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Respect Life Ministry
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CHRIST THE KING PARISH |
MISSION STATEMENT
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…?
Each human being goes through various stages of development, before, as well as after, birth. At different times in your life you have been, or will be, a: zygote, morula, blastocyst, embryo, fetus, newborn (neonate), infant, toddler, youngster, pre-teen, adolescent, young adult, adult, senior citizen. In every one of these stages, you were, are or will continue to be, a human being. Famed geneticist, Dr. Jerome LeJeune, appointed by Pope John Paul II as the first President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, put it very simply in describing, most logically, the newly conceived zygote: “…he/she is a being and being human, he/she is a human being.”
From a Knights of Columbus Pro Life Program
Choose Life License Plate
The Choose Life license plate is a wonderful way to raise public awareness and much needed funding to support the positive choices of Life, Adoption, and Safe Havens for unwanted pregnancies and newborns. These “Choose Life”08/06/2010 license plates are now available. You can go on line to purchase them at www.mass.gov/rmv/express/chooselife. Please consider putting these plates on your car to witness to the pro-life movement and raise awareness of the issue. These plates are tax deductible.
UpComing Events ~
There will be a baby shower to benefit “A Woman’s Concern Pregnancy Center in Hyannis. They are in need of diapers (newborn size only), washcloths, baby towels, crib sheets, bath supplies (no powder), and toiletries. Gift cards (Stop & Shop, etc.) and/or cash contributions are gratefully accepted. Please place your donations in the “Moses Baskets” at the Church entrances from August 7 through 15. Your help is greatly appreciated.
“Mother Teresa Exhibit - Day Pilgrimage”
On Thursday, September 9, the Respect Life Ministry will host a trip to the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven, CT, to view the exhibition on the life and mission of Mother Teresa. Bus departs CTK parking lot following the 8:30 am Mass. Cost: $30.00 per person and includes a hot lunch. Non-refundable payment must be received by August 20. For further information, contact Betty Kelley at 508-477-8417.
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"