Members of the Diocese of Ogdensburg Rachel's Vineyard team (Rita Mawn, Dale Barr, Sandy Izzo & John Miner) met Cardinal Justin Rigali (Archdiocese of Philadelphia) after Mass during the National Rachel's Vineyard Conference in Malvern, Pennsylvania. There are two Rachel's Vineyard after-abortion healing retreats offered in our Diocese in 2010. The first will be held over Memorial Day Weekend in May and the second will be held over Columbus Day Weekend in October. Please see the registration forms to the right.
The Freedom of Choice Act endangers women and silences the voices of Americans. To learn more and to sign the Freedom of Choice Act Petition please visit: www.fightfoca.com.
(above) Sr. Yvonne with teens who are proud of their new pro-life t-shirts they received at the Clinton County fair in Plattsburgh. The annual pro-life booth is sponsored by Champlain Valley Right to Life and manned by volunteers for the week.
90 passengers on the Youth Buses for Life represented our Diocese at the 37th March for Life. Participants are seen here on the steps of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. Click here to view more photos of the high school pilgrimage.
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Adult Stem Cell Survivor Publishes Life Story Carol Franz, keynote speaker at the Fall 2007 Diocese of Ogdensburg Stem Cell Conferences offers autographed book. ($20 softcover; $25 hardcover)
Updated U-Tube video highlighting Radical Abortion Bill. This four minute educational video outlines problems with the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection act.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has completed its instruction, Dignitas Personae, answering many questions raised by artificial reproductive technologies since Donum Vitae was issued in 1987.
The new document is entitled Dignitas Personae - the dignity of the person - which must be recognized in every human being from conception to natural death. This fundamental principle must be at the center of ethical biomedical research.
A Day of Enrichment will be held for Gabriel Project angels and pastors on Monday, August 30th at the Guggenheim Lodge in Saranac Lake from 1PM-5PM.
Bishop LaValley will begin the day by saying Mass. The gathering will also include a Natural Family Planning presentation by Angelo and Suzanne Pietropaoli and a chance to socialize and share with other Gabriel Project angels. To register please contact your pastor or the Respect Life office.
Sandra Izzo would like to thank all those who donated to Rachel's Vineyard through the Janus Charity Challenge and supported her during the July 25th Lake Placid Ironman. Sandy completed the event (placing
7th in her age group) certainly due to the many prayers offered for this intention.
With a $750 bonus received from Janus Investment Firm for being in the top 20 fundraisers, the total amount raised to date for our diocesan Rachel's Vineyard is $7,098.65! In addition and just as important is how far and wide in our diocese the message of Rachel's Vineyard reached the souls of those in need and brought awareness to this after-abortion healing outreach. Special thanks to the pastors who welcomed Sandy to make an announcement at their parish. The next Rachel's Vineyard retreat in our Diocese will be held October 8, 9 & 10. For more information, speak to your pastor, contact the Respect Life office or check out the registraiton form on this page.
Dr. Marcella Colbert, Respect Life director for the archdiocese of Galveston/Houston, Texas and co-founder of the National Gabriel Project speaks to a group of ninety attendees at the Diocese of Ogdensburg's first Gabriel Project Conference Monday, August 24th. Read More
If you or someone you know is suffering after an abortion, do not suffer alone. Please visit www.rachelsvineyard.org to find a retreat location near you.
Two retreats are offered in the Diocese of Ogdensburg - spring and fall. For more information click on the tab on the left or contact retreat coordinator Colleen Miner 518-891-2309 or facilitator Rita Mawn 518-891-1182.
"I can't even begin to tell you the immensity and depth of the transformation of my relationship with Jesus and His Beautiful Holy Mother since the Rachel's Vineyard
Retreat a year ago. Finally, I was freed by the Holy Spirit to receive the boundlessly generous forgiveness and mercy of Jesus, our Savior and King. I am so grateful for the retreat and for the long awaited peace in my heart."Read More about Rachel's Vineyard.
43% of women have had an abortion by the age of 45. ~ Alan Guttmacher Institute
"Christ is not looking for tired conformists, but witnesses of courageous faith, those who burn in the fire of His love."-Pope Benedict XVI August 19,
2007 Angelus Address
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