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January Respect Life Events

Upcoming Pro-Life events in January

January 22nd is the 47th anniversary of the tragic Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion.

Please see the many different activities occuring here and elsewhere to highlight this anniversary and promote the sanctity of life

Pro-Life program on Catholic Radio (Jan. 1 – 24)

D3 Foundation, a Catholic teen Pro-Life musical group founded at St. Mark parish is hosting an hour of Pro-Life programming this month called “Pro-Life Ponderings” on Carolina Catholic Radio 1270 AM.

The program will air from now until January 24, the DC March for Life date, and will include music, poems, and more. It can he heard at these times:

Saturday 11:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Monday 3:00 PM
Tuesday 1:00 PM
Wednesday 2:00 PM
Thursday 4:00 PM
Friday 12 noon

If you have trouble receiving the signal for 1270AM, you can also download the Carolina Catholic Radio app on your smart phone where you can live stream it.  For more information please contact Doug Abell with D3 at dugebear@aol.com
Charlotte March for Life, Friday January 10:

9am Mass (St. Vincent de Paul parish). Refreshments will be served after Mass in the parish activity center.

12 noon March (gather by 11:30am across the street from the Diocese Pastoral Center at 1123 S. Church Street. You can park in the same parking lot or along the street). March goes through downtown (uptown) Charlotte. For more info visit:
www.marchforlifecharlotte.org

Unplanned Showing Friday evening January 10

7pm Showing of Unplanned at St. Vincent De Paul Parish. Free popcorn and refreshments. Learn more here:

https://www.prolifecharlotte.org/event/unplanned-movie-showing/

Saturday January 18 events:

Sidewalk Advocates for Life of Charlotte 2.0 Training: 8am – 2:30pm: Want to learn how to save the lives of mothers and the unborn? Consider attending this great course and learn how to sidewalk counsel. Held at St. Matthew parish. Register here:

https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/details/3802

Raleigh Prayer Breakfast & NC March for Life

9am Prayer Breakfast: https://ncrtl.org/prayer-breakfast/

11am-12pm: Raleigh Diocese Mass for Life, Holy Name Cathedral, Raleigh 715 Nazareth St, Raleigh, NC 27606

1pm NC March for Life:  https://ncrtl.org/rally-and-march-for-life/

 

Friday January 24 – DC March for Life:

11:30am North Carolina Mass for Life, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC. Mass offered by NC Bishops Jugis and Zarama.

1pm March for Life begins

Learn more: www.marchforlife.org

Parish bus trips to DC March for Life:

If you’re interested in going with a parish group, the following parishes are organizing trips:

DC March for Life buses

Tuesday January 28, 11:30am – 1pm:

C-PLAN Monthly Regional Pro-Life Meeting: Each month C-PLAN organizes a regional Pro-Life meeting for parish Respect Life coordinators and  other Catholic pro-life volunteers to discuss ongoing Pro-Life activities.  Please join us from 11:30 am – 1pm at St. Gabriel parish Ministry Building, Room 315 (3rd floor). St. Gabriel is located 3016 Providence Road, Charlotte. For questions contact us at: info@prolifecharlotte.org

DC March for Life buses

The following parishes are organizing trips to the DC March for Life and may still have vacancies:

(To learn more about the DC March for Life visit: https://marchforlife.org/national-march-for-life/)

North Carolina Bishops Jugis and Zarama will offer a North Carolina Mass for Life on Friday January 24 at 11:30 AM at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in DC. Mass will end around 12:30pm and pilgrims can take metro down to the March for Life.

Cathedral of St. Patrick: https://www.stpatricks.org/_modules/form.php?id=142

St. Matthew: https://stmatthewcatholic.org/marchforlife

St. Vincent De Paul: St. Vincent’s is sponsoring a bus to the National March for Life in Washington, DC again this year.  Price is only $25 per person or $50 per family (kids have to be accompanied by an adult).  They stay at Bishop O’Connell Catholic High School and sleep on one’s own bedding (sleeping bags, air mattress, etc).  Bus will go to the march and to restaurants for meals.  St. Vincent will provide water and snacks on bus. Please call or text 704-737-6360 or 704-252-1203 for addition info or questions.

Parishes outside of Charlotte metro:

St. Elizabeth of the Hill Country parish, Boone, NC (2 hours northwest of Charlotte): St. Elizabeth Catholic Church is taking a bus to the March For Life in DC.  Cost is $25.00 per person and includes three meals:  lunch and dinner on Thursday and breakfast on Friday.  We are leaving St. Elizabeth’s at 6 AM Thursday, January 23rd and returning on Friday after the March, stopping for dinner on the way.  We will be staying at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in DC in their hall, with travelers providing their own bedding – cots, air mattresses, etc.  You will need to bring money to pay for your lunch and dinner on Friday.  For questions or to sign up, please contact Kathy Camilleri at St. Elizabeth’s – 828-264-8338.

St. Pius X parish, Greensboro, NC: https://www.stpiusxnc.com/events

St. Paul the Apostle parish, Greensboro, NC:  Contact Manny Comas at okole03@att.net

Lastly to see the full schedule of Pro-Life events in Charlotte and elsewhere visit:

https://www.prolifecharlotte.org/january-respect-life-events/

C-PLAN launches 54-Day Rosary Novena for the closure of Planned Parenthood

C-PLAN is launching a 54-day Rosary novena to close Planned Parenthood and are inviting all Catholics in the Diocese of Charlotte to participate. Currently are 3 Planned Parenthood locations in the diocese, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Asheville.

The Rosary will begin Friday June 21 and conclude on Wednesday August 14, which is both the feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe (the patron saint of the pro-life movement), and the Vigil of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother. To participate, please pray 1 Rosary daily from Friday June 21 –  Wednesday August 14.

To learn more click on the novena webpage here.

Life Chain 2015 photos

Greetings Respect Life Leaders,

Here are some photos from the Life Chain around Charlotte today:

The Gastonia Life Chain (with St. Michael’s parish) had 600-700 people attend. Wow!

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Over 100 people turned out at St. Mark in Huntersville:

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Around 80 at St. Ann parish.

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The cutest Pro-life sign from the Life Chain in Waxhaw.

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St. Luke in Mint Hill Life Chain group.

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Life Chain at St. John Neumann – 125 people attended from the parish and nearby protestant churches.

Fr. Peter Pham, Fr. Pat Hoare, Pastor McLean Faw of Joy Church, Pastor Leon Threatt of Christian Faith Assembly & Deacon Joe Denzler Life chain 2015 (5) Life chain 2015 (19)

Oct 3: Charlotte Helpers Respect Life Mass & Rosary Procession

Helpers of God’s Precious Infants
Charlotte Chapter

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Procession for Life

Saturday, October 3rd at St. Basil the Great Catholic Mission (meeting in the chapel at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish: 1400 Suther Rd., Charlotte, 28213). 9:30am Divine Liturgy followed by prayer with Fr. Mark Shuey at A Preferred Women’s Health Center (3220 Latrobe Dr. Charlotte, 28211). Procession begins at 11am. 

 

We have a special treat with Fr. Mark Shuey coming from Raleigh to celebrate again with us the beautiful Divine Liturgy (Byzantine Catholic) and to lead us in prayer at the abortion clinic.

The Divine Liturgy will begin at 9:30am in the chapel; Mass will also be celebrated in the church across the courtyard at 10am. Both liturgies should finish at about the same time – just an FYI to keep in mind in the event that we have such a large crowd that an “overflow” liturgy should be needed, so to speak!

 
The procession will begin at Latrobe Dr. at approximately 11am. Gather together down the road from from the clinic where you find the Our Lady of Guadalupe banner.

Oct 2: St. Vincent DePaul offers Mass & Holy Hour of Reparation

St. Vincent DePaul parish will offer a Mass & Holy Hour of Reparation at their First Friday 9am Mass on Friday October 2. A Holy Hour of Reparation will follow.  Please consider attending and offering penance for our nation’s sins of abortion, same sex unions and contraception.

Pro-Life News and Events – August

First, we wanted to thank the nearly 400 faithful who attended our Rosary Rally – including several clergy and seminarians. It shows what we Catholics can accomplish when all the parishes coordinate its pro-life activities, which is the mission of our new CPLAN group.  St. Maxmillian Kolbe pray for us!

 

Second, we have several pro-life events to share with you this week and next:

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