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"!
- Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020, is the California General Election, but ballots will be mailed by October 5th, when early voting begins.
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration.
- Thursday, September 17: Movie premiere
In Divided Hearts of America, Super Bowl champion and Executive Producer Benjamin Watson goes on a journey to discover the truth about abortion -
a subject that has been at the center of heated debates since the passage of
Roe v. Wade in 1973.
Along the way, Watson sits down with over 30 experts in various fields and from both sides of the ideological and political spectrums and asks the question: Can the most divisive issue of our time actually bring us back together again? You can pre-order the movie at https://salemnow.com/divided-hearts-of-america/.
40 Days for LifeYou are 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 during a 40 day vigil in the public right of way outside Planned
Parenthood, 1325 Travis Blvd, Fairfield, California.The Fall campaign will begin Wednesday, Sept 23, 2020 at 7 am. The vigil
hours are from 7 am to 7 pm. The Kick off Mass is Tuesday, Sept 22, 2020 at
7 pm at Holy Spirit Church, 1070 N. Texas St, Fairfield, California.
Help spread the word about this important community outreach.To volunteer, please contact Cathy (707)688-6551 or Maria (707)718-1356. For more information and to sign up for vigil hours, go to
www.40daysforlife.com /fairfield- Alpha Pregnancy Clinics of Northern California Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish faithfully supports Alpha with services offered in Fairfield, Vacaville, and Napa. Potential to reach new people in need of the clinic's services is conducted through the annual Baby Bottle drive, two weeks prior to Mother's Day. 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.
- Our Augustine Catholic Media Kiosk is packed with Advent CDs, books, booklets, DVDs, and pamphlets to help you prepare your heart for every part of the Liturgical year. Please visit the kiosk weekly to find new offerings which is located in the Dome lobby.
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
Email - pkaminska@comcast.net -
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.