Pro-Life Boycott List

Life Decisions International, LDI has compiled the complete de facto list of Corporations that donate to Planned Parenthood, and presents a compelling case as to why all of us Pro-Lifers should boycott these businesses, and why we should write to the their CEOs and express our disgust with their business decision to financially support the largest abortion business in the United States. This list is updated, and so far 281 Corporations have stopped funding Planned Parenthood because of these boycotts, to the tune of $41 Million. This week the LDI Pro-Life Letter writing campaign targets: Mr. William R. Pippin, Pres. Stanbio Laboratory Inc. 1261 N. Main St., Boeme, TX 78006. 800-531-5535 Sample Letter

Life Matters

Sep24 Mon Second Thoughts and the disability opposition to assisted suicide, The Massachusetts Senior Action Council's Falls Prevention Day, Boston (at the state house)
Sep24 Mon Second Thoughts and the disability opposition to assisted suicide, The Massachusetts Senior Action Council's Falls Prevention Day, Boston (at the state house)
Sep 24 Mon 7:15-8pm - Christ The King, St. Joseph Novena, Mondays through Nov 5. Short homily, novena prayers, conclude with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The novena will seek the intercession of St. Joseph, the Patron Saint of a Happy Death, a very old devotion in the Church. This novena, in this its first year, is directed n a special way to the thousands of people who are seriously ill and those who die each year, and for all their caregivers. It will aso include prayers that the citizens of Massachusetts turn down doctor-prescribed suicide at the polls this November. We should bring love, care, prayer, hope and proper pain management to family members, and not help them to end their lives through suicide

Sep 26 Wed – Nov 4 – 40 Days for Life Daily Public Peaceful Prayer Vigil across the street from Planned Parenthood, 470 Pleasant St., Worcester, MA 01609, 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sign up or call Pauline Morris at 1-508-425-3087.
Sep 26 Wed 6pm 40 Days for Life Candlelight vigil, BYOC.

Some Good News on the Marriage Front: "The message we sent was pretty simple," said Brian Brown, executive director of NOM. "If you are a Republican and you vote for [gay] marriage, you are going to lose."

According to the Associated Press: "Republican primary voters in New York punished two incumbents last week who voted to legalize same-sex marriage, firing a potential warning shot nationwide toward GOP lawmakers who could soon face tough votes in their states.

Two of the four veteran-and long-secure-Republican senators in New York who voted for same-sex marriage a year ago await counts of absentee ballots as they sweat out the political fight of their lives. A third announced his retirement this year in the face of strong opposition to his gay marriage vote.

"Any Republican legislator faced with this vote is going to think twice," said Robert Bellafiore, a political commentator and former top aide to Republican Gov. George Pataki of New York. "I don't think there is any question this going to have a chilling effect across the country."

John Fund in National Review put it the most simply in his editorial, "Gay Marriage Backers Face Consequences in N.Y. Primaries"

Sep 27 Thu 7pm – Emmanuel Radio WNEB 1230AM fundraiser with Patrick Coffin, Host Catholic Answers Live on EWTN. Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln, Paxton, MA 508-767-1230

Oct 5 Fri - First Friday Mass in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel, 495 Pleasant St., with Fr. Richard Jakubouskas, followed by all night Eucharistic Adoration. Scheduled Adorers 8:30 PM – Nina T. 9PM - Chris T. 10PM – Julie S - Paul T. 11PM - Eileen D, 12 AM midnight – Shawn 1AM – Jim R 2AM – Fran W 3AM – Jay G 4AM – Jay G. 5AM – Fred M - Bob D 6:00 - Mike & Chris 7AM – Kathy. All hours could use backup. Let me know if you cannot cover your hour. Please keep Fr. Gallagher in your prayers.
Oct 6 Sat 8am 1st Saturday Mass (on the Second Saturday of September), Problem Pregnancy chapel followed by Prayer Vigil Protest outside on the sidewalk in front of or across from Planned Parenthood, 472 Pleasant St. Worc
Oct 7 Sun 2-3:30pm WORCESTER LIFE CHAIN participants stand in solidarity as a witness to our community that abortion is wrong. Uniform signs will be available, on the back of each sign there are prayers and hymns. As renowned pro-life leader Ruth Pakaluk from Worcester wrote “Imagine how frustrating it must be for us to see women viewing their own offspring as adversaries to be destroyed, throwing away the priceless gift God has lavished upon them to love and by whom to be loved.”

Oct 9 Tue 7-8:30pm “Living and Dying Well from a Catholic Perspective”, St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 1 Ruggles St., Westborough, MA - Speaker: Monsignor Peter Beaulieu

Oct 13 Sat 10am Mass Fr. Adam Reid - A change in Celebrant only
Oct 13 Sat Noon St. Joan of Arc in Worcester, consecration to the Immaculate Conception – on the 95th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima
Oct 16 Tue 7-8:30pm “Should Doctors Prescribe Death? A Violent Solution to Human Suffering.” St. Luke the Evangelist, 1 Ruggles St., Westborough, MA - Panel includes John Howland, MD and New England Regional Director of the Catholic Medical Association, Henry Luthinis Boston-area attorney who serves as the acting president of the board of the Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund
Oct 18 Thu 11am 40 Days for Life Prayer vigil with Bishop McManus, to pray the rosary and divine mercy chaplet.
Oct 20 Sat 10am Mass Fr. Robert Grattaroti (changed from 8am)

Oct 24 Wed 1:30pm Anna Maria College hosts "Faith and the Public Square: Balancing Religious Beliefs and the Common Good" Symposium. Keynote by Mrs. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, followed by panel discussion with Fr. Richard Reidy vs. Congressman James McGovern

Oct 27 Sat 8:30am-3:30pm Dignity, Dangers, and Choices at the End of Life Conference, Hagan Center at Assumption College, Worcester. Speakers include: Bishop Robert McManus, Dr. William Toffler, Fr. Tad Pacholczyk, and Richard Doerflinger. brochure/registration form

Bill McCarthy is the Pro-Life State Rep candidate in the Worcester 14th/W.Boylston district. Time to throw out Pro-abortion, Pro-Same-Sex Marriage incumbent Jim O'Day
When we first obtained the 2009 Planned Parenthood application for the Central Massachusetts Title X federal grant, we were very surprised to find recommendation letters from many Central Massachusetts politicians as part of the application. State Representative James O'Day (Worcester - 14th) wrote a recommendation letter. In the grant application, there was a page listing the members of the Central Massachusetts Planned Parenthood Advisory Committee; Rachel McCook, a staffer for James O'Day, was on that committee.
1. PPLM's Central MA Advisory Committee -- Rachel McCook, James O'Day staffer on committee
2. Endorsement letter from James O'Day for PPLM to receive Title X grant (2 pages)

State Representative James O'Day (14th Worcester) has long been a leading proponent for the Planned Parenthood facility on Lincoln Street in Worcester (as he calls it, his district). At the state Health Council- PP DON meeting on July 9, 2008, O'Day spoke in favor of the proposed Planned Parenthood facility on Pleasant Street, Worcester

Brian O’Malley is the Pro-Life Pro-Traditional Marriage State Rep candidate in the Worcester 15th district

Romney/Ryan signs, shirts, buttons etc…

Oct 30 Tues 7pm Voter Information Session, Fr. Stephen Gemme of St. Bernadette’s parish in Northborough will answer the question: Why should we value religious liberty?
Knights of Columbus, 17 Willow St., Westborough off E. Main St. across for Dunkin Donuts
Nov 2 Fri 4:30pm Mass and Eucharistic procession for 40 Days for Life, Blessed Sacrament Church followed by Eucharistic Adoration all night in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel.

Sean Beilat is running against Pro-abortion anti-marriage Joseph Patrick Kennedy III in the race to succeed Barney Frank.

Jay G.
Prayer Needs;
"A just law is a man made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law." Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Even though a gay man walked into the lobby of Family Research Council, FRC in Washington D.C., and opened fire; when tackled by the Johnson building manager whom he shot, the shooter begged for his life saying "Don't shoot me, it was not about you, it was what this place stands for." Yet the Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC still labels the FRC a Hate group for its defense of Traditional Marriage.

Boycott Stanbio Laboratory Inc.

Mr. William R. Pippin, Pres.
Stanbio Laboratory Inc.
1261 N. Main St.
Boeme, TX 78006

Dear Mr. Pippin,
I am dismayed to hear from Life Decisions International that your Company, Stanbio Laboratory Inc., donates money to the largest abortion provider in the United States, Planned Parenthood. I in good conscience can no longer purchase, use, associate with or recommend any of your cleaning products, medical devices or diagnostic kits, including HemoPoint®, Stat-Site® and QuPID®. I would hope that even if you do not believe that an individual has a right to life that begins before they exit the womb, your business instincts would help you to recognize the no-win situation that donating to Planned Parenthood places your company in. Alienating the majority of Americas who believe in the Right to Life couldn’t possibly be a sound business practice.

I would urge you to stop all financial support of Planned Parenthood. If you have any questions as to why Stanbio Labs is on the LDI boycott list, you should contact:

Life Decisions International,
P.O. Box 439
Front Royal, VA 22630-0009
Tel: 540-631-0380 ldi@fightpp.org
Patricia Pitkus Bainbridge, M.A., and Douglas R. Scott are the founders.

Sincerely,

Jay G

Matilda, of Visitation House

*Hi all,* *Recently, I have been visiting with former residents of Visitation House and I have been taking pictures of the beautiful children who were born there. See attached picture of Matilda. I can't imagine a world without her and thanks to her mother who chose life for her unborn baby and chose to come to Visitation House, we never have to worry about them or wonder what if???* *Thank you for your continued support.* *Please pray for us...* *God Bless,*
*eve*
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*Eve Lindquist*
** Visitation House website (click)
www.visitationhouse.org
Eve Lindquist
Executive Director
Visitation House
119 Endicott Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Tel. 508-798-0762
E-mail: evelindquist@visitationhouse.org

Abortion avoidance

Statistics Abortion is a controversial issue that many are happy to avoid. As caring human beings, we can't afford this luxury. Too many new mothers are given the false hope that abortion is the solution to all their problems. Many new parents don't know how developed their children are when they choose abortion. Since Roe v. Wade, in 1973, over 48 million choices have been made that have resulted in the deaths of unborn children. Think about what this means and what it will continue to mean to all of us if we can't change things. --Over 1.29 million people were killed through abortion in the United States in 2002.(1) --Over 48 million people have been killed through abortion in the United States since the Roe vs. Wade decision.(2) --Approximately 42 million abortions occur every year worldwide. (3) --Abortion killed 73 times more Americans than died in battle in our last 12 wars combined.(4) --To equal the average number of abortion deaths in one year, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center would have had to have been more than 400 times more lethal. --Abortion worldwide kills more people every 2 months than the Holocaust did in 12 years. --48 million people equals approximately 16 percent of the current population of the United States. --The number of people killed by abortions since 1973 exceed the current populations of each of the 50 states, including California. --Almost 1 out of every 4 Americans babies are aborted.(1) --This number is greater than the current populations of Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Ireland, Iceland, Finland, Estonia, and Denmark COMBINED. --It would have taken about 342 Hiroshima type nuclear attacks to kill as many people as abortion has killed since Roe vs. Wade. Facts --Abortion is inherently unsafe to the mother. --Physical problems from abortion can include hemorrhage, infection, sterility and even death. --Psychological effects can include depression and mental trauma to divorce and suicide. --Women often experience "severe" or "intense" pain during an abortion. --The psychological effects of an abortion are so well documented, that psychologists have grouped them under one name: post-abortion syndrome (PAS). Women may experience symptoms of PAS right after the abortion, but oftentimes PAS does not manifest itself until many months or years after the abortion. --Symptoms of PAS are: recurrent memories, dreams of the abortion experience, avoidance of emotional attachment, relationship problems, sleep disturbance, guilt, memory impairment, hostile outbursts, and substance abuse. --Fathers, grandparents, and siblings can also experience the psychological effects of abortion. Sources Source 1: The Guttmacher Institute: http://www.guttmacher.org/media/presskits/2005/06/28/abortionoverview.html November 1st, 2007 Source 2: National Right to Life Abortion Statistics: http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/facts/abortionstats.html November 1st, 2007 Source 3: HealthDay: http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=609085 November 1st, 2007 Source 4: America's Wars: U.S. Casualties and Veterans: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004615.html November 1st, 2007

Pro-Life events Sept/Oct

Election Nov 6, 2012, you’ll be voting on a BINDING referendum question on Doctor Prescribed Suicide.
Liking the effort on Facebook:
Following the Campaign on Twitter:
www.VoteValuesMA.com
Why vote No on Question 2: The supposed safeguards are hollow. And nothing in Question 2 will protect patients when there are pressures, whether financial or emotional, which distort patient choice.

"It is also the duty of the laity to participate actively in political life" … "There is a need for ... lay faithful who bear witness to Christ and the Gospel in the civil and political community. This need must be reflected in the educational prospectus of the ecclesial community and requires new forms of presence and support from pastors." Pope Benedict XVI

Sep 15 Sat 10am-Noon DaTechGuy on DaRadio on radio station WCRN, 830 AM – Assisted Suicide show

Sep 15 Sat 8am Mass to “save babies through prayer” in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel, celebrated by Fr. Adam Reid, Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster. Prayer vigil protest on 470 Pleasant St. in front of Planned Parenthood in Worcester follows.
Sep 15 Sat 8AM Mass and Rosary to end abortion at Framingham Union Hospital, St. Stephen's Church.

Sep 17 Mon 7:15-8pm - Christ The King Parish, Pleasant St. Worc, Novena, honoring...St. Joseph, the Patron of a Happy Death!
This annual parish novena will be celebrated on nine successive Monday evenings this fall. Sep 10-Nov 5. Each evening will conclude with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. A short homily will be given each evening and the novena prayers recited by all the people. The novena, which is open to all who wish to come - from any parish - will seek the intercession of St. Joseph, the Patron Saint of a Happy Death, a very old devotion in the Church. Across our City and region thousands of people are seriously ill and thousands die each year. Our prayer will be directed for them in a special way, and for all their caregivers as well.
The novena, in this its first year, will include prayers that the citizens of Massachusetts turn down doctor-prescribed suicide at the polls this November. We should bring love, care, prayer, hope and proper pain management to family members, and not help them to end their lives through suicide

Sep 17 Mon 7pm "The Approaching Threat of Doctor Prescribed Suicide" presented by Dr. Mark Rollo, St. Anna Parish, Leominster. Info, Linda Kinsey 978/728-4460.

Life Matters

Sep 18 Tue 7pm Voter Information Session, Brian Burch, Founder CatholicVote.org, which seeks to evangelize the American culture with a hope-filled message that is faithful to both the Gospel and the heritage of our country’s political tradition. It is a non-partisan organization.
Knights of Columbus, 17 Willow St., Westborough off E. Main St. across for Dunkin Donuts

Sep 19 Wed, 6pm 40 Days for Life Kickoff Pot Luck dinner, St. Mary’s Church Hall, 17 Waterville St. N.Grafton, Keynote from Mr. David O’Connell, Executive Director Mother of Life Center, Providence, RI RSVP with a dish to Annamaria Nickle at 508-799-9954 or aanickle@gmail.com

Sep 21 Fri Luncheon and talk by Fr. Peter West of Human Life International, HLI, at St Benedict's Abbey in Still River (Exit 38 off Rt 2) $35 pp, or full retreat with him, Thu Sep 20-Sat Sep 22, commuter = $125 if registered by 9/4 (includes retreat and all meals), or overnite retreat room and meals and full retreat $175 if registered before 9/4.
Sep 22 Sat 10am Mass at Problem Pregnancy Chapel with Fr. Cardinale. Prayer Vigil protest on Pleasant.
Sep 22 Sat 10am-Noon DaTechGuy on DaRadio on radio station WCRN, 830 AM - every Saturday. DaTechGuy is also DaProLifeGuy
Sep24 Mon Second Thoughts and the disability opposition to assisted suicide, The Massachusetts Senior Action Council's Falls Prevention Day, Boston (at the state house)

Sep 26 Wed – Nov 4 – 40 Days for Life Daily Public Peaceful Prayer Vigil across the street from Planned Parenthood, 470 Pleasant St., Worcester, MA 01609, 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sign up or call Pauline Morris at 1-508-425-3087.
Sep 26 Wed 6pm 40 Days for Life Candlelight vigil, BYOC.

Oct 5 Fri - First Friday Mass in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel, 495 Pleasant St., followed by all night Eucharistic Adoration. Scheduled Adorers 8:30 PM – Nina T. 9PM - Chris T. 10PM – Julie S - Paul T. 11PM - Eileen D, 12 AM midnight – Shawn 1AM – Jim R 2AM – Fran W 3AM – Jay G 4AM – Jay G. 5AM – Fred M - Bob D 6:00 - Mike & Chris 7AM – Kathy. All hours could use backup. Let me know if you cannot cover your hour. Please keep Fr. Gallagher in your prayers.
Oct 6 Sat 8am 1st Saturday Mass (on the Second Saturday of September), Problem Pregnancy chapel followed by Prayer Vigil Protest outside on the sidewalk in front of or across from Planned Parenthood, 472 Pleasant St. Worc
Oct 7 Sun 2-3:30pm WORCESTER LIFE CHAIN participants stand in solidarity as a witness to our community that abortion is wrong. Uniform signs will be available, on the back of each sign there are prayers and hymns. As renowned pro-life leader Ruth Pakaluk from Worcester wrote “Imagine how frustrating it must be for us to see women viewing their own offspring as adversaries to be destroyed, throwing away the priceless gift God has lavished upon them to love and by whom to be loved.”

Oct 9 Tue 7-8:30pm “Living and Dying Well from a Catholic Perspective”, St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 1 Ruggles St., Westborough, MA - Speaker: Monsignor Peter Beaulieu

Oct 13 Sat 10am Mass Fr. Adam Reid - A change in Celebrant only
Oct 13 Sat Noon St. Joan of Arc in Worcester, consecration to the Immaculate Conception – on the 95th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima
Oct 16 Tue 7-8:30pm “Should Doctors Prescribe Death? A Violent Solution to Human Suffering.” St. Luke the Evangelist, 1 Ruggles St., Westborough, MA - Panel includes John Howland, MD and New England Regional Director of the Catholic Medical Association, Henry Luthinis Boston-area attorney who serves as the acting president of the board of the Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund
Oct 18 Thu 11am 40 Days for Life Prayer vigil with Bishop McManus, to pray the rosary and divine mercy chaplet.
Oct 20 Sat 10am Mass Fr. Robert Grattaroti (changed from 8am)

Oct 27 Sat 8:30am-3:30pm Dignity, Dangers, and Choices at the End of Life Conference, Hagan Center at Assumption College, Worcester. Speakers include: Bishop Robert McManus, Dr. William Toffler, Fr. Tad Pacholczyk, and Richard Doerflinger. brochure/registration form

Bill McCarthy is the Pro-Life State Rep candidate in the Worcester 14th/W.Boylston district. Time to throw out Pro-abortion, Pro-Same-Sex Marriage incumbent Jim O'Day
When we first obtained the 2009 Planned Parenthood application for the Central Massachusetts Title X federal grant, we were very surprised to find recommendation letters from many Central Massachusetts politicians as part of the application. State Representative James O'Day (Worcester - 14th) wrote a recommendation letter. In the grant application, there was a page listing the members of the Central Massachusetts Planned Parenthood Advisory Committee; Rachel McCook, a staffer for James O'Day, was on that committee.
1. PPLM's Central MA Advisory Committee -- Rachel McCook, James O'Day staffer on committee
2. Endorsement letter from James O'Day for PPLM to receive Title X grant (2 pages)

State Representative James O'Day (14th Worcester) has long been a leading proponent for the Planned Parenthood facility on Lincoln Street in Worcester (as he calls it, his district). At the state Health Council- PP DON meeting on July 9, 2008, O'Day spoke in favor of the proposed Planned Parenthood facility on Pleasant Street, Worcester

Brian O’Malley is the Pro-Life Pro-Traditional Marriage State Rep candidate in the Worcester 15th district

Romney/Ryan signs, shirts, buttons etc…

Oct 30 Tues 7pm Voter Information Session, Fr. Stephen Gemme of St. Bernadette’s parish in Northborough will answer the question: Why should we value religious liberty?
Knights of Columbus, 17 Willow St., Westborough off E. Main St. across for Dunkin Donuts
Nov 2 Fri 4:30pm Mass and Eucharistic procession for 40 Days for Life, Blessed Sacrament Church

Remember this Ad during the election.

Jay G.
Prayer Needs;

40 Days for Life Fall Campaign - Worcester, MA

40 Days for Life is a national campaign to put an end to abortion through prayer and fasting, public vigil, and community outreach. The Fall 40 Days for Life Campaign will run from September 26-November 4. The peaceful public prayer vigil takes place across the street from Planned Parenthood, 470 Pleasant St. Worcester each day from 7:00a.m.-7:00p.m. each day. We know our prayerful presence causes women to change their minds. Please consider coming out to the vigil during this campaign. If you have not been to the vigil before and would like to test the waters first, come to the opening candlelight vigil at 6pm September 26 or call Lee Crowley who can match you with another time that someone will be at the vigil. You can sign up for vigil hours by visiting the webpage www.40daysforlife.com/worcester . If your group or church is interested in signing up for a block of vigil time please let us know.

I weigh in, and take sides...

late, in the kerfuffle between Fr. Peter West and Catholic Blogger Mark Shea. I think the crux of this matter is that Mark Shea held out a situation (gay man he considers a 'saint') where there is the Near Occasion of sin, and Scandal, but Mark ignored these factors, or completely downplayed them, and when called on this, (by Fr. Peter West of HLI, who stated there is “something deeply wrong with Mark Shea,”) he has not changed or moderated his position. I'm sure some of Fr. West's 'followers' have been less than charitable, and perhaps rash in their judgments, but those comments are not Fr. West's. Shea's problem is it is foolish to ignore or plead ignorance of someone’s public living situation when extolling their Christian virtue. Intentional Ignorance is not Invincible.

1st Friday Sept. 7

Election Nov 6, 2012, you’ll be voting on a BINDING referendum question on Doctor Prescribed Suicide.
Liking the effort on Facebook:
Following the Campaign on Twitter:

Why vote No on Question 2: Patients are not required to see a psychiatrist or counselor before obtaining the lethal drug—fewer than 7% have been referred for psychiatric evaluation in Oregon. This means ill people with treatable depression can get a life-ending prescription, rather than effective psychological care.

Sep 7 Fri - First Friday Mass in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel, 495 Pleasant St., celebrated by Fr. Eric Asante from St. George's, followed by all night Eucharistic Adoration. Scheduled Adorers 8:30 PM – Nina T. 9PM - Chris T. 10PM – Julie S - Paul T. 11PM - Eileen D, 12 AM midnight – Shawn 1AM – Jim R 2AM – Fran W 3AM – Jay G 4AM – Jay G. 5AM – Fred M - Bob D 6:00 - Mike & Chris 7AM – Kathy. All hours could use backup. Let me know if you cannot cover your hour. Fr. Gallagher will not be there, please keep him in your prayers.

Sep 8 Sat 8am 1st Saturday Mass (on the Second Saturday of September), Problem Pregnancy chapel followed by Prayer Vigil Protest outside on the sidewalk in front of or across from Planned Parenthood, 472 Pleasant St. Worc
No 1st Saturday at Our Lady of Mercy
Sep 9 Sun 12-7pm Second Thoughts and the disability opposition to assisted suicide, Caribbean Carnival in Cambridge

Sep 10 Mon - Christ The King Parish, Pleasant St. Worc, Novena, honoring... St. Joseph, the Patron of a Happy Death!
This annual parish novena will be celebrated on nine successive Monday evenings this fall. It begins on Monday, September 10, at 7:15 p.m. (concluding by 8:00 p.m. each night), and continues through Monday, November 5. Each evening will conclude with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. A short homily will be given each evening and the novena prayers recited by all the people.

The novena, which is open to all who wish to come - from any parish - will seek the intercession of St. Joseph, the Patron Saint of a Happy Death, a very old devotion in the Church. Across our City and region thousands of people are seriously ill and thousands die each year. Our prayer will be directed for them in a special way, and for all their caregivers as well.

The novena, in this its first year, will include prayers that the citizens of Massachusetts turn down doctor-prescribed suicide at the polls this November. We should bring love, care, prayer, hope and proper pain management to family members, and not help them to end their lives through suicide

Sep 15 Sat 8am Mass to “save babies through prayer” in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel, celebrated by Fr. Adam Reid, Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster. Prayer vigil protest on 470 Pleasant St. in front of Planned Parenthood in Worcester follows.
Sep 15 Sat 8AM Mass and Rosary to end abortion at Framingham Union Hospital, St. Stephen's Church.

Sep 19 Wed, 6pm 40 Days for Life Kickoff Pot Luck dinner, St. Mary’s Church Hall, 17 Waterville St. N.Grafton, Keynote from Mr. David O’Connell, Executive Director Mother of Life Center, Providence, RI RSVP with a dish to Annamaria Nickle at 508-799-9954 or aanickle@gmail.com

Sep 21 Fri Luncheon and talk by Fr. Peter West of Human Life International, HLI, at St Benedict's Abbey in Still River (Exit 38 off Rt 2) $35 pp, or full retreat with him, Thu Sep 20-Sat Sep 22, commuter = $125 if registered by 9/4  (includes retreat and all meals), or overnite retreat room and meals and full retreat  $175  if registered before 9/4.
Sep 22 Sat 10am Mass at Problem Pregnancy Chapel with Fr. Cardinale. Prayer Vigil protest on Pleasant.
Sep 22 Sat 10am-Noon DaTechGuy on DaRadio on radio station WCRN, 830 AM - every Saturday. DaTechGuy is also DaProLifeGuy
Sep24 Mon Second Thoughts and the disability opposition to assisted suicide, The Massachusetts Senior Action Council's Falls Prevention Day, Boston (at the state house)

Oct 9 Tue 7-8:30pm “Living and Dying Well from a Catholic Perspective”, St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 1 Ruggles St., Westborough, MA - Speaker: Monsignor Peter Beaulieu

Oct 13 Sat 10am Mass Fr. Adam Reid - A change in Celebrant only Oct 13 Sat Noon St. Joan of Arc in Worcester, consecration to the Immaculate Conception
Oct 16 Tue 7-8:30pm “Should Doctors Prescribe Death? A Violent Solution to Human Suffering.” St. Luke the Evangelist, 1 Ruggles St., Westborough, MA - Panel includes John Howland, MD and New England Regional Director of the Catholic Medical Association, Henry Luthinis Boston-area attorney who serves as the acting president of the board of the Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund
Oct 20 Sat 10am Mass Fr. Robert Grattaroti (changed from 8am)

Bill McCarthy is the Pro-Life State Rep candidate in the Worcester 14th/W.Boylston district. Time to throw out Pro-abortion, Pro-Same-Sex Marriage incumbent Jim O'Day
When we first obtained the 2009 Planned Parenthood application for the Central Massachusetts Title X federal grant, we were very surprised to find recommendation letters from many Central Massachusetts politicians as part of the application. State Representative James O'Day (Worcester - 14th) wrote a recommendation letter. In the grant application, there was a page listing the members of the Central Massachusetts Planned Parenthood Advisory Committee; Rachel McCook, a staffer for James O'Day, was on that committee.
1. PPLM's Central MA Advisory Committee -- Rachel McCook, James O'Day staffer on committee
2. Endorsement letter from James O'Day for PPLM to receive Title X grant (2 pages)

State Representative James O'Day (14th Worcester) has long been a leading proponent for the Planned Parenthood facility on Lincoln Street in Worcester (as he calls it, his district). At the state Health Council- PP DON meeting on July 9, 2008, O'Day spoke in favor of the proposed Planned Parenthood facility on Pleasant Street, Worcester

Brian O’Malley is the Pro-Life Pro-Traditional Marriage State Rep candidate in the Worcester 15th district

Romney/Ryan signs, shirts, buttons etc…

Remember this Ad during the election.

Jay G.
Prayer Needs;