precious Infants Vigil
J.M.J. +
The Monthly Prayer Vigil for August will be held tomorrow Saturday, August 9th, outside Planned Parenthood’s state Headquarters at 345 Whitney Ave in New Haven from 8 am to 12 noon the hours the babies are scheduled to be killed. Please take an hour of prayer or feel free to join us for the Helpers of God's Precious Infants large monthly Prayer Vigil will begin with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a send off Benediction at approximately 8:30 am.
We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Joseph’s Church at 129 Edwards Street. As soon as we arrive in the parking lot we will exit our vehicles in silence and line up to begin the Rosary and prayerful procession which will be lead by the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Msgr. Reilly has asked that no talking be permitted as we should be focused in prayer. We will then process on foot to Planned Parenthood where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. We will be escorted by the New Haven Police who will block off the intersections so we can safely process in the street. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to Saint Joseph’s church for a closing Benediction followed by light refreshments in the church hall.
God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
The Monthly Prayer Vigil for August will be held tomorrow Saturday, August 9th, outside Planned Parenthood’s state Headquarters at 345 Whitney Ave in New Haven from 8 am to 12 noon the hours the babies are scheduled to be killed. Please take an hour of prayer or feel free to join us for the Helpers of God's Precious Infants large monthly Prayer Vigil will begin with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7:30 AM at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven on Hillhouse Ave. It will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for half of an hour and concluded with a send off Benediction at approximately 8:30 am.
We will leave Saint Mary's Church in complete silence directly after the send off Benediction (no announcement will be made) and reassemble at the parking lot of Saint Joseph’s Church at 129 Edwards Street. As soon as we arrive in the parking lot we will exit our vehicles in silence and line up to begin the Rosary and prayerful procession which will be lead by the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Msgr. Reilly has asked that no talking be permitted as we should be focused in prayer. We will then process on foot to Planned Parenthood where God’s precious infants are scheduled to be killed. We will be escorted by the New Haven Police who will block off the intersections so we can safely process in the street. At approximately 10:15 am, while still in prayer, we will process back to Saint Joseph’s church for a closing Benediction followed by light refreshments in the church hall.
God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
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