Life Chain Sunday – October 4
Since 1987, followers of Jesus have gathered in public witness on the first Sunday of October, in prayerful repentance over the sin of abortion. Life Chain 2026 is coming to Tinley Park and Orland Park on Sunday, October 4, from 2 PM to 3:30 PM. The Tinley/Orland Life Chain will span 159th Street from Harlem Ave to 80th Avenue.
St. Michael participants will once again be on the south side of 159th in front of the Ashford House. In order to be courteous, please do not park in the Ashford House parking lot. Hope to see you all there.
Baby Bottle Project – October 3-25
Beginning October 3 and 4, the St. Michael Pro-Life ministry will be participating in The Baby Bottle Project benefiting The Women’s Centers of Greater Chicagoland.
This non-profit organization directly assists mothers and families experiencing crisis pregnancies by offering emotional, financial, material, and spiritual support through counseling, clothing, monetary provisions, prayer, and other aid. Each year, the three locations have over 3,500 appointments with expecting mothers. By God’s Grace, The Women’s Centers have saved over 40,000 babies – and their mothers – from abortion since opening in 1984.
Please take a baby bottle home with you on October 3-4 or October 10-11, fill it with spare change, and return it the weekends of October 17-18 and October 24-25. This is a simple but crucial fundraising effort for the Women’s Centers. Please note the baby bottles cost almost $1 per bottle and are cleaned and reused afterwards, so please return them upon completion of the project.
Thank you for helping defend life, and remember to keep all pro-life undertakings in your prayers.
About our Pro-Life Ministry
Pro-Life Rosary Prayer Intentions (PDF)
Supporting Life from Conception to Natural Death – Our St. Michael Pro-Life Ministry is a dedicated group of individuals who are committed to protecting life at all stages.
Pro-Life is about valuing and guarding all human life from conception to natural death. Our ministry participates in Forty Days for Life, prayer vigils, rosary rallies, Pro-Life Masses, lobbying in Springfield, and publicizing pro-life legislation. Each October, we head our parish’s Baby Bottle Project to help fund the Women’s Center, which offers alternatives to abortion.
St. Michael’s Pro-Life Ministry fully agrees with Pope St. John Paul II’s sentiments:
“Respect for life requires that science and technology should always be at the service of man and his integral development. Society as a whole must respect, defend and promote the dignity of every human person, at every moment and in every condition of that person’s life.” – Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), 1995
For more information, contact Pat Kovacs at 708-460-8238 or email at scibereen@sbcglobal.net.
