Let's Fill Those Open Hours--We Need Your YES!

Kick-Off Rally and Photos
Last Monday evening, Sept. 23rd, we held our fall 40 Days for Life Kick-Off rally and potluck dinner at the beautiful Schoenstatt Heights facility.  We extend our appreciation to the Schoenstatt Sisters who allowed us to use their dining hall and kitchen for our event, to our wonderful speakers, Julaine Appling and Steve Karlen, and our Events Team who did a great job in planning the evening.  The 70 or so in attendance were treated to inspirational stories, motivating them in preparation for the start of the campaign on Wednesday, Sept. 25th.   You can see photos of that evening by going to our website,www.vigilforlife.org.

Open Hours - "Could You Not Watch One Hour With Me?"

Even though we had a good head start on filling the daytime and nighttime vigil hours before the campaign began, there are still manyopenings requiring many phone calls. 

Please take a look at the calendar! See if you can sacrifice an hour or more of your time this week and the remaining days of the vigil. 

Recall today's gospel concerning the suffering Lazarus and the rich man's disregard of his condition.  In his denial of Lazarus' need, he also denies his personal dignity.  Are we responding to the voiceless, innocent babies in this same way when, through indifference and selfishness with our time, we ignore God's call to prayer and witness?  As Father John Donahue, S.J. writes:  "The rich man is condemned not because he is rich but because he never even saw Lazarus at his gate; the first time he sees him is from Hades..."  

Sign up for hours...."For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you."

Monday, 9/30/13:  100% filled!  Praise God!

Tuesday, 10/1/13:   1 needed at 7:00am, 8:00am, and4:00pm  Only 3 Hours to Fill!

Wednesday, 10/2/13:  1 needed at midnight  Only 1 Man needed here!

Thursday, 10/3/13:  2 needed at 6:00pm; 1 needed at8:00am, 9:00am, 3:00pm, and 11:00pm  6 Hours to Fill!

Friday, 10/4/13:  2 needed at 9:00pm; 1 needed atmidnight, 1:00am, 6:00am, 8:00am, 9:00am, 11:00am, and noon  9 Hours Open!

Ways to Help:

• The hours where 2 are needed....Guys - call a friend and spend an hour or more in prayer together.  Especially in the late night hours you will find this to be a peaceful and rewarding time without distraction or interruption. 
• Physically unable to come out to Planned Parenthood?  Pray from home for the conversion of all who work there, the conversion of all who enter there, and the closure of that facility.
• Sign up for hours on your own even if you're already praying with your parish....this will help tremendously!

Special Note:  Statement of Peace

If you signed a Statement of Peace in 2012, YOU DO NOT NEED TO SIGN ANOTHER ONE THIS YEAR!  The document you signed last year will last indefinitely; only new participants or those who did not complete one last year should fill it out.  Be sure to complete ALL requested information in order to make it valid.

Announcements:

•  Lights For Life - Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Sun Prairie
  
   Please join us the evening of October 7th  at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Sun Prairie, for a candlelight prayer service to pray for the unborn and sanctity of God’s most precious Gift.... Life. This is a time to  dedicate  and recommit ourselves to defending the unborn, terminally ill, elderly, disabled and all those threatened by the culture of death.  It is also a most beautiful way to support those who have lost a child through miscarriage and to pray for those who seek to conceive or adopt.. Rosary and prayer service will begin at 7pm.  
•  Rachel's Vineyard Retreat:  Oct. 4 - 6, 2013Durward's Glen Retreat Center, near Baraboo, WI.  If you know of someone needing healing from abortion, please contact Mary Mead for more information about this retreat at the listings below.  
  
   
  

  Contacts
  Mary Mead	608-221-9593	meadmt@sbcglobal.net
  Mary Mead	608-821-3177	rachel@straphael.org

God bless you!