ST. GABRIEL'S RESPECT LIFE MISSION STATEMENT
WE THE COMMUNTIY OF THE CHURCH OF SAINT GABRIEL’S BELIEVE THAT HUMAN LIFE IS A PRECIOUS GIFT FROM GOD.
WE BELIEVE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO RECIEVES THIS GIFT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO GOD, HIMSELF/HERSELF, AND OTHERS
TO NURTURE AND PROTECT HUMAN LIFE THROUGHOUT ALL STAGES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE.
WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT HUMAN INSITIUTIONS MUST NURTURE AND PROTECT ALL HUMAN LIFE THROUOUT ALL STAGES OF EXISTENCE.
WE PROMOTE, UPHOLD, SUPPORT AND RESPECT ALL HUMAN LIFE FROM CONCEPTION UNTIL NATURAL DEATH WITHOUT REGARD TO CONDITION OR CIRCUMSTANCE OF CONCEPTION, RACE, CREED COLOR, OR RELIGION…
CONTACT ST. GABRIEL'S RESPECT LIFE REPRESENTATIVE JANICE BARRETT AT 732-583-6006.
COMMUNICATE TO OFFICIALS
There are several organization that stay informed about pro-life political issues. They all have web sites and a service that you can sign up for that will send you and email when there is an issue for which communicating to an official may make a difference in policy.
Here is a list of organvizations and their web sites:
RESPECT LIFE SPIRITUAL ADOPTION
Month 1
Thank you for praying for me. I am one month old now. I have a heart pumping my blood and a backbone. I am very, very tiny and I appreciate your prayers.
Month 2
Keep praying for me! I am two months old now and about two inches long. Look! You can see my eyes, nose and moth. I will use them to experience God's world after I am born.
Month 3
Hi! I'm three months old now. I'm about 3 inches long and I weigh one ounce. That's not much, but I'm fully formed and can even suck my thumb! Keep praying for me.
Month 4
Thank you for praying for me. I'm bigger and stronger now. I'm about 6 inches long and I weigh 4 ounces. When Mommy goes to the doctor, she can even listen to my heartbeat. I hope that one day I will run and play with friends like you.
Month 5
I am 5 months old now. I'm 12 inches long and I weigh about one pound. I'm really getting big and mommy can now feel me kick abnd move around! Hey! Someday maybe I'll play soccer! Keep praying for me.
HEALING THE WOUNDS OF ABORTION
RACHEL'S VINEYARD POST-ABORTIVE RETREAT
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL WONDS OF ABORTION CAN BE SHARP, DEEP AND CRIPPLING. yOU MAY FEEL A DEEP NUMBNESS AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO NAME THE PAID OR RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE SYMPTOMS. IT CAN ALSO HAVE A DEVASTING IMPACT ON THE FATHER OR GRANDPARENTS OF THE ABORTED CHILD AND FRIEND'S OF THE MOTHER. yOU DO NOT HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HIDE IN SHAME AND FEAR. RACHEL'S VINEYARD'S RETREAT IS A CHANCE TO FOCUS ON THIS PAINFUL TIME IN YOUR LIFE THROUGH A SUPPORTIVE NON-JUDGMENTAL PROCESS, IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CONFIDENTIALITY, UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION. IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP BOTH WOMEN AND MEN EXPERIENCE THE MERCY AND COMPASSION OF GOD.
IF YOU HAVE SUFFERED THROUGH AN ABORTION AND HAVE ISOLATED YOURSELF FROM HEALING AND FORGIVENESS, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER ATTENDING ONE OF OUR RETREAT WEEKENDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT jUDY wARENKIEWICZ AT 732-536-6871. ALL INQUIRIES ARE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
2012 WEEKEND RETREATS
FEBRUARY 24th - FEBRUARY 26th, 2012
JUNE 8th - JUNE 10th, 2012
"CHOOSE LIFE" LICENSE PLATES
New Jersey “Choose Life” license plates are now available and can be purchased at http://thechildrenfirst.org/Home.asp. The Children First Foundation fought a seven-year battle to get the license plates approved by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. See the Associated Press article below for additional details.
Donna Goodwin
Office of Family Life
Office of Life and Justice Ministries
Diocese of Trenton
609-406-7400 ext. 5592
Associated Press
TRENTON - New Jersey's Motor Vehicles Commission has bowed out of a seven-year battle and has quietly begun offering license plates this month with the slogan "Choose Life." The plates can be ordered through the New York-based Children First Foundation, which first tried to get them approved in 2003.
State officials initially rejected the plates, saying they didn't want to get into a debate over abortion.
"Choose Life" is a slogan often used by anti-abortion activists. The state also said it doesn't allow slogans, just the names of the organizations, on the plates.
The Children First Foundation, with the help of the conservative Alliance Defense Fund law firm, fought the state decision in court. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, saying state officials have the right to reject slogans deemed political, religious or controversial.
But an appeals court in April said the state's decision may have amounted to impermissible "viewpoint discrimination" and sent the case back to the lower court.
New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission spokesman Mike Horan said officials decided to allow the plates because they wanted to avoid further legal expenses. He said the decision was made unilaterally by state officials, not as part of a settlement with the plate's sponsors.
The "Choose Life" plates went on sale Dec. 3. Horan said none had been sold by Friday morning.
Orders would come through the foundation, which would get $25 per plate.
The organizational tags are part of a broad system of plates in New Jersey. Special plates are available for alumni of colleges in and out of New Jersey, fans of sports teams like the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Phillies, and members of several interest groups and organizations, including square dancers, Masons and Rotary International.
Horan said the MVC doesn't generally promote the organizational plates. It's pitching the sports tags, however, because they generate extra revenue for the state.