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Who are we?
The Committee meets throughout the year to plan and coordinate activities and fundraising efforts for Right to Life-LIFESPAN.Their programs include:
- Luminaries in January. Marks the Supreme Court anniversary ruling that legalized abortion in 1973.
- Mother’s Day Gifts are distributed after each Mass on Mother's Day weekend.
- Father’s Day Gifts are distributed after each Mass on Father's Day weekend.
- Christmas Card Sales (All donations received are given to Right to Life-LIFESPAN’S Educational Fund)
- Annual Life Chain. Peaceful & prayerful witness to the tragedy of abortion, on Respect Life Sunday, the first Sunday in October.
- Annual National Night of Prayer for Life, December 8
- On the evening of the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a vigil is held, usually from 8 p.m. until midnight.
- The following day, December 9, is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
- We have sponsored a postcard drive, to alert our federal lawmakers regarding our opposition to the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA).
- The Committee has also attended functions in the metropolitan area and participated in the March for Life in Washington, DC over the years.
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Annual Life Chain-Sunday, October 1
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Contact Us
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Merri Cullenmcullen1wowway.comGospel of Life Coordinator
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Photo Albums
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March for Life
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March of Life
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Dismemberment Abortion Ban petition
OLV is participating in the Right to Life/Michigan Catholic Conference petition drive to ban dismemberment abortions in the state of Michigan. This ban allows for the exception to save the life of the pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness or injury. Generally preformed between the 13th and 24th week of gestation, this procedure dismembers the child, while in the womb, before evacuation. Just under 2,000 such abortions were performed in Michigan in 2018.
This petition drive will initiate legislation that has already passed both the Michigan House and Senate, only to be vetoed by the governor. If enough signatures are collected (about 400,000), the measure will once again go before the House and Senate. With a simple majority vote, the legislation will become law, unable to be vetoed by the governor.
Signatures will be collected after Mass October 12-13 and October 19-20.
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