In Focus:
Can you spare just one hour?
Dear Friend for Life
Can you spare just one hour? I know you're busy and have many commitments. But just one hour of your time will help save lives!
Tonight our sustained effort to pray for an end to abortion begins.
This evening in Auckland, we will gather at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Balmoral and offer Mass for the success of the 40 Days for Life vigils in Auckland, Wellington and throughout the world.
Tomorrow morning at 8:00am, people will begin assembling on the footpath across the road from Auckland's AMAC, and on the footpath just outside Wellington Hospital. They will be ordinary people. Some will never have prayed outside an abortion facility before, some will never have participated in a pro-life effort.
Each person, by their prayerful, peaceful presence, will testify to the infinite treasure that each person is - born and unborn.
Lives will be saved in the next 40 days. Eyes will be opened, Hearts will be changed. Healing can begin.
There are 272 hours to be filled. Are you able to spend just one hour praying outside AMAC or Wellington Hospital between now and March 29th (Palm Sunday)? Your presence may be the only love the unborn children scheduled to die in these places will ever know on this earth.
Please take the time to sign up for one hour (or more if you are able) at the 40 Days for Life official website:
Auckland Sign Up Wellington Sign Up
If you live outside of Auckland or Wellington or are housebound, your prayers are just as necessary. Please pray!
Pro-Euthanasia propagandists step up their game
The Voluntary Euthanasia Society, who has been behind the severe push in recent years to have assisted suicide and euthanasia legalised in New Zealand, is sponsoring a comprehensive speaking tour by Dr Rob Jonquiere.
According to the Voluntary Euthanasia Society's press release, he "was one of the principal architects of the Netherlands' ground-breaking legislation that allows doctors to assist terminally ill patients to end their lives."
Are you able to attend a meeting and report back? We cannot trust the media to do so honestly.
The meetings begin this Saturday 21st February in Auckland and conclude in Dunedin on Wednesday 11 March.
We should not be surprised that the value of human life in its end stages is now being regarded by many in society as disposable. So many reject the gift of life at its very beginning, it is a natural consequence that life in all its frailty is also rejected after birth.
Synod on the Family
The next Synod on the Family will occur this coming October 4th in Rome. It will be attended by Bishop Charles Drennan from Palmerston North.
Our New Zealand Bishop's have asked that we contribute once again. It is really important, given what occured at the last Synod, that faithful Catholics take this opportunity to submit their thoughts. The deadline is March 9th.
The questionnaire is VERY long. You do not have to answer every question. Pick a few that resonate with you. Before you do so you may like to read Voice of the Family's submission to the Pontifical Council of the Family. It raises some very good points.
Events
Thank you to everyone who attended Fr Clovis' talks in Dunedin and Wellington! I understand that each meeting was very fruitful.
There are a number of events over the next few months. For full details of all our events please visit our website.
February
Tuesday 17th February at 7:00pm Pre-40 Days for Life Mass
celebrated by Fr Linus Clovis
Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 27 Telford Ave, Balmoral, Auckland
ALL welcome!
Wednesday 18th February to Sunday 29th March 40 Days for Life
Please join us in praying outside AMAC (Auckland) and Wellington Hospital (Wellington) during the vigil. People all over the world will be participating in this incredible time of prayer, fasting and public witness, to bring about the end of abortion. This is truly something that ALL people of faith can do together. Please view and share this video!
March
Tuesday 3rd at 7:00pm How can one respond to the culture of death?
Wednesday 4th at 7:00pm The 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the
Gospel of Life
Raymond de Souza
St Joseph's Parish Hall, 8 Tahuroto Rd, Takapuna, Auckland
Raymond de Souza is the Special Missions Coordinator for Human Life International. He may be familiar to those who watch EWTN as he has hosted programmes on that network. More information at fli.org.nz/prolifeevents.
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