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About the Respect Life Ministry
The Respect Life Ministry focuses on the four major pillars that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have established.
The following is a list of the four pillars, and some sample ways that our ministry might incorporate the pillars in our work:- Public Information and Education
- Planning activities, organizing speakers, movie nights with debriefs, etc.
- Pastoral Care
- Promoting Project Rachel, Sidewalk ministries, supporting the elderly, disability awareness, etc.
- Public Policy
- Helping organize letter-writing campaigns, postcard campaigns, and legislative initiatives, etc.
- Prayer and Worship
- Planning Masses for Life, Holy Hours, Prayer Services, etc.
This ministry advocates for ALL life from conception to natural death. All are welcome to attend our meetings, events, and activities!
In our present social context, marked by a dramatic struggle between the "culture of life" and the "culture of death", there is need to develop a deep critical sense, capable of discerning true values and authentic needs.
What is urgently called for is a general mobilization of consciences and a united ethical effort to activate a great campaign in support of life. All together, we must build a new culture of life.- Blessed John Paul II, The Gospel of Life, no. 95
- Public Information and Education
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2020 March for Life
Join pilgrims from the Taunton and Seekonk areas on the annual March for Life pilgrimage. As part of the Pilgrimage we will attend:
•Daily Mass and Prayer
•Life is Very Good Rally at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
•The March for Life on Friday, January 24, 2020
•Fall River Diocesan Mass at Saint Matthew the Apostle Cathedral, Washington DC
In addition, we are trying to arrange for a pilgrimage to the Pope Saint John Paul II Museum in Washington, DC and/or a trip to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception .
Accommodations:
Hampton Inn Washington DC, Downtown Convention Center
901 Sixth Street NW, Washington, DC: Price of hotel includes daily hot breakfast (Fri and Sat)
Cost:
Total cost includes price of hotel, bus, and driver’s travel expenses, and is based on room occupancy:
•Quad (4 people per room): $205 per person
•Triple (3 people per room): $240 per person
•Double (2 people per room): $310 per person
•Single (private accommodation): $520 per person
Diocesan requirements for travel
All passengers are required to complete a CORI (Criminal Offender Record Inquiry) form and to complete the diocesan online safe environment training program. All requirements must be met by December 31, 2019. For additional information, please contact one of the contacts below.
If you have additional questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact:
Kathy Cogan: kathycogan@gmail.com
Shannon Doel: shannondoel@gmail.com
JR Pimentel: mmpjr315@comcast.net
Seats will be filled on a first come - first served basis.