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June 16-July 26 40 Days for Life McKinney

The Christian community throughout north Collin County is invited to take part in a peaceful prayer vigil lasting 40 straight days from June 16 through July 26. Please consider volunteering to pray outside of the new "Planned Parenthood Express" (not an abortion facility, but refers for abortions and dispenses the morning-after pill) for one or more hours during the 40 days. You do not need to have any previous experience or expertise to participate. You are simply praying. The only qualification is that you wish to serve Christ by peacefully praying for an end to abortion and for peace and healing for those victimized by the abortion industry. We will also be having prayer times at local churches during the days that the PPE is closed. For more information, or to volunteer to help, please contact Melaine Gutierrez, 214-385-6823, or visit the web site http://www.freewebs.com/mckinneyprayervigil.

4-7 Crossroads: America's Pro-Life Pilgrimage

Will be walking through Dallas. Crossroads is a national organization of mostly college-age students who walk across the country to proclaim the pro-life message. While they are in town they will need host homes and parish and youth events in which to participate. If you would like to host a college student or invite Crossroads to your parish, contact Youth For Life Director Jacquelyn Smith, 972-461-9591, or jsmith@prolifedallas.org. For more information on Crossroads, visit www.crossroadswalk.com .

4 First Friday All-Night Adoration

In prayer for the 2008 elections and the advancement of the culture of life will be held at the Discalced Carmelite Monastery, 600 Flowers Ave., Dallas 75211, located off of Jefferson Blvd. Security will be there throughout the night. Adoration ends just before the 7:00 a.m. Saturday Mass. These prayer vigils will be held every First Friday – all night – between now and the November 4^th general election. The Cloistered Carmelites will also be praying all night. You may leave your personal prayer requests with them. Come as early as 5:00 p.m. There will be food and drink available in the evening. Contact Vicki, 214-542-4823.

8 2^nd Tuesday Night Rosary at Planned Parenthood abortion center

Sponsored by TOPP (Texans Opposed to Planned Parenthood): 6:30 p.m., in front of Jason’s Deli at 7412 Greenville Ave., just south of Walnut Hill Lane. After the rosary, we will go into Jason’s Deli for food, Christian fellowship and pro-life discussion. Park in the Jason’s Deli parking lot. This is a monthly event. Contact Daniel Vinzant, 214-566-2298.

11-13 Rachel's Vinyard Retreat in Spanish:

A healing retreat for women and men who are hurting in the aftermath of abortion. For more information and to register, call the Abortion AfterCare-Healing helpline, 214-544-CARE (2273) in English, or 972-679-4760 in Spanish, or email at healing@racheldallas.org . All Inquiries are kept strictly confidential. CLICK HERE FOR FLYER

12 Quarterly Mass, Adoration & Rosary Procession for an End to Abortion in Dallas

8:00 a.m. Mass celebrated by Fr. Robert Maguire, O. Cist., at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 3811 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, with special prayers for the unborn and an end to abortion. Mass will be followed by Eucharistic Adoration and a Rosary Procession by bus and car to Routh Street abortion center, 4321 N. Central Expwy., Dallas. We will return to Holy Trinity Catholic Church for Benediction. Following Benediction is a baby shower for Gabriel mothers whose babies were born in April through June of this year. Light refreshments will be served. Please join us and bring a new or gently used item for the new babies. Extra gifts will be given by the Convert-to-Life Ministry to mothers who have chosen life! For more information on the baby shower, contact Kevin Kukla, 972-267-5433, or kkukla@prolifedallas.org. For information on the Mass, contact Jacqulyn Dudasko, 214-728-2902, or prayer@prolifedallas.org. CLICK HERE FOR FLYER

20-26 National NFP Awareness Week

This week was chosen to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae. The encyclical will be forty years old on July 25th. It is the Diocese of Dallas' hope that during NFP Awareness Week parishes will promote this important encyclical through marriage programs and general education opportunities. For additional Humanae Vitae articles and information please visit: www.usccb.org

22 Young Adult Holy Hour with the Eucharist, Sacrament of Life

The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Life. "I am the Bread of Life. He who eats this bread will live forever. I will raise Him up on the last day." (See Jn.6:47-58) The Eucharistic sacrifice is the very action of Christ by which He destroyed our death and restored our life. Whenever we gather for this sacrifice we are celebrating the victory of life over death, and therefore over abortion. The pro-life movement is not simply working "for" victory; we are working "from" victory. As the Holy Father said in Denver in 1993, "Have no fear. The outcome of the battle for life is already decided." Our work is to apply the already established victory to every facet of our society. Celebrating the Eucharist is the source and summit of such work.

All young adults are invited to a night of Eucharistic Adoration with Fr. Solanus Benfatti, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal. Music and food will follow. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, 5231 Meadowcreek Dr., Dallas. For more information, contact Chris Vaughn at 972-778-0326 or cvaughan@allsaintsdallas.org

24 Youth For Life Retreat and Boot Camp Staff Training

This is a required training session for all junior staff and adult chaperones and eill be held in the evening. Location and time to be announced. Contact Jacquelyn Smith, 972-416-9591, or jsmith@prolifedallas.org CLICK HERE FOR BROCHURE

24 DCAPP (Dallas-area Coalition Against Planned Parenthood) Protest at Planned Parenthood's Annual "Teen Savvy" conference

Join concerned parents and other citizens as we stand for truth at Planned Parenthood's annual presentation of their sex education program. The program is taught to children ages 11 and up, and it focuses on children from various social service agencies that are bussed in for the event. Teen Savvy is being held at T.W. Browne Middle School, 3333 Sprague Dr., Dallas 75233, MAPSCO 63B. There will be a peaceful picket of this event beginning at 8:30 a.m. Signs will be provided. Contact JoAnn Murray, 972-442-1127, or 214-228-7504, or joannmurray@verizon.net.

To learn more about Planned Parenthood's sex education philosophy, visit the web site of American Life League, www.all.org, and click on "STOPP". Or visit Planned Parenthood's web site for young people - www.teenwire.com.

25 being HUMAN: 40 Days for Life II

5:30 p.m., EWTN television. The purpose of being Human is to use quality television programming to connect with Christians and illuminate the injustice of abortion in order to build a culture of life. CLICK HERE FOR BULLETIN INSERT

being Human answers the call from Christians across America who seek tangible and prayerful solutions to the crisis of abortion. Each episode explores a unique angle of the abortion struggle and demonstrates how everyday Christians are having an impact on building a culture of life.

Through honest and objective analysis, experts will reveal the need for active involvement on the pro-life front and inspire the viewer to take action.

With each successive episode, being Human will bring clarity to the pro-life movement and help the viewer develop a deeper understanding of the issues that surround abortion. In addition, it will arm viewers with the knowledge to promote pro-life concepts and encourage them to participate in local activism.

Even though the episodes build upon each other, each individual episode will be a capsulated topic enabling viewers to join the series at any point.

25-30 6th Annual Youth For Life Retreat and Boot Camp

Youth For Life will hold the 6th Annual Boot Camp for high school youth from July 25-30 at the University of Dallas. Co-sponsored by the Dallas Catholic Pro-Life Committee's YFL and the Ft. Worth Catholics Respect Life's YFL. Youth may attend for just the weekend or stay for te whole six-day event. Activities include praise and worship, youth-created pro-life skits, prayer time in front of abortion centers in both Dallas and Ft. Worth, community service projects, presentations from top notch speakers on the issues of Humanae Vitae, sidewalk counseling, defending life, abortion, chastity and a post-abortive testimony.

Last summer the Catholic Pro-Life Committee of Dallas and Catholics Respect Life of Ft. Worth brought together 57 high school youth from Texas and louisiana to foster within them a love for the Catholic faith and the gift of life, educate them on the Gospel of Life, and empower them to save the lives of babies, moms and dads. For 2008 our goal is to double the number of youth in attendance and to go national with our promotions. Com for the weekend, July 25-27, or come for the whole Boot Camp, July 25-30. The weekend costs $110, and the whole Boot Camp costs $190. Rates increase after June 30th. Home schoolers welcome! Cleared adult chaperones age 21 and up are needed, too! Contact Jacquelyn Smith, 972-416-9591, or jsmith@prolifedallas.org CLICK HERE FOR BROCHURE

26 Young Serra Praise & Worship for Life

7:00 pm at St. Monica Catholic Church, 9933 Midway Rd, Dallas, intersection of Midway & Walnut Hill. Admission is free. Join us as we spend an evening of musical prayer and thanksgiving to the Author of Life. All are welcome. CLICK HERE FOR FLYER

In order to foster vocations to the Church, the Young Serra Community of Dallas: provides opportunities for friendship and dynamic spiritual growth for its members, sponsors programs which challenge Catholic youth to discover and deepen their faith, and supports priests, religious, and seminarians through prayer and action. For more information on this event or the Young Serra Community, please contact Johnny Martinez at 972- 697-7096 or visit www.youngserra.net

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