LIFE MATTERS! ministry strives to live and share Christ's Gospel of Life through prayer and a focus on creating awareness that all life is sacred. Through God's grace, we are called to stand in solidarity with the pro-life teachings of the Church, seeking protection for all human life, and promoting the dignity of every life from conception to natural death. 

RESPECT LIFE CREED
I believe in life.
I believe every human being is made in the image and likeness of God.
I believe that every human is endowed with the right to life from the moment of conception till the time of natural death.
I believe that every human being should be treated with dignity and sanctity.
I pledge myself to defend life wherever I see it being disgraced or degraded.
Therefore: I will respect the unborn; those tiny life within its mother’s womb reflects the miracle of creation.
I will respect the child, who stands innocently at the threshold of life waiting to be molded by my word and example.
I will respect the handicapped, whose physical deformity only emphasizes the true richness of the soul within.
I will respect the young, whose life harbors the dreams of tomorrow.
I will respect the mentally handicapped, whose perception of this world may be different, but no less real than mine.
I will respect the old, who have traveled down many roads that I have yet to see.
I will respect the dying, who should leave this world from loving, caring arms.
I will respect others with all their failings, for their lives are an extension of mine, their sins – my sins, their glory – my glory.
I will do all that is in my power to foster respect for life in my home, my community and in my country.
I believe in life.
Amen.

Ministry meetings take place every second Friday of the month in the Parish Hall from 6pm-7pm.

Ministry Contact: We are in need of a new leader for Respect life.  If you are called to lead this ministry, please contact Holy Family Parish: 815-725-6880