Organize a Blessing for Pregnant Mothers and Unborn Children 

Pray with the Rite of Blessing for Unborn Children at the end of Mass to honor the sanctity of life.

You can also organize a Holy Hour for Life or a Rosary for Life.
 

Want to help families in need in your parish community? Volunteer with St. Vincent de Paul.

St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles serves those in need within Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties. Most volunteers, known as “Vincentians,” belong to groups called “Conferences of Charities,” based in Catholic church parishes, although some conferences are based in schools, universities, and community centers.

As a volunteer, you can:

• Conduct a food, clothing, blanket, or toy drive for those in need
• Speak to neighbors in need and help them find needed resources
• Make home visits or virtual visits to assess the needs of a family

To volunteer, find the conference nearest you by contacting your local Catholic church and asking if they have a St. Vincent de Paul Conference of Charity. If there is not a Conference of Charity at your Catholic parish, please call the Vincentian Services Department at 

1-888-552-7872 or email: [email protected].

 

Visit Your Local Pregnancy Center

Take your Respect Life Group, RCIA, Confirmation class or youth group, or to visit the local pregnancy resource center for a tour! Many pregnancy centers need volunteers to sort baby items or share information, and this is a great way to introduce your parish to the center.

During the month of October many parishes host a baby shower, diaper drives, baby bottle fundraisers, or a drive for pregnancy resource centers in their area. These are a great way your parish can support pregnant and parenting families in the area.

If you aren’t acquainted with a center but would like to host a drive and help, Claris Health is a great resource for families in Los Angeles. They are currently accepting items to help families in their communities. The items they need for their families are:
 

Baby Wipes

Size 5 diapers
Size 6 diapers
Size 5 Pull-ups
Size 6 Pull-ups

For Hygiene Kits:
Deodorant
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Soap
Socks
Underwear
Washcloths
wet wipes
lotion
non-perishable snacks like granola bars
 

Educate:

Read church Documents that advocate for the dignity of the human person:

Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church

• Part Three: Life in Christ
  • Section 1: Man’s Vocation Life in the Spirit
    • Chapter 1: the Dignity of the Human Person
• Compendium of Catholic Social Teaching
• Humanae Vitae
• Evangelium Vitae

Additional resources:

To read American polling statistics and social media rhetoric on abortion is to witness a nation evenly, loudly, and politically divided, but new research from the University of Notre Dame finds that ordinary Americans do not actually talk much about abortion, do not fit within binary position labels, have significant knowledge gaps on the topic and — across the board — do not regard abortion as a societal good.

Sponsored by Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life, “How Americans Understand Abortion” is the largest known in-depth interview study of American attitudes on abortion.

Recommended Upcoming Webinars:

Conversations That Matter: The Crossroads of Science and Human Dignity

The Notre Dame Science and Religion Initiative and the Office of Life and Human Dignity will host a free, three-part webinar series through fall 2021. This series will consider various scientific and theological perspectives about what it means to be human.

Science and technology are valuable resources for man when placed at his service and when they promote his integral development for the benefit of all; but they cannot of themselves show the meaning of existence and of human progress. Being ordered to man, who initiates and develops them, they draw from the person and his moral values the indication of their purpose and the awareness of their limits. (Dei Verbum)

This webinar series is intended for a general audience. Each session will begin with a 10-minute presentation from each of 3 panelists, followed by time for Q&A. 

• "What Does it Mean to be Human?”
  Wednesday, September 29, 2021- 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time/5:00 p.m. Pacific Time 

• "Questioning Gender: Medicine and Theology in Dialogue"  
  October 2021

• "Man, Machine, and the Future of AI"
  November 2021 

 Register for Webinars Here
 

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