Respect Life Ministry
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Respect Life Ministry
We are moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas and kids of IHM who love life, pray for the most vulnerable and educate the parish on what we can do to respect all life. Various events throughout the year are supported by the Respect Life Ministry. In October, we celebrate Respect Life Month and co-host a weekend of hospitality for all parishioners after each Mass. In December, an Advent Giving Tree supports Southwest Options for Women by parishioners donating needed items. In January, there is a Prayer Service at the St. Paul Cathedral and March for Life to the Minnesota State Capital Building. The 40 Days for Life prayer campaigns are in the fall and during Lent. During these campaigns, the group is encouraged to pray daily for the unborn and there is an opportunity to pray in front of Planned Parenthood.
Interested in the events or joining the Respect Life Ministry at IHM? Contact the Parish Office at 952-935-1432.
Look for more resources or information about Respect Life Organizations, refer to the links below.
Abria (abria.org)
A pregnancy resource center with two locations near colleges and universities in the Twin Cities.
Southwest Options for Women (myswow.org)
A pregnancy resource center serving the southwest suburbans and located in Eden Prairie.
Prolife Action Ministries (plam.org)
An interdenominational Christian organization dedicated to publicly defending the sanctity of human life. Best known for a daily presence in front of abortion facilities praying and offering love and support to abortion-bound mothers.
40 Days for Life (40daysforlife.com)
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.
Holy Family Catholic Adoption Agency(holyfamilyadoption.org)
Since 2001, Holy Family Catholic Adoption Agency has offered adoption as the loving answer to abortion. This agency is the only Catholic adoption agency in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and is located at St Raphael's in Crystal.
Minnesota Catholic Conference (mncatholic.org)
Since 1967, the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) has been the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota. MCC supports the ministry of our state’s Catholic bishops by: working with political and community leaders to shape legislation that serves human dignity and the common good; educating Catholics and the public about the ethical and moral framework that should be applied to public policy choices; mobilizing the Catholic community to make its voice heard in the public arena.
