Friday, October 9, 2009

Day 3 - Abortion Worker Quits!

Abortion Worker Quits!

National Campaign DailyIntention

We pray for God’s giftof strength as we strive to protect human life during 40 Days for Life.

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NationalCampaign Daily Intention

We pray for God’s gift of strength as we strive to protect humanlife during 40 Days for Life

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what youwill eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life moreimportant than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at thebirds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet yourheavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
—Matthew6:2526 —

Billionsof dollars are spent each year on diet plans. But Jesus tells us to stopworrying so much about our bodies, and instead to trust in God’s care for ourphysical needs.   
Whatwould happen if the people who had started on a low‐carb diet this year hadinstead gone on a diet of heavenly food?   For non‐believers thatdiet would include trusting in Christ for their salvation, and for believers itwould include a renewed prayer life, a new Bible study, or even a spiritualfast.

Thisdiet doesn’t include giving up on certain kinds of foods.   What thisdiet includes is giving up on anxiety by resting in the loving arms of Christ,trusting that He will provide.   Such a spiritual diet also frees usfrom our worries, and allows us to freely praise Him and serve others.  Christ’s words bear repeating:

ThereforeI tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or aboutyour body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and thebody more important than clothes?   Look at the birds of the air;they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Fatherfeeds them.   Are you not much more valuable than they?

Thispromised provision teaches us the inestimable worth of our lives.  He will not allow us to go without.   This intimateknowledge and care for human life on the part of our gracious God is whatmotivates us to seek for the preservation of human life in all its stages.

DennisDiMauro
Lutherans for Life

NationalCampaign News

AbortionWorker Quits!

In my messageto you on Tuesday, I said, "When it comes to 40 Days for Life, expect theunexpected!"

And yes, eventhough I said that, the e-mail message I received from Tim Palmquist with the40 Days for Life team in Bakersfield, California was REALLY unexpected.
Tim wrote,"An employee of the Bakersfield Family Planning Association abortioncenter has just quit!"

The womanwalked out of the building and spoke to Rosa, who was taking part in the prayervigil, and told her, "I'm done with this place!" The woman also saidshe had turned in her uniform. Rosa quickly offered a hug, which the formeremployee accepted.

All this time,another vigil participant was watching. It was the first time she had ever goneto pray at an abortion center. Rosa turned to her and said, "Do you seethe power of prayer?" After seeing this amazing turn of events, the newvolunteer said she wants to spend much more time at the vigil during these 40days.
This happenedWednesday -- yes, the FIRST DAY of this 40 Days for Life campaign!

WOW!

Jim in GreenBay, Wisconsin writes, "Michael and I just walked the first shift of thisyear's vigil." He and Michael really didn't know each other well at first."But now we do. 40 Days for Life has a way of bringing folkstogether."
Jim describesthe late night/early morning scene as warm, slightly muggy, but beautifullyquiet. "We counted three horn honks with thumbs-up signals," henoted. "We also spoke to a young couple who were walking across thehospital parking lot. The young woman saw our signs and shouted encouragementsaying, 'We're not aborting! We're having a baby!' Michael and I shouted backour approval and encouragement.
Michaelobserved how we never, ever know how our presence impacts people. This vigil,like the prayer that it is, reaches far beyond those whom we can see and feeland touch -- which is just how the hand of God operates.

Local Campaign News

Procession& Kick-off Rally Rousing Success

Inaddition to the untoppable success of a life saved, our campaign started on theright note with a well attended Procession and Kick-off Rally.  There were 50 participants of these evening events, and the reaction ofpassersby was, for the most part, strongly in support of our message thatAbortion Kills Children, as we asked that on-lookers Pray to EndAbortion.  
Andif the presence of a great group of new volunteers weren’t enough, we were alsoblessed with the presence of signs that are new to the sidewalk.  Each day, he drove by and saw the faithful witness of Richard and Tony, as theystood with their signs, imploring those who pass by to pay attention to thetruth that Abortion Kills Children, and praying that each mother headed to theabortion site might change her mind and spare her child.   But henoticed that their signs seemed difficult to read for the those who weredriving by for the first time.   The more he saw them, the more hefelt that he needed to do something to help, but he didn’t know what he coulddo to make a difference.   Finally, he took it to prayer, and afterpraying he felt called to donate large format signs that he could leave withthese constant prayer warriors, who are at the sidewalk 5 mornings each week.  Come see them yourself, these 8 foot long, 2 feet high signs, that read“Abortion Stops A Beating Heart.”

VigilSupport Needed This Weekend

Withthe campaign off to such a start, now is not the time to let up on ourPrayers.   Please come to the sidewalk this weekend and join as wePray to End Abortion.   And please, sign-up in advance on the vigilcalendar on-line, so we can know what hours are already covered.   Toregister for the hours when you’ll be at the sidewalk, go to: http://www.vigilcalendar.com/renotahoe   Ithank you in advance for your support.

ComingEvents

First Saturday Rosary, Oct 3rd,9:00 am
Calling all Pro-Life Catholics (andothers who are interested) to pray the Rosary at the abortion site on Saturday,May 2nd at 9:00 am.   Join us as we pray the Gospel.
This monthly rosary continues yearround, as the faithful gather to Pray to End Abortion.  We will continueour prayerful faithful witness until this clinic is closed for good!
Respect Life Mass – Oct 4th,9:30 am
Join Bishop Calvo as he celebrates theannual Respect Life Mass and leads a Rosary Procession on Sunday, October 4,2009, at 9:30 a.m., St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral, 310 West Second Street,Reno.  A Rosary Procession along the river in downtown Reno will followthe Mass.
Life Chain Sunday – Oct 4th,2 – 3:30 pm
On Sunday, Oct 4, from 2 – 3:30 pm wewill join hundreds of Life Chains across the nation, as we hold signs at thecorner of S. Virginia and McCarran, proclaiming the truth that Abortion KillsChildren.   We make this statement with a prayerful attitude, askingall who participate to remember that we come to share the Truth of Christ inLove.   Join us as we call all to appreciate the precious nature ofthe innocent unborn.
Allow us to Announce Your PrayerGathering Here
Gather together to Pray to EndAbortion!   When you have plans, let us know and we’ll let othersknow through our updates.

40Days through Scripture

Day3: Matthew 13 – 18
Including:  Matt 18:6-9   Whoever causes one of these littleones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a greatmillstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of thesea.   Woe to the world because of things that cause sin!  Such things must come, but woe to the one through whom they come!  If you hand or foot causes you to sin, cut if off and throw itaway.   It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippledthan with two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire.   Andif your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away.   It isbetter for you to enter into life with one eye than with two eyes to be throwninto fiery Gehenna.

Whenwe allow laws like legalized abortion to stand, are we not guilty of leadingthese girls to the sin that damns them?   Are we not obliged to findthem and bring them to repentance through Jesus, Our Lord?   Do wenot need to tear from the fabric of our land and the Laws that guide it, anytraces of abortion as a legal option, so that the entire land not rot under theevil it perpetuates?   We must exorcise abortion laws from our landnow.

Toget the complete 40 Days Through the New Testament list, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/renotahoe/NewTestament, print it outand get started now.   It’s never too late to start reading thebible.

International News

More on Dominican Republic Passage ofComplete Abortion Ban

[LifeSiteNews,September 24, 2009, (C-FAM) BySamantha Singson] Last week, lawmakers in the Dominican Republic gave theirfinal approval to a pro-life constitutional change despite fierce criticism andpressure from UN agencies and abortion advocates to defeat the measure. The Dominican Republic’s National Assembly easily ratified a revision ofArticle 30 in a vote of 128 in favor with 32 opposed. The article now statesthat "the right to life is inviolable from conception until death."

Whilethe measure was widely supported by Dominican parliamentarians, it met withstaunch opposition from international abortion proponents and even UN agencies,which are officially neutral on abortion. Last April, when the right-to-lifeprovision was first debated, two UN officials interjected themselves into thedebate. Nils Kastberg, UNICEF's regional director for Latin America and theCaribbean, called on Dominican legislators to consider liberalizing abortion sowomen would not be forced into "unsafe procedures." Kastberg alsosuggested that lawmakers would be "hypocrites" unconcerned with thenation's higher-than-average teen birth rate.
UnitedNations Program for Human Development coordinator Miguel Ceara Hattoncriticized the article stating the constitutional revision encourages theincidence of clandestine abortions and maternal deaths and disregards a woman’sright to life.  Hatton also took aim at the Catholic Church stating thatit had "influence in everything" and that, "for following adogma [the Church] has become a source and a motor for social exclusion in theDominican Republic. The dogma is placed ahead of the needs of the population,health, housing and better living conditions. "
Contraryto the positions these UN officials took, the United Nations website maintainsthat "the legal status of abortion is the sovereign right of eachnation" and that the organization "does not provide support forabortion or abortion related activities anywhere in the world."

Full story at LifeNews.com   See LifeSiteNews September 18 initial coverage of this development

NationalNews

Boy EntersGuilty Plea to Attempt to Kill Fetus

[ALL Pro-Life Today, Sept 24] A Williamsburg-area teen who triedto abort his girlfriend's pregnancy last year by giving her a bottle ofGatorade laced with a drug meant for cows entered guilty pleas Tuesday injuvenile court to charges of attempted third-degree murder and aggravatedassault.   The original story can be found at: http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/522832.html?nav=742   Additional Daily NewsSummaries clipped by American Life League can be found at: http://www.all.org/article.php?id=12210


VideoVignette

"Christian" Liberals on Abortion.

Watch andsee how this young woman really understands the basics of Pro-Life and cancommunicate it clearly.   If a kid can get it, what excuse do theliberal “Christian” voters have?
GetInvolved!

Senate FinanceCommittee Begins Markup of Health Care Bill

[NCHLA, National Committee for a Human Life Amendment] OnSeptember 22, the Senate Finance Committee began markup of America’s HealthyFuture Act, the health care reform bill put forward by committee chairman Sen.Max Baucus (D-MT) as the chairman’s Mark. Committee members have filed wellover 500 amendments. Both the latest version of the chairman’s Mark and theamendments can be found at: finance.senate.gov/sitepages/legislation.htm.To correct flaws in the chairman’s Mark, Sens.Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Michael Enzi (R-WY) have offered several amendments onthe protection of life and conscience.

Action Alert

For an Action Alert that focuses on three of the Hatch/EnziAmendments see: nchla.org/actiondisplay.asp?ID=278. The Alert is directed to Senators who serve on theFinance Committee. A list of committee members can be found at: nchla.org/datasource/idocuments/111SenFinCmte.pdf.

Among the Senators on the committee is Nevada’s JohnEnsign.   Please contact him and encourage him stand firm against theHealth Care Reform unless it protects the lives of the unborn and thevulnerable.
For moreinformation on 40 Days for Life, Reno/Tahoe, visit our local website, at:

www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe
look for us onFaceBook
Or Call: CarolMarie at 530-412-1573

For More Information

Pleaseforward this message to anyone you know who might be willing to Pray to EndAbortion

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Day 2 - Reno Already Realizes Our 1st Save

Reno Already Realizes Our 1st Save

National Campaign DailyIntention

Pray for those who workin the abortion industry, and for those who have repented of committingabortions and have resolved to defend life.

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NationalCampaign Daily Intention

Pray for those who workin the abortion industry, and for those who have repented of committingabortions and have resolved to defend life.

Jesus called out with aloud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this,he breathed his last. The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God andsaid, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
—Luke23:4647

“Those of us who have participated in the killing of unbornchildren are the Centurions of today. We have dropped our swords against theunborn child. Now we must recognize the depth of our guilt and deal with theramifications... To revitalize our humanity we need to forgive and be forgiven,to reconcile and be healed.”
These words come from a brochure of the Society of Centurions,an organization for former abortion providers. These words convey in abeautiful and moving way what is happening across the nation as hundreds ofabortionists and their staff members experience repentance, conversion, andhealing.
How does this conversion begin? Dr. Philip Ney writes, “Thefactors that hanged their opinion on performing abortions, in the followingorder of frequency, were: evidence of the infant’s humanity, a spiritualexperience, personal distress, evidence of the mother’s distress, scientificarticles, being accepted as a person, a personal relationship with a pro-lifer,pro-life pickets.” (The Centurion’s Pathway, p. 77).
The journey is not easy. But the Jesus who heals us calls us toface the truth of what we’ve done, make restitution where possible, and engagein the hard work of mending relationships. Let’s pray for the Centurions; maytheir numbers increase!

Fr.Frank Pavone
National Director,Priests for Life and
President, NationalPro-life Religious Council

National Campaign News

Baby Saved at Kick-Off Event!

At the St. Louis kickoff rally that evening, "we sang, prayed and had achance to meet many new people," said local coordinator Brian Westbrook."God truly blessed us with an exciting night."

Butthe excitement was just beginning. At the end of the long day, Brian went home,checked his e-mail and found this message:

"I just wanted to let you know that today justbefore we left the clinic, as we were wrapping up and praying together, one ofthe sidewalk counselors came over and let us know that a couple who had goneinto the clinic in the morning had just left and decided to keep their baby. So praise God, I believe that's the first fruits of what's to come over the next 40 days."

Briansaid, "What an incredible start to these 40 Days for Life. I cannot waitto see what God has in store for us this fall. Keep praying and fasting and oneday we will see an end to abortion."

Local Campaign News

Reno AlreadyRealizes Our 1st Save!

Day 2 – We’vejust finished our Kick-off Procession and Rally and already we have our 1stsave to report from the Reno Abortion Site!   While at the sidewalk,Carol Marie and Caryle were blessed to have the opportunity to participate in savinga child on the first day of our local campaign.   Aida came to theabortion site, conflicted about her 14 week pregnancy.   Herboyfriend is uncertain that he’s prepared for the responsibilities of being afather and she fears for where she’ll live if she continues thepregnancy.   Thankfully, we were there to let her know that there areoptions to an abortion, she can make another choice, she can give her childlife and we are there to help her meet whatever needs come her way.  

I was able toshare with her the story from the last week of our Spring Campaign, when afather came out to explain to the sidewalk counselors why he and his wife wereat the abortion site.   The child his wife was carrying was not his,and while they were both Hispanic, the man who had fathered this child wasAnglo.   How could he possibly raise such a child that would be aconstant reminder of his wife’s infidelity?   Members from ourcampaign worked with him to help him appreciate that every child is a gift fromGod, but that if he was unable to raise the child, a home could be found, thatabortion did not have to be the answer to this dilemma.   He was putin touch with a Spanish speaking nun who continued to work with the couple andthey were also referred to the Reno Crisis Pregnancy Center.
Just lastweekend, a baby shower was held for this couple and the husband is now thrilledthat they will be having a son, the son they have always wanted.  And the community has stepped forward to provide for their needs, as they add athird child to their family.

Hearing thisstory gave Aida the courage she needed to choose life for herchild.   We also shared with her the developmental facts about herchild, using the “Before You Choose” brochure which we have available in bothSpanish and English.   She now realizes that she is already a mom andshe is beginning to appreciate that she has a responsibility to protect herunborn child.   Please pray for her as she continues to work throughthe challenges ahead.   She still needs to discuss this decision withthe father of her child.   Let us pray that he appreciate the beautyof the unexpected life that is now growing within her womb.

ComingEvents

First Saturday Rosary, Oct 3rd,9:00 am
Calling all Pro-Life Catholics (andothers who are interested) to pray the Rosary at the abortion site on Saturday,May 2nd at 9:00 am.   Join us as we pray the Gospel.
This monthly rosary continues yearround, as the faithful gather to Pray to End Abortion.  We will continueour prayerful faithful witness until this clinic is closed for good!
Life Chain Sunday – Oct 4th,2 – 3:30 pm
On Sunday, Oct 4, from 2 – 3:30 pm wewill join hundreds of Life Chains across the nation, as we hold signs at thecorner of S. Virginia and McCarran, proclaiming the truth that Abortion KillsChildren.   We make this statement with a prayerful attitude, askingall who participate to remember that we come to share the Truth of Christ inLove.   Join us as we call all to appreciate the precious nature ofthe innocent unborn.
Allow us to Announce Your PrayerGathering Here
Gather together to Pray to EndAbortion!   When you have plans, let us know and we’ll let othersknow through our updates.

40Days through Scripture

Day 2: Matthew 8 – 12
Matt11:20-24   Then he began to reproach the towns where most of hismighty deeds had been done, since they had not repented.  “Woe to you,Chorazin!  Woe to you, Bethsaida!  For if the mighty deeds done inyour midst had been done in Tyre or Sidon, they would long ago have repented insackcloth and ashes.  But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyreand Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.   And as for you,Capernaum:  ‘Will you be exalted in heaven?  You will go down to thenetherworld.’ For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done inSodom, it would have remained until this day.   But I tell you, itwill be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than foryou.”
Do we tend to forget, in all that weknow of God’s infinite Love, that He is also infinite Justice and that He haspromised that Hell is also possible for those who do not repent of their sin?

Toget the complete 40 Days Through the New Testament list, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/renotahoe/NewTestament, print it outand get started now.   It’s never too late to start reading thebible.

International News

Poland Catholic Magazine Fined forCriticizing Woman's Abortion Decision

Warsaw, Poland(LifeNews.com) -- A court in Poland today fined a Catholic magazine for likening a woman to akiller for wanting to get an abortion allegedly because she would go blind ifshe did not have an abortion. The case eventually netted Poland a 25,000 eurofine from the European Court of Human Rights. The European Court of HumanRights issued a decision in September 2007 upholding itsprevious ruling making Poland pay a woman $52,000 for denying heran abortion. The woman couldn't get an abortion in 2000 after claiming thatgiving birth damaged her eyesight and she is now unable to take care of herthree children. The European Court of Human Rights sided with Alicja Tysiac.Commenting on the case, the Catholic magazine, Gosc Niedzielny, published bythe Katowice archdiocese, compared Tysiac to a Nazi and condemned her forwanting an abortion. Full story at LifeNews.com

NationalNews

A Blog YouShould be Reading

(NRLC Part One of Two By Dave Andrusko ) Talkabout an embarrassment of riches! In addition to all the other invaluableonline resources we've talked about in this space, one I have neglected tohighlight is the blog produced by NRLC's Robert Powell Center for MedicalEthics--http://powellcenterformedicalethics.blogspot.com.  To read Dave’s entire article, go here.

For More Information

For moreinformation on 40 Days for Life, Reno/Tahoe, visit our local website, at:
www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe
look for us onFaceBook
Or Call: CarolMarie at 530-412-1573

Pleaseforward this message to anyone you know who might be willing to Pray to EndAbortion

To receive yourown copy of these updates, as well as information from the NationalCampaign , go to http://www.40DaysforLife/renotahoe and request toreceive updates.  If you preferto 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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Day 1 - Join the Procession & Kick-Off Rally

Join the Procession & Kick-Off Rally

Table of Contents

  • National Campaign Daily Intention
    • That we may use these 40 Days for Life to plead for God’s mercy and grace upon all those involved in the sin of abortion..
  • National Campaign News
    • Take a Step of Faith and Join This Prayerful Effort
  • Local Campaign News
    • The Schedule, while filling, Needs Your Help!
    • Coming Events
    • Fall Campaign Procession & Kick-Off Rally – Weds September 23rd
    • Life Chain Sunday – Oct 4th, 2 – 3:30 pm
    • First Saturday Rosary, Oct 3, 9:00 am
    • Allow us to announce your prayer gathering here
  • 40 Days through Scripture
    • Day 1: Matthew 1 – 7
  • International News
    • Vienna Cardinal Forbids Famous Pro-Life Bishop to Attend Pro-Life Rally
  • National News
    • Media Analysis Says Pro-Life Group Right, Baucus Health Care Bill Funds Abortions
  • Video Vignette
    • The Miracle of Life
    • Abortion at Issue
  • Get Involved
    • Stop the Abortion Mandate
  • Campaign Materials
    • Two Hearts Catholic Books & Gifts to Carry 40 Days for Life Items
    • Free 40 Days for Life Items - Bumper Sticker, Bracelet & More

National Campaign Daily Intention

That we may use these 40 Days for Life to plead for God’s mercy and grace upon all those involved in the sin of abortion..

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. On this rock I will build my church; the gates of hell will not prevail against it. — Matthew 16:18

Pray that the witness of 40 Days for Life bears abundant fruit, and that we begin again each day to storm the gates of hell until God welcomes us into the gates of heaven.

Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life and
President, National Pro-life Religious Council

National Campaign News

Take a Step of Faith and Join This Prayerful Effort

Whether you've participated in 40 Days for Life before, or you're along on this journey for the very first time, thank you taking the step of faith to join this prayerful effort.

What is 40 Days for Life? Bishop Richard Malone of Portland, Maine offered about the best one-sentence answer I've yet seen: "40 Days for Life is the work of the Holy Spirit, a divine inspiration in the ongoing effort to end the plague of abortion."

And how does the Holy Spirit work? Often, in the hearts of those who join this effort to pray for others. When it comes to 40 Days for Life, expect the unexpected! That message is clear in what people are saying about 40 Days for Life.

A blogger just posted: "As I sit here tonight awaiting the kickoff rally tomorrow, while holding my precious sleeping infant, I praise God for the gift of life." But she writes with mixed emotions. Six years ago, she became pregnant as the result of rape. She chose life for her son, and arranged for a loving couple to adopt her child. "Six years later," she writes, "I still know and feel I made the right decision, but I miss him. So, tonight as I write this, I think about the women who go in for an abortion and wonder how I can make a difference. I realize that I can make a difference by being there praying for them, praying to God that their mind changes away from abortion." She is thankful for 40 Days for Life "because I believe it truly touches the hearts of the women who come there for an abortion. I am eagerly anticipating the Lord's goodness in this fall's campaign."

Then there's Val in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who expressed her thoughts in a letter to the editor of the local newspaper: "Last spring I volunteered in the 40 Days for Life campaign. For 40 days I joined other volunteers to pray for the unborn in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic. We didn't pray only for the unborn. We also prayed for the women facing unplanned pregnancies. We prayed that those facing these circumstances would consider other alternatives such as adoption. My family adopted a child whose mother once faced an unplanned pregnancy. After making an appointment to end her pregnancy, she changed her mind when she encountered volunteers who were present the day of her appointment, praying on behalf of the unborn. This child has been such a blessing to our family. God has a plan for each one of us, and I'm seeing that, especially in the case of this child."

This fall from September 23 to November 1, another 40 Days for Life campaign will take place. I hope many will come and join us as we pray. Miracles really do happen."

Local Campaign News

The Schedule, while filling, Needs Your Help!

Day 1 – We have more churches involved in the campaign than ever before, preachers are addressing the subject from the pulpit and the media is even interested in what we’re doing for the first time since we started with a small campaign in the Fall of 2007.   But this campaign requires that all Christians come forward, and declare the truth we all know, that Abortion Kills Children and we can no longer look the other way.   Please join us as we Pray to End Abortion on the sidewalk of the darkest corner in our community, the sidewalk at the abortion site.   We come to bring the light of truth to those caught in the web of lies.   Be a witness to Christ, come and share His Love through prayer.

Coming Events

Fall Campaign Procession & Kick-Off Rally – Weds September 23rd
We will kick-off the Fall campaign by spiritually following the path of the young women, who frightened by an unexpected pregnancy, receive a referral for an abortion and then proceed from the Planned Parenthood facility to the abortion site.   We will gather at 6:15 at the sidewalk in front of 4385 Neal Rd., Reno NV and walk in procession the 1.1 miles to the abortion site, to cover this path in prayer.   Join us as we Pray to End Abortion.   For a map of the route, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/Procession Afterwards, join us as we gather at the abortion site on Wednesday, Sept 23rd, at 7 pm to kick-off what will be the best campaign we’ve had yet!   We will be gathering across the street from the West End Abortion Site, located at 5915 Tyrone Rd, Reno.   For a map to the location, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/WestEnd  
Life Chain Sunday – Oct 4th, 2 – 3:30 pm
On Sunday, Oct 4, from 2 – 3:30 pm we will join hundreds of Life Chains across the nation, as we hold signs at the corner of S. Virginia and McCarran, proclaiming the truth that Abortion Kills Children.   We make this statement with a prayerful attitude, asking all who participate to remember that we come to share the Truth of Christ in Love.   Join us as we call all to appreciate the precious nature of the innocent unborn.
First Saturday Rosary, Oct 3, 9:00 am
Calling all Pro-Life Catholics (and others who are interested) to pray the Rosary at the abortion site on Saturday, May 2nd at 9:00 am. Join us as we pray the Gospel. This monthly rosary continues year round, as the faithful gather to Pray to End Abortion.  We will continue our prayerful faithful witness until this clinic is closed for good!
Allow us to Announce Your 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 1: Matthew 1 – 7 (including: Matt 6:19)
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroys, and thieves break in and steal.  But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroy, nor thieves break in and steal.   For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

Consider the heavenly treasure that awaits those who do God’s will, for they have their eyes on heaven.

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.   It’s never too late to start reading the bible.

International News

Vienna Cardinal Forbids Famous Pro-Life Bishop to Attend Pro-Life Rally

(LifeSiteNews.com VIENNA, September 22, 2009 By Hilary White) - When pro-life demonstrators in Vienna marched to City Hall earlier this month to protest the hosting by the mayor of a celebration for a notorious local abortion facility, one prominent member of Austria's pro-life world was not present. Bishop Andreas Laun, an auxiliary of Salzburg, told marchers at a Mass prior to the event that he had been forbidden to attend the demonstration by the cardinal archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Schönborn.

Bishop Laun is one of the recipients of the Von Galen Award, an honor given by Human Life International "to a Catholic prelate who has been a voice of conscience for his society." He said at the Mass that preceded the rally, "Cardinal Schönborn has told me on the phone that he does not want that I participate in the demonstration. I replied to him, 'This topic can hardly be discussed on the phone,' and [thought] that I will not be able to convince him. Since Schönborn is the archbishop of Vienna, I have to respect his decision according to canon law."

Bishop Laun said he respected the cardinal's decision and added, "There is a blessing on all legitimate forms of obedience in the Church." He had been scheduled by rally organizers to speak at the demonstration and to lead prayers outside City Hall.    Read the entire article on LifeSiteNews.com

National News

Media Analysis Says Pro-Life Group Right, Baucus Health Care Bill Funds Abortions

(LifeNews.com, Washington, DC) -- A new media analysis is verifying the contention of a pro-life group that says the new Baucus health care bill funds abortions. As is the case with HR 3200 and the Kennedy bill in the Senate, National Right to Life says the Baucus bill also contains massive abortion subsidies and mandates. The Pulitzer-prize winning PolitiFact web site, operated by the St. Petersburg Times newspaper, is respected as a web site that looks into political claims. In a new analysis released on Monday, it verifies as true the National Right to Life take on the Baucus bill that it "contains provisions that would send massive federal subsidies directly to both private insurance plans and government-chartered cooperatives that pay for elective abortion." PolitiFact says the NRLC view of the bill "get[s] to the heart of the rhetoric on both sides of the debate."   Read the entire article at Lifenews.com …

Video Vignette

The Miracle of Life

Watch and share this 4 minute video of the developing life in the womb.

Abortion at Issue

Watch and share this 6 minute video regarding President Obama’s claims for abortion coverage in the proposed Health Care Reform.

Get Involved!

Stop the Abortion Mandate

Get involved in the process through http://stoptheabortionmandate.com.   And remember are strongest weapon in the battle of good vs. evil, Prayer!

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

If you wish to be removed from this distribution list, simply reply with Please Remove in the subject line.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Assistance Sought for 40 Days for Life Reno Tahoe

Assistance Sought
Volunteers Wanted for Campaign Promotion
Donor Desired to Underwrite E-Mail Service & Fund Purchases
Men Wanted for “Knight Shift” at the Sidewalk
Local News
Welcome New Team Members
Graphic Images Come to University of Nevada, Reno
Campaign Materials
Free 40 Days for Life Items - Bumper Sticker, Bracelet & More
Coming Events
Vigil of Mourning, Sept 13, 6 pm
Baby Shower for Infant Saved at the Sidewalk Sat Sept 19 – 10:30 am
Our Lady Rings a Rosary for Life Around Lake Tahoe - Sept 18-20
Fall Campaign Kick-Off Rally – Weds September 23rd 7 pm
Watch Our Updates for Other Exciting Fall Events
Assistance Sought

40 Days for Life will be participating on Sunday at a Church picnic and possibly on Saturday afternoon as well. Are you available to stand at a booth and invite others to join us as we Pray to End Abortion? We will also be promoting the campaign at this Thursday’s Catholic Professional & Business Group breakfast. We’d love to see you there!

Donors Desired to Underwrite E-Mail Service & Fund Purchases

For the campaign this Fall we hope to use a professional e-mail distribution service. This is another expense you can help support. Please donate by sending a check to Carol Marie at PO Box 7548, Tahoe City, CA 96145.
We are pleased to announce that Heritage House has extended their sale, so we are able to purchase the items needed for the campaign at rock bottom prices. Please donate to allow us to get a banner which will be used when promoting the campaign, as well as at our various rallies. We would also like to purchase 50 lawn signs for distribution during the campaign, through our Door-to-Door campaign and to local volunteers and churches. Bumper stickers, bookmarks and business cards with Post-Abortion healing information are additional items we would like to be able to distribute.
We would also like to get the quantity pricing on the banners. To do this, we are hoping that several area churches will purchase a banner for their own use, through us. When we have 5 banners, each will cost only $89 apiece, reduced from full price at $165, near 50% in savings.

Men Wanted for “Knight Shift” at the Sidewalk
We are looking for men to cover the Knight Shift during the coming 40 Days for Life campaign, which runs from September 23 – November 1st, to ensure that there is prayer coverage at the sidewalk from 6 pm – 6 am.

Local News

Welcome New Team Members
The pace has slowed some, but we continue to welcome new members to the team. Are you prepared to step forward?
Calendar Managers
If you would like to join us at the sidewalk and you’re uncertain how to get onto the schedule, feel free to contact the Calendar Manager for the day when you would like to volunteer. Their contact information is available on-line at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/ContactUs
Note, there are separate calendars for Reno and Carson City. IF you would like to be a Calendar Manager for the Carson City vigil site, please step forward.
Church / School / Group Coordinators - New members
Holy Family Church - Christine & Cassie Potter
Holy Rosary Mission Church - Christine & Cassie Potter
MOM’s Group – Immaculate Conception - Karen Mowry

Is your church listed on our website? If so, contact your Church Coordinator and offer to assist them with Adopt a Day at your church. It takes a team of people to work the tables after church, signing up the members of your congregation. If you have multiple services each Sunday, this increases the number of people who can assist in this effort.
If your church isn’t listed, please take it to prayer to determine if you are called to help us promote the 40 Days for Life to your church community. Even if you don’t coordinate an Adopt-a-Day, you can encourage individuals to gather in prayer, either at the sidewalk, at your church or in a home. We are raised up on the prayers and fasting of individuals from their own homes and to get that prayer support, people need to know about our campaign. You can help us in this effort, by simply forwarding our emails to family and friends, encouraging them to subscribe.
Events – Planners & Volunteers
Ring a Rosary Fri – Sun, Sept 18-20 - Carol Marie
Kick-Off Rally Wednesday, September 23, 7 pm Volunteers Needed
Life Chain – Reno Sunday, October 4, 2-3:30 pm - Elizabeth Labat
Wrap-up Rally Sunday, November 1, tbd Volunteers Needed

Our Kick-Off Rally will be held at the West End Abortion site, located at 5915 Tyrone Rd., Reno at 7:00 pm. We are working on plans for something special before the Rally, watch for details for this exciting component to the day, but block off time starting at 6:15 pm just in case! Can you help us with the planning and execution?
We would also like to hold an end of the campaign Celebration. Is this something you can either help plan, or provide volunteer assistance in its execution?
Door-to-Door Campaign Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to man the door-to-door campaign during the Fall campaign. This is a family friendly volunteer activity allows you to be an ambassador of our effort to bring people together as we Pray to End Abortion.
Campaign Support Positions
Webmaster - Suzie Ama
Blogmaster - Veronica Tarquinio
Suzie and Veronica will be assisting in our on-line communications with volunteers and the public, through our website and our blog. I would like to personally thank them for making my life easier!
Graphic Images Come to University of Nevada, Reno

There are a range of methods for helping others to appreciate the reality of what abortion really means. One of these methods is the use of graphic images. Don Blythe and his companions from Sacramento have been in town displaying their graphic images on the UNR campus. While the use of graphic images isn’t incorporated into the 40 Days for Life campaign, they have been shown to help young college students reassess what abortion really is. And this is the age-group most likely to find themselves facing an unexpected pregnancy. Therefore, this method of sharing the Truth, although difficult to stomach, saves lives.
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
Coming Events
Vigil of Mourning, Sept 13, 6 pm

The Divine Mercy Chaplet is said on the 13th of each month as this prayer group gathers to mourn the lives that have never been lived due to the tragedy of abortion. Join them as they pray for the Divine Mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ, for all who are involved in abortion, either by having had one, having encouraged someone else to get one, or who have participated in performing an abortion. May God have mercy on them all.

Baby Shower for Infant Saved at the Sidewalk Sat Sept 19 – 10:30 am

During the final week of our Spring campaign, a baby was saved from abortion and we now have the opportunity to participate in a baby shower for the mother and child. If you would like to contribute to the baby shower, but don’t anticipate being able to attend, we would gladly arrange to bring your gift to the mother.
Sr. Carmen will be holding this shower in a room attached to her office in the Our Lady of Snows Parish Center, located at 1200 S. Arlington Ave, Reno. The door to the offices is located to the right of the ramp. RSVP’s are not necessary. Please come and welcome this life into the world and show this mother that we appreciate the choice she has made to give her child life.

A ProLife Family Pilgrimage Around Lake Tahoe - Sept 18-20

In advance of the 40 Days for Life campaign, there will be a Catholic ProLife Family Pilgrimage around Lake Tahoe, as one home in each parish around the lake is opened for a presentation on the miracles of Fatima and prayer. The Tahoe visits will begin with Mass at the Queen of the Snows Church in Squaw Valley, at 5:30, Friday Sept 18. Before arriving in Tahoe, there will be an Our Lady of Fatima visit in Truckee at the home of Jim and Janice Rhode, from 2 – 4 in the afternoon, also on Friday, Sept 18. For details on all the Tahoe area visits, go to: www.CorpusChristi-Tahoe.org/OFL.

Fall Campaign Kick-Off Rally – Weds September 23rd 7 pm

Join us as we gather at the abortion site on Wednesday, Sept 23rd, at 7 pm to kick-off what will be the best campaign we’ve had yet! We will be gathering across the street from the West End Abortion Site, located at 5915 Tyrone Rd, Reno. For a map to the location, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/WestEnd And keeps your eyes open for a future announcement of an exciting add-on to this event, scheduled to begin at 6:15 pm at a location to be announced.

Watch Our Updates for Other Exciting Fall Events

We are planning to again offer our Vigil Volunteer Workshop, through which you can learn how to participate in bringing the Love of Christ to the sidewalk. If you would like to preview the program, feel free to view the slides from the previous presentation, located on our website at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/VigilVolunteerWorkshop Would your church like to host the workshop? If so, contact us to make the necessary arrangements.

The River Rock Christian Fellowship is planning to come to the abortion site and blow the shofar. Watch for details of when they will be at the sidewalk.

October 4 is National Life Chain Sunday. Elizabeth Labat has stepped forward to coordinate the effort. Please ensure you have ordered signs for your church by Sept 18, so we have sufficient time to get them from the printer. It is best to distribute them after church services immediately before the Life Chain event, as the presence of them being distributed frequently results in additional people joining in the event, as they see what is happening.
What event would you like to see to spread the truth that Abortion Kills Children? Please step forward and we will support you by publicizing your efforts through our distribution that now reaches over 500 email accounts, not even counting the numerous churches and pastors on our list.

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
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Pastor Walter Hoye’s Visit Was a Success!

Local News
Pastor Walter Hoye Moved Hearts in Tahoe City
Team Meeting – Wednesday, September 2nd, 6:30 pm, South Valley’s Library
Reno, Tahoe, Carson City Join 212 Cities for the Fall Campaign
Our List of Team Members Continues to Grow!
Nevada Right to Life Went to the State Fair Aug 26th – 30th

Support Needed
Additional Contributors Wanted
Knights of Columbus & Men’s Groups Invited for Sidewalk “Knight Shift”

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

Coming Events
Baby Shower for Local Baby Saved at the Sidewalk Sept 19 – 10:30 am
Ring a Rosary for Life Around Lake Tahoe - September 18-20
Fall Campaign Kick-Off Rally – Weds September 23rd 7 pm
Watch Our Updates for Other Exciting Fall Events

Local News

Pastor Walter Hoye Moved Hearts in Tahoe City

Pastor Walter Hoye, and his faithful wife Lori, came to Tahoe to give us a heart moving talk on how the Lord worked through him and spoke to his heart through his recent experience of being incarcerated for having the audacity to stand on a sidewalk and ask women if he might offer them another option to the clinic they were approaching. Walter’s case has the potential of ending up in the United States Supreme Court as a challenge to our First Amendment Rights, and anyone who knows Walter knows that he is the perfect person to represent us in this battle. God has certainly chosen well and Walter, faithful as he is, has allowed God to form him for this challenge. His gentle, humble demeanor will hold him well through the court battles ahead, as he and his lawyers strive to ensure that we all continue to have the right to proclaim the truth in all corners of our nation, even on the sidewalk in front of an abortion site, even in the City of Oakland.
Walter shared with us that during his incarceration, the Lord wrote three things on his heart and I believe these are worth sharing.

1st The extent to which you Love the World is the extent to which you are compromised by the World


2nd The extent to which you are willing to suffer is the extent to which you are willing to do My Will.


3rd The extent to which you are willing to defend life is the extent to which you will have life.


I think these words of wisdom are worth taking to prayer, as we strive to know God’s will for our lives. Humanity was created in the image and likeness of God Himself. As such, the killing of innocent children is a grave offense against an all loving God. How are we going to work to end this offense? How are we going to bring the body of Christ together to work on this issue, so that we are one, as He and the Father are one? What role will you play?
For more information on Walter, see the article in the Contra Costa Times, at: http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_12939639?source=rss


Team Meeting – Weds, September 2nd, 6:30 pm, South Valley’s Library

There will be a team meeting for 40 Days for Life team members, at the South Valley’s Library in Reno on Weds, Sept 2. The meeting will run from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. We will go through how to use the on-line scheduling tool to register our volunteers and review the materials available to manage the Adopt a Day program at your church. We will also discuss other ways your church can cooperate in making the campaign a success.
Team members are asked to review the information listed on the roster they received in a separate email and as posted on our website. The team information has been included on the website, so please visit the site to see how things are growing! To see what is currently posted, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/contactus

Please RSVP so I will know approximately how many will be at the meeting, and can appropriately plan to have the necessary materials available. If you are unfamiliar with how to find the South Valley’s Library, we have a map on our website, at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/SouthValleysLibrary. The library is located at 15650 Wedge Parkway, Reno, near the base of the Mt. Rose Highway.
Those who are not yet on the team, but who would like additional information are welcome to attend. Please RSVP, either by email: renotahoe@40DaysforLife.com or by phone: 530-412-1573.

Reno, Tahoe, Carson City Join 212 Cities for the Fall Campaign

The Nationwide / International 40 Days for Life continues to grow, as we now have 212 cities registered to participate in the Fall 2009 Campaign. Since 40 Days for Life began, 240 cities have completed a campaign and 41 new cities will be holding a campaign this Fall. All 50 States have participated in one campaign or another since the Fall of 2007. In addition to the United States, the campaign thus far has been run in Canada, Australia, Northern Ireland and now Denmark. A total of 1561 lives are known to have been saved (these are just those lives that have been verified to us as saved because of the campaign due to the mother or another person stopping to tell us that they have changed their minds.)
In addition to 7 known saves in Reno, it is our belief that the abortion site was previously open 5 days a week, with an average of 15 women entering for abortions each day. Now that we have held several campaigns of prayer, the abortion site is only open 3 days each week, and we estimate that as few as 5 women enter the facility to abort their child each day. These numbers may not be correct, but if they are, something is happening to significantly reduce the number of abortions locally performed at this site. Please join us as we continue the effort to further reduce the local deaths due to abortion.

Our List of Team Members Continues to Grow!

This campaign is gearing up to be a roaring success. I’ve been so busy signing on new members of our ever growing team that I’ve hardly had time to catch my breath! Ah, what a wonderful problem to have!

Calendar Managers
Thus far, the following people have stepped forward and accepted the role of Calendar Manager for the following days:
Monday Katie Shoen
Tuesday Shirley Beasley
Wednesday Donna Kelly
Thursday Theresa Cobb & Rachel Mattos
Friday Brian Hanifan
Saturday Mary Vidimos
Sunday Still Open

The calendar managers will work to ensure that our calendar is filled for their day of the week, each week during the course of the campaign. They will work with churches that step forward to adopt a day at the sidewalk, helping them to enter their volunteers onto the calendar, and they will be calling previous volunteers looking to fill those hours which remain open. Please help them to know what hours need coverage by signing up for your hours on our on-line calendar. Note, there is a separate calendar for Reno and Carson City.
Church / School / Group Coordinators
Assumption Parish – Truckee - Eileen Plumb
Bishop Manogue HS – Reno - Karen Mowry
Calvary Chapel – Truckee - Lilly Brenes
Corpus Christi – Carson City - Debby Lundberg
Corpus Christi – Tahoe City - Dolores Rupiper
Fountainhead Foursquare – Carson City - Pastor Mark Frady
Immaculate Conception - Sparks – Pat Souza & Kim Mack
MOM’s Group – Immaculate Conception - Karen Mowry
Our Lady of the Snows – Reno - Marty Ugaldi
Sacred Heart – Susanville - John & Debbie Bertotti
St. Galls – Minden - Kristen Hruby
St. Michael’s – Stead - Sanna Warren
St. Rose of Lima - Reno - Jim & Laurie McGinley
St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral – Reno - Charles Teachout
Tahoe Faith Fellowship – Tahoe City - Miriam
Valley View Christian Fellowship - Reno - Theresa Cobb & Rachel Mattos
Walker Baptist Church – Coleville - Chuck Evans

There are many more churches, schools and men’s groups in our area that could use a Coordinator. Please take this request to prayer and consider answering the call to help the campaign this Fall. As with several churches already listed, this is a job which can be shared by two people. Perhaps you know someone who would be willing to join you in this effort, so that the members of your church can more easily participate as we join to Pray to End Abortion. When we each play our role, the body of Christ is animated in the world.
Event Planners
Life Chain – Reno Sunday, October 4 - Elizabeth Labat

Our Kick-Off Rally will be held at the West End Abortion site, located at 5915 Tyrone Rd., Reno at 7:00 pm. We are working on plans for something special before the Rally, watch for details for this exciting component to the day, but block off time starting at 6:15 pm just in case!
We would also like to hold an end of the campaign Celebration. Is this something you can either help plan, or provide volunteer assistance in its execution?

Door-to-Door Campaign Volunteers

In previous campaigns, Donna Kelly, our Calendar Coordinator for Wednesdays, has coordinated our Door-to-door campaign, “an effort I initially participated in with very little enthusiasm” said Carol Marie. “The idea of going to people’s homes and speaking to them about the Pro-Life viewpoint was extremely intimidating,” she shared. And yet those who participated in this aspect of the campaign found that they were far better received than anticipated. This aspect of the campaign has played a large role in the success of 40 Days for Life efforts elsewhere in the nation and we would like to continue to reach out to new members of our community. Would you like to be part of this outreach effort? If so, reply with your interest or call 530-412-1573.

Campaign Support Positions
Webmaster - Suzie Ama
Blogmaster - Veronica Tarquinio

Suzie and Veronica will be assisting in our on-line communications with volunteers and the public, through our website and our blog. I would like to personally thank them for making my life easier!

Nevada Right to Life Went to the State Fair Aug 26th – 30th

Nevada Right to Life returned to the Nevada State Fair this summer where they continued to reach out to people from across the state, and shared with them the message, that life is precious from conception through natural death. Again their booth was one of the most well attended of all those on their row of booths! People are ready to learn more about life issues and are willing to step forward to be counted as pro-life.

Support Needed

Additional Contributors Wanted
Generous donors stepped up and underwrote the highly successful BBQ for Life Celebration, featuring Pastor Walter Hoye, and attended by members of 30 area churches, many clergy among those present. While we met our goal of reaching the area clergy, this was not a fund raising event. We are therefore in need of additional donations to assist with the ongoing overhead of running this campaign. We are in serious need of your support to purchase yard signs, & banners and to cover the day to day costs of keeping the campaign going, such as a new email distribution channel that we hope to have on-line before the beginning of the campaign. We could use another $700 to cover costs already incurred. If you can contribute, please email renotahoe@40DaysforLife.com , or call me at 530-412-1573. We are not yet a 501(c)3, so unfortunately donations are NOT tax deductible.

If we get sufficient support, it is possible that we may move forward towards establishing the necessary corporation to support an application for non-profit status. Becoming an organization has never been our goal, our interest is in bringing people together to Pray to End Abortion. But we have found that there are strong reasons for having a formal organizational structure. Please vote with your financial support or reply with your thoughts one way or the other.

Knights of Columbus & Men’s Groups Invited for Sidewalk “Knight Shift”
Local Knights of Columbus Councils are being encouraged to cover the Knight Shift during the coming 40 Days for Life campaign, which runs from September 23 – November 1st to ensure that there is prayer coverage at the sidewalk from 6 pm – 6 am. “If each council steps up for 3 or 4 nights during the campaign, we should be able to ensure that we have 24 hour coverage this time around” said Carol Marie when asked about the Fall campaign.

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. To receive your free promo pack, go to: http://www.40dayspromopack.com/40dayspromopack/signup.asp
I would gladly accept the help in making their many excellent pro-life items available!
Coming Events

Baby Shower for Local Baby Saved at the Sidewalk Sept 19 – 10:30 am
During the final week of our Spring campaign, a baby was saved from abortion and we now have the opportunity to participate in a baby shower for the mother and child. If you would like to contribute to the baby shower, but don’t anticipate being able to attend, we would gladly arrange to bring your gift to the mother.

Sr. Carmen will be holding this shower in a room attached to her office in the Our Lady of Snows Parish Center, located at 1200 S. Arlington Ave, Reno. The door to the offices is located to the right of the ramp. RSVP’s are not necessary. Please come and welcome this life into the world and show this mother that we appreciate the choice she has made to give her child life.

Ring a Rosary for Life Around Lake Tahoe - September 18-20
For the Catholics reading this, the Our Lady of Fatima traveling statue will be visiting Lake Tahoe on the weekend before the Kick-off of the 40 Days for Life Campaign. You are welcome to join this pro-life series of home visits, as Our Lady visits a home in each parish around the Lake. Mark your calendars now to participate in this family pilgrimage of prayer around the Lake. More details are coming.

Fall Campaign Kick-Off Rally – Weds September 23rd 7 pm

Join us as we gather at the abortion site on Wednesday, Sept 23rd, at 7 pm to kick-off what will be the best campaign we’ve had yet! We will be gathering across the street from the West End Abortion Site, located at 5915 Tyrone Rd, Reno. For a map to the location, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/WestEnd And keeps your eyes open for a future announcement of an exciting add-on to this event, scheduled to begin at a to be announced location, at 6:15 pm.

Watch Our Updates for Other Exciting Fall Events

We are also planning to again offer our Vigil Volunteer Workshop, through which you can learn how to participate in bringing the Love of Christ to the sidewalk. If you would like to preview the program, feel free to view the slides from the previous presentation, located on our website at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/VigilVolunteerWorkshop

October 4 is National Life Chain Sunday. Consider inviting your church to participate this year. We are happy to have found a director for this event, Elizabeth Labat. Is God calling you to bring this event to your church? If so, please respond so we can put you in touch with Elizabeth and ensure you have time to order your Life Chain signs.

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
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Pastor Walter Hoye to Come to Tahoe!

Local News
Pastor Walter Hoye to Speak at Pastor’s BBQ Luncheon – Fri, Aug 21
Second Venue Sought for Pastor Hoye’s Local Visit
Reno Tahoe Carson City Joins over 100 cities already Registered!
Cecelia Merrill Offers to Coordinate the Carson City Campaign
Calendar Managers, Church Coordinators, Event Planners, Oh My …

Support Needed
Pastor’s Luncheon – Underwriters Wanted!
Additional Contributors Wanted
Knights of Columbus & Mens Groups Invited for Sidewalk “Knight Shift”

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

Coming Events
August Baby Shower for Local Baby Saved at the Sidewalk
Watch Our Updates For Exciting Fall Events

National News
Healthcare Bill Could be Largest Boon Yet for Abortion Advocates

Local News

Pastor Walter Hoye to Speak at Pastor’s BBQ Luncheon – Fri, Aug 21

Pastor Walter Hoye, of Oakland CA will be speaking at our Pastor’s BBQ on Friday, August 21, at the Tahoe Christian Center, speaking on the topic “Every 72 seconds”. Pastors, their wives, along with key volunteers and donors are invited to participate in this lakeside event. Walter’s example gives witness to the call for men to step forward in this effort to protect women and children from the horror of abortion. Abortion is not merely a women’s issue. Abortion affects society and men have a responsibility to protect the innocent of our world.
All attendee’s are requested to RSVP to Carol Marie at 530-412-1572. For more information on Walter, see the article in the Contra Costa Times, at: http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_12939639?source=rss

Second Venue Sought for Pastor Hoye’s Local Visit

We are seeking a second venue at which Pastor Hoye can speak during his visit to the Reno/Tahoe area. If you know of someone willing to host this gentle giant of the Pro-Life movement for a talk on Friday evening or early in the day on Saturday, 8/22, please let me know as soon as possible that you are considering this possibility.

Reno Tahoe Carson City Joins over 100 cities already Registered!

The Reno/Tahoe campaign is heading into another season as we join the rest of the nation and we Pray to End Abortion. We have registered along with well over 100 cities, and the final registration numbers have not yet been reported. I’ve also been talking with friends around the country who have never held a campaign who have been considering stepping forward. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everyone who felt there should be a campaign in their town found the courage in Christ to step forward?!

Cecelia Merrill Offers to Coordinate the Carson City Campaign
The same need for courage is necessary in filling our local leadership roles, and have we found the courageous among us! Cecelia Merrill has offered to coordinate the effort of running the Carson City sidewalk. I’ll bet there are some of you who could offer her help in filling the sidewalk! Let’s get the message out that abortions are being done at this OB-Gyn practice. Perhaps they’ll lose more patients and others who may have considered using these doctors will turn elsewhere for their medical care. If ethics doesn’t persuade them, perhaps a hit to their wallets will.

Calendar Managers, Church Coordinators, Event Planners, Oh My …

Oh my is the only way to express it, 40 Days for Life this Fall is gearing up to be quite a success! We have nearly every day covered by a volunteer taking the responsibility of filling the volunteer hours at the sidewalk, we have individuals committed to communicating regarding the campaign with the members of their church, and men’s groups are beginning to discuss how they can step forward to fill the night time hours on vigil at the sidewalk. How are you called to participate?

Calendar Managers
Thus far, the following people have stepped forward and accepted the role of Calendar Manager for the following days:
Monday Katie Shoen
Tuesday Shirley Beasley
Wednesday Donna Kelly
Thursday Theresa Cobb & Rachel Mattos
Friday Brian Hanifan
Saturday Mary Vidimos
Sunday Still Open

The calendar managers will work to ensure that our calendar is filled for their day of the week, each week during the course of the campaign. They will work with churches that step forward to adopt a day at the sidewalk, helping them to enter their volunteers onto the calendar, and they will be calling previous volunteers looking to fill those hours which remain open. Please help them to know what hours need coverage by signing up for your hours on our on-line calendar. Note, there is a separate calendar for Reno and Carson City.

Church / School Coordinators
Bishop Manogue HS – Reno - Karen Mowry
Calvary Chapel – Truckee - Lilly Brenes
Corpus Christi – Carson City - Debby Lundberg
Corpus Christi – Tahoe City - Dolores Rupiper
Immaculate Conception - Sparks – Pat Souza & Kim Mack
Our Lady of the Snows – Reno - Marty Ugaldi
Sacred Heart – Susanville - John & Debbie Bertotti
St. Rose of Lima - Reno - Jim & Laurie McGinley
Tahoe Faith Fellowship – Tahoe City - Miriam Minnis
Valley View Christian Fellowship - Reno - Theresa Cobb & Rachel Mattos

We have many more churches, schools and men’s groups that need a Coordinator. Please take this request to prayer and consider answering the call to help the campaign this Fall. When we each play our role, the body of Christ is animated in the world.

Event Planners
It has been suggested that we throw a “Thanksgiving Celebration” in advance of the Fall Campaign, in anticipation of the abundance of gifts the Lord will rain down upon our campaign, as evidenced by the graces we are already seeing. We’d also like to have another Life Chain event as our Mid-Way Rally, and of course we would love to gather as a community at the end to acknowledge all that we have seen through the Lord over the course of the 40 Days. Can you help us with planning one of these events?

Door-to-Door Campaign Volunteers
In previous campaigns, Donna Kelly, our Calendar Coordinator for Wednesdays, has coordinated our Door-to-door campaign, “an effort I initially participated in with very little enthusiasm” said Carol Marie. “The idea of going to people’s homes and speaking to them about the Pro-Life viewpoint was extremely intimidating,” she shared. And yet those who participated in this aspect of the campaign found that they were far better received than anticipated. This aspect of the campaign has played a large role in the success of 40 Days for Life efforts elsewhere in the nation and we would like to continue to reach out to new members of our community. Would you like to be part of this outreach effort? If so, reply with your interest or call 530-412-1573.

Support Needed

Pastor’s Luncheon – Underwriters Wanted!

As plans for our Pastors Luncheon come together we are looking for a couple more donations to finish covering the costs of this campaign kick-off event. We are flying Pastor Hoye and his wife Lori from Oakland to Reno, we have had a donor step up to provide one nights lodging in Tahoe, we are working with a meat company in Reno to donate the meat for the event and we expect to need to purchase additional food and materials for the event. Would you like to join the group of sponsors who are helping us bring together the local Pastor’s and key volunteers for this lunch on the shores of Lake Tahoe? This event is designed to encourage these men to help take the lead in bringing people to an appreciation of why the battle against abortion is a mandate by Jesus for all Christians.

Additional Contributors Wanted

Now that donors have stepped forward to fund our registration and we are working towards fully underwriting the campaign kick-off BBQ, we can begin to look forward to other campaign needs. We would like to use a formal bulk e-mail distribution system to send out our daily updates for the Fall campaign. We would also like to do another printing of our campaign materials and we are out of lawn signs, bumper stickers and other promotional materials. We would like to be able to make these available to members of the public as we continue to promote the campaign for life this Fall. We would also like to purchase promotional materials while they are on-sale through August, so we can get the most for our donor funds.
Please support the efforts of our campaign, with a small or large donation. I am every bit as appreciative of the $3 donation I received at the July prayer meeting to help fund our registration as I am of a generous $200 donation received by mail for the Pastor’s BBQ. Each works together to help us in meeting our goals. If you can contribute, please email renotahoe@40DaysforLife.com , or call me at 530-412-1573.

Knights of Columbus & Mens Groups Invited for Sidewalk “Knight Shift”

Local Knights of Columbus Councils are being encouraged to cover the Knight Shift during the coming 40 Days for Life campaign, which runs from September 23 – November 1st to ensure that there is prayer coverage at the sidewalk from 6 pm – 6 am. “If each council steps up for 3 or 4 nights during the campaign, we should be able to ensure that we have 24 hour coverage this time around” said Carol Marie when asked about the Fall campaign.

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

Coming Events

August Baby Shower for Local Baby Saved at the Sidewalk

During the final week of our Spring campaign, a baby was saved from abortion and we now have the opportunity to participate in a baby shower for the mother and child. If you would like to contribute to the baby shower, but don’t anticipate being able to attend, we would gladly arrange to bring your gift to the mother. The details are still pending, so continue to read your updates!
Fall Campaign Kick-Off Rally – September 23rd 7 pm
Join us as we gather at the abortion site on Wednesday, Sept 23rd, at 7 pm to kick-off what will be the best campaign we’ve had yet! We will be gathering across the street from the West End Abortion Site, located at 5915 Tyrone Rd, Reno. For a map to the location, go to: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/WestEnd

Watch Our Updates for Other Exciting Fall Events

We are also planning to again offer our Vigil Volunteer Workshop, through which you can learn how to participate in bringing the Love of Christ to the sidewalk. If you would like to preview the program, feel free to view the slides from the previous presentation, located on our website at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/VigilVolunteerWorkshop
October 4 is National Life Chain Sunday. Consider inviting your church to participate this year. We are also looking for a director for this event. Is God calling you to take on this event?
Nevada Right to Life Goes to the State Fair Aug 26th – 30th

Nevada Right to Life will be returning to the State Fair this summer where they will continue to reach out to people from across the state, and share with them the message, that life is precious from conception through natural death. Watch for them!

National News

Healthcare Bill Could be Largest Boon Yet for Abortion Advocates

[NevadaLIFE] The United States Congress, along with leading abortion advocacy groups, is trying to cover and fund abortion through the health care reform plans being considered in Congress.
These proposals would also override state abortion laws like parental notification, conscience laws, partial birth abortion bans, informed consent, clinic regulations and more. The push is on to ram a health care through bill by end of this month before the Congressional recess in August.
For more details on how you can help make a difference, go to: http://www.nevadalife.org/nvlnews/healthcarereform2.html

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

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Monday, July 20, 2009

The Blessings of the Lord!

Local News
The Lord already Blesses our Fall Campaign
Fall Team – Calendar Managers
Contributions Needed
Campaign Materials
Free 40 Days for Life Items - Bumper Sticker, Bracelet & More
Coming Events

August Baby Shower for Local Baby Saved at the Sidewalk
Watch Our Updates
For Exciting Fall Events
National News
Webcast to Mobilize Pro-Life Americans Against Health Care Bill

Local News

The Lord already Blesses our Fall Campaign

Now that the window for pre-registration is upon us, the Lord has already begun to bless the Fall 40 Days for Life campaign here in Reno. With a single request at a prayer group for the registration fee, one donor slipped me a $100 bill towards our $197 fee, and a second donor provided $50. With $3 from the remaining donor, this leaves us $44 away from being registered. Praise be to God! I truly felt His presence in this abundant and immediate response.

With this money in hand, I began making calls to assemble a team, with the hope that this Fall, our campaign could place a greater emphasis on bringing together volunteers to actually fill the hours at the sidewalk through-out the course of the campaign. Wow, has God stepped forward to let me know that this is His will, and not merely plans of men. Within one morning, I found that the majority of those with whom I spoke, and I called many of you, were willing to commit to making this campaign a success in one way or another. God is Good!

This campaign we will have what I am calling “Calendar Managers” who will be responsible for ensuring that a particular day of the week, for the duration of the campaign, has people scheduled to be at the sidewalk. We will place a much greater emphasis on actually calling people and inviting you to fill the gaps in our coverage at the sidewalk, so that when we arrive at the sidewalk, there will always be someone there, for the duration of the 40 Days. The Calendar Managers will also work with the Church Coordinators (especially those who are new to this) and help them enter the names of their volunteers into our on-line Calendar, so that automated reminders can be emailed to each volunteer in advance of their shifts.

I have had a couple of men’s groups indicate that they are willing to work to assist us in covering the night time hours, so it is my hope and prayer that we will even get the 24 hour coverage that has worked miracles in other cities around the country.

We have also had a number of people step forward to be Church Coordinators, but more are needed. Church Coordinators will help us promote the 40 Days for Life at their home church, making announcements if possible, inviting the fellow church goers to join us in Prayer & Fasting, Constant Vigil, and Community Outreach and getting information regarding events publicized to their church community. It is also hoped that we can continue with the process of having Churches adopt a day at the sidewalk, as this is an excellent way of bringing together people who have a common manner of prayer and worship to bring the covering of Christ to the abortion site.

In addition, those who were unprepared to commit to one of these large tasks, due to other commitments in their lives, have in most cases, stepped forward to commit to being a Vigil Volunteer, giving a particular hour each week to come to the sidewalk to Pray to End Abortion. Once we have registered, I will enter these initial commitments into the calendar, so all can see the progress already being made towards filling the sidewalk with prayer for the duration of the campaign. Thank you everyone for all that you are doing as we work together and Pray to End Abortion!

Fall Team – Calendar Managers

Thus far, the following people have stepped forward and accepted the role of Calendar Manager for the following days:

Mon Katie Shoen

Tue Shirley Beasley

Wed Donna Kelly

Thu Open

Fri Brian Hanifan

Sat Open

Sun Open

As you can see, we are more than half way to filling these positions, but there is still room for you to participate. If we each step forward and offer a small portion of help, I fully believe that we can fill the sidewalk with prayer, 24/7/40, starting September 23rd through November 1st.

We also have many many churches that need a Church Coordinator. Please take this request to prayer and consider answering the call to help the campaign this Fall. When we each play our role, the body of Christ is animated in the world.

Contributions Needed

All that remains to allow us to register our community for the Fall campaign is your donation of $44 or a portion thereof. Beyond that, if we receive the necessary donations, we would like to use a formal bulk e-mail distribution system to send out our daily updates. If we do not receive the donations necessary to support such a system, it is quite possible that the emails during this coming campaign will not be sent on a daily basis. We have found that getting out these mass distribution updates has become more problematic as the servers have increased their filtering mechanisms, making the use of a proper bulk e-mail distribution necessary to allow these messages to be distributed efficiently.

We would also like to do another printing of our campaign materials and we are out of Lawn signs and other promotional materials. We would like to be able to make these available to members of the public as we continue to promote the campaign.

Please support the efforts of our campaign, with a small or large donation. I am every bit as appreciative of the $3 donation I received at the recent prayer meeting as I am of the generous $100 bill I received. Each works together to help us in meeting our goal. If you can contribute, please reply with an email, or call me at 530-412-1573.

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

Coming Events

August Baby Shower for Local Baby Saved at the Sidewalk

During the final week of our Spring campaign, a baby was saved from abortion and we now have the opportunity to participate in a baby shower for the mother and child. Please continue to watch our updates and I will report the details as they are made available. If you would like to contribute to the baby shower, but don’t anticipate being able to attend, we would gladly arrange to bring your gift to the mother.

Watch Our Updates For Exciting Fall Events

It’s said that God loves a thankful heart, and towards this end, it has been suggested that we throw a Thanksgiving Celebration in advance of the coming campaign, especially in light of the success we are already seeing come our way! Would you like to be part of the planning process for such an event? I’d love to find a venue for either Tuesday, September 22nd or perhaps on the preceding weekend, either Saturday or Sunday the 19th or 20th. We’ll also need help with refreshments for what I hope will be a joyful gathering to celebrate life and the potential it offers.

We are also planning to again offer our Vigil Volunteer Workshop, through which you can learn how to participate in bringing the Love of Christ to the sidewalk. If you would like to preview the program, feel free to view the slides from the previous presentation, located on our website at: www.40DaysforLife.com/RenoTahoe/VigilVolunteerWorkshop

October 4 is National Life Chain Sunday. Consider inviting your church to participate this year.

National News

Webcast to Mobilize Pro-Life Americans Against Health Care Bill

[LifeSiteNews.com Washington, DC], - A coalition of prominent pro-life leaders has arranged a giant, Stop The Abortion Mandate live webcast for the public this coming Thursday, July 23, to alert Americans about the great dangers of the Democrat-proposed health care bill. David Bereit, a coalition member and leader of 40 Days for Life, told LifeSiteNews that he is temporarily de-emphasizing his current 40 Days for Life tasks to concentrate on this issue because of its extreme importance. He is concerned that pro-lifers are not aware of what is at stake with the health care bill. For the complete story, go to: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jul/09071709.html
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