"Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
Matthew 19:14

Mission Statement:

We believe that God the Father is the Creator, Author and Giver of all life, and that we are to love, cherish, protect and celebrate all human life from the moment of conception to the last breaths of old age. We boldly proclaim this truth through prayer and promoting awareness within the parish, informing parishioners of the opportunities for involvement in Pro-life issues.

Ministry Information:

• A monthly prayer and event calendar is available in PDF form at Cherish Life Calendar
• The Pro-Life Infonet is a daily compilation of pro-life news and information, to subscribe, send the message "subcribe" to infonet-request@prolifeinfo.org. Infonet is sponsored by Women and Children First. Pro-Life Infonet can also take sign-ups at www.roevwade.org.
• Another excellent pro-life website is the Susan B. Anthony web site.
• For a complete report on abortions in Minnesota, visit the Minnesota Department of Health web site.
• Here are two excellent web sites that deal with the complex biomedical issues: cbhd.org & stemcellresearch.org
• For all mailing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, etc., of all your congressmen and senators, go to FirstGov.gov and click the "Contact Your Government" link on the left side.
• For a briefing page on legislative action to ban human cloning, check out nchla.org.
• If you're looking for the text of bills and other legislative information, go to thomas.loc.gov.
• Resources on cloning from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops is at www.usccb.org.
• Cloninginformation.org has some alternatives to stem cell research.
• The Roe V. Wade site also has pro-life books, such as "Aborted Women, Silent No More".
• In order to challenge the assumption that abortion is a good choice, the Elliot Institute, directed by Dr. Reardon, has launched a new web site at www.PoorChoice.org. It's sister site, AfterAbortion.org is the largest fact-based resource on the dangers of abortion.

Ministry Opportunities:

• Morning Light Ministry is a Catholic ministry that offers information and support on many levels, including the spiritual, for bereaved mothers and bereaved fathers who have experienced the death of their baby through the ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death up to one year old. In January 2000 Morning Light Ministry received the Apostolic Blessing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
• Here are some suggestions for what to do when someone you know has lost a child.