Respect Life Ministry
Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involved the creative action of God and it remains forever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end. God alone is the lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being.
CCC #2258 Gospel of Life (Donum Vitae)
Mission Statement:
To build a greater awareness and respect for the sacredness of life by defending the rights of the unborn, abused, elderly, disabled, sick and promote legislative matters on bio-ethic issues according to Catholic teaching.
Activities:
- Plan activities and events regarding issues of abortion, euthanasia and embryonic stem cell research.
- Support local pro-life organizations such as Angels Way Maternity Home in Canoga Park and Pregnancy Counseling Center in Mission Hills.
- Engage in sidewalk counseling at abortion facilities by praying and encouraging mothers and fathers to choose life.
- Plan activities for October Respect Life and Memorial for the Unborn in January.
- Collect backpacks and school supplies for foster children.
- Issue a baby bottle drive to raise money for the Pregnancy Counseling Center.
- Participate in rallies for legislation pertaining to end of life issues; also, prayer chairs and pro-life walks and rosary vigils.
Pro-life Resources:
American Family Association
www.afa.net/ - A family defense organization that provides education and up-to-date action alerts on pro-family issues
www.fsjc.org - Caring for your aging parent
Feminists For Life www.ffl.org - Women deserve better - refuse to choose
Natural Family Planning
www.ccli.org/ and
www.naprotechnology.com
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops www.usccb.org/prolife
Priests for Life
www.priestsforlife.org/ - A pro-life association of Catholic priests
www.hopeafterabortion.org - Information about abortion’s aftermath and Project Rachel, the Church’s post-abortion ministry; includes local contact number
Silent No More Awareness
www.silentnomoreawareness.org/ - The nation’s largest network of men and women harmed by the devastation of abortion
www.stemcellresearch.org - Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics
www.euthanasia.com - Information on euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, living wills and mercy killing
www.nchla.org - Site of the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment
