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Life Chain Committee of Sacramento, California
Davis
Life Chain:
Sunday, October 30, 2011
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Life Chain -- What is it?
The Life Chain is a call to Christian churches to mobilize
against an abortion holocaust that, through surgical abortions
alone, each year claims over 1.2 million American lives and over
60 million lives wordwide. Abortifacient deaths will far exceed
even those grim numbers.
The Life Chain commonly occupies both sides of a downtown street,
where the traffic is slow and heavy. Life partners, standing or
kneeling on the sidewalk out of the way of both foot and vehicular
traffic and 50 to 100 feet apart, silently and prayerfully hold
signs urging an end to abortion. The chain lasts for one and a
half hours.
Where and When Can I Join the Next Life Chain?
National Life Chain Sunday was October 2, 2011, when most of
the Sacramento area Life Chains were held, but there is still one
more chance to join a Life Chain this year on Sunday, October 30
in Davis.
Davis Life Chain on
Sunday, October 30
-
Davis Life Chain
will meet at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, October 30 at the public
parking lot on the north side of 5th Street at C Street
opposite Central Park (across from the Newman Center). There
is a map here.
Signs
will
be
provided.
From 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. participants will stand in
prayer along both sides of 5th Street extending east and
west from C Street. You can download a pdf
copy of a flyer,
and plain text of an announcement
for your church bulletin or pulpit. For
more information contact Vincent by email.
Find a Life Chain Near You or Near a Prolife Friend.
There's a national directory of Life Chains at http://lifechain.net.
Start a Life Chain in Your Own City. If you don't
already have Life Chain where you live, you can get a free
comprehensive guide including step-by-step instructions, sample
letters and brochures, and a video introduction to the life
chain at the website of National Life Chain.
Sign Up for Our Email List and Participate in the next Life
Chain. If you join our email list ,
you can get announcements of Life Chain activities and other
prolife information, including the times and places of Life
Chains in our area.
What
Else Can I Do?
Join 40 Days for Life.
The 40 Days for Life prayer campaign will run from September 22
through October 31 this year at at 5301 F Street, in front of one
of the busiest abortion clinics in our area, Pregnancy
Consultation Center, which is known throughout northern CA for
specializing in abortions through 6 months of pregnancy
Sacramento. Vigil hours are Monday through Friday from 7
a.m. - 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. There will be a
closing prayer gathering, Monday, November 1st, at 6:30 p.m. at
St. Anna's Greek Orthodox Church, 1001 Stone Canyon Drive,
Roseville. For more information call Wynette at
916-955-1577.
Support Prolife Political Candidates.
Millions of us are prolife in this country. In fact, a solid
majority of Americans are opposed to the current system of
unlimited abortions at any time for any reason. So why do we
have so little political clout? The answer is simple--few
prolifers are taking an active part in politics. There are
some good prolife candidates out there, but they often don't get
to the general election because prolifers don't contribute their
money, time, and enthusiasm to them in the critical early stages
of the campaign before the primaries.
Join Us in Prayer at the
Clinics. Most women who choose abortion say they do
so because they feel they have no other choice. Many lack
emotional, moral, and other support they need to say yes to life.
You can help by joining us at the clinics. You can receive
training to become a sidewalk counselor or simply join us in
prayer. Babies are being saved, and you can be a part of it right
now. Prayer is generally scheduled for times at when women
are arriving at the clinics and abortions are actually being
performed. If you like, you can download an informational brochure that is
distributed by sidewalk counselors at the clinics.
- Planned Parenthood in
Sacramento at 29th
and B Street. Prayer and sidewalk counseling on
Tuesdays and Fridays from 8-10 am. Ample
parking along 29th Street. Contact Wynette
at wsills@succeed.net
for more information.
- Women's Health
Specialists at 1750
Wright Street, at the corner of Alta Arden. Prayer
and sidewalk counseling on Saturdays from 8:30 to 10:00
a.m. This is an especially good opportunity for people
who have to work during the week. Prolife rosary first
Saturday of month starting about 9:30 am at the clinic after
all night vigil and morning Mass at Saint Rose's Catholic
church at 5961
Franklin Boulevard. Contact June at 916-967-9158
or Mary at 916-254-4444.
Join a Prolife Prayer
Team. Members of the prolife prayer team sponsored
by Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Auburn are asked to pray
specifically for life at least once a week, and are given several
suggestions for both private and group prayer. For more
information or to join the team, contact Vic at vicalb@starstream.net
Come to a Prolife Mass.
The
churches
below
all have ample
parking
space.
If you know of any other regular Pro-Life Masses being held in
our area, please e-mail us at info@sacramentolifechain.org
- First Friday Morning of
Every Month
Pro-Life Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church
8:30 a.m. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Rosary follows Mass in the Chapel of Adoration
7817 Old Auburn Road
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
For information call Sally at 916-721-0378
- First Friday Evening of
Every Month
Pro-Life Mass at St. Rose Catholic Church
5961 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento, CA
7:30 p.m. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
(Sacrament of Reconciliation available just prior to Mass)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with prayers of reparation
follows Mass. Adoration lasts until the 8 a.m. Mass on
Saturday.
For information call June at 916-967-9158.
- Second Tuesday Evening
of Every Month
Pro-Life Mass at St. Philomene Catholic Church
5:30 p.m. Pro-Life Rosary
6:00 p.m. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
2428 Bell Street
Sacramento, CA 95825
For information call Sally at 916-721-0378
- Second Saturday Morning
of Every Month
Pro-Life Mass at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
6:30 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in
Exposition
8:00 a.m. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
615 Vine Ave.
Roseville, CA
For information call Sally at 916-721-0378
Pray the Prolife Rosary.
A
prolife
rosary
is prayed on the first Monday of each month at Saint
James Church in Davis after 5:30 p.m. Mass.
Subscribe to Prolife Newsletters. The following
newsletters will keep you informed about prolife news and issues.
- Lifenews.com
is a daily email newsletter that is the best national
publication for timely stories and comment on a variety of
prolife issues. If you want to subscribe, you can do at their
website.
- Wynette Sills Sacramento Area
Prolife Newsletter. Wynette is a local
pro-life advocate, who offers a newsletter about prolife
events in the Sacramento area. You can subscribe at wsills@succeed.net.
- Sacramento Life Chain Email
List gets prolife information and announcements
from the sponsor of this page with a focus on events in our
region. To be added, email a request.
- California
Prolife Council's weekly email newsletter covers
California legislation and news, including alerts to contact
your legislators when important legislative action is pending
in this state, as well as national and worldwide news. Handy
voting guides. You can
subscribe at the Prolife Counsel's website.
Support the Prolife Organizations in Our
Area listed below with your prayers, time, and money.
Terry Schiavo Videos & Information
Terry Schiavo was a handicapped but otherwise healthy and
apparently conscious woman who was starved to death by being
deprived of food and water, which she got by means of a feeding
tube, since she was unable to swallow. You might have seen
statements in the press about her allegedly vegetative state. You
may think otherwise after seeing the streaming videos and visiting
the links on this page.
Sacramento and California Prolife
Organizations and Resources
We would like to recognize and present very briefly some of the
Prolife organizations in the Sacramento area so that you would be
aware of them, pray for them, and support them as you can. This is
not necessarily a complete listing. If you know of others, please
send them along.
- Alternatives Pregnancy
Resource Center formerly known as The Crisis Pregnancy
Center, "upholding the sanctity of life…befriending women and
families facing unplanned pregnancies" 2628 El Camino Ave,
B-1, Sacramento, CA 95821. General (916) 880-4040. Toll Free
24 Hour Hotline (800) 467-8466.
- The Birth Connection
"offering a positive alternative to abortion." 4325 A Street,
Sacramento, CA 95818. (916) 451-9868, email info@aprc.info.
- Bishop Gallegos Maternity
Home,“a safe haven for pregnant young women,” (916)
395-9370, email bgmh@cwnet.com
- California
Students for Life. A statewide organization of
campus prolife groups. To join or start a prolife group
on your campus, or to sign up for their newsletter, contact
director Mary Ho at castudentsforlife@gmail.org.
- California Nurses
for Ethical Standards. A professional nursing
organization that promotes high moral and ethical standards in
medicine and nursing. P.O. Box 45524, Los Angeles, CA 90045,
310-413-1542.
- California
Pro Life Council "public education to restore pro life
policy." California affiliate of National Right to Life
Counsel. Publishes a weekly
newsletter , 2306 J Street, Suite 200 Sacramento, CA
95816. (916) 442-8315
- Catholics for
Life, 2110 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818. Email cathlifeinfo@yahoo.com
- Love Them Both
Ministries, "developing maternity homes &
equipping Churches to show Christ’s love and compassion to
needy mothers and their unborn children," PO Box
15123, Sacramento, CA 95851. Phone (916) 483-8400. Email
mlewis@cwnet.com
- Gabriel
Project Catholic parish churches that participate in the
Gabriel Project publicly offer love, aid, and support to any
pregnant woman who asks. Gabriel Project is now
organizing in Catholic parish churches in the Diocese of
Sacramento. Call (800) 910-0191 for information.
- Lutherans for Life
"Witness to the sanctity of human life through education based
on the word of God." Contact Roger Bohnhof at (916) 726-8929.
- Kenny
McCann's Prolife Videos. Great videos of local prolife
activities like 40 Days for Life and the West Coast Walk for
Life. A good place to send people who are unsure about
getting involved. Kenny lives in Stockton, so you can
alert him through the contact link of local prolife events
that might make a good video.
- New Life Pregnancy
Center, 11990 Kemper Road, Suite 170, Auburn, CA
95650. Phone (530) 889-8991. Toll Free 24 Hour Hotline (800)
642-9979. Email nlpc@wizwire.com
- Sacramento Life Center,
providing information, support, and resources that enable
women to choose life for their unborn children and help women
heal their heartaches after an abortion. Free pregnancy tests,
ultrasounds, and counseling at two locations: 930 Alhambra
Blvd, Suite 210, Sacramento CA 95816, (916) 451-4357 and 151
N. Sunrise, Suite 1302, Roseville, CA 95661, (916) 773-4357.
Twenty four hour hotline at (916) 451-2273.
- Sacramento Teens for
Life "takes the truth to California's Capitol," (916)
725-4512.
- Saint Joseph Parish
Respect Life Ministry Newsletter. The respect
life ministry of Saint Joseph parish in Lincoln publishes a
terrific little quarterly newsletter. The latest issue,
which you can download in pdf
format, has stories and pictures on the 2008 West Coast Walk
for Life, the 2008 Good Friday prayer vigil at 29th and B, and
the local chapter of the Silent No More
Awareness Campaign now being organized in the Sacramento
area.
- Sanctity of Human Life
Network (SOHLNET) “alternatives to abortion via
sidewalking counseling and educating with the Truth Project,”
PO Box 15123, Sacramento, CA 95851, (916) 484-7090.
- West Coast Walk for Life
will sponsor its sixth annual West Coast Walk for Life on
Saturday, January 23, 2010. Don't miss this one. If you were
at one of the first five, you know what I mean. Charter bus
seats and car pools will be available. Send us an email if you
want to get notices.
- Yuba Sutter Right to Life
organizes the Yuba City Life Chain, and other prolife
activities. Website has pictures of past events and calendar
of current events. Phone (530) 674-9843. Email webmaster@ysrtl.org
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