Respect Life Newsletter & Events
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Great things are happening to build a Culture of Life in New Orleans!
Quarterly Newsletter
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Fall/Winter 2026- Current Newsletter
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USCCB Respect Life Theme - 2026- 2027
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Respect Life Month Plan 2026Archdiocesan Baby Shower 2027
We are in the planning stages of an Archdiocesan Baby Shower. We spoke about this at the "Jazzed for Life" on August 29, 2026. We will have a meeting in the next month or so to start planning. If you would like to help with the shower, please email Michelle Black at [email protected]. UPCOMING EVENTS/DATES
National Day of Remembrance
for Aborted Children
September 12, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 amVisitation of Our Lady Church, 3500 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072Louisiana Right to Life
Youth Leadership Summit
September 15 and/or September 16, 9:00 AM (Doors Open at 8:30 AM) - 2:00 PM
Old State Capitol
100 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 7080140 Days For Life Begins - September 23, 2026
Gala for Life and Woman’s New Life Clinic’s 25thAnniversary Kickoff Celebration!Friday, September 25, 20266:30 pm Patron Party | 8:00pm GalaClub XLIV next to Champions Square in New OrleansFine Food & Open Bar | Silent Auction | Live Music by The Peyton Falgoust BandECHO RetreatECHO Engaged (Folsom, LA) - Sept 25-27, 2026
https://www.echocommunity.us/echoretreats.htmlRespect Life Sunday - October 4, 2026October - Respect Life MonthOctober LIFE ChainsOctober 1 - 31Visit Louisiana Right to Life'sList of Life Chains or Learn How to Start OneClick Here
2026 Greater NOLA LIFE Chain
Sunday, October 4th, 2 - 3 pm
Veterans Memorial Square
1:45 pm - Gather in the parking lot of Veterans Memorial Square
(Across the street from Lakeside Mall)
"Encountering Women in Truth & Love Amid the Lies"
Thursday, October 8th, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM &
Saturday, October 10th, 9:3- AM - 11:00 AM
St. Dominic invites you to hear Allison Daigle, CEO of Woman's New Life Clinic, speak about the rise of abortion by mail in Louisiana and how Woman's New Life Clinic is providing truth and love to women through their free and low-cost, life-affirming care.
St. Dominic Parish Rectory - Sienna Room
Light Refreshments will be provided.
Questions: Leslie Adams - 318-230-9805CBIB Compassionate Burials for Indigent Babies Fundraiser
CRUISING FOR A CAUSE Car Show
Sunday, October 18, 2026
11:00 am - 2:00 pm Pontchartrain Yacht Club
Fun/Dancing/Live Music Seafood/Jambalaya/Beer/WineProLife at Parish and State FairsOctober 21 - November 15
Dine Out for Life for CCANO Pregnancy Services
(ACCESS)
October 28, 2026 Ye Olde College InnSympto-Thermal Natural Family Planning Online Instruction | Fall 2026 Series 3
Monday, November 2, 2026, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Repeats every Monday until January 4, 2027
This series will teach the SymptoPro method of Natural Family Planning. Courses will be held
online through Microsoft Teams on Mondays, November 2, November 16, November 30, 2026
and January 4, 2027, from 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Register at: https://nolacatholicfla.regfox.com/sympto-thermal-nfp-course
SymptoPro is an effective, scientifically based method of family planning that treats fertility as a normal, healthy process. It is based upon observations of changes in the woman's body that reliably reflect her fertility or infertility. In order to facilitate both the learning and application of the method, the classes are spaced over a couple of months through four sessions.
The total cost of the course is $175, which includes the cost of all classes and materials.Rachel’s Vineyard RetreatNovember 6 - 8, 2025Contact Beth Maillho for more information at [email protected]
National Adoption Day - November 21, 2026January 22, 2027~USCCB Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
~Anniversary of Roe v. Wade - United States Supreme Court DecisionLouisiana Marches for LifeShreveport-Bossier: January 9Festival de la Vie in Lafayette: January 16Monroe-West Monroe: January 17Lake Charles: January 22Baton Rouge: January 23We must keep marching to stop dangerous abortion pills from entering our state,
teach students about human dignity, help pregnant mothers, and promote adoption.Louisiana Right to Life GalasBaton Rouge Gala: January 29 2027New Orleans Gala: February 20 2027Acadiana Gala: March 20 2027Save the Date: Woman’s New Life Clinic “Born to Run”
Saturday, April 3, 2027 Lafreniere Park
Save the Date: ACCESS Joie de Vivre
Thursday, May 6, 2027If your organization has an event or information that you would like to be included in the newsletter, please email [email protected]
Help Place a Message of Hope in a Mother’s HandsA beautiful Catholic children’s book, The Little Way of Trust: A Saint Thérèse Story, is being donated to local pregnancy centers and shelters for mothers and children.
Your gift of $25 helps share this inspiring book
and a lasting message of hope and trust in God’s love.Donate here: The Little Way of Life InitiativeANNUAL IMPORTANT DATES
JANUARY
January 1
-USCCB World Day of Peace
-Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Mid - Late January
March for Life, Washington, D.C., and other cities
January 22-USCCB Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
-Anniversary of Roe v. Wade - United States Supreme Court Decision
FEBRUARY
February 8
-USCCB International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking
-Feast Day of St. Josephine BakhitaMARCH
March 19
Feast Day of St. JosephMarch 25
Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord
APRIL
April 28
Feast Day of St. Gianna Beretta Molla
MAY
Second Sunday of May
Mother's DayJUNE
Third Sunday of June
Father's Day
June 24Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Overturned! - United States Supreme Court
SEPTEMBER
September 5
Feast Day of St. Teresa of CalcuttaSeptember 8Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mid September
40Days for Life
OCTOBER
First Sunday of October
Respect Life SundayOctober 22
Feast Day of St. John Paul IINOVEMBER
November 1
Solemnity of All Saints
Saturday Before Thanksgiving
National Adoption Day
Fourth Thursday of November
ThanksgivingDECEMBERDecember 8
Solemnity of the Immaculate ConceptionDecember 12
Feast Day of Our Lady of GuadalupeDecember 25Solemnity of the Nativity of Our LordDecember 28
Feast of the Holy Innocents
Sunday after Christmas
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and JosephOngoing Respect Life Activities & Events
1st Saturdays - St. Cletus Monthly Respect Life Rosary - 11:00 am - Mary's Garden
in case of inclement weather, it will be held in the Adoration Chapel1st Sundays — God’s Special Children Mass — Mass for children with disabilities, their families, and friends on 1st Sundays of each month at 2:00 pm at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church,
504-834-0340 godsspecialchildren.org
1st Thursdays - Pro-Life Rosary - Divine Mercy Church - 8:00 amEvery Monday — Holy Rosary for America — Rosary prayed in church or at the statue of Mary in front of the church at 6:30 pm every Monday at St. Matthew the Apostle, River Ridge
Stephanie 504-737-9776.2nd Thursdays - Adoration & Rosary for Life - Annunciation holds Adoration from
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm the 2nd Thursday of each month in the Chapel for Respect Life.
During the 6:00 pm hour, prayers and the Rosary for Life are said.
Donna at 504-258-9183 or ([email protected])2nd Thursdays - “Pro-Life Rosary” - Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Chalmette
The rosary is held at 5:00 pm in the Church. (In May and October, it is every Thursday)
Kenna VanCourt - [email protected]
3rd Thursdays - Rosary for Life -St. Francis Xavier, Metairie
The “Rosary for Life” is held monthly at 6:00 pm in the Memorial Garden for the Unborn
[email protected]How can your Parish help?Walking with Moms in Need
Walking with Moms in Need is a time of service in which Catholic parishes and communities "walk in the shoes" of local pregnant and parenting women in need. Everyone should know how to help moms in difficult circumstances. While not trying to turn Catholic parishes into pregnancy centers, we can support local pregnancy centers where they exist, and we can also find and share other resources with pregnant and parenting women.Past Newsletters
Summer 2026
Fall 2025
Spring 2025
Fall/Winter 2024 - 25
Summer 2024
Winter 2024
Summer 2023
Fall 2022
Spring 2022
Winter 2021
July, August, September 2021
April, May, June 2021