Respect Life
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Photo Albums
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16th Annual West Coast Walk for Life 1/25/20
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respect life activities
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Spiritual Adoption December 2014
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2016 - 40 Days with David Bereit
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Walk for Life 2015
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Mission Statement:
We, the members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, strive to promote a culture of life by prayer, education, advocacy and pastoral care for everyone, from conception to natural death.
Join us every 2nd Saturday of each month, 10:00 am at the Memorial for the Unborn, in the courtyard of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, to pray the Rosary and Litany for Life.
If you would like to become an active member in our ministry or can assist us in any way, please contact us. We are always open to new members.
Cathy Omoso
Respect Life Coordinator
(707)688-6551
cr_omoso@hotmail.com
Respect Life News:
- LATEST NEWS MESSAGES are printed in every Sunday Bulletin. Look for the "Respect Life Corner"!
- Walk for Life West Coast 2021: Choose Life! Yes, the 2021 Walk for Life West Coast is happening! On January 23, 2021 the 17th Annual Walk for Life West Coast will begin with a Mass at 10:30 am, St. Mary’s Cathedral Plaza, and an abbreviated rally will be held at Civic Center Plaza, followed by the Walk down Market Street to the Ferry Building. There has never been a more important time to stand for the littlest and most vulnerable among us! Due to possible changes during this time of uncertainty, visit walkforlifewc.com and sign up for the newsletter to receive important updates.
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The Gabriel Project (TGP) of California helps pregnant mothers in need by providing personal assistance directly to the person in need.
YOU CAN BE AN ANGEL AND OUR PARISH CAN BE A HOST OF ANGELS by joining the Respect Life Ministry in our quest to launch our own TGP program.
We are looking for all who are interested and/or may be able to volunteer as an Angel or Angel Assistant to pregnant women who desire to keep their baby. This is ‘hands-on’ assistance to individuals in crisis and we need all the ‘Angels’ out there to join us in this endeavor. It is the “action arm” of the Respect Life Ministry.
Mike Ronco, Director of The Gabriel Project for the Diocese of Sacramento, provided an Orientation Training session for our volunteers recently so we are ready to launch our program at OLMC. Phyllis Kaminska is the Project Coordinator and Lynda Sutton is Co-coordinator. The Project is 501c3 and we will provide receipts for any donations provided to us for this Project, whether material or monetary. Please feel free to contact Phyllis (707) 419-4237 or Lynda (707) 422-2619 to volunteer. We will need many resources to call on for assistance at different times so if you can cook a meal, provide transportation, fix minor mechanical jobs or give in other ways, you will be truly appreciated. Let us know what kinds of help you would like to offer when or if a need arises.
40 Days for LifeFrom February 17th through March 28th, you’re invited to join other Christians for 40 Days for Life – 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You are, also, invited to stand and peacefully pray a 40-day vigil in the public right of way outside the abortion center, Planned Parenthood at 1350 Travis Blvd across from Solano Mall, and, also, to help spread the word about this important community outreach. If you’d like more information – and especially if you’d like to volunteer to help, please contact: Clementina (707) 470-9460, Maria (707)718-1356, Cathy (707) 688-6551.Our website is 40daysforlife.com/fairfield. All are welcome to join us!- Alpha Pregnancy Clinics of Northern California Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish faithfully supports Alpha with services offered at the Vacaville Clinic and the Fairfield Boutique. Potential to reach new people in need of the clinic's services is conducted through the annual Baby Bottle Campaign in the Spring. It is never too late to return your baby bottle if you have not done so; just give it to any usher at Mass. We invite you to visit their website, www.rupregnant.org, for more information about the many services they provide.
Spiritual Adoption Program
On July 26, 2013, the Respect Life Ministry launched the Spiritual Adoption Program for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish. The Spiritual Adoption Program was actually first established by the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in response to the Roe V. Wade court decision legalizing abortion. "Archbishop Sheen encouraged the spiritual adoption of an unborn child by praying that the unknown child's life be spared abortion and be allowed to continue to live."
Our first year, 2014, was a great success! 73 babies were spiritually adopted. We had a very diverse group of adoptive parents ranging in age - from elementary to middle school students, parents and great grandparents. Our first Baby Shower and/or Baby Birthday celebration was held on July 27, 2014. We had a very touching and exciting celebration because our adoptive parents shared their personal experiences during the nine months that they made the commitment to pray for their spiritually adopted baby.
The 2019 Program launched in October with 100 babies spiritually adopted. The 2020 Program has started October 1st. Existing participants can continue to pray for another spiritual adopted baby. Spiritual adoptive parents will be contacted monthy by email with a message. Watch for your message and remember to provide your baby's name for our hearts on the posterboard. If you would like to pray for a spiritual adopted baby, contact Phyllis Kaminska at the phone number or email address below.
The Spiritual Adoption Program is free!
All you have to do is pray a short daily prayer for a period of nine months:- "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of (Baby's Name) the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion."
Our Dear Lord God Jesus Christ will definitely bless your efforts. It is a great family activity as it allows the family to pray together for a great cause - saving lives!
For more information:
Contact - Phyllis Kaminska
(707)419-4237 or
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Augustine Catholic Media Kiosk
Located in the Dome lobby of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is this beautiful kiosk for parishioners to purchase educational, inspirational, and enlightening messages about our Catholic faith.
This is a self-service (on your honor) mini-store housing CDs, Booklets and Books, rosaries, scapulars (prices as marked), and on the back side are brochures on many topics. The prices are brought to the parish at the lowest possible prices through the Augustine/Lighthouse Catholic Media. The kiosk is managed through our Respect Life Ministry and was made possible by a donation from the Knights of Columbus. The funds need to be placed into the slot on the bottom of the kiosk in order to continue to purchase more items. If you have taken items from the kiosk and not paid for them or placed the funds in some other containers, our parish and ministry loses money. We ask you to please donate the needed funds as soon as possible after taking your selections.
Only in this way can the parish continue to bring you these messages which can help you to deepen your faith and evangelize (teach) others.
Some selections are available in Spanish. All items can be ordered on special request by contacting Phyllis Kaminska at (707)419-4237.