Respect Life Ministry

– Held at Peart Park in Casa Grande on a Saturday prior to the Jan 22 Anniversary of Roe V. Wade

– 2-Mile Walk: 10:30-11:30 am

– Rose Laying Ceremony at the St. Anthony of Padua Marker For The Unborn Following the Walk

– Area churches, families and youth walk peacefully in remembrance of unborn children

Web Page: Casa Grande Life Walk Facebook Page

(Ash Wednesday – Holy Saturday)

International campaign to pray & fast to end abortion.

Area churches participate in praying the rosary in groups of two or more on designated days in front of the Planned Parenthood in Flagstaff, Glendale, Phoenix, Tempe and Tucson. The parish is also encouraged to pray & fast at home if unable to travel.

Web Page: 40 Days For Life

Pregnancy Centers ask churches and organizations if they can help them reach their goal of 500 boxes of diapers. (A Pregnancy Center can give out over 50,000 diapers annually).

Contact: Andrew Clegg (clegg.a@gmail.com)

Live-streamed prayer service.

Web Page: Silver Rose – Faith in Action – Knights of Columbus Life Programs

International campaign to pray & fast to end abortion.

Area churches participate in praying the rosary in groups of two or more on designated days in front of the Planned Parenthood in Flagstaff, Glendale, Phoenix, Tempe and Tucson. The parish is also encouraged to pray & fast at home if unable to travel.

Web Page: 40 Days For Life

A United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) coordinated event.

A Respect Life Table is set up in the vestibule of the church after all masses.

Web Page: Human Life and Dignity

Learn more about the ministries of the parish, including Saint Anthony of Padua Respect Life

Healing, compassionate, non-judgmental weekend retreats for those who have had an abortion, have a family member who has had an abortion, or who have worked in the abortion industry. Announcements are placed regularly in the parish bulletin.

Check here for a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat near you:
Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats

(Cottonwood, Phoenix, Mesa, Prescott Valley, Tucson, Yuma)

A Knights of Columbus coordinated event.

A Respect Life Giving Tree is placed in the vestibule of the church with tags specifying items needed. Goods support new families and families in the first few years of choosing life for their babies, through age 6. Baby items (clothing, formula, diapers, wipes, bottles, toys). Gifts for older members of the family are also requested as needed.

Donated to St Vincent De Paul & a local Pregnancy Center.

Coordinated by the Adoration Ministry.

Tuesday evenings in the chapel at 7:30pm during Eucharistic Adoration.

A non-partisan voter registration drive after masses. Materials include voter registration forms, early voting forms, and ACC (Arizona Catholic Conference) printed Voter Guide, if available. The voter guide is also available online.

The Arizona Catholic Conference (ACC) is the public policy agency for the Diocese of Gallup, the Diocese of Phoenix, the Diocese of Tucson and the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix. Bishops from each of these dioceses comprise the Board of Directors of the ACC.

Website: Arizona Catholic Conference

One or more parishioners join a parish staff member, and invite those in need of support after abortion to participate in a 6-week Bible Study called Forgiven & Set Free.

This Bible Study requires staff training and evaluation of facilitation skills of volunteers before starting in the ministry. Facilitation training was conducted with the help of the Reachout Pregnancy Center of Tucson. Anyone seeking to participate please contact the parish office.