Past Events Archive for the “Day of the Unborn Child”/Feast of the Annunciation

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2010 (Click here to skip to International Events and others outside the U.S.)

Delaware

Dover/Smyrna

March 25. For info on local International Day of Unborn events please click here. Prayer Vigil, March 25th, 2-4 PM, at Legislative Hall in Dover. Following the prayer vigil, St. Polycarp Church in Smyrna, Delaware will sponsor the following events: Dinner in Mother Drexel Hall at 5 PM, Rosary for Life - 6:30 PM, Eucharist - 7 PM; Celebrant and homilist will be the Most Rev. W. Francis Malooly--Sponsored by K. of C., Helpers of God's Precious Infants, and Pro-lifers throughout Delaware.

Florida

Venice (and surrounding area)

Diocese of Venice, Florida

Visit the website for a schedule of Novena Masses for the nine months from the Annunciation to Christmas at http://www.dovrespectlife.org/

New York

Buffalo (and surrounding area)

March 25. Feast of the Annunciation Mass for the Unborn: St. Aloysius Gonzaga in Cheektowaga at 157 Cleveland Dr. (6:30 pm Rosary, 7:00 pm Mass). Sponsored by the Bishop Benincasa Council Knights of Columbus. Click here for more info.

The first of 9 consecutive monthly pro-life masses begins on the last Saturday of March. The masses (8 am at St. Rose of Lima Church in Buffalo) continue each month through November. Sponsored by the Diocesan Pro-Life Office, each mass of the “Rosary Novena for Life” is followed by silent praying of the rosary in procession to a local abortion clinic. The church is located at 500 Parker Avenue at Parkside in Buffalo. Click here for more info.

New York (NYC)

March 25. Solemn Pontifical Mass for Life (Missale Romanum of 1962) for the Solemnity of the Annunciation & Incarnation -- His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan, Celebrant -- (7 pm Rosary for Life, 7:30 Mass) The Church of the Holy Innocents, 128 West 37th St. (37th St. between 7th Ave. and Broadway). Reception to follow. For info visit the http://www.traditionalknight.com/.

Texas

Amarillo

For info visit the ProLife Amarillo Website.

League City

March 25. Mass and Rosary at 7 PM March 25 at St. Mary Church in League City, TX. It will be sponsored by St. Mary Council, Knights of Columbus.

Marble Falls

March 25. The Knights of Columbus of St. John's church in Marble Falls, TX will be having a parish rosary on the 25th to commemorate the Day of the Unborn Child and to pray for an end to abortion.

International Events (and others outside the U.S.):

Argentina

For Info on events in Argentina, where the Day of the Unborn Child originated, please visit http://www.forovidafamilia.com.ar/Sitio/Principal.asp

Australia

Click here for info

Cuba

Click the following link for the Day of the Unborn Child spiritual adoption program -- Adopcion Espiritual -- Spiritual Adoption.

Spain

For the most current info visit -- http://blog.sanandresarrixaca.es.

Cartel -- Posters ("Blessed be the fruit of thy womb" is the title): cartel.pdf

Rosario y oraciones por la vida -- Rosary and Prayers for Life: rosario-y-oraciones-por-la-vida.pdf

Oracion por la vida en los lugares de culto -- Prayers for the Churches: oracion-por-la-vida-en-los-lugares-de-culto.pdf

En la eucaristia y la liturgia de las horas -- Liturgy of the Hours: en-la-eucaristia-y-la-liturgia-de-las-horas.pdf

Estampa -- Prayer Card -- estampa.pdf

U.K./England

Walsingham

Given the nearly one-thousand year history of Walsingham as an Annunciation pilgrimage center, consider honoring the day with a visit to one of its shrines--click here for more info on both the Anglican and Catholic shrines of "Walsingham--England's Nazareth". Consult the shrines’ events and calendar pages for current schedules. For more details on the history of Walsingham as dedicated to The Annunciation, please see Part 3 of the 4 part series The White Dove of Peace that aired on EWTN in 2008. Part 3 of the documentary begins with modern-day pilgrims gathered to pray the Angelus near Walsingham on the millennium Feast of the Incarnation, with the following voiceover: “March the 25th 2000, was the two-thousandth anniversary of the Incarnation--the miracle of God coming down from Heaven and making his home with human beings. The simple house at Nazareth and the room where Mary heard the angel's message and where her son was conceived, have long since vanished from Palestine, but in the Middle Ages a replica of it, which was built near here, brought innumerable pilgrims to this place to venerate Mary and to ponder the mystery of the Incarnation." Later on in the program the narration continues: "The message of Walsingham therefore--is the Annunciation"--"By divine providence, Walsingham was destined to become a reminder of Nazareth, in the heart of the English countryside. It is evidence that England had a unique part to play in the purposes of God."

2009 (Click here for International Events and others outside the U.S.)

California

Brawley

March 25 -- St. Margaret Mary Parish, 620 S. Cesar Chavez, Brawley, CA 92227, Tel: 760-344-3571. Solemnity of the Annuciation-Day of the Unborn Child. Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Jose Luis Muro @ 6 p.m. -- A special prayer for the unborn will be said during Mass and children will walk in procession with crosses in memory of all the unborn children. Refreshments to follow after Mass.

Delaware

Dover/Smyrna

March 25. St. Polycarp Church, 135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna DE 19977, Tel.: 302-653-8279 -- Helpers of God's Precious Infants will oversee a march at Legislative Hall on the Green in Dover (call for exact time)--and in Smyrna at 5 pm Brother Vincent Council of the Knights of Columbus will serve dinner to the marchers and others who come to St. Polycarp in Smyrna for the rest of the day's events. Mass will follow a 6:30 pm Rosary for Life. For more info please click here.

Florida

Brandon

March 25 -- Adoration in the chapel at Nativity Catholic Church -- 705 E. Brandon Boulevard -- on Wednesday, March 25 -- the Feast of the Annunciation and the Day of the Unborn Child! Please come from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. to pray.

Miami

March 29 -- Sunday -- Concert for Life Luncheon -- special celebration for the Day of the Unborn Child -- 12:00-4:00 pm -- St. Raymond Crystal Palm Ballroom, 3475 SW, 17 St. Miami, FL 33145 -- $20 donation PP. Call Vida Human Internacional for Tickets: 305-260-0525 or St. Raymond 305-446-2427. Click here for more info.

St. Augustine

March 25: The Feast of the Annunciation: Wednesday at Noon, Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine with Bishop Victor Galeone as celebrant. The Mass will be broadcast by EWTN. Seating is limited and available on a first come first serve basis. For information, call (904) 824-2806

Venice (and surrounding area)

NOVENA OF MASSES FOR LIFE 2009

Diocese of Venice, Florida

Laity for Life is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Respect Life Department of the Diocese of Venice in sponsoring a 2008 Novena of Masses for Life.

The term "Novena" refers to the 9-month period of Our Lord's gestation in the womb of His mother - from His Incarnation, which we celebrate as the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord through to His birth celebrated on Christmas Day.

This 9-month period will be specially observed with a series of Masses celebrated around the Diocese

visit the Laity for Life website at www.laityforlife.org

Illinois

Chicago

Iowa

Dubuque

March 25 -- Come join Archbishop Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. and area pro-life groups in a celebration of life on Wednesday evening, March 25th at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Dubuque, Iowa. The evening will open at 6:30 pm with the rosary followed by Mass for the Day of the Unborn at 7 pm. The Knights of Columbus will provide refreshments in Paraclete Hall following Mass.

Kansas

Salina

March 25, 2009 -- Council 601 of the Knights of Columbus in Salina, Kansas is celebrating a Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral for the Feast of the Annunciation

New Hampshire

Dover

The Dover Knights of Columbus Council #807 “Our Lady of the Rosary” wish to invite all parishioners and their families as well as the Clergy to partake in the praying of four Rosaries for the intention of unity at St. George’s Church on Wed. March 25th -- “The Annunciation of the Lord Feast Day”--the Rosary will begin following the 6 pm Mass -- St. George Maronite Church -- 22 Chapel St.

New Jersey

Bergen County/North Arlington

March 22 (Sunday) Day of the Unborn Child Mass -- 12 pm -- Knights of Columbus Council Hall -- Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of North Arlington: Noon Mass followed by short march to Rachel statue, concluding with a reception at the Council Hall. Click here for more info.

MARCH 22, 2009: Queen of Peace Church: 10 Franklin Place North Arlington, New Jersey 07031

Queen of Peace Parish and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Invite you to join with the members of the Knights of Columbus and Respect Life Ministry To observeTHE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE UNBORN

SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2009. Mass at 12noon in Queen of Peace Church. Celebrant will be Bishop Charles McDonnell. March 22 is the Sunday prior to the Feast of the Annunciation – March 25^th -- We know this to be the day that “Christ the Eternal Word became flesh by the power of the Holy Spirit.” It is a day when all people of good will should rededicate themselves to advocate that societies around the world must include every unborn child as part of the human community. After Mass there will be a Procession from Church, north on Ridge Road to Holy Cross Cemetery. (Approx. 4 blocks) The procession will be led by the Fourth Degree Honor Guard, followed by 49 expectant moms, and grandmothers, carrying blue, white, and pink candles representing the estimated 49 million babies aborted since Roe vs. Wade. We will be reciting the rosary during the procession through an audio system. The Blessed Sacrament will be carried in procession to the cemetery. The group will enter the cemetery through the main gate (Ridge Road), and proceed to the new Mausoleum Chapel. There will be Benediction at the Chapel. After Benediction, the congregation will proceed out of the Mausoleum to Rachael’s monument (Monument to the Unborn), placing the candles at the monument. The Ladies of the two parishes are welcome to join the procession and carry a candle. If you wish to participate, or would like more information, please contact Larry Crawford at (201) 306-3609

Seaside Park and Surrounding Area

Wednesday, March 25: Knights of Columbus Council 8415 in Seaside Park, NJ has the following events planned in recognition of the Day of the Unborn Child:-- 8:00am Mass followed by a procession to the monuments for the unborn children outside the Churches where there will be a wreath laying ceremony & Prayer:

St. Pio of Pietrelcin, Lavallette, NJ

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Seaside Heights, NJ

St. Catherine of Siena, Seaside Park, NJ

For further information:

Bermaid Ernst

732-504-7495

New York

Buffalo (and surrounding area)

March 25 (Wednesday) -- Feast of the Annunciation Mass for the Unborn: March 25, at 7 pm at St. Aloysius Gonzaga in Cheektowaga. Click here for more info.

March 28 (Saturday) The first of 9 consecutive monthly pro-life masses begins on the last Saturday of March. The masses (8 am at St. Rose of Lima Church in Buffalo) continue on the last Saturday of each month through November. Sponsored by the Diocesan Pro-Life Office, each mass of the “Rosary Novena for Life” (is followed by silent praying of the rosary in procession to a local abortion clinic. The church is located at 500 Parker Avenue at Parkside in Buffalo. Click here for more info.

Bronx

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 ~ Pro-Life Solemn High Tridentine Holy Mass ~ Feast of the Incarnation ~ "And the Word was made flesh": Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 627 East 187th Street & Belmont -- Bronx, N.Y. 10458, Tel: (718) 295-3770: 7pm -- The Rosary led by the Sisters of Life, 7:30 p.m. -- Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Rite For the Sanctity of Life -- to end abortion -- with Chant and Polyphony. Fr. James Miara, Fr. Richard Trezza -- Deacon, Fr. Michael Barone -- Sub Deacon.

Ozone Park

March 25, 2009--The Knights of Columbus & Columbiettes of Nativity B. V. M. (Fr. Joseph C. Nosser Council #12675) will be sponsoring a Night of Prayer and Adoration on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 for The Day of The Unborn Child. Location: Nativity of the B.V.M. Church -- 101-41 91st Street, Ozone Park, N. Y. 11416. Service will begin at 7:30pm in the Church. Fr. Bryan Carney, Deacon Edward Guster, & Fr. Paul Palmiotto

will celebrate the Rosary and Benediction. All are welcome. Coffee and cake will follow in the church hall. A limited supply of Rosary Beads will be available. For More Information contact:

Jim Monforte (646) 610-3546

Patricia Kistner (917) 868-1838

Ohio

Dayton

Sunday, March 22, 2009 -- Free Concert followed by Lecture and Refreshments: A Tribute to Mary Concert with Vocalist (soprano) Madelon Kinzig with Dr. Ritter Werner accompanist and violinist John Root. 7:00 p.m. St. Anthony Church--830 Bowen St. (US 35 East to Steve Whalen Blvd.; left on Wyoming, left on Bowen). Followed by a 7:40 p.m. presentation by Al Langsenkamp of the Langsenkamp Family Apostolate on “Our Lady of America--her messages, warnings, and promises.” Refreshments and “Our Lady of America” materials will be available.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 -- “Annunciation and Incarnation of the Lord” Celebration. Our Lady of Mercy Church -- 220 West Siebenthaler Ave. off N. Main St. Dayton (Siebenthaler is 2.4 miles north of I-75 & N. Main St.) 7:00 pm Solemnity Mass of the Annunciation, followed by 8:15 pm talk on “Living a Consistent Ethic of Life” by Fr. Thomas A. Thompson, SM, PhD, Dir. of the Marian Library International Marian Research Institute--Refreshments and displays in the OLOM lower level following Mass.

(For additional information on either of the two events above contact Steve at One More Soul at 937-279-5433)

Pennsylvania

Aliquippa

Rhode Island

East Providence

South Carolina

Fort Mill

Texas

Amarillo

Sun., March 29: The Diocese of Amarillo celebrates the Annunciation annually with a Respect Life Banquet in late March. This year it will be held on Sunday March 29 at the Civic Center Heritage Room. Doors open at 4 p.m. for Silent Auction browsing; banquet begins at 5 p.m. Guest Speaker is Gianna Jessen, Motivational Speaker and Abortion Survivor (Gianna was born alive during a saline abortion). Silent Auction Browsing and Social Hour begin at 4 p.m. Wine and beer will be available. The reception following the banquet will give you an opportunity to visit with Gianna and place last minute silent auction bids. For more info visit the ProLife Amarillo Website contact Stephanie Frausto, 806-678-4673; ts_frausto@yahoo.com

League City

March 25: 7:00 p.m. St. Mary's Church. Address: 1612 E. Walker St. Phone: 281-557-3378. The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a special Mass at 7:00 p.m. on March 25, commemorating the Day of the Unborn Child. The Fourth Degree Color Corps will be present.

San Angelo

Wisconsin

North Fond du Lac

March 25: 12:10 p.m. Presentation Parish and local Knights of Columbus Councils will again be praying a sung rosary with accompanying prayers and spiritual adoption pledge program on Wednesday at Presentation Church, North Fond du Lac, beginning at 12:10 p.m. All pro-life advocates are invited.

International Events (and others outside the U.S.):

Argentina

For Info on events in Argentina, where the Day of the Unborn Child originated, please click www.forovidafamilia.com.ar -- ConvocatoriaSemanaDelaVida

Australia

Sydney

Click here for info

Canada

Calgary, AB

Date Mar. 25, 2009: Day of the Unborn - Mass with evening prayer at St. Patrick's Church

Time TBA -- You can contact the Knights (Father Albert Newman 8470) by phone at 403-254-6878. Click here for website

St. Mary’s, NL

Prince Edward Island

Cuba

Click here for Adopcion Espiritual -- Spiritual Adoption

Click here for poster

Spain

The bishops in Spain have declared 2009 a "Year of Prayer for Life" with the theme "Blessed be the fruit of thy womb" and they are planning special prayer events in the parishes for March 25, which in Spain they call "World Day for Life."

Cartel -- Posters ("Blessed be the fruit of thy womb" is the title): cartel.pdf

Rosario y oraciones por la vida -- Rosary and Prayers for Life: rosario-y-oraciones-por-la-vida.pdf

Oracion por la vida en los lugares de culto -- Prayers for the Churches: oracion-por-la-vida-en-los-lugares-de-culto.pdf

En la eucaristia y la liturgia de las horas -- Liturgy of the Hours: en-la-eucaristia-y-la-liturgia-de-las-horas.pdf

Estampa -- Prayer Card -- estampa.pdf

Note: The bishops in Spain have declared 2009 a "Year of Prayer for Life" with the theme "Blessed be the fruit of thy womb" and they are planning special prayer events in the parishes for March 25, which in Spain they call "World Day for Life."

U.K./England

Walsingham

2008

Delaware

Smyrna

March 31st (Monday) -- St. Polycarp Parish in Smyrna Delaware will have the rosary and a Mass for the Unborn for the Feast of the Annunciation. Rosary at 6:30 PM, with Mass at 7 PM. The church is on South Street, 1/2 mi. from U.S. #13. (302) 653-8279.

Florida

Venice (and surrounding area)

NOVENA OF MASSES FOR LIFE 2008

Diocese of Venice, Florida

Laity for Life is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Respect Life Department of the Diocese of Venice in sponsoring a 2008 Novena of Masses for Life.

The term "Novena" refers to the 9-month period of Our Lord's gestation in the womb of His mother - from His incarnation, which we celebrate as the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord [rescheduled this year, from the usual March 25 to March 31, due to Easter Day falling on March 23] through to His birth celebrated on Christmas Day.

This 9-month period will be specially observed with a series of Masses celebrated around the Diocese, beginning on March 31 with Mass at Epiphany Cathedral, and continuing with Masses around the diocese on the 25th of each month, from April 25 through November 25.

Each Mass will be offered for the special intention of "a greater respect for all human life," and each will present a special opportunity to meditate on the progressive development of Our Lord in His mother's womb, just as each of His beloved human creations develops in his or her mother's womb.

The Most Rev. Frank J. Dewane, Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, will honor the commencement of the 2008 Novena of Masses for Life by celebrating the Mass of the Solemnity of the Annunciation on March 31, 2008 at Epiphany Cathedral, 350 Tampa Avenue West, Venice FL at 11:00am.

Mass will be followed by a catered luncheon at the Cathedral’s parish hall on Harbor Drive in Venice [at the rear of the Cathedral building] from 12:00pm to 2:00pm, with Bishop Dewane as special guest speaker. Everyone is welcome to join us for both the Mass and the luncheon.

No reservations are necessary for the Mass. Pre-paid reservations for the luncheon are required by no later than March 24, 2008. Tickets are $25 each and will be held at the door.

To make your pre-paid luncheon reservation, please send your name, mailing address, telephone number and check made payable to Laity for Life, Inc. to Laity for Life, P.O. Box 111478, Naples FL 34108.

For additional information about the 2008 Novena of Masses for Life, the Cathedral Mass of the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord or the luncheon with the Bishop, visit the Laity for Life website at www.laityforlife.org or call us at (239) 352-6333.

Illinois

Chicago

March 31 (Monday) -- The 12th Annual Feast of the Annunciation Celebration: Concelebrated Mass and Neighborhood Candlelight Procession; Monday, March 31 2008, 7:00 pm, at Our Lady of Victory Church, 5212 W. Agatite, Chicago. Participants are encouraged to bring their children to participate in the mass and procession (please bring candles). For further information call (773) 318-3608. This event is sponsored by the Officers and Members of Tonti Council #1567 Knights of Columbus.

March 31 (Monday) -- The Feast of the Annunciation -- The International Day of the Unborn Child: St. Ferdinand Church, 5900 West Barry, Chicago, IL 60634. The Knights of Columbus Mater Christi Council #14284 cordially invite you and your families to join them for 7:00 pm Mass, outdoor candlelight procession, and benediction. Mass will be celebrated by Most Reverend Tad Jakubowski and concelebrated with priests from the parishes. After benediction all are invited to St. Ferdinand’s Chapel Hall for refreshments. An Honor Guard is requested to arrive by 6:30 pm. For more info please call Tony Mangiaracina (773) 202-0234.

Iowa

Dubuque

March 31 (Monday) -- Come join Archbishop Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. and area pro-life groups in a celebration of life on Monday evening, March 31 at St. Raphael’s Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa. The evening will open at 6:30 pm with the Rachel Rosary, followed by Mass for the Day of the Unborn at 7 pm. The Knights of Columbus will provide refreshments in the Cathedral Center following Mass.

New York

Buffalo (and surrounding area)

March 25 (Tuesday) -- Feast of the Annunciation Mass for the Unborn: March 25, at 7 pm at St. Aloysius Gonzaga in Cheektowaga.

March 29 (Saturday) -- The first of 9 consecutive monthly pro-life masses begins on Saturday March 29 at 8 am at St. Rose of Lima Church in Buffalo. Sponsored by the Diocesan Pro-Life Office, each mass of the “Rosary Novena for Life” (on the last Saturday of each month ending Nov. 29) is followed by silent praying of the rosary in procession to a local abortion clinic.

March 31 (Monday) -- “A Day of Eucharistic Adoration -- Feast of the Annunciation” at St. Augustine Church, 425 Penora St. in Depew, NY (Fr. Conrad P. Stachowiak, Pastor): Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament throughout the day following the 8:30 am Mass; Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3 pm; Rosary at 6:30 pm; Mass at 7 pm with Procession, Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Benediction. All are welcome to attend.

Ozone Park

Tuesday, March 25, 2008--The Knights of Columbus & Columbiettes of Nativity B. V. M. (Fr. Joseph C. Nosser Council #12675) will be hosting a Night of Prayer, Adoration, Rosary and Benediction for The Day of The Unborn Child at Nativity of the B.V.M. Church -- 101-41 91st Street, Ozone Park, N. Y. 11416. Coffee and cake will follow in the church hall. All are welcome to attend the service which will begin at 7pm in the Church. Fr. Bryan Carney, Deacon Edward Guster, & Rev. Msgr. Gregory Wielunski will celebrate the Rosary and Benediction. A limited supply of Rosary Beads will be available. For More Information contact:

Jim Monforte (646) 610-3546

Patricia Kistner (917) 868-1838

Ohio

Dayton & Riverside

(Please come to these celebrations of the most awesome event in all of human history--God takes a human nature.)

March 30 (Sunday), 7:00 pm--The Vigil of the Annunciation

A Marian Concert with Marie Bellet -- Free of Charge

Emmanuel Catholic Church, 149 Franklin St

(Exit US 35 east at Perry St, or 35 west to Main St, behind Chaminade-Julienne Catholic HS)

Mr Al Langsenkamp will speak on Our Lady of America--her message, warnings, and promises.

(Marie Bellet CDs and Our Lady of America educational and devotional resources will be available in the basement following the concert.)

March 31 (Monday), 2008 -- 6:20-9:00 PM

Please join us in celebrating The Annunciation and Incarnation of the Lord

St Helen Catholic Church -- 5000 Burkhart Rd, Dayton/Riverside

(off of Harshmann, between US 35 & OH Rt 4)

6:30 pm Musical Tribute to Mary by the "Jubilee" Singers of Dayton

7:00 pm Solemnity Mass of the Annunciation, Presider & Homilist Rev. David Brinkmoeller, Pastor--St. Helen Parish, & Dean--Dayton Deanery.

8:15 pm "What Does John Paul II's Theology of the Body Teach us about the Incarnation--and vice versa" by Perry J Cahall, PhD, Assistant, Professor of Historical Theology, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, OH.

Sponsored by St Helen Parish, the International Marian Research Institute, Knights of Columbus and One More Soul.

Refreshments and displays in the Helen Room following Mass.

For additional information contact Steve at One More Soul:

(937) 279-5433 or Steve@OMSoul.com.

Pennsylvania

Aliquippa

March 31 (Monday) -- At 4:00PM, March 31 (Feast of the Annunciation, transferred), Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161 will conduct its 7th annual recitation of the Holy Rosary to end abortion. Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, 2186 Brodhead Rd, Aliquippa (Hopewell Twp) PA 15001, lower level, at KofC memorial to the victims of abortion. In the event of rain, gather in the cemetery chapel.

Rhode Island

East Providence

March 31 (Monday) -- Diocesan Respect Life Mass. You are invited to attend the 4th Annual Diocesan Mass…To Celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord, on March 31, 2008. Time: 7:00PM. Place: St. Martha's Church, 2595 Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, RI. Rev. Msgr. Paul D. Theroux, STB, JCL (Vicar General) Main Celebrant & Homilist; Rev. Douglas J. Spina (Pastor St. Martha's Church) Concelebrant; Rev. Paul F. Reynolds (St. Martha's Church); Deacon Frederick Young (St. Martha’s Church) Deacon of the Mass. All guests are asked to bring a gift for the baby shower & coffee hour that will be held in the parish hall following Mass. Suggested gift items: $10 Gift Certificates, Diapers (infant to toddler), Play outfits, Sleepers, Onesies, Blankets, Baby toiletries & other necessities (powder, lotion, q-tips, food, baby wipes, shampoo, baby bottles…) Please bring gifts unwrapped!--gifts will be for the Diocese of Providence's Gabriel Project and donated to other problem pregnancy agencies in the area. (St. Martha's Parish, as an extra effort to encourage donations, will be inviting parishioners to bring a baby gift to each Mass on the weekend of March 29/30). For more information and directions call Carol Owens, Respect Life Office Coordinator, at 421-7833 X 118.

South Carolina

Fort Mill

March 25 (Tuesday) -- A Baby Shower for Mary's Annunciation -- (Diocese of Charleston) -- Saint Philip Neri Catholic Church, 292 Munn Road, Fort Mill, SC. Family First will be collecting baby items as a service project throughout the last three weeks in March. Please bring your baby shower gifts (diapers, wipes, clothes, bottles, formula, baby food, etc.) into the Gathering Space (look for the crib). All items will be donated to Room At The Inn, a Catholic Maternity home in Charlotte. For more info, or if you have a large item for donation, please visit http://spnfamily.googlepages.com.

Texas

Dallas

Saturday--April 5th: The Catholic Pro-Life Committee, the Respect Life Ministry of the diocese of Dallas, will be hosting, along with Bishop Kevin Farrell, the 15th Annual Bishop's Pro-Life Dinner on Saturday, April 5th 2008 at the Hilton Anatole, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas. The keynote speaker will be Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life. Visit the prolifedallas.org website for more information. Credit card reservations may be made by phone at 972-267-LIFE (5433). Spanish translation headsets will be available. Call 972-267-LIFE (5433) to reserve.

League City

March 25 (Tuesday) -- St. Mary’s Church -- Pro-Life Day of the Unborn Child Mass (Rosary at 8 AM, Mass at 8:30 AM). St. Mary's Church. Address: 1612 E. Walker St., League City, TX, 77573. Phone: 281-557-3378. “Each year on March 25, the day that is normally the Feast of the Annunciation, Knights of Columbus councils all over the country commemorate the Day of the Unborn Child with special prayers for the pro-life cause. This is a most appropriate day because the Annunciation is the day that Jesus began His life as an unborn child. Our St. Mary’s Knights will lead a Pro-life Rosary before the 8:30 Mass on Tuesday, March 25. The Rosary will begin at 8:00 AM. We invite all parishioners to join in this most important way to promote the sanctity of human life and to help stop abortion.”

San Angelo

March 31 (Monday) -- Mass for the Unborn (delayed Feast of the Annunciation) at noon -- Sacred Heart Cathedral.

International Events (and others outside the U.S.):

Australia

Sydney

April 6 (Sunday) 2008, St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney

10:30 am -- High Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral celebrated by Bishop Desmond Moore

12:00 pm -- Bishop Terry Brady will lead the Angelus and a prayerful street procession

1:30 pm -- Conclude with Benediction at the Cathedral

Click to download promotional .pdf flier for distribution.

Suggested Bulletin Text: COME CELEBRATE THE DAY OF THE UNBORN CHILD: Come join in the celebrations for the Day of the Unborn Child at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, Sunday 6th April 2008. 10.30am High Mass celebrated by Bishop Desmond Moore, followed at 12.00 noon by Angelus led by Bishop Terry Brady, followed by prayerful procession through the CBD, and back to the Cathedral by 1.30pm for concluding Benediction. The Day of the Unborn Child was first instituted, with the approval of the Holy See, in Argentina on the Feast of the Annunciation in 1999 and has become an annual event in several countries around the world. For information please call Family Life International on: 95195111 or visit www.fli.org.au.

Canada

St. Mary’s, NL

March 25 (Tuesday) -- “The Knights of Columbus has scheduled the Rosary for the cluster parishes of Mount Carmel/St. Joseph’s in both churches on Tuesday, March 25. These prayers offered on the traditional feast of the Annunciation will promote the feast of the Day Of The Unborn Child. Members of the Knights Of Columbus St. Mary’s Council will recite the rosary.” (Please call the parishes or council for times).

Prince Edward Island

Tignish: This year the Day of the Unborn will be observed on March 31st at St. Simon and St. Jude Catholic church in Tignish, PEI. There will be a Holy Hour with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament as well as benediction and praying of the rosary before the Holy Mass at 6:00 pm with Father Melvin Doucette as the celebrant. A presentation by Mr. David Little (friend of the late Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II) will follow.

2007

Delaware

Smyrna

Monday, March 26--International Day of the Unborn--2-4 pm march at Legislative Hall in Dover, sponsored by

Helpers of God’s Precious Infants.

Monday, March 26--World Day of the Unborn--5 pm. For the third year in a row, the pro-life committee at St. Polycarp and the State Council of the Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a gathering in Smyrna. There will be a free dinner at 5 pm, followed by a 6:30 pm Rosary and 7 pm Eucharist. Bishop Saltarelli will preside and Fr. Peter West from Priests for Life will preach. The church is on South Street, ½ mi. from U.S. #13. (302) 653-8279.

Florida

Lehigh Acres

Baked Goods Breakfast

St. Raphael Parish

Sunday March 25, 2007 following 8am, 10am and noon Mass.

2514 Lee Blvd.

Lehigh Acres, FL

All goodies $1.00 All beverages $1.00

All proceeds to benefit the Youth March for Life Fund

(Sponsored by the parish Rock for Life group and the Respect Life Committee)

Rosary for Life Prayer Vigil in honor of the Feast of the Annunciation

Monday March 26, 2007

7-8pm Blessed Sacrament Chapel of St. Raphael Parish

2514 Lee Blvd.

Lehigh Acres, FL

Illinois

Peoria

Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 10:30am. Bishop Daniel Jenky will celebrate The Feast of Life Mass at the

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, 607 NE Madison Avenue, Peoria, IL 61603.

For more info: 309-671-1568. A reception will be held immediately after at the Family Resources Center. Diocesan ProLife and ProFamily organizations will display their services during the reception.

Iowa

Mason City

NOTE: EVENT IS MARCH 21, 2007:

Day of the Unborn

The Knights of Columbus invite you to celebrate the 6th Annual

International Day of the Unborn at the 5:30 p.m. mass at Holy

Family Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 -- 714 North Adams Avenue

Mason City, Iowa. A potato bar in the Holy Family basement will follow the mass.

Telephone: 641-423-7301

Michigan

Petoskey

Sunday, March 25--Day of the Unborn Child. Devotions to Christ, Our Blessed Mother, and St. Gabriel start at 5 pm. A potluck dinner will follow. Location: Marian Center in Joy Valley, 2680 Maxwell Road, Petoskey, MI 49770. Phone: (888) 925-MARY Website: www.mariancenter.org

West Branch

Monday March 26--International Day of the Unborn Child--Holy Family Church Parish Hall, 6:00pm (Prayer Service). Location: The Parish Hall is next to the Holy Family Catholic Church in West Branch, Michigan at 402 W. Peters Rd.

New Jersey

Lyndhurst

Monday evening, March 26, 2007 at 7:00 pm at St. Michael the Archangel. Address: 624 Page Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ 07071. Phone: (201) 939 -1161. St. Michael’s will observe the 6th annual International “Day of the Unborn Child” Mass. As we meditate upon the Annunciation of the Lord, let us all renew our commitment to building a culture where every life is welcomed, respected and protected by law. Please join with us on March 26th for this most important celebration.

North Arlington

Sunday March 25--International Day of the Unborn beginning at 12 pm. Queen Of Peace Church, 191 Rutherford Place, North Arlington, NJ 07031-6094. Phone: (201) 991-0235. Begins with noon mass at Queen of Peace Church (North Arlington) celebrated by Bishop Charles McDonnell, Knights of Columbus State Chaplain. Father Scott, Parochial Vicar of Queen of Peace Church will be the Master of Ceremony. After the mass, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Procession from Queen of Peace Church, north on Ridge Road to Holy Cross Cemetery. (Approx. 4 blocks). In procession lead by the Fourth Degree Honor Guard, followed by the litany, followed by 48 expectant moms, moms, grandmothers, carrying blue, white and pink candles representing the estimated 48 million babies aborted since Roe vs. Wade. Reciting the rosary during the procession through an audio system. The Blessed Sacrament will be carried in procession to the cemetery. Enter main entrance of cemetery (Ridge Road), and proceed to the new Mausoleum Chapel. Benediction at the Chapel. After Benediction, the congregation will proceed out of the Mausoleum to Rachael’s monument (Monument to the Unborn), placing the candles at the monument. Rededication of the monument. Speeches and presentation of dignitaries (weather conditions permitting). Back to the council for refreshments and recognition of the expectant moms. Presentation of checks to the various Respect Life Organizations.

Woodcliff Lake

March 25, 2007--Feast of the Annunciation--Sixth Annual Eastern States Conference at Woodcliff Lake Hilton Hotel (a one day conference including a hot meal). Featuring: Fr. James McLucas (Ed.-in-Chief of The Latin Mass), Fr. Calvin Goodwin (retreat master and prof. of Latin at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary), and Fr. Isaac Relyea (a traditional priest from New York who has presented spiritual conferences in the U.S. and Europe.) For more info. contact Keep The Faith at (201) 327-5900 or visit www.keepthefaith.org or www.latinmassmagazine.org

New York

Buffalo

The nine-month Rosary for Life begins in late March near the feast date and ends as the Christmas season is getting underway. This year it begins on March 31st, and continues on the last Saturday of each month through November. Each gathering opens with the 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Rose of Lima Parish, Parkside & Parker Avenues, Buffalo followed by procession to pray across the street from the clinic on Main Street.

North Tonawanda

Infant Jesus Shrine “Day of the Unborn Child” Adoration. Overnight Adoration beginning Sunday March 25th at 9 pm. The Infant Jesus Shrine is located at 3452 Niagara Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, NY 14120. Call for more info: (716) 694-4313

North Carolina

Newton Grove

Sunday March 25--"Mass For Life" (Day of the Unborn Child) 7:00 pm, Council 7259, located at 211 Irwin Dr., Newton Grove, NC 28366, Phone: (910) 892-3776

Rhode Island

Providence

The Feast of the Annunciation Mass & Baby Shower

Mon., Mar. 26, St. Martha's Church

The 3rd Annual Diocesan Annual Diocesan Mass To Celebrate the Annunciation of Jesus to Mary - - “Human Life - Divine Gift!” - - will be held at St. Martha’s Church, 2595 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence, RI, on Monday, March 26th beginning at 7pm.

Our Main Celebrant & Homilist will be Rev. Michael A. Colello, Administrative Secretary to the Bishop. Concelebrants are: Rev. Douglas J. Spina, Pastor St. Martha’s Church, Deacon Assistant Deacon Fredrick Young, Deacon St. Martha’s Church.

All guests are asked to bring a gift for the baby shower following Mass. Suggested gift items: $10 Gift Certificates (CVS, Brooks, Shaw’s or Stop & Shop),..Diapers, play outfit, onesies, bibs, socks... Powder, lotion, q-tips, food, wipes, shampoo, baby bottles…use your imagination!

A coffee hour and baby shower will be held in the parish hall following the Mass. Gifts will be donated to the Diocese of Providence’s Gabriel Project and other problem pregnancy agencies.

St. Martha’s Parish, as an extra effort to encourage donations will be asking parishioners to bring a baby gift to each Mass on the weekend of March 24th/25th.

RSVP by calling Carol A. Owens, Respect Life Office Coordinator at: telephone 401/421-7833 ext.118 or via email at rl.outreach@dioceseofprovidence.org

This event is sponsored by the Respect Life Office of the Diocese of Providence and is being hosted by St. Martha’s Church.

South Carolina

Aiken

March 26--In honor of the Annunciation. St. Mary Help of Christians in Aiken will be having a special blessing and reception for new moms and all expectant mothers on Monday March 26 after the 8:30 am Mass.

St. Mary Help of Christians, Aiken

203 Park Avenue, SE

P.O. Box 438

Aiken, SC 29802

(803) 649-4777, Rectory (803) 649-5048

Fort Mill

The Rosary Prayer Group’s Annunciation Novena at St. Philip Neri Church in Fort Mill.

Phone for info: (803) 548-7282.

St. Philip Neri

292 Munn Road

Fort Mill, SC 29715

North Myrtle Beach

March 26--Father Gregory Wilson will lead Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish at the dedication of a monument to unborn following the 8:00 Mass on Monday, March 26 2007 at the east side entrance to the church. This monument is in the form of a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, "Patroness of The Unborn" noting that Life is a Gift from God. (This dedication is appropriately taking place on the Feast of the Annunciation. The Annunciation feast date is also the day on which the Knights of Columbus celebrate the International Day of the Unborn. Fourth Degree Knights from Our Lady Star of the Sea Council and other surrounding Assemblies will provide an honor guard for this event.

Our Lady Star of the Sea

1100 8th Avenue, North

North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582

(843) 249-2356

Simpsonville

On Sunday March 25, St. Mary Magdalene Church in Simpsonville will be doing a "Babies World Walk" from 1:00-4:00 pm with all donations going to Birthright. If you would like to contribute send donations to: Babies World Walk, 213 Vaughn Rd, Greer, SC 29651.

St. Mary Magdalene

2252 Woodruff Road

Simpsonville, SC 29681

(864) 288-4884, or (864) 254-0465

Tennessee

Monday March 26--Rosary for Day of the Unborn Child. At 7:00 pm in the Church, the Knights of Columbus sponsors the Day of the Unborn Child each year on the Solemnity of the Annunciation to foster appreciation for the gift of each human life conceived. Location: St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 225 Jamestown Blvd., Farragut, TN 37934, Phone: (865) 966-4540

Texas

Corpus Christi

Monday March 26--Join Bishop Carmody in welcoming an image of Our Lady and celebrating the Holy Eucharist in honor of the Solemnity of the Annunciation & Intl. Day of the Unborn Child on March 26th

@ 7PM at the Corpus Christi Cathedral. Reception to follow. All pregnant women will receive a special blessing at the mass. Call Mrs. Myrna Rodriguez at 816-5955 or Mrs. Therese Perez at 992-7827 for more info. Visit www.cccathedral.com. Location: Corpus Christi Cathedral, 505 N. Upper Broadway, Corpus Christi, TX, 78401-2340, Office (361) 883-4213

Dallas

The Bishop's 14th Annual Catholic Pro-Life Dinner Benefiting the Catholic Pro-Life Committee of North Texas

6:30 p.m., in the Chantilly Ballroom of the Hilton Anatole Dallas, 2201 Stemmons Freeway. Keynote speaker is Jennifer O'Neill, model, actress, author and celebrity spokeswoman for the Silent No More Awareness Campaign. Reservation price is $60 for an individual seat and $600 (and up) for a table of ten, $45 for a student ticket. Ticket price includes parking. Reservation deadline is March 9, 2007. Tables seat 10 guests. Credit card reservations may be made by phone, 972-267-LIFE, or online. Click here for more info, or here to make a reservation. Call the CPLC office, 972-267-LIFE, to reserve. Silent Auction and Exhibits beginning at 5:00 p.m.

Fredericksburg

Monday March 26--6th Annual Knights of Columbus Day of the Unborn Child. St. Mary Council #9765 will host a Pro-Life Rosary at 7:00 PM at St. Mary's Church in Fredericksburg, Texas. Location: St. Mary's Church, 306 W. San Antonio St., 306 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg, TX 78624. Phone: (830) 997-9523

Frenstat

Monday, March 26--International Day of the Unborn. Everyone is invited to join us for Mass at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Frenstat. Address: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, 8610 FM 2274, Frenstat, TX. Phone: (979) 567-4994 Main

League City

Sunday March 25--Day of the Unborn Child. Time: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM. Location: St. Mary’s Church. Address: 1612 E. Walker St., League City, TX, 77573. Phone: 281-557-3378. Details: Pro-Life Mass with participation from the 4th Degree Knights. The Mass will be followed by a Rosary procession led by the Knights.

Robstown

NOTE: (This event is on March 23): Friday, March 23rd Rock for Life CC will hold a pro-life event on @ St John Nepomucene in Robstown. Doors will open @ 5:30PM. FMI call Paul or Dan Craig 767-1228. Location: Saint John Nepomucene Parish, 603 North First Street, Robstown, TX 78380

Sunday March 25, LifeChain in support if the International Day of the Unborn Child on March 25, 2-3 PM Business Hwy 44 in front of Robstown High School

San Angelo

Monday March 26--The Catholic Diocese of San Angelo will have a Mass at noon Monday, March 26, to celebrate the Day of the Unborn at the Cathedral Church of the Sacred Heart, 19 S. Oakes St. For more information, call (325) 651-7500.

Washington

Olympia (and surrounding area)

Three-hour adoration on March 25th from 9:00pm to midnight at three local Catholic parishes: Sacred Heart Parish, St. George Parish, and the St. Joseph Chapel at St. Michael Parish.

Details for St. Michael Parish: Celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation Sunday March 25th, 9pm to Midnight at St. Michael Parish in St. Joseph Chapel. Come pray for the unborn. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus #1643. Address: St. Michael Parish, 1021 Boundary Street SE, Olympia, WA 98501. Phone: 360-754-4667.

Wyoming

Cody

Monday, March 26--Day of the Unborn Child--St. Anthony's Church, 8:30 am. Address: St. Anthony's Church, 1333 Monument Dr., Cody, Wyoming 82414. Phone: 307-587-3388. Web Site: www.stanthonycody.org

International Events (and others outside the U.S.):

Australia

Sydney

On Sunday 25th March--Day of the Unborn Child. Begins at St. Mary’s Cathedral at 12 noon for the Angelus led by Bishop Julian Porteous (following the usual High Mass) – followed by a prayerful procession through Martin Place and the Pitt Street Mall, stopping briefly for prayers outside Parliament House. Event concludes at 1.30pm with Benediction at the Cathedral. For more info, phone 9519 9111. http://www.stmadeleine.org.au/newsarch.htm

Victoria Park

Saturday March 24--Day of the Unborn Child--It will be held at St. Joachim’s Church, Victoria Park on Saturday 24 March. Archbishop Hickey will preside at the 10:00 am Mass followed by a Holy Hour. All are invited to celebrate with us the sacredness of every human life and the blessings of parenthood. We will pray for the life of the unborn child who is in danger and for the hope and healing of men and women who have lost a child. Address: St. Joachim's Parish, 122 Shepperton Road, Victoria Park, WA 6979. Ph: 08 9361 1057

This is an annual event celebrated in all Australian capital cities.

Ecuador

Guayaquil

March 21- 25. 1st national Pro-life and Pro-family Congress to increase awareness of the value of life and the family under attack from the present day culture of death. On the occasion of the 25 March, the Day of the Unborn Child established by the Ecuadorian government, the Catholic Bishops Conference, the archdiocese of Guayaquil and the National Council of Lay Catholics have organised the first national congress Pro-Life and Pro-Family 21 to 25 March in Guayaquil on the theme "The whole Truth on Life and the Family". The Congress will reflect on three key themes: Human Life is Sacred; Family, Sanctuary of Life; The Law must protect Life and the Family. Some 3,500 delegates are expected to attend. Speakers will include Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Archbishop of Lima, Peru; Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz Archbishop of Bogota Colombia and Cardinal Antonio González Zumárraga Archbishop of Quito Ecuador. The Congress will include a Pro Life Exhibition, a cultural festival and a pilgrimage-march on March 25. These events are open to the public. The Congress findings and resolutions will be made public and studied in dioceses all over the country to encourage the formation of a Pro-Life Network across the nation. For more info: http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=9032&lan=eng

Mexico

Mexico City

March 23-25, 2007--Pro-life International Conference on the "Day of the Unborn" in Mexico City

Vida Humana Internacional (Human Life International's Hispanic Division in Miami) is co-organizing with its Mexico affiliate, an international pro-life conference in Mexico City March 23-25. Pro-lifers are participating from all over this hemisphere and from Spain. It will be inaugurated March 23 with a mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which will be celebrated by Cardinal Lopez Trujillo and concelebrated by Cardinal Rivera Carrera, archbishop of Mexico City. Cardinal Rivera Carrera requested that this conference be celebrated on the occasion of the Day of the Unborn. For more info Consult the Vida Humana Internacional website at http://www.vidahumana.org, where there will be a link to the program of the international pro-life conference.

[Before that conference, March 19-22nd, about 60 crisis pregnancy center (CPC) directors from all over Mexico and Latin America, will meet for their yearly Encounter. The third Human Life International affiliates meeting will follow that. There will also be a "Silent no more" event (the first one of its kind in Latin America), just before the pro-life conference begins, during which women who have aborted will give their testimonies. The event is being organized by Vida Humana Internacional, in conjunction with Janet Morana of Priests for Life and the Silent No More Awareness Campaign in the U.S.]

2006

Alaska

Anchorage

March 25, 2 p.m., Feast of the Annunciation annual consecration hosted by the Legion of Mary, St. Patrick Parish. MARCH 25 -THE FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION of our Blessed Mother will be celebrated Saturday, March 25th. The Legion of Mary invites everyone to the annual consecration at Saint Patrick Church at 2:00 pm. For more information contact Phyllis Wilson at 907-344-8947. St. Patrick's is located at 2111 Muldoon Road, Anchorage, AK 99504, Phone: 907-337-1538

Delaware

Smyrna

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2006. Title: DAY OF THE UNBORN OBSERVATIONS. Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: St. Polycarp at 135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna, DE 19977. Featuring Mass, Rosary and march at Legislative hall in Dover. Contact: 302-653-8259 or 302-653-8279

Idaho

Boise

March 25 Women's Day of Prayer (primarily Marian in focus)

All Catholic women, English or Spanish speaking, are invited to participate in a Women's Day of Prayer March 25, which will focus on "Mary, Companion of Our Lenten Journey." "On the Feast of the Annunciation, we gather to reflect on Mary in the past as we see her in the scriptures, the present as we relate to her in our daily lives, the future as we journey and envision how Mary can be our helpful companion for the rest of Lent, Easter and beyond," said the Sisters' Council. Sister Beth Mulvaney, CSC, Darlyne Pape, and Sister Maria Elena Schaefers, OSB, will present the retreat. Sponsored by the Diocesan's Sisters' Council, the day will take place at Nazareth Retreat Center, 4450 N. Five Mile Road, Boise, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $10, which includes lunch. Registration deadline is March 22. Brochures are available at parishes. Mail registration fee and name, parish and address to: Sister Mary Louise Deroin, CSC, 4702 N. Patton Place, Boise, ID 83704. No childcare is available. Overnight arrangements can be made at Nazareth, 208-375-2932. Each participant is encouraged to bring her favorite image of Mary - a picture, statue or Rosary. The day will include presentations, personal reflection, group sharing, lectio divina in English and Spanish, prayer, and fellowship.

Illinois

Chicago

St. Hyacinth’s Basilica will launch its “Spiritual Adoption” program at its Sunday masses March 26th the day after the Feast of the Annunciation--inviting the faithful to pray for an unborn child threatened by abortion for a pregnancy-length interval of nine months leading to Christmas when a spiritual adoption baby shower will be celebrated with items purchased by donors. Masses and informational fliers are available in English and Polish--see the mass times and text below:

St. Hyacinth Basilica Parish is Having a Baby

We encourage you to participate in our Spiritual Adoption Program and pray daily for the life of an unborn child over a 9-month period. We will begin on March 26th of 2006. [Image of newborn with text “Please pray for me to be born.”] A Spiritual Adoption Baby Shower will be held in nine months.

Sunday English Mass at 7:30am, 10:45am, and 5:00pm

3636 W Wolfram Street, Chicago

(773) 342-3636

DUCHOWA ADOPCJA

Parafia Jackowo

Niedziela 26 Marzec 2006

Program Duchowej Adopcji jest projektem, który duchowo i materialnie wspiera nienarodzone dzieci i ich matki. Uczestnicy “Duchowo Adoptują” nienarodzone dziecko i składają przyrzeczenia modlitwy w ich intencji przez dziewięć miesięcy.

“Proszę! Pomódl się za mnie abym się urodził”

Boże Narodzenie 2006, będziemy obchodzić „narodziny” adoptowanych dzieci.

Msze św. w niedzielę 6am, 9am, 12:30pm, i 6:30pm

3636 W Wolfram Street, Chicago

For more info contact:

St. Hyacinth Basilica
3636 W. Wolfram St.
Chicago, IL 60618-0000 MapLink
Phone: (773) 342-3636
Fax: (773) 342-3638
Web: www.sainthyacinth.org

Chicago/Des Plaines

Saturday March 25 -- “The Annunciation: Cherishing Human Life from the Moment of Conception--A day of education, inspiration, networking and fellowship, featuring national speakers from across the United States.” 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., The Willows Academy, 1012 E. Thacker St., Des Plaines, IL 60016. Admission $25 ($15 high school and college)--includes breakfast, lunch, materials. Register by March 17--contact the Archdiocese of Chicago Respect Life Office at 312.751.5355.

Peoria

Hosting the Mass for Life, Saturday, 25 March 2006 4p.m. March 25, 2006, 4pm--Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, 607 NE Madison Avenue, Peoria, IL 61603.

Telephone: 309-671-1568

Bishop will bless expectant couples. Reception to follow in the Franz Center with displays from diocesan respect life organizations and agencies as well as posters and artwork depicting the Annunciation from school children around the Diocese of Peoria.

Kentucky

Owensboro

The Cathedral and other parishes have chosen to launch the “spiritual adoption” program this year on the Feast of the Annunciation. Some have chosen the following day of Sunday 26th (due to greater mass attendance). Contact your local church for details.

Maryland

Baltimore

March 25, 2006, Respect Life Conference, 8:15 AM - 3:30 PM, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Mother Mary Lange School Hall, 4414 Frankford Ave., 21206.

Full day of speakers addressing various aspects of the pro-life movement. Keynote speaker: Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King. Other speakers: Dr. Theresa Burke, Rachel Vineyard Retreats, Dr. Joel Brind, expert on the abortion-breast cancer link, Fr. Jim Farmer on US Supreme Court decisions in history. For info contact Linda Brenegan at 410-547-5537.

Massachusetts

Worcester

Friday, March 24--Annual Mass for Life. All are invited to attend the annual Mass for Life, celebrating the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, on at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Paul, 38 High St., Worcester, MA 01609. The diocesan pro-life awards, presented to individuals who have shown heroic witness to the sanctity of human life, will also be presented at this liturgy. Please join us in prayer for an increased reverence for the dignity of the human person. Note to Clergy: All are welcome to concelebrate at the Mass for Life. Please let the Office for Worship know if you will be able to do so by calling 508-798-0417.

Nebraska

Lincoln

Incarnation Celebration at 8:15 a.m. mass, St. Teresa's Parish Family, 737 South 36th St., Lincoln, NE 68510

Phone (402) 477-3979 (Rectory)

New Hampshire

Manchester

Friday, March 24, 2006--Annunciation Vigil Mass, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, St. Joseph Cathedral. Mass of Remembrance and Healing for the Unborn, St. Joseph Cathedral Chapel, Lowell Street, Manchester, NH. Bishop John B. McCormack will be the celebrant for this Vigil of the Annunciation of the Lord. Refreshments immediately after Mass in Church Hall. Registration not required but requested. Contact Fr. Joseph M. Cooper at (603) 669-3100, ext. 165

email jcooper@rcbm.org

New Jersey

Iselin

10:00 a.m., March 25--Mass at St. Cecelia's in Iselin, 45 Wilus Way, 08830 -- e-mail jruggiero@diometuchen.org at the Diocese of Metuchen pro-life office for more info.

New Mexico

Albuquerque

March 25, 10:00 a.m. mass for the Feast of the Annunciation at Our Lady of the Annunciation, 2621 Vermont NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110, 505-294-7418

New York

Attica

Thursday March 23^rd 8:00 a.m. mass for the Day of the Unborn Child at St. Vincent de Paul church at 50 East Ave., Attica, NY 14011-1146, PHONE: 591-1228; FAX: 591-1614

Buffalo

St. Rose of Lima's--8 a.m. mass. [March 25th begins the diocesan Rosary Novena for Life. 8 a.m. mass will be followed by Rosary and procession to pray across the street from the clinic on Main. It will be the first of nine monthly gatherings to pray for an end to abortion and give witness to the dignity of all human life.] The church is located at 500 Parker Avenue at Parkside in Buffalo.

Cheektowaga

Thursday, March 23, 7:00 p.m. at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, 157 Cleveland Dr., Cheektowaga. Mass for the Day of the Unborn Child. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.

North Tonawanda

March 25th (Sat.), Infant Jesus Shrine, 3 p.m. Holy Hour and 4 p.m. Mass. [The 3 p.m. pro-life Holy Hour followed by 4 p.m. mass (offered there daily to end abortion) will take on added significance on the day that falls nine months before Christmas. March 25th Annunciation prayer cards featuring the Prayer to Christ Unborn will be handed out after mass.] Infant Jesus Shrine is located at 3452 Niagara Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, NY 14120, call for info: (716) 694-4313

Oklahoma

Tulsa/Broken Arrow

(Three events--call 918-585-8167 or the individual parish numbers below for more info.)

Sat. March 25th, St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church, 5:00 p.m. pro-life mass, followed by dinner and pro-life presentations. The church is located at: 2720 South 129th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74134; phone (918) 437-0168

Sun. March 26th, Sts. Peter & Paul Church, pro-life speaker at approximately 10:30 a.m. immediately following the 9:30 mass. Location: 1436 North 67th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74115; phone (918) 836-2596

Sun. March 26th, Church of St Benedict, pro-life speaker at 1:30 p.m. Location: 2200 West Ithica Street, Broken Arrow, OK 74012; phone (918) 455-4451

Texas

Amarillo

Lenten Pilgrimage and Days of Reflection with Fr. Frank Pavone, Retreat Master, March 25 and 26

Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center

2100 North Spring Street, Amarillo, TX 79107

(806) 383-1811

Priests for Life and Respect Life Ministries are excited to present a Lenten Pilgrimage and Days of Reflection at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center in Amarillo for those who work and pray for respect for human life. The pilgrimage will begin on March 25, the Anniversary of Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), the Feast of the Annunciation & will continue through March 26, culminating in the Annual Respect Life Banquet.

Saturday, March 25 ~ 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

This day includes Mass and three talks by Fr. Frank Pavone, time for confession and quiet prayer, and a Holy Hour. Overnight accommodations will be available on first-come first-served basis.

Sunday, March 26 ~ 9:00 a.m.

Mass celebrated by Bishop Yanta followed by a pilgrimage to the 190 foot tall Cross in Groom where Fr. Frank Pavone will lead Stations of the Cross. There will be time to tour the grounds, meditate upon the beautiful bronze Stations of the Cross that have attracted millions of visitors, and enjoy the gift shop. The tour group will return to the BDRC for rest and quiet prayer time until 4:00 p.m. when guests will depart for the Civic Center Grand Plaza to attend the annual Respect Life Banquet featuring Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life. For registration information please contact Vickey Martinez, Events Coordinator for Respect Life Ministries, at 806-690-4694.

Respect Life Banquet, March 26:

(A separate event but also recommended as part of the two-day Feast of the Annunciation Pilgrimage above)

Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, will be the featured speakers at the annual Respect Life Banquet to be held at the Civic Center Grand Plaza at 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 26. On the menu is prime rib and all the trimmings. Many unique silent auction items will be offered. Tickets are $35 for individuals or $250 for a table of 8. Tickets are available from Knights of Columbus members or by calling Shelley Sample at 806-379-9224. This is a great opportunity to meet many of the priest associates and staff members of Priests for Life. The banquet is sponsored by Respect Life Ministries of the Diocese of Amarillo, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, and Priests for Life, and will benefit Respect Life Ministries.

Dallas

March 25: The Bishop's 13th Annual Catholic Pro-Life Dinner.

"Say 'Yes' to Life!" The Most Reverend Charles V. Grahmann invites you to attend The Bishop's 13th Annual Catholic Pro-Life Dinner benefiting the Catholic Pro-Life Committee of North Texas: 6:30 p.m., in the Khmer Pavilion (Third Level, Atrium Entrance) of the Hilton Anatole Dallas, 2201 Stemmons Freeway. Keynote speaker is Michael Medved, author, film critic, and nationally syndicated radio talk show host. Don't miss this spectacular evening! Reservation price is $55 for an individual seat and $550 (and up) for a table of ten, $45 for a student ticket. Ticket price includes parking. Reservation deadline is March 17, 2006. Tables seat 10 guests. Credit card reservations may be made by phone, 972-267-LIFE, or online at www.prolifedallas.org. Spanish translation headsets will be available. Call the CPLC office, 972-267-LIFE, to reserve. New this year: Silent Auction and Exhibits in Atrium I beginning at 5:30 p.m. "Say 'Yes' to Life!" and join us for this year's celebration!