January 25, 2013 is the March for Life. Please see detailed information below.
Additional information regarding 2013 March for Life.
1) If you are parking at the church, please do not park in the children’s drop off area or in the faculty lot.
2) Please know that Mass will be at 7 AM at Immaculate Conception Church.
3) Bus leaves immediately following Mass
4) Bus parks at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception/Catholic U. of America
5) Those who are not marching can stay and pray at the Cathedral
6) Each marcher will be assigned a team captain
7) Tickets for the Metro will be given to you by your team captain.
8) Marchers who wish to march independently must have their own cell phones and
check in with their team captain at mutually agreeable time. No minors will be permitted to march alone.
9) All Marchers must return to bus at specified time determined that day by bus driver and coordinator.
10) There are no meals – please bring adequate food and beverage to sustain you.
September 26 begins the annual 40 days for Life campaign. Our parish community will be one of many joining together for the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history. The 40 Days for Life campaign is a focused pro-life effort that consists of 40 days of prayer and fasting, 40 days of peaceful vigil, 40 days of community outreach. We are praying that, with God's help, this groundbreaking effort will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in our community -- and throughout America. While all aspects of 40 Days for Life are crucial in our effort to end abortion, the most visible component is the peaceful prayer vigil outside the local abortion provider office. You can help make a life-saving impact by joining our local vigil at Abington Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, October 2 from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m.
Sign up sheets are in the vestibule. Additional questions, regarding 40 Days for Life please contact Barbara Rose at 215 884 2922.
On October 7, 2012 Archbishop Charles J. Chaput will celebrate Mass at 6:30 P.M. at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul to celebrate Respect Life Sunday. Following Mass we will continue our celebration of life with refreshments in the Chapel Hall. Respect Life Committee Mission Statement
The Respect Life Committee (RLC) provides leadership for all pro life activities of the parish. All activities undertaken by the RLC are consistent with Catholic doctrine and will utilize information provided by the Philadelphia Archdiocese and legitimate Church authorities such as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop (USCCB). These activities reach their potential through the efforts of the pastor and parish volunteers, whose work is crucial to their success of the programs.
The Educational programs encompass all ages. Some activities include:
Information distribution (bulletin inserts, fliers and pamphlets) on topics regarding respecting life from “womb to tomb”
Seminars with pro life guest speakers on topics such as Catholic bioethics, end of life issues, sexual morality, chastity, natural family planning and authentic Catholic health care for infertile couples
School children essay contests
Encouraging teen participation in the March for Life in Washington, DC and Generation Life
The activities of the Pastoral program include:
Baby Burial project
Bereavement services offered to those who lost children through miscarriage
Financial and material support of women in crisis pregnancy through both the Gabriel project and local women’s crisis pregnancy homes.
Prayer vigils at local abortion providing hospitals
“Adopt a baby” prayer program
Assisting with pro life celebrations such as Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Feast of the Annunciation and Masses for children lost in early childhood.
Ensuring the parish community prays for life monthly with the “Father, all life is in your care” prayer card located in the missal books.
The Public Policy facet of the RLC works to educate parishioners and public officials alike on pro-life issues and to effect policies that respect and protect human life. These activities are done with the support of the Pro Life Union of Southeast PA. Examples include:
Annual October Life Chain with members of the local Christian community
Letter writing campaigns and petition drives for pro life legislation (including end of life issues)
Attendance at AbingtonMemorialHospital’s Annual Open Board meeting
Activities that increase awareness of destructive and immoral means of treating infertility and promoting the moral alternatives such as Naprotechnology and adoption.
215-884-4022
