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Monday, November 01

Tuesday, November 02

Wednesday, November 03

TRUTH AND TRIUMPH - The online magazine Truth and Triumph will highlight those who have taken a stand for righteousness. Too often, Americans are arrested, demoted, fired or taken to court because they stand up for the unborn, the First Amendment or religious freedom. Many find themselves in court battles, that often takes years. It's their stories which will be told in the Alliance Defense Fund’s (ADF) new quarterly internet media magazine Truth and Triumph. www.adftruthandtriumph.org  www.alliancedefensefund.org

Thursday, November 04

West Hills CA. - Jewelry Party Fundraiser - Angels Way Maternity Home Woodland Hills CA. is holding a Open House Jewelry Party Fundraiser Thursday, November 4, 2010 6:00 - 8:00 pm. For location and information call (818) 346-2229 or (818) 268-0325. Contact Margot at 818-648-7740 or email MargotTheEditor@aol.com for more information about this event. Help raise funds for homeless pregnant women in crisis and get your Christmas shopping done early. Bring a friend, no sales pitch, no pressure Open House with refreshments.  Sip wine while trying on jewelry. To provide a Christian home with a nurturing environment where pregnant women receive education and training in making life choices. www.angelswayhome.net mysilpada.com/sites/teresa.mortensen

Friday, November 05

Phoenix AZ. - Catholic Bioethics Seminar - The National Catholic Bioethics Center, presents a two-Day Catholic Bioethics Seminar "Catholic Healthcare in Service to the Human Person" November 5 -6 , 2010 at at the Diocesan Pastoral Center (Room 159C) 400 E. Monroe Street Phoenix, AZ 85004, 602-257-0030. View event registration flier here. Contact Ms. Julie Kelley, Seminar Coordinator at 215-877-2660 or email jkelley@ncbcenter.org for more information. Speakers include: Dr. John Haas, Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D., Dr. Edward Furton, Dr. Marie Hilliard and Dr. Stephen Napier. Learn about Catholic bioethics and ethical issues in health care from beginning to end of life. The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), established in 1972, conducts research, consultation, publishing and education to promote human dignity in health care and the life sciences, and derives its message directly from the teachings of the Catholic Church. www.diocesephoenix.org www.ncbcenter.org 

San Diego CA.  - PRAISE & WORSHIP FOR LIFE - Join the Goretti Group from 6 - 8:15 p.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary, Church in Little Italy 1629 Columbia St. San Diego, California., (meet in the main church). All welcome for Praise, Worship, Adoration, Benediction, and Fellowship. Call Chris at 619-702-7009 or email chris@thegorettigroup.com for more pro life information and news. thegorettigroup.org olrsd.org  Mother Protecting Child Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts  Abortion Facts

Visalia CA. - Healing and Recovery Weekend - The IRMA Network presents "Silent Voices" a special post-abortion help and healing retreat weekend, November 5 - 7 2010. Contact Jessica Tulare-Kings Right to Life at 559-732-5000, or email jessica@tkrl.org for more information. The retreat is held at a private cabin in Hume Lake and is open to women who have experienced an abortion and wish to find healing. Carpools are available.  www.theirmanetwork.org www.tkrl.org  Pro-Life Events ProLife Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts Teen Talk

Saturday, November 06

Los Altos CA. - Marriage Advocate Training - Catholics for the Common Good Institute sponsors "Positive Advocacy Techniques and Messages" communication training for those concerned with the attacks on marriage Saturday November 06 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at St. Simon Catholic Parish 1860 Grant Road Los Altos, CA 94024. View event flier and registration here. Call Kathleen at 213-291-3580 or email kathleen@ccgaction.org for more pro life information. Learn how to safely defend marriage in a time when persecution of marriage advocates is rampant. ccgaction.org  www.stsimon.org  Pro-Life Events National Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts Teen Talk

Monrovia CA. - Your Story Matters Gala 2010 - Foothills Pregnancy Resource Center 924 Buena Vista Street #202 Duarte, CA 91010, invites everyone to their afternoon garden event Saturday, November 6, 2010, 2 - 5:00 pm., at the Monrovia Historical Museum 742 E. Lemon Street Monrovia, CA. Call Kathleen the Foothills Pregnancy Resource Center at (626) 358-2532 or email foothillsprc@verizon.net for more information. Enjoy music, a tremendous Silent Auction, a "Live Auction" an incredible museum, plus an endless array of hors d’oeuvres, coffee or punch. www.foothillsprc.org Pro-Life Events National Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts Teen Talk

San Diego CA. - FIRST SATURDAY ROSARY PROCESSION FOR LIFE - Join the San Diego life community the first Saturday of each month for 7:30 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church 1629 Columbia Street San Diego, California., then process with a life-size image of Our Lady of Fatima to a nearby abortion clinic Planned Parenthood First Avenue Family Planning, 2017 First Ave San Diego, California 92101 888-743-7526, to pray for innocent unborn children. Contact Luis at 619-259-3906 or email stkmend@earthlink.net or view event flier here for more pro life information and news. The procession and prayer vigil at the abortion clinic are legal and peaceful. We go, rain or shine. www.olrsd.org  helperssd.wordpress.com www.plannedparenthood.org   Pro-Life Events Calendar For Life 

Monday, November 08

Tuesday, November 09

San Diego CA. - Culture of Life Family Services (COLFS) - COLFS located at 550 Washington St. #801 (8th floor), San Diego, California., 92103, offers quality, Christ-centered medical care. Also provides spiritual direction to women and families in crisis pregnancies, Natural Family Planning education and Creighton Model (NaPro Technology) Fertility Care System. Dr. George Delgado is a family physician; can treat adults and children and provide obstetric care. Call 619-692-4401 for more pro life information and news. www.colfs.org Mother Protecting Child Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

Wednesday, November 10

Omaha NE. - FERTILITY CARE HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE NAPRO TECHNOLOGY - The Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction Omaha Nebraska, allows couples to manage human fertility naturally and thus become pregnant or sustain a pregnancy to term. Call Thomas W. Hilger MD. Director at (402)-392-0842 or email fcco@popepaulvi.com for more information. Read an overview here. The center builds a Culture of Life in the practice of human reproductive medicine using NaProTECHNOLOGY a remarkably successful approach. With conventional medicine, women are treated with hormones and with artificial technology never finding out what disease is causing the problem. The center using NaPro technology finds out why the body isn’t functioning correctly, then applies scientifically proven treatments that work cooperatively with the body. popepaulvi.com fertilitycare.org naprotechnology.com Calendar For Life

Thursday, November 11

San Diego CA. - Cocktails for Choice and Pro Life - Join the San Diego Pro life community for a peaceful presence at the Planned Parenthood "Cocktails for Choice" fund raising event  Thursday, November 11, 2010 from 6:30 pm., - 8:00 pm at Fifty Seven Degrees, 1735 Hancock St., San Diego CA. Contact Luis Mendoza Helpers of Gods Precious Infants San Diego CA., at 619-259-3906 or email sue.lopez@earthlink.net for more information. We will have Pro-Life signs to hand out and we will have graphic abortion pictures. We will be contacting the police to make them aware of our presence. This will be our third year protesting " Cocktails for Choice" please join us if possible. God Bless You. helperssd.wordpress.com  www.fiftysevendegrees.com

San Mateo CA. - MONTHLY PRO LIFE MEETING - San Mateo Pro Life holds our monthly pro life meeting second Thursday of the month 7:30 p.m. at St. Gregory's Church, Warner Center, 138 28th Avenue, San Mateo, California. Contact Jessica, Chairman, San Mateo Pro Life at 650-572-1468 or email themunns@yahoo.com for more pro life information and news. Everyone is welcome.  Mother Protecting Child Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts www.saintgregorychurch.org

Van Nuys CA. - LA March for Life Planning Meeting - LA March for Life (LAMFL) Planning committee holds starts planning for the 8th LA March for Life Thursday November 11, 2010 6:00 pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 14450 Valerio St Van Nuys, CA 91405-2307 (818) 781-6866. Contact John Costello, PGK Co-founder LAMFL at (949) 285-8918 or email johncneb@aol.com or Nick Bryan, 2010 LAMFL Chairman, 818-789-3237 or email nbryan789@sbcglobal.net for more information. Help the LA March for Life grow! Lets get 20 thousand marchers to the 8th LAMFL. Lets reach out to all concerned about human life and all who want to be part of the Pro-Life movement.  www.lamarchforlife.org Pro-Life Events ProLife Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts Teen Talk

Friday, November 12

Irvine CA. - Music to Move the Soul - Mary's Shelter a pro life ministry for teen mothers and their babies presents "Music to Move the Soul for Life" Friday, November 12th 2010, 7:30 pm., at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 5101 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92604 (949) 559-4006. Contact Christine at 714-730-0930, Ext. 15 or email Christine@teenshelter.org for more details. This inspirational concert features internationally acclaimed composer and virtuoso pianist Eric Genuis, accompanied by world-class vocalist Christa Adams Santilli, performing both classical and contemporary music to move the soul, celebrate the gift of life and open minds to the power of music. There is NO ADMISSION FEE. Donations benefit pregnant minors, teen mothers and their babies at Mary’s Shelter who are homeless or from families in crises. teenshelter.org  www.sjnirvine.org www.ericgenuis.com  www.adams-santilli.com

Saturday, November 13

Los Angeles CA. 435 S Occidental Blvd - PRO-LIFE PRAYER PROCESSION  PICO-UNION  - The Pro Life community of Los Angeles is called to gather the second Saturday of the month at Precious Blood Catholic Church 435 S Occidental Blvd Los Angeles, California 90057, 213-389-8439, for 8:00 a.m. mass. At 9:00 a.m. we will lovingly and prayerfully journey to each of the many abortion clinics located in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles (surrounding MacArthur Park). Contact John Anthony at 949-436-1599 or email JohnAnthonyLA@Hotmail.com for more pro life information and news.  We will pray for the physical and spiritual welfare of the innocent unborn, the strengthening of parenthood, and the conversion of all who support and or provide abortions. la-archdiocese.org  Mother Protecting Child Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

Oakland CA. - Life Legal Defense Foundation’s Annual Benefit - The Life Legal Defense Foundation presents their Annual Fall Banquet "Bring the Love Back to Life" November 13, 2010, 6:00 pm., at the Lake Merritt Hotel (Terrace Room), 1800 Madison Street, Oakland CA. View event flier here. Call the Life Legal Defense Foundation at 707-224-6675 for more information and to RSVP. Keynote Speaker Dorinda Bordlee, Esq., Vice President and Senior Counsel of the Bioethics Defense Fund, who will be speaking on “How Roe Ruined Romance.” The mission of Life Legal Defense Foundation, is to give innocent and helpless human beings of any age, and particularly the unborn, a trained and committed defense against threat of death and to support their advocates in the courtrooms of our nation. www.lldf.org www.theterraceroom.com www.bdfund.org Pro-Life Events ProLife Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts Teen Talk

Roseville CA. - Bayside Adoption Network Conference - Rebecca Kiessling presents at the Bayside Adoption Network Conference 4:00-6:00 pm., Saturday, November 13th 2010 at Bayside Church, 8211 Sierra College Blvd, Roseville CA. Email BaysideAdoptionNetwork@gmail.com  for more information. Speaker Rebecca Kiessling author of Conceived in Rape: A Story of Hope. Have you ever considered how really insulting it is to say to someone, "I think your mother should have been able to abort you."?  It's like saying, "If I had my way, you'd be dead right now."  And that is the reality with which I live every time someone says they are pro-choice or pro-life "except in cases of rape" because I absolutely would have been aborted if it had been legal in Michigan when I was an unborn child, and I can tell you that it hurts. www.rebeccakiessling.com  www.baysideonline.com Pro-Life Events National Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts Teen Talk

Sacramento CA. - Salute to Life Dinner - The Sacramento Life Center celebrates 38 years of life saving work with a dinner and auction Saturday, November 13, 2010 5:30 pm., at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento CA (Grand Ballroom). View event flier here. For more information call Sacramento Life Center at 916-451-4357 or or visit the website at www.saclife.org.

SANTA MARIA CA. - 5th semi-annual Right to Life Workshop - Pro Lifers from Santa Maria hold their 5th semi-annual Right to Life Workshop Saturday November 13, 2010 9:00 am - 12:00 noon at St Louis de Montfort Parish (Modular I) 5095 Harp Rd Santa Maria, CA 93455-5117 (805) 937-5571. Contact Lollie Schentrup at (805) 928-7610 or email jonlol2@msn.com for more information. There is nothing more rewarding than to know that by your prayers or counseling you are being the instrument of the Holy Spirit to Save a baby's life, or a mother from the agony of abortion!  Join us in our 7th semi-annual Right to Life Workshop to learn more about Pro-Life Prayer and Counseling. www.sldm.org  Pro-Life Events National Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts Teen Talk

Chino Hills CA. - 'Yes, Choose Life!' Fall Banquet Fundraiser - The Women's Care Center invites you to their 'Yes, Choose Life!' Fall Banquet Fundraiser Sunday November 14, 2010 at 5:00PM at the Los Serranos Country Club Chino Hills CA. Call the Women's Care Center at (909) 628-6848 for more information. Key Note Speaker Karyn Johnson, Founder Director of House of Ruth - Unplanned Pregnancies and Adoption Services. www.awomenscarecenter.org Pro-Life Events National Calendar For Life Abortion Facts Teen Talk

Monday, November 15

Tuesday, November 16

Wednesday, November 17

Eureka CA. - RESPECT LIFE EUREKA - North Coast Catholics for a Culture of Life (NCCL) Committee holds its monthly meeting (date and time varies), at St. Bernard's Church Parish Hall, 615 H Street Eureka, California., 95501. Contact the church at 707-442-6466  for more pro life information and news.  www.saintbernards.org  www.humboldtprolife.com/home  Mother Protecting Child Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

Temecula CA. - Volunteer - Life Champion Potluck - Birth Choice of Temecula sponsors a volunteer thanks giving dinner 11:30 am - 1:30 pm., Wednesday November 17th, 2010 at 27488 Enterprise Circle West #4 Temecula CA. For information, contact Jennifer Cartell at 951-551-5428 or 951-699-9808 or email jennycartell@aol.com. At Birth Choice we believe you have the right to know ALL your choices and options. Learning the truth and hearing new ideas always elevate a person. www.birthchoicetemecula.com Pro-Life Events National Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts Teen Talk

Thursday, November 18

Friday, November 19

Saturday, November 20

Alta Loma CA. - Rock For LIFE San Bernardino County MEETS - The San Bernardino Chapter of Rock For Life, meets every third Saturday from 2:00-4:00 p.m., at 5847 Zapata Pl Alta Loma California. 91737. Check us out at MySpace. Contact Mary-Kate at 909-948-2849 or email RanchoRockforLife@gmail.com for more Pro Life information. Rock for Life is a Pro Life teen ministry offering the truth about abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia to America's youth through music. www.rockforlife.org  www.myspace.com Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

Monday, November 22

Tuesday, November 23

Wednesday, November 24

national - Courage for those with same-sex attractions- Courage is a Catholic support group for persons struggling with same-sex attraction. View list of local chapters here. Call Courage at 212-268-1010 or email NYCourage@aol.com for more information. Your call is confidential. Courage membership is for persons who are same-sex attracted and who desire to live chaste lives that reflect positively on the mission and nature of the Church.  www.couragerc.org couragerc.net  Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

Thursday, November 25

Friday, November 26

Saturday, November 27

Sacramento CA. - Vigil for All Nascent Human Life - The Pro Life community of Sacramento invites all to participate in a Prayer Service and Benediction for All Nascent Human Life Saturday, November 27, 2010 5:30 p.m., at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe 711 T Street, Sacramento CA 95814 (916) 442-3211. Contact Steve Patton Director of the Department of Evangelization and Catechesis Diocese of Sacramento email spatton@diocese-sacramento.org for more information. Bishop Soto celebrant. Pro-Life Events National Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts Teen Talk

San Diego CA. - Vigil for All Nascent Human Life - The Pro Life community of San Diego invites all to participate in a Prayer Service and Benediction for All Nascent Human Life Saturday, November 27, 2010 7:00 p.m., at St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church 4735 Cass Street San Diego CA  92109. Contact Carrie Giebel Director for Young Adult Ministry Diocese of San Diego at 858-490-8261 or email cgiebel@diocese-sdiego.org. Bishop Robert Brom celebrant. www.stbrigid-sandiego.org  www.yamsd.org

Monday, November 29

national - LITTLE SOLES FOR LIFE - Every day across this great country people moved by the loss of innocent unborn children work to create ways to awaken hearts to this tragedy and this greatest loss of human life in history of human kind. Follow this link to learn more about one of those creative ways. Call 815-933-9391 or email littlesolesdisplay@gmail.com for more pro life information and news. littlesolesdisplay.org   Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

Tuesday, November 30