May our hearts rejoice in the wondrous gift God gave through His Son, and for the gift of Life He has given to us all. May you and yours be blessed this Christmas and in the coming year.
Triune K of C Brings Hope at Christmas
Representatives of organizations receiving checks at the Triune Council’s Christmas party (left to right): Chet Nawoichyk (The Fisher Foundation), Joseph Jacob (Providence Home), Peggy Beirne (Rockland Catholic Coalition), Liz O’Brien (Rockland Right to Life Committee), John Rio (Grand Knight), Karin Lancelotti (Birthright of Rockland), Nannette Morris (Good Counsel Home, Spring Valley), and Fr. Gerry Deponai (St. Anthony’s School). ~~ Photo by Frank Traina
At their annual Christmas party on Dec. 16, Triune Council #2052 of the Knights of Columbus in Pearl River again showed their commitment to protect all human life by presenting generous Christmas gifts to organization who work in behalf of the unborn, mothers and children in need of help, school children, the orphaned, the sick, and the disabled.
Grand Knight John Rio made the presentations to The Rockland Right to Life Committee, Birthright of Rockland, The Rockland Catholic Coalition, the Good Counsel Home in Spring Valley, the Fisher House Foundation, Providence Home, and St. Margaret’s and St. Anthony’s schools.
Providence Home is an orphanage run by the Little Servants of Divine Providence Charitable Society in Kerala State, India. Many of the children taken in by the sisters are handicapped or had been abandoned because they had birth defects.
Past Grand Knight Chet Nawoichyk described Fischer House as a Ronald McDonald House for the military. It provides nearby housing for military families when a loved one is hospitalized for illness, disease, and injury.
Concert Raises Funds for Good Counsel Home
Mary-Anne and Peter Partridge
Fr. Frank Samoylo, a longtime Rockland resident, was honored for his prolife work at the 3rd Annual Concert for Life, held this year at Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia on Nov. 21.
The performers who volunteered their talents for the concert were Peter and Mary-Anne Partridge, Veritas — the Albertus Magnus Honor Choir, the No Boundaries group from St. Peter’s in Haverstraw, and solists Toni Linn Moore and Kiera Egan from St. Gregory’s School in Garnerville.
The featured performer was Monica Peterson St. John.
Steve Possell from radio station WRCR AM 1300 was the master of ceremonies.
Veritas — the Albertus Magnus Honor Choir — performs at the Concert for Life
COMING SOON — THE MARCH FOR LIFE
SAVE THE DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014
Buses will leave from:
St. Peter’s in Haverstraw
Sacred Heart in Suffern
More information to come soon.
National Prayer Vigil for Life — Dec. 8
Churches across the nation will be joining in prayer for the sanctity of all human life during the National Night of Prayer for LIfe, Dec. 8-9.
The prayers seek to end abortion and all offenses against the dignity of the human person, to make reparation for these sins, and to help heal those who are suffering.
In Rockland services will be held at:
St. Francis of Assisi in West Nyack
Dec. 8, 9 p.m. until midnight, with closing mass at midnight
St. Gregory Barbarigo in Garnerville
Dec. 8-9, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Adoration chapel
Christmas Concert for Life — Nov. 21
Everyone’s invited! There is no admission charge, but a free will donation will be appreciated — for the benefit of Good Counsel Homes. Hope to see you there!
Support Bill to Stop Abortion of Pain-Capable Unborn
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DEMAND THAT THE US SENATE VOTE
ON PROTECTING PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILDREN
WASHINGTON (November 12, 2013) — At a press conference on November 7, I joined U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in announcing introduction of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 1670) in the U.S. Senate.
This bill would protect unborn children from abortion, nationwide, beginning at 20 weeks fetal age, based on scientific evidence that by this stage of development (if not earlier), the baby will experience excruciating pain when subjected to typical late abortion procedures. This is the most important single pro-life bill to be proposed in Congress since the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act was enacted ten years ago.
This new bill (S. 1670) is based directly on the model legislation crafted by National Right to Life, which has already been enacted in 10 states. With strong backing from National Right to Life, a virtually identical bill (H.R. 1797) has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Now, it is time to demand that the U.S. Senate vote on this landmark legislation. But that won’t happen without your help. Continue reading
40 Days for Life — Day 40
SPRING VALLEY — The seventh Rockland 40 Days for Life vigil ended Nov. 3 with a prayer service led by Msgr. McCabe of St. Mary of the Assumption in Haverstraw.
From the leaders of the national 40 Days for Life program:
Day 40! As another 40 Days for Life campaign comes to an end today, we look back at all the amazing blessings God has poured out in 306 locations in ten countries around the world.
These blessings include children that were scheduled to be aborted over these past 40 days … who are now alive because of your prayers and witness. I want to personally thank you for all of your sacrifices on behalf of those who are unable to speak for themselves.
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
40 Days of Life — Day 18 — The Rosary Rally
In Memory of John J. Davidson, 40 Days of Life Supporter
40 Days of Life — Week 5
“Our efforts to heal the wounds of society
will depend on our capacity to love
and be faithful to our mission.”
— Sean Cardinal O’Malley
The closing ceremony for the 40 Days for Life will take place on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 3:00 p.m., at the prayer site of Perlman Drive in Spring Valley. Please join us for the brief service to close the 40 Days for Life.
40 Days of Life — Week 4
TO SAVE ONE LIFE IS TO SAVE THE ENTIRE WORLD — TALMUD
To date, 311 babies have been saved from abortion, as reported by the 40 Days for Life national headquarters. God bless all these moms and their little ones.
