Sunday, October 24, 2010

Saturday Afternoon at 65 Bank Street
















I had a few things to do downtown yesterday ( among them was to buy a new bus pass for November) so I decided to drop by the abortion facility at 65 Bank Street . There were two people in silent witness and prayer when I arrived  so I joined them for about an hour. Sometimes there are only a couple of people at the site praying but so far this campaign I haven't seen the spot empty anytime I go by on the bus which seems to be quite often. Thank you God!

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Texas Parents Stopped From Forcing Teenage Daughter to Have Abortion from LifeNews.com

Austin, TX (LifeNews.com) -- With the help of pro-life attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund, a 16-year-old Texas girl has secured a temporary restraining order preventing her parents from forcing her to have an abortion.

On two occasions, the teenager’s mother literally dragged her to local abortion facilities, including International Healthcare Solutions and Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region, demanding that her daughter take the live of her unborn child.

Though she refused and the child’s father also does not want the baby killed, her parents continued to insist that they will force her to have the abortion. The court’s order prevents that from happening.

“No one should be allowed to decide that an innocent life--especially one that belongs to someone else--is worthless," says Stephen Casey of Round Rock, one of the allied attorneys ADF works with in Texas.

He told LifeNews.com in a statement, "The right not to have an abortion is protected by law, and this right isn't relinquished just because someone else considers the child to be an unwanted burden."

The 16-year-old high school student, who is 13 weeks pregnant, was even more confirmed in her decision against having an abortion after receiving information from a pro-life prayer worker outside one of the abortion facilities to which her mother took her. Full story at http://www.lifenews.com/state5596.html

Friday, October 22, 2010

Annunciation of the Lord Parish - Archbishop Prendergast’s Pastoral Visit

The highlight of the Archbishop's visit will be at the Sat Oct. 23, 5 pm Mass during which he will consecrate our Church by anointing the walls and the altar with holy chrism. He will also insert two relics in the base of the altar, one of St. Bro. Andre Bessette, and one of St. Marguerite d’Youville, both born in Canada. Archbishop Prendergast will also bless our wooden sculptures by Fr. Herman Falke.

As an important  part of the parish visit, the Archbishop, accompanied by Pastor Monsignor Robert Latour, Assistant Pastor Father Jonathan Blake and Episcopal Vicar, Father Joe Muldoon visited our two Senior Residences today:  Laurier Manor this morning  and Elmsmere Residence at 2:00 this afternoon.. Below are some photos I took of the Bishop greeting the folks who live at Elmsmere Residence..  As you can see they were just so delighted by this visit. The Archbishop also visited Brother Andre and Thomas D'Arcy Catholic Schools on Thursday. On Sunday will add some additional  photos.

For more information and photos of the pastoral visit please visit our Archbishop's blog at these two  links http://archbishopterry.blogspot.com/2010/10/synod-2012-on-new-evangelization.html and http://archbishopterry.blogspot.com/2010/10/dedication-of-church-annunciation-of.html





Sunday 8:30 AM Mass







Bill C-510, Roxanne's Law, Support from Campaign Life Coalition

 http://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/index.php?p=Presidents_Message&id=16

Thursday, October 21, 2010

A Rosary for Life - the Joyful Mysteries - Annunciation of the Lord Parish- October 20, 2010

Organized by the Knights of Columbus and attended by approximately 100 people, mostly parishioners.  Members of various parish groups led the decades and Choir Director Connie Duff led the music. It was a beautiful evening. Thank you Gord and Lois Duncan for organizing these special prayers.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

North American Martyrs

The USA and the Universal Church observed the Feast of the North American Martyrs yesterday  October 19th.  Most of us are not called to die for Jesus and to suffer the horrible physical sufffering these holy men were called to do but just the same we are called to make sacrifices and to sometimes leave our comfort zone when we do. We celebrate people like these Martyrs because they are the heroes of our faith. Their courage should inspire us.

Pro Life Students on Michael Coren show, CTS-TV, Thursday, Oct. 21

Tomorrow's Michael Coren Show on CTS-TV, Thursday, Oct. 21, will be all about the pro-life students who protest and get arrested on Canadian campuses. Michael will feature several of the Carleton students who got arrested earlier this month, two reps. from NCLN and Alanna Campbell from U of Calgary who's been part of the GAP displays there and Jojo Ruba of the Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform. The show airs at 6 pm and will be posted a day or two later on CTS-TV's website where it can be viewed at www.ctstv.com.