Our Respect for Life ministry Supports life at all stages but most opportunities for this ministry concern the Right to Life for the unborn. Sarasota's Planned Parenthood clinic is a regional hub and the busiest in the state. Approximately 70,000 babies have been aborted at this facility. We want to see it closed. Our ministry participates in several ministry opportunities:
Rosary for Life: Wednesdays after 8:00 am Mass
40 Days for Life fall season: Every fall and Lent the church signs up for at least one full day, sometimes two, to pray at the Planned Parenthood building in downtown Sarasota for an hour or two each. We pray and walk on the public sidewalk from 9 am to 7 pm, with at least two volunteers per hour. Sign-ups are held in the church lobby before and after Masses before our dates.
40 Days for Life spring season (Lent), same as fall
365 Days for Life: Individuals sign up to pray at Planned Parenthood all year during the hours the abortionist is present (usually Tuesday and Wednesday 9-3). There is also Eucharistic Adoration during those hours at Mary's House, the small building next to CPCI. Adorers are always welcome. Sidewalk counselors must be trained. Prayer warriors outside are also always needed.
Community Pregnancy Clinic fundraisers
Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Clinic fundraisers
Solve maternity home fundraisers
Election work like the effort to defeat Amendment 4
March for Life at Ave Maria University each January
Rosary Rally: Every Sunday at Planned Parenthood's sidewalk, weather permitting, 2:30-4:00 PM
Please contact Karen Mattox [email protected] or call the office to become involved.