In light of recent events, "Be Not Afraid" is the perfect theme for the conference detailed in this posting.
On Friday and
Saturday, September 27-28, Campaign Life Coalition of Canada (CLC) will be featured
at the annual Newfoundland and Labrador pro-life banquet and conference. Jim
Hughes, National President of the Campaign Life Coalition of Canada and Patrick
Craine, Canadian Bureau Chief of LifesiteNews.com, a leader of the national
pro-life media, will be among the keynote speakers. Dr. Stella Edwards, Doctor
of Psychotherapy at Wedgewood Medical Clinic in St. John’s Newfoundland is also
a guest speaker who will be talking on Abortion Aftermath. Dr. Edwards will also speak at the gathering on
Confederation Hill. This conference will also serve as a rally for the launch
of the national "Defund
Abortion Rally." (See CLC website.)
To register or for
information contact Colette Fleming at 364-1119, or Margaret Hynes at
709-279-2580 or mhynes@eastlink.ca
The Archbishop of
St. John’s, Archbishop Martin
Currie, is expected to attend the conference event on Saturday. He is
currently in attendance at the Plenary
Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and is expected to
return to St. John’s in time for the conference, I have been told.
I would like to see
the Archbishop publicly condemn the assault
which took place on my person by a fellow Catholic while I was protesting
abortion at St. Patrick’s Church on this past Sunday. Some people have said
that the priests, and possibly the Archbishop himself, are quite upset with my
protests which take place at the various parishes in and around St. John’s. The
aim of these protests is to stir the consciences of Catholics to stand firmly
against abortion and the underlying causes of abortion (e.g. contraception,
dissent from Church teachings, profanation of the Holy Eucharist, etc.). The
clergy are generally highly resistant to such a message and, again, I have been
told that many priests might be sympathetic to my attacker who himself, I
believe, holds a respected position at St. Patrick’s Church. For this reason I
believe it is extremely critical for the Archbishop to make public comment
condemning such hostility and violence and also affirming the right of all
Catholics—indeed all individuals—to peacefully protest the heinous crime of
abortion, at any time and any venue.
Will the Archbishop
please honour my request? The Pro-Life Conference would be an ideal and most
opportune time to make such a statement and to further attract media attention
to the pro-life cause.
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A Further Important Note
LifeChain is
an annual prayerful and silent public witness to life, held on the same day on
the street corners in every Canadian province and American state. To ensure
that the most eastern link is upheld, Pro-Life NL will be hosting LifeChain
in front of the abortuary at 202 LeMarchant Road on Sunday, October 6th at
2:30pm. You are invited to join us as we pray and promote awareness! For info
contact prolifenl@gmail.com
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