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RIGHT TO LIFE
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St. Mary’s Pro-Life
Committee seeks to inform parishioners about issues and legislation
relating to life and death issues. There is a phone chain for people
interested in calling state and federal
legislators about
important bills or issues. Calls are in response to alerts issued by the
Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities from the National Conference of
Catholic Bishops, or the New Jersey Catholic Conference, received
through the diocesan Pro-Life office.
Anyone interested in being added to the phone chain, please contact
Margaret O'Neill or
Jim Rizos.
Other Pro-Life activities in the parish include:
- The annual March for Life in Washington on January
22 each year, with a bus provided by the Knights of Columbus. (If January 22
is a weekend, the March is held on Monday or Friday to enable marchers to
visit congressional offices after the March.)
- Respect Life Sunday, the first Sunday of October.
- In conjunction with the Parish's Horizon Program, we
are offering a "True Love Waits" course (which teaches the students about
abortion, pornography, and encourages youth to lead a chaste life until
marriage) for Confirmation candidates .
- Books, videos, and pamphlets on pro-life issues in
the parish library and in the magazine rack in the Narthex
- Bulletin announcements of events and activities
related to life issues such as:
- Life Chain, a peaceful
witness of the sanctity of human life, held along a main road the afternoon
of the first Sunday of October.
- Right to Life raffle ticket
sales, to help support the educational activities of New Jersey Right to
Life
For more information on
Catholic programs related to Right to Life, you can look to the
Priests for Life web
site.
Our
legislators need to know our views on the sanctity of human life as well as
other issues. For your convenience, the federal and state legislators for our
area are listed below, as well as web sites for further information.
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NEW JERSEY STATE LEGISLATORS |
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us |
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Legislative District 25 |
Denville, Boonton, Rockaway, Dover,
Morristown |
NEW JERSEY SENATE
SENATOR ANTHONY R. BUCCO (R)
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Members/bucco.asp |
E-Mail:
SenBucco@njleg.org
District Office:
75 Bloomfield Ave.
3rd Floor
Denville, NJ 07834
Phone: (973) 627-9700 |
NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLYMAN
MICHAEL PATRICK CARROLL (R)
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Members/carroll.asp |
E-Mail:
asmCarroll@njleg.org
District Office:
86 South Street
Suite A-3
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (973) 539-8113 |
ASSEMBLYMAN
RICHARD A. MERKT (R)
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Members/merkt.asp |
E-Mail:
asmMerkt@njleg.org
District Office:
12 Old Brookside Road
Randolph, NJ 07869
Phone: (973) 895-9100 |
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Legislative District 26 |
Parsippany & Mountain Lakes |
SENATOR
ROBERT J. MARTIN (R)
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html/martin.htm |
E-Mail:
SenMartin@njleg.org
District Office:
Suite 1-A
101 Gibraltar Drive
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Phone: (973) 984-0922 |
ASSEMBLYMAN
ALEX DECROCE (R)
(Deputy Speaker)
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html/decroce.htm |
E-Mail:
asmdecroce@njleg.org
District Office:
Suite 1-A
101 Gibraltar Drive
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Phone : (973) 984-0922 |
ASSEMBLYWOMAN
JOSEPH PENNACCHIO
(Majority Conference Leader)
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Members/pennacchio.asp |
E-Mail:
AsmPennacchio@njleg.org
District Office:
Suite 1-A
101 Gibraltar Drive
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Phone: (973) 984-0922 |
Priests for Life is a national
ministry, recognized under Canon Law, which assists the clergy and laity of parishes
across the country to carry out the pro-life dimensions of their ministry. Some 130
dioceses distribute our newsletter to their priests, and tens of thousands of
priests have benefited from our seminars, homily helps, and visits to
their parishes. The Priests for Life web site may be found at:
www.priestsforlife.org.
There is a section that contains bulletin inserts, General Intercessions for Mass,
suggested activities for parishes, and material for teachers, students and youth groups.
Specially expanded sections include the writings and talks of the Holy Father and bishops
worldwide on the theme of life, and a wide range of post-abortion testimonies. Audio
segments, including entire retreats, as well as video clips are also included. |
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