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FRIDAY 2  
Chicago IL. - RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT Chicago - Rachel's Vineyard Retreat is planned for the Chicago area October 2-4, 2009. Held at the Chicago Cenacle Retreat and Conference Center 513 W. Fullerton Parkway Chicago, Illinois 60614-5999 773-528-6300. For more information contact Catherine at 815-968-1157 or email cathy.rennert@gmail.com. Rachel's Vineyard invites women, men, couples, grandparents, and abortion providers for emotional and spiritual healing after an abortion.  www.rachelsvineyard.org www.cenaclesisters.org

 

SATURDAY 3  
Aurora IL. - 40 DAYS FOR LIFE Aurora - The Aurora area pro life community joins 40 Days for Life for fasting, prayer, community outreach and peaceful vigil at Planned Parenthood Aurora Health Center an abortion clinic 3051 E New York St Aurora, Illinois 60504-5160 630-585-0500. Contact Matt Yonke at 630-896-1200 or email matt@prolifeaction.org or 40days@fvfapp.org for more information.. Visit our Aurora website here. Go here to find a 40 Days for Life event close to you. 40daysforlife.com  www.plannedparenthood.org www.40daysforlife.com/aurora   Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

 

SUNDAY 4  
National. - RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY - The Respect Life Program begins anew each year on Respect Life Sunday, the first Sunday in October, October 4, 2009. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities publishes a program packet each year to call attention to numerous human life issues. This packet is distributed to Catholic Parishes throughout America. Learn more about this invaluable resource for life by going here. We proclaim that human life is a precious gift from God; that each person who receives this gift has responsibilities toward God, self and others; and that society, through its laws and social institutions, must protect and nurture human life at every stage of its existence. www.usccb.org Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts
National - LIFE CHAIN SUNDAY - Plan to join a Life Chain in your community this year, October 04, 2009! Annually hundreds of Life Chains form in cities and towns across America to be a public witness for innocent unborn children and human life. Find a Life Chain near you. Learn how to start a Life Chain download the Life Chain Manual here. Let others know about your Life Chain. Register your Life Chain here. Contact Royce Dunn Director of National Life Chain at 530-674-5068 or email Director@NationalLifeChain.org for more information. Approximately 900 Life Chains are built annually in North America. lifechain.net  nationallifechain.org Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts
Spokane WA. - LIFE CHAIN Spokane - Join with the Spokane area Life Community to form a Life Chain at N Ruby St & E Indiana Ave Spokane, Washington 99207, October 4, from 2-3:00 p.m. Contact Russel & Violet Stephens at 509-238-6356 or email violet@birthresourcecenter.org for more information. Go here to find a Life Chain near you. lifechain.net 

 

MONDAY 5  
Announcement - 40 DAYS FOR LIFE  - Some call it the the PRO LIFE event of the 21st Century, 40 Days for Life. The concept is amazingly simple, but it will change our nation and ultimately the world. Pro life groups from around the nation are joining forces and reaching out to all people of goodwill to join in the 40 Days for Life campaign. Find a 40 Days for Life location near you. The next national campaign is scheduled for September 23 - November 01, 2009. 40daysforlife.com  Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts
National - PRO LIFE MEMORIAL DAY - Pro-Life Memorial Day is on the first Monday in October, (October 5), when the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term. This is a day on which Pro Lifers across the nation will mourn the victims of America's hidden holocaust: abortion. prolifememorialday.com

 

TUESDAY 6  
Announcements Omaha NE. - FERTILITY CARE HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE - The National Center for Women's Health allows couples to manage human fertility naturally and thus become pregnant or sustain a pregnancy to term. The center builds a Culture of Life in the practice of human reproductive medicine using NaPro TECHNOLOGY 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. Call Thomas W. Hilger MD. at 402-392-0842 or email fcco@popepaulvi.com for more pro life information and news. popepaulvi.com fertilitycare.org naprotechnology.com Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

 

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Announcement National - Public Square Rosary Crusade - Join the 2009 Public Square Rosary Crusade Today! Every October, we hold the Public Square Rosary Crusade — literally, thousands of Rosary rallies across the country to pray for America. Go here to learn more about the rally. www.americaneedsfatima.org Pro Life Events Calendar For Life

 

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TUESDAY 13  
Announcement - Rosary Rallies in the Public Square  - Every October in peaceful small gatherings across America numbering in the thousands, Rosary Rallies are held visibly to the public in support of innocent unborn human life and to openly honor God. View the web site for more pro life information and news. The goal is 3,000+ Rosary Rallies in the Public Square. Support materials and special prayer banners are provided for each of the 3,000 different communities. www.americaneedsfatima.org Calendar For Life 

 

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THURSDAY 15  
Announcement National - Contributors to Our Pro-Life Magazine Needed - We are looking for high school and college age students to contribute writing and art to the student-run magazine, The Advocate. Over 30,000 copies of the most recent publication are in distribution across the country and we expect even great numbers for our next release. Deadline for submissions: October 15. All submissions send to Associate Editor, Philip Johnson, email philipgerardjohnson@gmail.com.  Anyone in college or high school can participate. liveaction.org/index.php  Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

 

FRIDAY 16  
Announcement National - ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES  - This National prayer event across the United States hopes to gather one million prayers  focused within one particular hour for the following intention: the  end to the surgical and non-surgical killing of unborn babies. Visit the web site to register and be counted among the one million. Contact Patrick Benedict at PatrickBenedict@rcin.net  for more information saintmichaelthearchangelorganization.org Calendar For Life
El Paso TX. - El Paso AREA HEALING RETREAT - Rachel's Vineyard healing weekend being presented in the El Paso Texas area October 16-18. Sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of El Paso TX., 915-872-8400. Contact Maria Acosta at the Reverence for Life Office at 915-872-8405 or email macosta@elpasodiocese.org for more information and to register (strictly confidential).  Find a Rachel's Vineyard retreat in your area. Consider giving yourself or someone else the gift of a Rachel’s Vineyard Weekend Retreat, for women & men struggling with the psychological and or spiritual pain of abortion.  rachelsvineyard.org  Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts  elpasodiocese.org
Fort Hood Killeen TX. - RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT - Rachel's Vineyard Retreat being held in the Fort Hood Killeen Texas area October 16-18. Local host Hope Pregnancy Centers, Inc. Contact Julie at 254-519-3343 or email abortionrecovery@hopecp.com for more information. Find a Rachel's Vineyard retreat in your area. I don't know where in life I would be now if I hadn't found out about Rachel's Vineyard. www.rachelsvineyard.org  www.hopepc.com Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts
Vancouver WA. - United for Life Conference  -  Father Scott Daniels from Priests for Life presents at the United for Life Conference held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 8701 NE 119th Street  Vancouver, Washington 98662-1198 360-573-3325, October  16-19, 2009. View event flier here. Call Nick at 360-574-1569 or email email 4life@unitedforlife2009.com  for more information.  Fr. Daniels will also preach at all week end Masses. Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts   www.priestsforlife.org  unitedforlife2009.com  www.stjohnvancouver.org

 

SATURDAY 17  
South Meriden CT. - RESPECT LIFE CONFERENCE - Held Saturday, October 17, 2009, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, at Holy Angels Parish Center 585 Main Street, South Meriden, CT 06451 203-235-3822. Reverend Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Director of Education, National Catholic Bioethics Center 6399 Drexel Road Philadelphia PA., will be our featured speaker presenting “Beginning of Life Issues:  In-Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Human Embryos.” Click to view or print a Registration Form. For more information contact Nicole Peck at 860-537-6981 or email hartford@silentnomoreawareness.org. www.ncbcenter.org/index.asp www.holyangelschurch.org Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts
Folly Beach SC. - PRO LIFE PARISH WEEK END - Father Peter West from Priests for Life will present a Pro Life Parish Weekend October 17-18, 2009, at Our Lady of Good Counsel 56 Center St Folly Beach, SC 29439 843-588-2336. Contact the church at 843-588-2336 for more information. Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts  www.priestsforlife.org
Irving TX. - Annual Banquet Dinner - The Texans for Life Coalition, Irving, Texas, 75017-7727 972- 790-9044, holds their annual benefit banquet dinner October 17th, 2009 7:00 pm, at DFW Westin Hotel 4545 W. John Carpenter Fwy. Irving, TX 75063. View event flier here.  Call 972-790-9044 for information and reservations. Featured speaker is Bill Bates former Dallas Cowboys favorite #40, and member of the 1992, 1993 and 1995 Super Bowl Champions teams. Bill has been a long time favorite of Cowboys fans. www.texlife.org  www.starwoodhotels.com

 

SUNDAY 18  
Elizabethtown KY. - Pro-Life concert - Right to Life Kentucky Heartland an affiliate of Kentucky Right to Life presents a Pro-Life concert event featuring several local bands playing in appreciation for Life, Sunday, October 18th at Freeman Lake Park Bandstand 140 Freeman Lake Park Rd Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701-2702 270-769-3916 2:00 pm., until Dusk. View event flier here. Contact Jeff at 423-488-2153 or email  lifeky@gmail.com for information. www.kylife.org

 

MONDAY 19  
Announcement - THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH IN OUR LIVES - Whether it was resentment, anger, divorce, isolation, or a lack of understanding of the faith, coming home has never been easier. Catholics Come Home. Follow this link for resources, including video testimonials, pro life information and news on returning to faith, and even a free book. Welcome home! catholicscomehome.org virtuemedia.org Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

Shelbyville KY. - RTL Educational Foundation Golf Outing - The Right to Life Educational Foundation of Kentucky holds its 2009 Golf Outing 8:30 a.m., October 19th at the Shelbyville Country Club 47 Smithfield Rd Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065-1971, 502-633-2100. View event flier here. Contact Mike Ryan Chairman, 2009 Golf Outing at 502-244-7753 or John Graham at 502-895-5959 for details. www.krla.org  www.shelbyvillecc.com Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

 

TUESDAY 20  
National - PRO LIFE DAY OF SILENT SOLIDARITY - People from all over this nation will give up their voices for a day Tuesday October 20, in solidarity for innocent unborn children. Red arm bands and duct tape will identify them as taking part in the Pro Life Day of Silent Solidarity. They will carry fliers explaining why they are silent and educate others about the plight of the innocent children we are losing every day. Join with the Pro-Life Day of Silence Learn about your free speech rights. www.telladf.org  www.silentday.org Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts

 

WEDNESDAY 21  
Announcement National - Jim Pouillon Memorial Day - A Jim Pouillon Memorial Day is being planned for November 24th. Jim Pouillon America’s first pro-life martyr lived out God’s love for preborn babies every day of his life for the past twenty years in his beloved city of Owasso, Michigan. Everyone living in Owasso, had seen Jim and his graphic signs. People across America now have an opportunity to stand with Jim and be a voice for voiceless children safe in their mother’s wombs. On November 24th people have an opportunity to proclaim the Gospel of Christ where Jim stood many days, at our nation’s public schools. In memory of Jim and so many like him. It is our turn now! For more information about this planned event contact Brenda C. Spurlock at orn@bigplanet.com. www.lifenews.com

 

THURSDAY 22  
Grosse Pointe MI. - Right to Life charity Reception Michigan - Right to Life of Michigan  Educational Fund holds its charity reception Thursday October 22 6:30 p.m., at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club 788 Lake Shore Road Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236. Guest speaker Lila Rose, President and founder of Live Action. Call Michigan Right to Life at 616-532-2300 or email brotary@rtl.org to make your reservation.
Appleton WI. - NFP Classes - The Life & Loss Institute presents natural family planning classes Thursday, October 22, 2009, 7- 8:30 pm, at St. Pius X Parish 500 W Marquette St Appleton, Wisconsin 54911-1996, 920-733-0575. Call Amber at 920-924-7326 for more information and registration. www.stpiusxappleton.com lifeandlossinstitute.com

 

FRIDAY 23  
Canton IL. - PRO LIFE PARISH WEEK END - Father Fr. Victor Salomon from Priests for Life will present a Pro Life Parish Weekend October 23-25, 2009, at St. Mary's Catholic Church 139 East Chestnut Street Canton, IL 61520-2728, 309-647-1473. Contact the church at 309-647-1473 for more information. Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts  www.priestsforlife.org
Peoria IL. - RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT - Rachel's Vineyard Retreat will be held in the Peoria Illinois area October 23-25, 2009 at the Nazareth House in Henry, IL. Contact Colleen Harmon at 815-303-1184 or email colleenharmon2003@yahoo.com or Jeanne Whalen at 309-671-1550 or email jwhalen@cdop.org for more information. Find a Rachel's Vineyard retreat in your area. Have you, or someone you know, suffered from the physical, emotional, and spiritual effects of a past abortion?  rachelsvineyard.org
Crookston MN. - RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT - Rachel's Vineyard Retreat will be held in the Crookston Minnesota area October 23-25, 2009. Contact Ruth Ruch at 701-219-3941 or email ruch@i29.net for more information. Find a Rachel's Vineyard retreat in your area. Mourning and grieving are necessary milestones which must be passed so that our lives can continue. rachelsvineyard.org Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts
Steubenville OH. - RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT - Rachel's Vineyard Retreat will be held in the Steubenville Ohio area October 23-25, 2009. Contact Sharon Maedke at 740-283-3636 or email aimhelpcenter@sbcglobal.net  for more information. Find a Rachel's Vineyard retreat in your area. Mourning and grieving are necessary milestones which must be passed so that our lives can continue. rachelsvineyard.org Pro Life Events Calendar For Life
College Station TX. - the beauty that is sex - Renowned author and international speaker Christopher West presents "The meaning of life; the beauty that is sex; the search for Love", 7:00 pm., at Texas A & M University, Rudder Auditorium College Station Texas, 77843, October 23rd. View event flier here for more information. www.christopherwest.com  Calendar For Life  www.tamu.edu

 

SATURDAY 24  
Louisville KY. - Kentucky Right to Life Annual Convention - Kentucky Right to Life holds its annual convention Saturday, October 24, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky 40209. View event flier here. Contact KRTL at 502-895-5959 or email execdirmm@bellsouth.net for more information. Speakers are Wesley J. Smith from the Discover Institute and Burke Balch from the Robert Powel Center for Medical Ethics, and Gary Bauer from American Values.  www.krla.org  
Arden NC. - Pro Life Parish Weekend  -  Fr. Denis G. Wilde, of Priests for Life will be preaching at the Masses for a Pro Life Weekend at St. Barnabus Catholic Church 106 Crescent Hill Drive, Arden, North Carolina 28704-9571 828-684-6098, October 24-25, 2009. Contact the church at 828-684-6098 for more information. Calendar For Life  www.priestsforlife.org  www.saintbarnabasarden.org
Stanwood WA. - PRO LIFE PARISH WEEK END - Father Peter West from Priests for Life will present a Pro Life Parish Weekend October 24-25, 2009, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church 26900 78th Ave NW Stanwood, WA 98292-9532 360-629-3737. Contact the church at 360-629-3737 for more information. Pro Life Events Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts  www.priestsforlife.org

 

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THURSDAY 29  
McDonough GA. - Annual Fundraising Banquet & Auction - The Pregnancy Resouce Center of Henry County , 3834 Jodeco Rd Mcdonough, Georgia 30253-5420 770-957-8288, holds its Annual Banquet and Thursday October 29th 7:00 p.m., at Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy Theatre Room. Keynote speaker will be Scott Klusendorf President of the Pro-Life Training Institute. View event flier here. For more information contact 770-957-8288 or email info@prchc.org  Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts  www.prolifetraining.com www.prchc.org
Villa Park IL. - CareNets ANNUAL Banquet FOR LIFE - Care Net Pregnancy Services of Dupage 515 Ogden Ave, Suite 200 Downers Grove, IL 60515 630-493-1340, holds its Annual Banquet for Life October 29, 6:30 p.m. at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace 100 Drury Ln Villa Park, IL 60181 630-530-0111. View event flier here. Contact CareNet at 630-493-1340 ext. 315 or email jfletcher@carenetdupage.com for more information and reservations. Keynote speaker is Dinesh D'Souza  Calendar For Life  Abortion Facts  www.carenetdupage.com  www.dineshdsouza.com  www.drurylaneoakbrook.com
Meridian MS. - Annual Banquet Fundraiser - The Center for Pregnancy Choices of Meridian  4905 Poplar Springs Dr
Meridian, MS 39305-1618 601-482-1230 holds its Annual Banquet Thursday October 29, 2009, from 7- 9:00 pm., at North Park Church 7770 Old Highway 39 Meridian, MS 39305-9404 601-482-1322. Special guest and speaker is niece of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Alveda King. Call Karen Sims at 601-482-1230 or email cpcofmeridian@bellsouth.net for more information. www.npchurch.net  www.cpcofmeridian.org  www.kingforamerica.com
College Station TX. - Annual Banquet Fundraiser - The Good Samaritan Gabriel Project Life Center 1314 E 29th St Bryan, Texas 77802-1203 979-822-9340 hosts a “Community for Life,” benefit dinner October 29th, 2009, 6:00 pm., at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish 2541 Earl Rudder Freeway South College Station, Texas 77845 979-693-6994. Call Good Samaritan at 979-822-9340, or St. Thomas Aquinas Parish at 979-693-6994 for more information. Help the life center continue to build the “Community for Life.” www.stabcs.org  www.austindiocese.org

 

FRIDAY 30  
Norwalk CT. - Celebrate Life Concert - Malta House Hope for Life 5 Prowitt Street Norwalk CT 06855 203-857-0088 holds a "Celebrate Life Concert" Friday October 30, 2009, at Norwalk City Hall 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT. View event flier and register here. Call Malta House at 203-857-0088 for more information and reservations. Calendar For Life www.maltahouse.org  www.stamfordplus.com www.norwalkct.org
Ann Arbor MI. - EXPLORE THE MINISTRY OF LIFE - The Guadalupe Partners South Lyon, MI 48178 host a dinner with prayer and reflection Friday October 30th, 2009, 5 - 9:00 pm., at Father Gabriel Richard High School 4333 Whitehall Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48105 734-662-4719. View event flier here. Call 248-707-9078 or email guadalupepartnersinc@gmail.com for more information. Presentations by Bishop Earl Boyea of the Lansing diocese, and Bishop Daniel Flores, auxiliary bishop of Detroit. Join us and help open a new window of possibility for the pro-life movement. www.guadalupepartners.org  www.dioceseoflansing.org
Asheville NC. - RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT - Rachel's Vineyard Retreat will be held in the Asheville North Carolina area October 30 - November 1, 2009. Contact Shelley Glanton at 828-670-8192 or email sglantonop@charter.net or contact Carla Haire at 828-342-4655 or email cwool76@verizon.net for more information. Local host Diocese of Charlotte 1123 S Church St Charlotte, NC 28203-4003 704-370-3244. Find a Rachel's Vineyard retreat in your area. Mourning and grieving are necessary milestones which must be passed so that our lives can continue. rachelsvineyard.org Pro Life Events Calendar For Life

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