RESPECT LIFE BABY ITEMS NEEDED!
Call the Pregnancy Help Center at 309-0788
for more information on items they need donated for mothers and babies.
Prayer:
Please pray for the spiritual conversion of all who support, provide and/or use the following: abortion, contraception,
cloning, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, capital punishment, and all other forms of homicide. (In the
coming weeks, please watch for more information on the Spiritual Adoption Prayer Journey.)
Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done:
Please pray for the Respect Life Ministry as we prepare for October's Respect Life Month activities.
We meet every 1st Saturday at 9:30 a.m. (after the 8:00 am Mass, Rosary & 1st Saturday Devotions) in the Parish Center Meeting Room. Refreshments served.
TEENS NEEDED FOR PARISH FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE:
LIFE READER'S THEATRE, the dramatic reading of The Play of the Virtues. Teens, WE NEED YOUR VOICES! Gather your friends and RSVP to Olivia at the above number.
OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH:
Please plan to participate in our Respect Life Month activities. Our next activity will be the LIFE MOVIE NIGHT this Fri., Oct. 10, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Parish Meeting Room. We will present “Awakenings” (PG13/A-II), an excellent movie
based on a true story about Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to awaken
the catatonic victims of a rare disease.
THANK YOU to Fr. Jerome Lantry for
his excellent talk on suffering, which he gave on Oct. 4; and to Gerry Jackson for the delicious breakfast she
catered for the talk! God bless you both!
ADVOCACY:
Please call Gov. Schwarzenegger to urge a veto on
two bills: AB2747 (legalization
of physician-assisted suicide) and AB2567 (creation of annual Harvey Milk Day -- celebration of gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender
political activist in the public schools). Call now: (916) 445-2841 and follow voice prompts. Thank you!
SECOND ANNUAL SPIRITUAL ADOPTION PRAYER JOURNEY:
Prayer cards are available at the church entrances.
Eighth Month: Wow! I'm almost
ready to join you. My world is turned upside down this month as I prepare for my birthday. My brain is growing
a lot right now and it's vital that I receive calcium, protein and iron for proper development. I've gotten plumper
and my earlier wrinkled appearance is gone. I don't mean to
complain, but space is getting tight in here and I could use more room! Your prayers have kept me safe.
RESOURCES:
Catholic Public Policy: www.cacatholic.org and
www.faithfulcitizenship.org;
Catholic Marriage information: www.foryourmarriage.org;
Catholic End of Life Care information: www.embracingourdying.com;
Catholic Human Sexuality information: Theology of the Body CDs/DVDs
and books are available for sale in the Rectory
"BELLA": If you have not yet seen the award-winning film, “BELLA,”
please treat yourself. It is a wonderful story, telling of life-giving friendship, family and sacrificial love.
Advocacy—Please call your elected representatives to encourage a NO vote on the following bills:
Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill -- AB 374, a bill to legalize assisted
suicide was introduced into California Assembly on February 15, 2007. Embryonic
Stem Cell Research Bill -- H.R. 3, a bill that provides taxpayer funding
for embryonic stem cell research that will result in the destruction of living human beings in their embryonic
stage of life. |
