Elizabeth Ministry
Pro Life Team
Volunteers with this team pray outside the abortion centers Tuesdays at 9:30am and Thursdays at 11:30am at All Women's Health Center 431 Maitland Ave., Altamonte Springs. This ministry’s prayerful, peaceful presence at the clinic makes a difference in the lives of everyone there and is a public witness of our respect for the dignity of all people from womb to tomb.
The Church’s “No” to abortion and euthanasia is a “Yes” to life,
a “Yes” to the fundamental goodness of creation,
a “Yes” which can move every person in the depths of his conscience,
a “Yes” to the family, the most basic community of hope,
which so pleases God that he calls it to become a domestic Church.
—Pope John Paul II.
Pro-Life Summer Ministry Team: During the summer when people are on vacation, there is an increased need for parishioners to pray the rosary at All Women’s Health Center (abortion clinic), 431 Maitland Avenue in Altamonte Springs beginning at 11:15 am on Tuesdays. This ministry’s prayerful, peaceful presence at the clinic honors the dignity of all human persons whatever their stages of development. It is not necessary to come every week, but do come when you can and bring a friend or young person if you like. Abortions occur in our community every day of the week at various locations. Call Maggie Pileggi at 407-629-8347 for times and locations.
Since Roe v. Wade in 1973 there have been 51 million abortions in the United States.
That’s approximately 3,700 abortions per day!
These lives need your prayers, your protection, and your witness.
Will you stand up and defend your unborn brothers and sisters?
If not you—who? If not now—when?
If you or someone you know is suffering from the after-effects of abortion, call the Office for Advocacy & Justice of the Diocese of Orlando at 407-246-4819 for free, confidential assistance or contact one of our parish priests, 407-647-3392. Symptoms of post-abortion syndrome include bouts of crying, episodes of misdirected anger, eating disorders, relationship problems, nightmares, drug abuse, lack of self-esteem, health problems, high stress or anxiety level, and discomfort with discussions or homilies on abortion. The Office of Advocacy & Justice of the Diocese of Orlando offers a network of resources and caring people, sacramental reconciliation, specially-trained professionals and/or peer support groups.
Roe v. Wade promised women a freedom to participate more fully in society, but it took their children and broke their hearts. Countless women have suffered physically, emotionally, and spiritually because of abortion; many have even lost their lives.
(A Matter of the Heart, USCCB statement on the Thirtieth Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Nov 12, 2002.)
In their 1994 statement, Confronting a Culture of Violence, the US Catholic Bishops said: “Increasingly, our society looks to violent measures to deal with some of our most difficult social problems—millions of abortions to address problem pregnancies, advocacy of euthanasia and assisted suicide to cope with the burdens of age and illness, and increased reliance on the death penalty to deal with crime. We are tragically turning to violence in the search for quick and easy answers to complex human problems…We are losing our respect for human life. We cannot teach the killing wrong by killing.”
Team Leader:
Ursula Baldwin: zwickleru@yahoo.com
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