New Ulm Diocese Council of Catholic Women

http://www.40daysforlife.com/stcloud/

YOU can help save lives!
This spring, from February 17 – March 28, our community will join the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history — the 40 Days for Life campaign.
40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life effort that consists of:
•40 days of prayer and fasting
•40 days of peaceful vigil
•40 days of community outreach
We are praying that, with God’s help, this groundbreaking effort will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in our city — and throughout America.

Take a stand for life
While all aspects of 40 Days for Life are crucial in our effort to end abortion, the most visible component is the peaceful prayer vigil outside the local abortion planned parenthood facility. We will be holding the vigil Monday – Saturday, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm.

You can help make a life-saving impact by joining our local vigil at:
Planned Parenthood
451 East St. Germain Street, Suite 100
St. Cloud, Minnesota

DIRECTIONS: Located in the East Gate building, across from Pan-O-Gold Baking. This is one-half block east of the intersection of Wilson Avenue and East St. Germain Street in St. Cloud’s east side business district.

PARKING: Do NOT use the parking lot; it is private property and cars could be towed. Park on adjacent streets, or one block south of Planned Parenthood (next to St. Augustine Church) and walk to the vigil site.

Sign up to participate in our local 40 Days for Life vigil by clicking the “Vigil Schedule” link at the top of this page or contact our Vigil Coordinator, Sandy at sands43@mywdo.com. Together we can make a difference!

Contact us
To learn more or let us know how you feel called to serve God in this effort, please contact the local 40 Days for Life leadership team:

Judy Haag: bobjudy@meltel.net
Mary Jo Ruhland: rhlgr@aol.com

Nationwide Campaign Progress and Daily Devotional
Go to www.40daysforlife.com and click on the Blog tab.

Print this two sided 40-days-for-life-handout attach a LifeSaver if you wish. Pass them out to create awareness and encourage participation in the next campaign. 

The next coordinated 40 Days for Life campaign from September 23 — November 1.

Why 40 Days?
God has used the period of 40 days throughout history to bring about major transformations: Noah-40 days of rain; Moses-transformed by 40 days on Mt. Sinai; David-transformed by Goliath’s 40 days of challenge; Elija-transformed when God gave him 40 day of strength from one meal and of course Jesus-transformed the world following His 40 days in the desert.
40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life campaign with a vision to access God’s power through prayer, fasting and peaceful vigil to end abortion in America.
The mission of the campaign is to bring together the Body of Christ in a spirit of unity during a focused 40 day campaign of prayer, fasting and peaceful activism, with the purpose of repentance, to seek God’s favor to turn hearts and minds from a culture of death to a CULTURE OF LIFE, thus bringing an end to abortion in America.

Before getting involved with the 40 Days for Life campaign, please remember that prayer and fasting are the foundation. If there is no abortion facility in your town, praise God!
But wherever you are or whatever you’re doing, you can pray to end abortion.
Prayer and fasting: 
Christ told us that some demons can only be driven out by prayer and fasting. The two go hand in hand. Prayer keeps us rooted in the fact that it is our desire to carry out God’s will. Fasting is a sacrifice that helps us reach beyond our own limitations with God’s help. Fasting is not a Christian diet; it is a form of physical prayer. You can fast from food, TV, alcohol … anything that separates you from God.
 Constant vigil:
The most visible component of 40 Days for Life is a constant prayer vigil outside a place where children are aborted. It is the hope that the vigil can be maintained 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is a prayerful witness to the clinic’s patients and employees, and to the entire community, that evil is in our midst and that with God’s help, it will be defeated.
 Community outreach:
During 40 Days for Life, the pro-life message is proactively taken to the community through focused, grassroots educational efforts. People are given the opportunity to visibly show their support for 40 Days for Life. A door-to-door petition and education drive reaches out. Informational flyers raise awareness about abortion. This outreach can include church involvement, media contact and campus outreach.

BE A LIVE SAVER…..JOIN 40 DAYS FOR LIFE
NUDCCW Reverence Life Coordinator
Judy Haag