"Until you become a mother, no one can ever tell you what it feels like to love one so deeply and profoundly that you will rejoice when they rejoice, ache when they ache, feel what they feel without ever speaking a word." 
                              - Jill Korman, Former Chair of Respect Life Committee 

As Catholics, we respect the holiness of life from conception to natural death knowing that all life is precious. It is our moral responsibility to protect all life. The Good Shepherd Respect Life Committee sponsors a variety of activities and resources: donations to the Southwest Options for Women and Crystal Women's Clinic; Christmas Ornament Sales; Mother's Day Rose Sale; Baby Bottle Campaign; Sunrise Prayer; Mass Intentions for the unborn and their mothers; and the pamphlet rack in the gathering space with brochures on topics relating to life issues.

This ministry is open to all parishioners! You are invited to proclaim the sacredness of life by joining this committee. 

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

• October Baby Bottle Fundraiser
  • October 5-6 & 12-13

Stop by the Respect Life Committee table and grab a baby bottle on your way into (or out of) the donut hall. As we celebrate Respect Life Month, your help is needed to support mothers experiencing a crisis pregnancy.  
Fill your bottle with change, bills, or checks. Make checks payable to Good Shepherd with the memo “Baby Bottle Campaign”.  
Or check out our handy QR Code for electronic donations.
 
Your offering will provide support to women facing unplanned pregnancies with free pregnancy testing and ultrasounds, as well as safe places to discuss their options.  Proceeds will be split between Crystal Women’s Clinic and Southwest Options for Women.
 
Kindly return your filled bottles to the parish or school office by Friday, November 8th, or drop it off at the Respect Life table after Masses on the weekends of November 2/3 and 9/10.
 


For additional questions, contact Anne Taylor, Respect Life Committee Chair @ 612-807-6356.

RESOURCES:

Walking with Moms in Need Community Resources


Click here to donate to Good Shepherd Respect Life

UPDATES:

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