“And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with love and we remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts. Jesus gave even His life to love us. So, the mother who is thinking of abortion, should be helped to love, that is, to give until it hurts her plans, or her free time, to respect the life of her child. The father of that child, whoever he is, must also give until it hurts.” - Mother Teresa
Can you bring some love to give to the sidewalk this week?
OPEN HOURS
Monday, 7/7 - 100% filled; Praise God!
Tuesday, 7/8 - Just 63% filled on this Abortion Day; 1 needed at 12p; 2 needed at 1p; 1 needed at 3p and 1 needed at 4p.
Wednesday, 7/9 - Only 60% filled on this Abortion Day; 1 needed at 8a; 1 needed at 9a; 1 needed at 12p; 1 needed at 2p; 2 needed at 3p and 2 needed at 5p.
Thursday, 7/10 - Just 70% filled; 1 needed at 4p and 2 needed at 5p.
Friday, 7/11 - 75% filled; 1 needed at 2p.
To sign up for hours go to: vigilforlife.org/calendar/
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VIGIL FOR LIFE SIDEWALK COUNSELOR TRAINING
If you are interested in sidewalk counselor training - mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 16th at 6:30p.m. Veteran sidewalk counselor and head of the Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Will Goodman, fellow servant, Jen Dunnett and head of Rachel's Vineyard in Madison, Mary Mead - will conduct the training.
If you are already a sidewalk counselor and wish to come just to share stories with others, feel free to join with this training group.
The location is still TBA.
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VIGIL FOR LIFE - MADISON - 40 DAYS FOR LIFE FALL CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER MEETING
It's time to start planning for our fall 2014 40 Days for Life campaign!
Vigil for Life is pleased to report that since last year's 40 Days for Life prayer vigil, God has blessed us with many graces in changing hearts & minds and in saving lives. Through our daily peaceful and prayerful presence and with God's grace, we have been able to send many women over to the Women's Care Center where they are given the support needed to choose life for their baby. One of the best phone calls to get is from those on the sidewalk telling of "turn arounds" and of lives saved. We are seeing the fruits of our labor due to sacrifice (giving until it hurts) and God's guiding hand. OUR PRAYERS ARE BEING ANSWERED! God is working through us to bring an awareness; to open hearts & minds; to change hearts & minds and to save lives !
Our 40 Days for Life Fall Campaign Volunteer meeting will be held on Thursday, July 24th at 6:30p. Location is TBA.
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STORIES FROM THE SIDEWALK
Great news! The City of Madison will not be enforcing the buffer zone portion of the city ordinance calling for such (for the time being). They will still, however, enforce the no trespassing and the no blocking the entrance to the facility portion. Praise God from whom all blessings flow! All prayer warriors can relax and go back to not worrying about being in violation of the buffer zone!
Here are links to a couple of articles regarding this decision by the City of Madison:
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Prayer for the Protection and Promotion of all Life
By: 2hearts network
Loving God, I thank you for the gift of life you gave and continue to give to me and to all of us. Merciful God, I ask your pardon and forgiveness for my own failure and the failure of all people to respect and foster all forms of life in our universe. Gracious God, I pray that with your grace, I and all people will reverence, protect, and promote all life and that we will be especially sensitive to the life of the unborn, the abused, neglected, disabled, and the elderly. I pray, too, that all who make decisions about life in any form will do so with wisdom, love, and courage. Living God, I praise and glorify you as Father, Source of all life, as Son, Savior of our lives, and as Spirit, Sanctifier of our lives.
Amen.
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