“It is the Spirit that Gives Life”
John 6:63   

“Moving Forward with Faith and Joy”

All Catholic women are encouraged to attend;
especially Parish and Region CCW Officers and Commission/Committee Coordinators.

5:30 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. Holy Mass
followed by dinner and information

Church of St. Anastasia, Hutchinson – Wednesday, June 9th
Church of Our Lady of Victory, Lucan – Tuesday, June 15th

Please register with your Parish President
Resource and Guidance Evening

Priests for Life urges you to pray that the current health care reform bills being debated in Congress do not result in an expansion of abortion. Please use the prayer below, and sign up to let us know that you are saying it each day! For more information on the pro-life implications of the current health care reform debate, see www.priestsforlife.org/legislation. Read my column on this issue – “Stealth” Care.

Thanks!
Fr. Frank Pavone

Novena of Reparation for Roe vs. Wade, January 14-22
The Catholic bishops of the United States have designated January 22 as a special day of prayer and penance in reparation for the massive killing that has resulted from the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision (handed down January 22, 1973) which permitted abortion throughout pregnancy.

Therefore, we at Priests for Life invite you to prepare spiritually for that day by joining a Novena that starts on January 14 and concludes on the 22nd. We invite you to say the prayer below each of those days, and to let us know through this form that you have committed to say it.

Prayer for our Nation’s Health Care Reform
Lord Jesus, you are the Divine Physician,
And the source of all life and health.

Guide our nation at this critical moment,
As our government seeks health care reforms.

Give our elected officials the humility to know
That they are servants, not masters.
Give them the wisdom to realize
That every life has equal value.
Give them the strength to resist the idea
That some lives can be sacrificed to save others
Or that killing the unborn is a part of health care.

Give your people the courage to speak up
And to hold public officials accountable for their actions.

Save us, Lord Jesus, from a culture of death,
And let every reform in our public policy
Be based on the reform of our hearts and minds
In the light of your Gospel,
For you are Lord forever and ever. Amen.

The cards below can be printed on regular paper and folded into a card.
Each card has a picture on the front and a prayer on the back and is blank on the inside for a personal message.

Who is our Shephered of the Field? Contact your parish Church Commission Coordinator (CCC), the Region Church Commission Coordinator, or me personally if you need to find out the name of the Shepherd assigned to your parish.
E-mail:  Diocesan Church Commission Coordinator
Phone:  320-894-3658

In the love of Jesus & Mary,
Mary Braun
Diocesan Church Commission Coordinator

Our Lady of Good Counsel (b/w)
Our Lady of Good Counsel (color)
St. John Vianney A Priests Prayer
St. John Vianney Patron of Priests
Shepherd of the Field Serenity Prayer (1)
The Angelus
St. John Vianney Prayer
The Beautiful Hands of a Priest
Shepherd of the Field Serenity Prayer (2)  
Benedict XVI Proclaiming a Year for Priests

Dear Lord,
We pray that the Blessed Mother wrap her mantle
around your priests and through her intercession
strengthen them for their ministry.
We pray that Mary will guide your priests to follow
her own words,
Do whatever He tells you” (Jn 2:5).
May your priests have the heart of St. Joseph,
Mary’s most chaste spouse.
May the Blessed Mother’s own pierced heart inspire
them to embrace all who suffer at the foot of the cross.
May your priests be holy,
filled with the fire of your love seeking nothing but
your greater glory and the salvation of souls.
Amen.
Saint John Vianney, pray for us.