• Treat all people with reverence for their value and dignity
   

• Educate all parishioners, especially the youth, about life issues and create awareness for those in need, including the elderly, the handicapped, and most espe cially, the unborn.

• Work for laws and policies to re lieve the economic burdens that pressure some women to obtain abortions, and encourage legisla tors to support all life-affirming legislation.

• Help to change attitudes that accept abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide as easy solutions to indi vidual and social problems.

• Pray for the unborn, their mothers and our nation that we may all learn to promote solutions to human problems that respect hu man life and dignity.

• Provide relief to those less fortu nate by organizing and partici pating in drives to gather useful goods to be distributed in areas where most needed.

CURRENT PROJECTS  AND ACTIVITIES

• -Annual participation in Life Chain a silent protest against abortion held each October along Niagara Falls Blvd.

• Special liturgy for Respect Life Sunday

• -Staking of crosses in front of Church representing 1/10 of daily abortions in US.

• Respect Life Christmas Card Sales

• -Special liturgy marking the anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in the US. (January)

• -Quarterly publication of Lifeline Newsletter for parish bulletin.

• -Baby Shower to collect items for needy mothers and babies.

• -Weekly Lenten Rosary with the intention to end abortion.

• -Mother's Day Rose Sale

• -Msgr. Lichtenthal Respect Life Essay Contest-held every other year for 7th and 8th graders.

• -Pure of Heart speaker night-promoting chastity among teens-held every other year for 7th & 8th graders and parents.
  

  RESPECT LIFE MEETING AND EVENT DATES

  All Respect Life meetings are limited to hour, from 7:30-8:30pm and are held in Church library.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE PLEASE CALL:

Maureen Pratt at 836-0736 or Sharon Kulczyk at 839-0686