A parish “Just for Life” weekend has five main
purposes:
- To promote the
pro-life message in your parish.
- To attract new
people to the pro-life movement.
- To encourage your
pastor to speak on pro-life issues.
- To have fun
spreading the pro-life message.
- To encourage
parishioners to become FREE complimentary members of PFLC for one
year.
How it’s done:
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Ask your pastor if he will allow you and your pro-life
friends to conduct a “Just for Life” weekend in your parish.
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your pastor if he will allow a “Just for Life” information table where
parishioners can get free pro-life information after Masses. PFLC will
provide all material. Other pro-life information can be added at the
discretion of the coordinators.
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Ask your pastor if he would preach a pro-life homily
during the “Just for Life” weekend. This is NOT
absolutely necessary.
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Contact PFLC to arrange to have free material sent.
Indicate the number of bulletins that are distributed in your parish.
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Display the “Just for Life” colour poster in your
parish three weeks prior to the information weekend (provided by PFLC).
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Include an announcement in your parish bulletin for three
weeks prior to the event. See page 3 for a sample announcement.
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Distribute the PFLC “Catholic Life and Family”
newspaper with parish bulletins one week prior to the information
weekend. These will be provided free of charge by PFLC.
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Arrange an OPTIONAL “coffee” gathering to
take place after each Mass
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Set up the display table at your church. Priests for Life
Canada will provide all material but be sure to include pro-life
information from other sources if you wish.
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Place “free draw” slips and a “FREE DRAW” sign next to the
draw prize and encourage parishioners to enter the draw. PFLC will
provide an appropriate free draw prize and draw slips.
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Place response cards and “golf pencils” in each of the
pews prior to Mass. These are provided by PFLC.
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Have ushers collect completed response cards after
Communion.
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Place more response cards and free draw slips in the pews
after each Mass.
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Draw a winner of the free draw after the last Mass.
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Return the completed response cards to Priests for Life
Canada.
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Announce the free draw winner in the next parish bulletin
along with a thank you note from PFLC.
Please note: Items left over DO NOT need to be
returned to Priests for Life Canada unless requested.
SAMPLE BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT:
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Just for Life
Weekend: On the
weekend of _______________ our parish will be promoting the value of
all human life by having a "Just for Life" information weekend. Masses
will include a special message from Fr. _____________ and information on
life and family will be provided by Priests for Life Canada (www.priestsforlifecanada.com).
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Would you like to host
a "Just for Life" weekend in your parish? Or if you need more
information, just telephone Darlene toll free at
1-888-300-2007
or email
priests@priestsforlifecanada.com
