This Sunday marks the end of the Elliot Institute’s Third Annual Coerced Abortion Awareness Week, and we are so pleased that so many people participated!
Marlene from California shared an exciting development that happened in her church this year. She and others invited their new pastor to visit the local pregnancy center where they helped to minister. The priest was able to tour the center, meet the staff and hear the story of a woman who’d been there. Afterward, the group walked up the street to pray outside a nearby abortion clinic at a 40 Days for Life Vigil.
The result? Marlene’s pastor decided that more people needed to learn about these issues. This weekend, a woman from the pregnancy center will be sharing her abortion story at all the parish Masses!
Marlene believes that personal invitations and opportunities for pastors to understand these issues are the key to getting them involved. “We can’t expect others to know what we know without educating them and showing them what we know,” she said.
Sharing information like The Jericho Plan and other Church Awareness Project resources, and personally inviting pastors, church leaders and others to learn about these issues “on the front lines” will open doors in your churches and faith communities.
Remember, you can do this outreach anytime of year.
Keep this outreach going year-round! This is also a good time to start planning for next year’s Coerced Abortion Awareness Week and to incorporate a church outreach into your existing pro-life plans.
Keep the doors open in your church. Here are some resources and ideas to help:
Download Pro-Woman/Pro-Life Prayer Intentions and use one, two or a few in your church, prayer group, bulletin or newsletter, etc.
Download Scripture Verses to encourage those facing challenging pregnancies or post-abortion issues.
Links to All Church Awareness Project Resources (you’ll find a link to join the project here if you haven’t already)
List of Outreach and Project Ideas to Do Year-Round
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Donate to support the Church Awareness Project
Your support helps to fund research and educational outreach efforts like this one, so please donate if you can. For donations of $20 or more, you’ll receive two printed paperback copies of The Jericho Plan: Breaking Down the Walls Which Prevent Post-Abortion Healing, one for yourself and another to share with your pastor, church or ministry leader, or others.
