Saturday, September 30, 2006

OCTOBER - Respect Life Month/Our Lady's too!/Dept ofEducation legal reminder

Culture of Life Calendar ~~~ Saturday, September 30th Please join us for a MASS FOR LIFE on Saturday, September 30th at 4:30 PM at Resurrection Catholic Parish. 21060 Stafford Road, Tualatin, Oregon. This Vigil Mass will be sung in Latin by Cantores in Ecclesia, an award-winning choir under the direction of Dean Applegate, which was established in Portland in 1985 with the intention of providing Gregorian chant and sacred polyphonic music for the Mass. During the year Cantores in Ecclesia participates in services at St. Mary's Cathedral, Mt. Angel Seminary, the Immaculate Heart Church, The Grotto and Holy Rosary. The participation of Cantores in Ecclesia was arranged by the Parish Knights of Columbus and the Celebrate Life Committee. The U.S. Conference of Bishops has designated Sept. 30/Oct 1st as Respect Life Sunday. ~~~~~~ Sunday, October 1st. Life Chain 2:30-3:30pm on Lancaster Dr., Salem Info - Call 503-585-7856 Meet at Academy Square for Signs and directions. ~Yes on 43 Bumper Stickers and Brochures also available here.~ ~~~~~~ Learn how you and your children can become involved... Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 6, 7, & 8 Pro-Life Events - Local, National and Worldwide World Apostolate of Our Lady of Fatima Sanctity of Life Day/One World Praying The INTERNATIONAL APOSTOLATE is making it a three day event this year. Friday is focused on children's Eucharistic Adoration; and Saturday on prayer to Our Lady; and Sunday the goal this year is One BILLION prayers. SANCITITY OF LIFE DAY - SUNDAY OCT. 8 The Meaning of the Day: http://www.wafusa.org/events/sanctity_life/about.html > scroll down Speakers include Alan Keyes, Fr. Apostoli: http://www.wafusa.org/events/sanctity_life/prolife.html EWTN Television Broadcast Times: SPECIAL LIVE EVENT - The CHILDREN'S ADORATION is an international event and the main US location, the National Basilica at Washington, DC, will be televised on EWTN. The focus of the children's prayer is in support of our Holy Father which is especially poignant in light of recent events. WORLD APOSTOLATE OF FATIMA: "ONE WORLD PRAYING" WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY, USA (450:00) Sunday October 8, 2006 10:00 AM Eastern Time Sunday October 8, 2006 7:00 AM Pacific Time SPECIAL FOR CHILDREN Our local Portland group does not have enough members to put on a children's event on the Friday of these three days of prayer -- but we hope many local Catholic schools may be able to organize a children's Holy Hour at their school or parish. This is in union with people all over the world dedicating three days of prayer in support of the pro-life cause and for world peace. Information and a suggested program for the children are available at http://users.ifriendly.com/pjostermann4/children/program.pdf. More information for the children's day is also located on the national website http://childrenoftheeucharist-waf.org/ JOIN US! Portland's WAF division www.wafpdx.org Our local World Apostolate of Fatima division is sponsoring a Candlelight Rosary Procession on Saturday, October 7th at St. John the Baptist Parish in Milwaukie; and a prayer service on Sunday, October 8th at St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Portland. More details on these events as well as information on our apostolate is available at www.wafpdx.org . We would appreciate any help you can offer in heavily promoting especially the Candlelight Rosary Oct. 7th. All of the details of the Sunday event at St. Joseph the Worker are not decided yet but I should have this in a day or two. It will involve prayer and be at 7:00 pm with at least some pro-life groups attending. Of course, you are welcome to have an information table if you wish. Information on national events - including the times of EWTN's live broadcasts all three days - is at www.wafusa.org . If you would like any additional information please feel free to contact my wife, Marie, or myself at 503-288-2040. In Christ and His Holy Mother, Paul Ostermann World Apostolate of Fatima - Portland The World Apostolate of Fatima is an International Public Association of the Faithful approved by the Vatican. Our local division is listed as Blue Army (the former name) on the archdiocesan website. The international apostolate is making it a three day event this year. Friday is focused on children's Eucharistic Adoration, Saturday on prayer to Our Lady and Sunday the goal this year is One BILLION prayers. The children's adoration is an international event with the main US location, the National Basilica at Washington, DC, being televised on EWTN. The focus of the children's prayer is in support of our Holy Father which is especially poignant in light of recent events. Our local Portland group does not have enough members to put on a children's event on the Friday of this three days of prayer but we hope many local Catholic schools may be able to organize a children's Holy Hour at their school or parish. This is in union with people all over the world dedicating three days of prayer in support of the pro-life cause and for world peace. Information and a suggested program for the children are available at http://users.ifriendly.com/pjostermann4/children/program.pdf. More information for the children's day is also located on the national website http://childrenoftheeucharist-waf.org/ Our local World Apostolate of Fatima division is sponsoring a Candlelight Rosary Procession on Saturday, October 7th at St. John the Baptist Parish in Milwaukie and a prayer service on Sunday, October 8th at St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Portland. More details on these events as well as information on our apostolate is available at www.wafpdx.org. We would appreciate any help you can offer in heavily promoting especially the Candlelight Rosary Oct. 7th. All of the details of the Sunday event at St. Joseph the Worker are not decided yet but I should have this in a day or two. It wil involve prayer and be at 7pm with at least some pro-life groups attending again. Of course you are welcome to have an information table if you wish. In addition information on national events, including times of live broadcasts all three days on EWTN, is at www.wafusa.org. If you would lke any additional information please feel free to contact my wife, Marie, or myself at 503-288-2040. In Christ and His Holy Mother, Paul Ostermann WAF Portland The World Apostolate of Fatima is an International Public Association of the Faithful approved by the Vatican. Our local division is listed as Blue Army (the former name) on the archdiocesan website. ~~~~~~~ Elections are close at hand. Yes on 43 will save the lives of over 600 unborn babies killed each year to teen mothers without their parents notification. We can no longer allow our schools to be part of the pickup and delivery system to abortion mills in our state. Schools are for teaching, not for keeping secrets from parents. God Bless you and yours, Carolyn Oregon Department of Education Statute: 336.067 Instructions in ethics and morality. (1) In public schools special emphasis shall be given to instruction in: Honesty, morality, courtesy, obedience to law, respect for the national flag, the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the Stae of Oregon, respect for parents and the home, the dignity and necessity of honest labor and other lessons that then to promote adn develop an upright and desirable citizenty. 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