CHRIST THE KING PARISH Respect Life Ministry

To promote and encourage respect for life from conception to natural death through prayer, education and pro-active support of all life issues.


Meetings are held at Christ the King following the 8:30AM Mass the first Monday of each month.  Education of life issues from conception to natural death and the dissemination of that information describe the monthly agendas.

PRAYER FOR THE REVERENCE OF LIFE

Almighty God, giver of all that is good, we thank You for the precious gift of human life.  For life in the womb, coming from Your creative power.  For the life of children, making us glad with their freshness and promise.  For the life of young people, hoping for a better world.  For the life of the handicapped and disabled, teaching us humility.  For the life of the elderly, witnessing the ageless values of patience and wisdom.  Like Blessed Mary, may we always say yes to Your gift.  May we defend it and promote it from conception to its natural end and bring us at last, oh Father, to eternal life, in Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen

DID YOU KNOW…?

REASONS WHY THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT IS WINNING

Fr. Frank Pavone of “Priests for Life” feels there is much hope for our Movement, but we must continue to fight.  Fr. Pavone says the increasing number of people and their motivation (They realize it could have been them.) is “the surest sign of our ultimate victory.”  He cites the Society of Centurions (an organization of people formerly involved in the abortion industry) as an example of conversions.

I Regret My Abortion

Priests for Life and Anglicans for Life sponsor the “Silent No More Awareness Campaign”, which gives witness to the regret many women and men have experienced from their abortion experience.

Fewer Doctors, Fewer Mills

There are fewer doctors who will do abortions because of the “indelible stigma” that remains attached to performing them.  The approximately 740 free-standing abortion clinics in our country today, as opposed to some 2,000 that existed in 1993, reflect this lack of abortionists.

Legal Evidence Mounts

Evidence for the humanity of the unborn continues to get introduced in various court cases, which can be invoked in future decisions which will come to give the unborn protection and rights under the Constitution.

Prayer for Children

Choose Life License Plate

The Massachusetts Choose Life license plate is now available.  1,717were sold/renewed as of 6-18-2010, raising $48,076.  The plate is now being sent out to the 1,500 who pre-bought them.  They will be in the license plate offices around the middle of July.  For the latest information, go to www.choose-life.org.

Up Coming Events ~

A baby shower to support local pregnancy centers will be held August 7 through August 15.  Details will be forthcoming at a later date

On Going Events ~

“Rose for Life” placed weekly at the tabernacle by parish family members; a weekly bulletin announcement inviting all to pray that all life, from conception to natural death, will be respected and protected.

Bi-annual baby shower to support the local pregnancy centers (A Woman’s Concern in Hyannis and Birthright of Falmouth).

The Elizabeth Ministry extends itself to grieving parents and the entire extended family of a baby who has died before birth or shortly thereafter.

First Friday “Prayers of the Faithful” includes pro-life intentions.

Pro-life literature available at the church entrances, the church library and at the church gift shop.

Create awareness of and encourage participation in the Walk for Life in Boston in October and the March for Life in Washington, D.C. in January.

Represent CTK at the monthly Cape Cod Family Life Alliance meetings – a consortium of  the pro-life ministries from Catholic churches on the Cape .

Annual Lenten Program on End of Life issues.

Annual Lenten program on Prison Ministry

Annual Mother’s Day bake sale.

Manage the annual “Baby Bottle/Bank” campaign which benefits A Woman’s Concern.

When scheduled, host the “coffee and” after the 8:30AM and 10:30AM Masses on Sunday.

Make available for sale, religious Christmas cards, pro-life bumper stickers and pins, etc.


A cordial invitation is extended to anyone who wishes to attend a meeting and/or join this ministry. Meetings are held on the first  Monday of each month in Classroom C after the 8:30 Mass. For further information, please contact  Claire Twitchell, Chairperson; Caroline O’Connor, Secretary;  or Betty Kelley, Treasurer;  through the Parish Office.

 

For more in-depth information on various pro life issues, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) offers the following sites: 

Additional information can be found by clicking “USCCB Pro-Life Activites"