Sunday, February 21, 2010

Day 5 - Truckee Church Held Vigil in the Snow

Day 5 – Truckee Church Held Vigil in the Snow

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Truckee Church Held Vigil in the Snow

On Saturday, the 4th day of the Spring campaign, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, from Truckee adopted the sidewalk and even Fr. Matt made time to come to the sidewalk and pray in the snow.   It is wonderful to know that the clergy stand in support of our prayers for Life given outside this place so filled with death.   News that Fr. Matt came to our sidewalk came at the same time that Sacramento reported that Bishop Soto visited and prayed at their vigil location, along with their prayer volunteers.  

Let us pray that we continue to see support from those who have the responsibility to lead the flock, the Body of Christ.   We welcome clergy of all denominations to come to the sidewalk to give a visible witness of the Love of Christ and we hope that they will come with members of their congregations.   It is through this loving example that lives are saved and souls are brought back to Christ.

Thank you to Eileen who worked to invite the parishioners of the Assumption Parish to participate in our campaign.   Many of those who came to the sidewalk today did so for the first time.   We’d love to have your church select a day to come as the unified face of Christ.   I firmly believe that it is only when we bring the entire body of Christ together to address this issue that we will begin to see leeway being made.   We look forward to seeing your church participate in this most important church ministry, as we protect the orphaned children, whose mothers have already spiritually abandoned them, as they cling to the walls of her womb, hoping against hope to survive to be born.

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Vigil Calendar

Reno Adopt A Day Calendar

Date Church Contact Phone
Tues – Feb 23 Our Lady of Snows Parish, Reno Donna Kelly (775) 827-1901
Weds – Feb 24 Immaculate Conception MOMs Group Connie Foxwell (775) 626-8578
Thurs – Feb 25 Immaculate Conception Parish, Reno Pat Souza (775) 358-7269
Fri – Feb 26 St. Alberts, Reno Greg Sprigg (775) 746-9758
Sat – Feb 27 Bishop Manogue Parents Association Karen Mowry (775) 747-0195
Tues – Mar 2 Our Lady of Snows Parish, Reno Donna Kelly (775) 827-1901
Thurs – Mar 4 Valley View Christian Fellowship Theresa Cobb (775) 853-8345
       

Bring Adopt-a-Day to your church by contacting us at 40DaysforLifeRenoTahoe@gmail.com or calling Carol Marie at (530) 412-1573.

Volunteers Needed Sun 2 - 7 pm, Mon 7-8 am & 4-7 pm & Tuesday 7-8 am

On Sunday we still need assistance in the afternoon.   Can you come to the sidewalk between 2 & 7 pm to ensure we continue to maintain unbroken coverage during this campaign?  

On Monday, to complete our coverage at the sidewalk, we need assistance in the early morning from 7 to 8 am and again in the afternoon from 4 to 7 pm.

In the meantime, you are welcome to sign-up or simply show-up to pray at the sidewalk at any time of the day or night when you are available to join us.   Your prayers have value well beyond anything we can see and we welcome whatever contribution you can make to the effort as we Pray to End Abortion.

Please register the hours when you can come pray at the sidewalk by going to our on-line calendar at:  www.vigilcalendar.com/renotahoe

Vigil Coverage Making Progress

To ensure unbroken coverage at the sidewalk from 7 am thru 7 pm every day for the 40 days of our campaign, we need volunteers present for 84 hours each week.   The remaining hours to be covered are:

  • Mondays - 5–7 pm starting March       
  • 2/22 – need coverage 7-8 am, 12-1 pm & 4-7
  • Tuesdays - We have a volunteer who won’t be able to make their 7-8 am shift, can you?
  • Wednesdays - 2-3 pm;  6-7 pm
  • Thursdays - 2-6 pm
  • Fridays - covered with at least one volunteer from 7 am – 7 pm, starting next week
  • 2/19 – need coverage 5-6 pm
  • Saturdays - 2-7 pm
  • Sundays - 2-7 pm

Can you take one of these hours each week for the duration of the campaign and assist us in completing the prayer coverage?

Coming Events

Life Chain Rally – Sunday March 14, 2 – 3:30 pm

Mark your calendar Spring Life Chain Rally held on Sunday, March 14, from 2-3:30 pm at South Virginia and South McCarran in Reno.   We will stand to give witness to the truth that Abortion Kills Children.   Signs are available at $1 apiece.   Churches are encouraged to make them available to their congregants for a $2 deposit, allowing those who would like to keep them, and others who would like to get their deposit back to return them. Please contact Elizabeth Labat at: elizabethlabat@gmail.com or you can call her on her cell phone at: (504) 296-8670. 

Allow us to Announce Your Pro-Life Prayer Gathering Here

Gather together to Pray to End Abortion!   When you have plans, let us know and we’ll let others know through our updates.

40 Days through Scripture

Day 5: Matthew 25 – 28 (including: Matt 27:3-4)  
Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that Jesus had been condemned, deeply regretted what he had done.   He returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.”   They said, “What is that to us?   Look to it yourself.”

“What is that to us?”   Is that not the response that the post-abortive woman gets from the abortion industry when she comes to realize that she has sinned by betraying innocent blood?   It is up to us, as the body of Christ, to help these women in pain realize that the Love and Mercy of Christ is available to them, they simply need to turn to our Lord in repentance.   He is ever faithful to us, even when we have rejected him.  

How different Judas’s story might have ended if when he turned to the leaders of the people of God for his time, had assisted him when he felt the pangs of remorse.   Instead, they turned their back on him and he was denied knowledge of the mercy that would have spared his life, both mortally and immortally.

Join us as we read the New Testament over the course of the 40 Day campaign.  To get the complete 40 Days Through the New Testament list, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/renotahoe/NewTestament, print it out and get started now.

International News

Pope Benedict: Dignitas Personae, Dignity of People Same in Abortion, Bioethics

[LifeNews.com, Vatican City] - by Kimberly Baker - In a February 13 meeting with members of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Pope Benedict said, “The questions of bioethics often place the reminder of the dignity of the person in the foreground.”

The Church’s attention to bioethics continues to keep pace with ever-new advancements in medical science. One of the more recent major documents from the Vatican on bioethical issues is Dignitas Personae (The Dignity of a Person). Issued in 2008 by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dignitas Personae is an essential “follow-up” to its predecessor, Donum Vitae (The Gift of Life), from 1987.

Dignitas Personae explores new issues in the area of reproductive technologies over the past 20 years. The first part discusses anthropological, theological, and ethical aspects of human life and procreation.

The second section addresses new problems concerning procreation; it analyzes techniques for assisting fertility, the problem of in vitro fertilization, and the treatment of embryos in such procedures.

The third and final section discusses new treatments which involve the manipulation of the embryo or human genetic material: gene therapy, human cloning, the therapeutic use of stem cells, animal-human hybrids, and the use of human “biological material” of illicit origin. Full story at LifeNews.com

For more Pro-Life related news, go to our website: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/News

Abortion 101

Abortion Procedures

[PriestsforLife.org] There are a series of different ways that abortions are done, determined primarily by the stage of the abortion being terminated.   Father Frank Pavone has a series of videos that describe each procedure in detail, each video addresses the procedure and several provide descriptions using the abortionist’s own words.

Suction Procedure – Used in the 1st three months of pregnancy, Fr. Pavone shows the tools used for an abortion, and using a model, describes the procedure.             

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBOAPleF1t0

Prostaglandin Procedure – induced abortion in second trimester.   Child killed by strength of contractions.   Abortionist sometimes injects drugs into heart of baby to kill baby so it is not delivered alive.   The process is so traumatic to the baby that they are frequently fully bruised when born.   Caution, this video shows the actual babies born through this method of abortion.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDj12ffvpgY

Dismemberment or Dilation and Evacuation – Abortionist goes by feel, inserts forceps into the uterus and grabs extremities of the fetus and then pulls them off the child, removing the child piece by piece.   Father Frank Pavone reads a description from an abortionist who tells how the procedure is done.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyKc6nPw6C4

Dilation and Extraction - Uses the birth process itself as the method of killing, Partial Birth Abortion is a version of this type of abortion.   Some forms of this abortion procedure remain legal.   Dr. Haskell, an abortionist, has given lectures on how to perform this type of abortion.   It has also been testified to in Congress that this procedure occurs.   This video includes a talk during which Dr. Haskell walks a group of doctors through the procedure of a partial birth abortion.   This is done while the video shows a drawn diagram, although the sound track is of an actual abortion in progress.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyKc6nPw6C4

Support the Effort!

Support 40 Days for Life with a Donation through our Website

Do you believe in the work we are doing as we Pray to End Abortion?   If so, please support the effort with a donation to cover our expenses. Donate Now

For more information on 40 Days for Life, Reno/Tahoe, visit our local website, at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe , look for us on Facebook, or Call: Carol Marie at 530-412-1573.

To receive your own copy of these updates, as well as information from the National Campaign, go to http://www.40DaysforLife/renotahoe and request to receive updates. 

If you prefer to only receive our local updates, send an email with “Please Add Me to 40 Days for Life” on the subject line to renotahoe@40DaysforLife.com

Campaign Materials

Free 40 Days for Life Items - Bumper Sticker, Bracelet & More.

Heritage House, is offering a Promotion Pack of 40 Days for Life items through their website for the amazing cost of $0, they are even picking up the postage.If you have wished to place a bumper sticker on your car, but I haven’t had one on hand when we’ve seen one another, our you haven’t yet got one of the rubberized bracelets, but you’d like one, now is your chance to get these and more items,for free.They aren’t even requiring that you enter your email address to receive this promotion, although, I encourage you to do so, and they will continue to keep you informed of the many great items they place on sale during the course of the year.And if you see something on sale and would like to purchase it for our 40 Days for Life campaign, I would gladly accept the help in making their many excellent pro-life items available!To receive your free promo pack, go to: http://www.40dayspromopack.com/40dayspromopack/signup.asp

Two Hearts Catholic Books & Gifts to Carry 40 Days for Life Items

Truly, pictures are worth a thousand words.To make it possible for us to communicate more effectively with those who witness our campaign, Millie has stocked Yard signs, Rally signs, New colored precious feet, Pro-life buttons, Static and Bumper sticker available @ The Two Hearts,33 Winter Street, Reno NV and St. Rose of Lima Church (weekend Masses).

More information

Please share this truth, among others relative to abortion with those who follow your Facebook posts! For more information on 40 Days for Life, Reno/Tahoe, visit our local website, at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe, look for us on FaceBook, or Call: Carol Marie at 530-412-1573 Please forward this message to anyone you know who might be willing to Pray to End Abortion.

To receive your own copy of these updates, as well as information from the National Campaign , go to http://www.40DaysforLife/renotahoe and request to receive updates. If you prefer to only receive our local updates, send an email with “Please Add Me to 40 Days for Life” on the subject line to renotahoe@40DaysforLife.com

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