The Annual Gospel of Life Appeal will take place on Respect Life Weekend on October and 5th and 6th during all Sunday weekend masses. The goal of this annual appeal is to collect funds so that the Office for Respect Life Ministries can continue its mission to uphold the right-to-life of all people from its conception to its natural death. Hope you had the opportunity to watch the inspiring message from Bishop Dolan supporting this valuable mission.
The funds collected from the appeal have been split and used for two different purposes:
- Parish respect life activities: 1/3 of the funds collected at a parish will remain with the parish and are to be used for parish Respect Life activities at the pastor’s discretion.
- Diocesan educational projects: 2/3 of the funds will support the work of the Diocesan Office of Respect Life Ministries as they educate Catholics on pro-life issues and mobilize them to take action in their community.
Any donations received via on-line after October 31st will stay in the Diocesan Office for Respect Life Ministries.
3. Please click on link below for this year’s Respect Life Month Resources
For more information about the Gospel of Life Appeal, please contact Marina Salvador-Velázquez, Manager, Office for Respect Life Ministries at msalvador@dphx.org or by telephone at 602-354-2017.
If parishioners are unable to give to this cause during any of the weekend Masses, we encourage them to donate online.
Why a Gospel of Life Appeal?
Roe v. Wade is no more! The issue of abortion now moves to the states, and this means that the responsibility for the battle, won by prayer and acts of love, moves to the local level. The time to support vulnerable pregnant and parenting mothers has never been more apparent.
Bishop Dolan enthusiastically asks all of our parishes to begin or continue strengthening our outreach and assistance to the most vulnerable which includes the pregnant and parenting mothers in need, the elderly, the sick and those terminal ill. As we know only too well, many moms are at risk of falling prey to the abortion industry, or to the real discouragements that come and threaten each mother’s resolve to say yes to life. Our parishes are in the breach and closest to many moms in this situation.
As always, this Appeal also directly supports the subsidiarity of parish Gospel of Life efforts. Parishes keep 1/3 of the funds in house for their own efforts, and 2/3 of the funds given come to the Diocesan Office of Respect Life Ministries to support the office in its mission to share the Gospel of Life, for outreach, education of parish leaders and volunteers.