OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH
With great joy we celebrate October as Respect Life Month amid the
Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope.
The daily headlines remind us of how desperately our world is thirsting for the hope that only God can provide
…. the gift of human life exists as a sign of hope to our world today, defying the powers of darkness and
the culture of death. It is of the utmost importance that we work to ensure that every life, in every stage and
circumstance, is protected in law.
This Jubilee Year we are challenged to be agents of hope to those whose hearts are burdened by trial, difficulty,
or suffering, offering them the hope that comes from Christ Jesus alone…

– Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo,
Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities
Since 1973, the Catholic Church in the United States has observed October as “Respect Life Month

Beginning on the weekend of October 4 & 5 (Respect Life Sunday), our parish will be participating in The Baby Bottle Project benefiting The Women’s
Centers of Greater Chicagoland.

This non-profit organization directly assists mothers and families experiencing crisis pregnancies by offering emotional, financial, material, and spiritual support through counseling, clothing & monetary provisions, prayer, and other aid.

Each year the three locations together have over 5,000 appointments with expecting mothers. By God’s Grace, The Women’s Centers have saved almost 41,000 babies – and their mothers – from abortion since opening in 1984.

Please take a Baby Bottle home with you from the church on October 4/5, fill it with your spare change, and return it the weekend of Oct. 25/26.

This is a simple, but crucial fundraising effort for The Women’s Centers.

Please note the Baby Bottles cost almost $1.00 per bottle and are recycled afterwards so please return upon completion of the project.

Thank you for helping defend life and remember to keep all pro-life undertakings in your prayers.

If you are donating by check, please make it payable to: “The Women’s Center.”

Thank you for your support!