MISSION:  To stop abortion through prayer and works.

WHAT THE RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY DOES:

• Organizes bus to DC March for Life
• Lenten Rosary for Pro-Life Intention
• Participant of 40 Days for Life campaign
• Choices Pregnancy Mother's Day walk
• Choices Pregnancy Baby Bottle fundraiser
• Encourages phone calls to Congress on Pro-Life Legislation
• Informs parishioners which candidates are pro-life
• Gives a small gift to remind our faith formation and Archangel Gabriel School kids that life is a gift from God and we are all uniquely special

October is Respect Life Month, and it’s time to get back to work making our voices heard on matters of life, especially in our state! Please email Helen Stamatakis at [email protected] or call 412-480-2908, if you would like to attend the PA March for Life or 40 Days for Life. For the other events, please mark your calendar and help us if you can. Just as was done nationally, we need persistent prayer, fasting, and good works to encourage a Culture of Life in PA.

40 Days for Life
40 Days for Life is an internationally coordinated 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and a peaceful all-day vigil in front of abortion businesses.

The visible, public centerpiece of 40 Days for Life is a focused, 40-day, non-stop, round-the-clock prayer vigil outside a single Planned Parenthood center or other abortion facility in your community.

It is a peaceful and educational presence. Those who are called to stand witness during this 24-hour-a-day presence send a powerful message to the community about the tragic reality of abortion. It also serves as a call to repentance for those who work at the abortion center and those who patronize the facility.

Kick-Off Mass and Eucharistic Procession
Divine Mercy Parish | Epiphany Church
184 Washington Pl. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, US
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
6:30 PM

Help us to kick off our fall 40 Days for Life joining us for a Mass at Epiphany Church at 6:30 PM, followed by a Eucharistic Procession to Planned Parenthood! We will not be returning to the church after praying with the Blessed Sacrament in front of PP, so if you are planning to join the procession, it is recommended to park in town and walk to the church for Mass, so as to be near your car after the prayer rally on the sidewalk ends.

Archangel Gabriel Parish's Time Slot for 40 Days for Life
933 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
Saturday, September 30, 2023
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

You’re also invited to stand and peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood, 933 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, and to help spread the word about this important community outreach. We ride-share from Holy Trinity and attend in 2 hour shifts, with the first shift meeting at 10:20 AM and the second shift meeting at 12:20 PM. Please email Helen Stamatakis at [email protected] or call 412-480-2908 if you are interested in attending.

For more information on this nationwide movement, please visit 40daysforlife.com/Pittsburgh.

Respect Life Sunday: Life Chain
Along Steubenville Pike at Holy Trinity Church
Sunday, October 1, 2023
1:30 - 2:30 PM 

At this silent prayer service, each person holds a life-affirming poster that passing drivers can see. The back of each sign has prayers and meditations for the holder to pray.

Rosary for America
Holy Trinity Bell Tower
Saturday, October 14, 2023
12:00 PM

We will be joining over 20,000 groups across America in prayer for our country.
 

Choices Pregnancy Baby Bottle Collection
Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15
All Masses at all AGP Churches

Pick up a baby bottle after any Mass October 14/15; place a donation inside (any amount helps); return the bottle to the collection bins at AGP Churches or the Parish Office by October 29.
 

Pennsylvania March for Life
Harrisburg, PA
Monday, October 16, 2023
6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

We have a 12 passenger van if you’d like to ride-share. Email Helen Stamatakis at [email protected] if interested.