The Respect Life committee promotes the fact that every Human Life is a unique gift from God. Our committee is an enduring effort, rooted in the belief that every person is a treasure, and every life a sacred gift, and every human being is a unity of body, mind and spirit.
1. HEALTH MINISTRY:
This is is a sub-committee of the Respect Life Committee.
Information about the Health Ministry can be located on the Health Ministry page.
2. GABRIEL NETWORK (www.gabrielnetwork.org)
"Be not afraid" Gabriel Network ministers to women who have chosen life for their baby and are experiencing a crisis pregnancy. We support them and their families emotionally, practically, financially, and spiritually. We meet the last Monday of every month in the Parish Center at 7:30 PM in room #2A. Please join us! For information, please contact Mrs. Cookie Harris at 410-666-9411 or cookieharris@comcast.net
ANGEL FRIEND PROGRAM
Volunteers can mentor a client mother through her pregnancy. Providing Friendship, Practical needs, Pastoral care and counseling, Limited health care advice and assistance, Housing assistance and Adoption resources.
We also provide Transportation, car maintenance, and limited job and career assistance.
3. PRO LIFE MINISTRY
To protect, nurture, and sustain the sacredness of all human life at all stages of life, especially the unborn.
MEETINGS
We meet the first Wed. of every month in the Parish Center Lower Hall at 1 pm. All are invited to join us!
CONTACT INFORMATION
Cookie Harris, Chairperson at 410-666-9411 0r cookieharris@comcast.net
Our Activities Include
Monthly meetings and rosary, a Spiritual Adoption Program with a baby shower for Pregnancy Center North and Gabriel Network every other year, an annual March for Life in Wahington, D.C. and Annapolis, a Mother's Day flower sale,
Respect Life Sunday, and hosting various Pro-life speakers.
We also pray with local seminarians at abortion clinics several Saturdays a month, and volunteer at local Pregnancy Centers as well as financial and baby needs and equipment donations
Resources:
www.40daysforlife.com/hope.cfm
www.priestsforlife.org - Priests for Life
www.itsalife.net - Created by Mara Herzberger, Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier
www.hli.org - Human Life International
www.mdrtl.org -Maryland Right to life
www.nrlc.org - National Right to Life Committee
www.usccb.org - United States conference of Catholic Bishops
www.mdcathcon.org - Maryland Catholic Conference
www.projectrachel.org - Project Rachel
www.all.org - American Life League