Respect Life
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Immaculate Heart of Mary
Respect Life Committee
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Mission| Respect Life Events and Activities| Life Links| Committee Minutes and Policies
Life Issues | Life Scholarship
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"Whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia, or wilful self-destruction, whatever violates the integrity of the human person, such as mutilation, torments inflicted on body or mind, attempts to coerce the will itself; whatever insults human dignity, such as subhuman living conditions, arbitrary imprisonment, deportation, slavery, prostitution, the selling of women and children; as well as disgraceful working conditions, where people are treated as mere instruments of gain rather than as free and responsible persons; all these things and others like them are infamies indeed. They poison human society, and they do more harm to those who practice them than those who suffer from the injury. Moreover, they are a supreme dishonor to the Creator." [Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Evangelium Vitae, pp 3, quoting Gaudium et Spes, 22.](emphasis added).
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Mission
Our Mission is to honor and protect LIFE from conception to natural death and to provide information and education so all will embrace this Christian mission.
We encourage you to join us in this very important ministry. There are no application forms or tests, but we will appreciate your desire to make a difference and any energies you can offer to help us honor the sanctity of LIFE.
Our Committee meets once a month from September through June. We begin at 7:00 pm and try to conclude by 8:00 pm.
For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or simply attend one of our meetings.
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Respect Life Events and Activities
Silent Prayer & Candle Vigil to Protest Roe v Wade
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Right to Life Bike & Hike
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Life Prayer Chain
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40 Days for Life--September 28 through November 6, 2011
Help us with our Fall 2011--40 Days for Life--campaign. For a schedule of events, click HERE.
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Healing Mass for the loss of a Child
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Diocesan Pro Life Committee
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Bus Trip to march for LIFE in Washington, D.C.
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Life Links
We have collected information about organizations and charities that serve our community on a variety of life issues.
Advocacy and Educational Resources:
Pregnancy and Parenting Resources:
Alpha Women's Center of Grand Rapids
HELP Pregnancy Crisis Aid, Inc. is a Catholic, non-profit organization which is dedicated to helping pregnant women, regardless of faith, origin or background, carry their babies to term by offering them support and alternatives to abortion.
A charity dedicated to assisting pregnant women with practical and emotional support, including supplies, clothing, and help finding medical, legal, educational, counseling, financial and social assistance.
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Committee Minutes and Policies
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Life Issues
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Life Scholarship
This section contains links to various source documents and sites collecting the Church's teaching on life issues.
Papal Encyclical "The Gospel of Life" by Pope John Paul II. In this encyclical, Pope John Paul II addresses each of the main life issues confronting modern society.
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