Events

Welcome to Respect Life Month!

October is the month of Our Lady but also when we celebrate the joy and dignity of every human life. This year’s theme from the USCCB is Radical Solidarity. Join us for a month of prolife events and look for more information on how to participate in the coming bulletins, on this website and on our social media channels.

October 1 | Mass
We launch Respect Life month with Respect Life Sunday. Meet the Respect Life Ministry a tour table by the Gathering Place.

October 13 | Novena
The Respect Life Novena begins! This novena prays for the protection of human life, with a different pro-life prayer intention each day.

October 21 | March for Life
Northwest Families March for Life in Palatine
St. Theresa Dolan Center, 455 N Benton, Palatine, IL

October 22 – 24 | 40 hours of Perpetual Adoration
Join us in offering 40 straight hours of prayer for life. REGISTER HERE and join us for donuts after mass on October 22.

October 30 | Last Day for Donations
Last day for baby shower donations and Amazon registry for the Aid for Women pregnancy center

40 ways to be ProLife right now!

1. Attend pro-life events
2. Stay educated and learn abortion apologetics – www.abort73.com and www.secularprolife.org
3. Join prayer vigils at abortion facilities: NorthWestFamiliesforLife.weebly.com or 40daysforlife.com
4. Host a pro-life movie night at your church or home – see a list of movies at www.studentsforlife.org/pro-life-movies/
5. Write letters to the editor and letters of encouragement to pro-life politicians
6. Donate pro-life books or magazine subscriptions to schools and libraries.
7. Support chastity education for teens and marriage/abstinence curriculum for schools: Respectlifechicago.org and
   AMpartnership.org
8. Support families with a prenatal diagnosis, www.prenatalpartnersforlife.org
9. Share about life-affirming infertility support – Springsinthedesert.org
10. Patronize pro-life doctors – Find one here: www.aaplog.org
11. Share pro-life facts on your social channels like anything from www.AbortionFacts.com
12. Follow prolife leaders on Instagram and share to your stories: prolifeabbyjohnson, marykatezander, lilaroseofficial or crusadersforlife_chicago
13. Attend funerals for abandoned babies or sew angel gowns – RestInHisArms.org
14. Get your friends together for a pro-life book club. See books here: www.bit.ly/prolifebooks.
15. Donate goods, money or volunteer at a Pregnancy Resource Center – find one here: Illinoisrighttolife.org/pregnancy-center/
16. Donate goods, money or volunteer at a home for women in crisis pregnancies – Thewellofmercy.com or
    Helpaidforwomen.org
17. Talk to your pastor about preaching prolife. Free letters here Cherishlifeministries.com
18. Use a prolife realtor the next time you buy or sell your home: RealEstateForLIfe.org
19. Only shop pro-life
20. Wear pro-life t-shirts from Prolifetshirts.com
21. Wear a precious feet pin daily.
22. Donate baby goods or have a diaper drive for a pregnancy center.
23. Organize seniors at nursing homes for pray for those at vigils.
24. Support pro-life candidates. Inform others! Go to Illinoisfamily.org
25. Spiritually adopt a baby for nine months Spiritualadoption.org
26. Encourage your college student to join or start a StudentsForlife.org group
27. Tell the nurses you know to join NursesForLife.org.
28. Knit baby booties for sidewalk counselors to show the women the reality of the baby in their womb. Contact Maria for patterns NWFL526@gmail.com
29. Help those working in the abortion industry to leave via Abby Johnson’s ministry And Then There Were None. Get letters at Abortionworker.com
30. Invite Northwest Families for Life to speak – Call Laura, 847-651-4877, NWFL526@gmail.com
31. Get prolife health insurance: Prolifehealthplan.com or CHMinistries.org
32. Check the Walking with Moms website, WalkingWithMoms.weebly.com
33. Only support life-affirming charities: ALL.org/get-involved
34. Participate in Face the Truth tour ProLifeAction.org
35. Talk to your children! Don’t be afraid to share details when they are young. Priestsforlife.org/preaching/prchild.html for tips
36. Create a legally binding will to live from NRLC.org/uploads/willtolive/Illinois.pdf
37. Stand strong against assisted suicide – visit NancyValko.com
38. Visit the Blessed Sacrament and spend an hour with God praying against abortion
39. Pass out cards to high school Child Development class teachers about the Baby Safe Haven Law. Nationalsafehavenalliance.org
40. Join the Our Lady of the Wayside Respect Life ministry RespectLife@olwparish.org

PRAY EVERY DAY for the conversion of hearts and renewed respect for the dignity of life.