40 Days for Life Spring 2011 Campaign (March 9th to April 17th)

A note regarding the Spring 40 Days for Life campaign from John Fleury:

Hi Everyone, and Welcome to those who are new,

Hope everyone is well, and staying warm !!

The 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign will be kicking off in 4 weeks.  This Springs Campaign is the largest on record, with 243 cities participating across the US and the World.

Here’s a quick list of the blessings that God has provided through seven previous coordinated 40 Days for Life campaigns:

* 400,000 have joined to pray and fast for an

end to abortion

* 13,000+ church congregations have participated

in 40 Days for Life campaigns

* Reports document 3,599 lives that have been spared

from abortion — and those are just the ones we

know about

* 43 abortion workers have quit their jobs and

walked away from the abortion industry

* Nine abortion facilities completely shut down

following local 40 Days for Life campaigns

* Women and men have been spared from the effects of

abortion, including a lifetime of regrets

* More than 1,200 news stories have been featured in

radio shows, newspapers, magazines and TV programs

* Many people with past abortion experiences have

begun post-abortion healing and recovery

* After 38 years of legalized abortion, people of

faith are experiencing a renewed sense of HOPE!

The Spring Campaign will run for 40 Days during LENT from Ash Weds. March 9th through Palm Sunday April 17th.  The prayer vigil schedule will be open for coverage Mon – Fri from 7am to 9pm, and on the weekends from 9am till 3pm.  The Vigil Scheduling Calendar is located on the website at 40daysforlife.com/haverhill.  Please let me know if you have any issues registering or signing up for certain hours.  If you prefer, just send me a note with the times you are able to cover, and I will update the schedule for you (1 hour intervals).  We want to fill all days of the week, but most importantly Tuesdays and Fridays.  The doctor is in the office on both of these days, so the more people we have on these two days the better.

Please help spread the word.  On the website, at the top right hand corner, their is a tab for FORMS.  If you click on this tab, you can download the Spring Flyer, The Bulletin Write Up, to post in your church bulletin, The Adopt a Day Form, and the Daily Devotional Prayers.  I would greatly appreciate everyone’s effort in printing and circulating flyers, and also having the write up put into you church bulletin during the campaign .  This year we are looking for each parish to commit to covering one day per week during the 5 weeks, so if you are able to sign up a group from your parish it would help fill the schedule much quicker.  Please send me a note if you can assist here, so that our efforts are not duplicated.  If you can coordinate having the flyer inserted into your church bulletin, let me know, and I should be able to provide you with the amount of copies needed.

If you need a yard sign or one for the Prayer Vigils, please let me know, and we’ll get one into your hands.

This year, and as in the past we continue to have support from the Franciscan Priests and Brothers (FPO) in Lawrence.  It would be great to see some new faces, and new priests at the vigils.  If you can invite a priest, please let me know the day and time he can attend, so we can communicate this to the group, as this is a great blessing.

I will keep you posted of additional events once they are finalized.

Prayer Vigil location is as follows:

MERRIMACK VALLEY WOMEN’S HEALTH SERVICES
Abortion Clinic of Dr. Marcus Gordon
288 Groveland St., Haverhill, MA 01830
Prayer Vigil is on the street sidewalk.  Buffer zone is 35 feet, and is typically marked on the sidewalk with red paint.

Directions: Rt. 495 North to Exit 49 River St (Rt 110/113).  Turn right off of exit onto River St. (2.8 miles).  Turn slight right onto Water St. (.4 miles).  Turn slight left at Groveland St. (.9 miles).  End at 288 Groveland St.  Park on Pine St., which is the 1st left after the clinic.  Do not park on anyone’s property.  You may also park on any of the side streets in the area.

If you are unable to access any of the forms, or the daily devotionals on the website, please send me a note and I will send it to you separately.

Thank you in advance for your continued support.

May Our Lady and Our Lord Bless You,

John Fleury

www.40daysforlife.com/haverhill

prolifemethuen@aol.com

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