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TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO REGISTER FOR THE 2024 SPRING SOCIAL IN MAUSTON!
Join us for the 2024 Spring Social taking place Thursday, April 18, from 6-8pm in Mauston at the Broken Spur Restaurant. More details and registration below.
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40 DAYS FOR LIFE
SPRING CAMPAIGN
Join the 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign to save lives and end abortion. 40 Days for Life is a peaceful campaign to reach out to those seeking abortions and abortion-inducing drugs through public prayer, fasting, and witness outside of abortion centers and businesses providing abortion-inducing drugs. The current campaign runs from February 14-March 24! Can you spare an hour to pray? Find out more and sign up below.
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Reminder: New Milwaukee Location
Beginning Tuesday, March 5, 2024, the 40 Days for Life Vigil location in Milwaukee has moved to in front of Affiliated Medical Services (1428 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202). Contact Milwaukee Vigil Leader September Schubilske with any questions at september3t@yahoo.com.
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40 Clergy 40 Days
Clergy and Religious Leaders are especially needed! Devote one hour on one day of the 40 day campaign, that’s all it takes!
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ANNUAL PRAYER CARD ART CONTEST OPEN THROUGH 4/10
Children in grades 1-12 are eligible to participate, and one winner will be chosen from each grade.
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HELP MAKE THE MONDAY UPDATE BETTER AND BE ENTERED TO WIN A $20 CULVER'S GIFT CARD!
Like the Monday Update Emails? Have a suggestion of how we can communicate better? Take our short 5-minute survey and you could win one of three $20 Culver's gift cards! Hurry, survey closes March 27, 2024!
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PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN SEEKING A COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Know someone who is passionately pro-life and looking for a career in communications? Pro-Life Wisconsin is hiring a Communications Director! We're looking for a candidate that is 100% pro-life, a team player, and able to communicate our 100% pro-life message effectively and professionally.
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CHOOSE LIFE PLATES
SAVE LIVES, HELP WOMEN
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Since late October 2017, "Choose Life" license plates have been available to Wisconsin motorists, and every penny earned through the sale of the plates directly aids Wisconsin's incredible pregnancy resource centers and initiatives. Choose Life Wisconsin license plate sales have resulted in over $300,000 granted to Wisconsin pregnancy resource centers to date.
With a greater need to serve pregnant women in our state, please be a part of the mission to save lives and aid women, and get your Choose Life Wisconsin license plate today! For more information call Pro-Life Wisconsin at 262-796-1111 ext. 110. For a list of pregnancy resource centers in Wisconsin, visit CrisisPregnancies.org.
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ALABAMA GOVERNOR SIGNS IVF BILL TO GIVE DOCTORS ‘DANGEROUS’ CIVIL AND CRIMINAL IMMUNITY:
(Live Action) –
“Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law on Wednesday that gives civil and criminal immunity to in vitro fertilization doctors should they damage or destroy embryos, even without parental consent. The new law came quickly on the heels of a legal case regarding embryos that were destroyed when a client managed to access the storage area of a fertility clinic.[…] Interestingly, the law admits that the destruction of embryos is equivalent to the ‘death’ of those embryos, which means, that legislators admit human embryos are alive before they are destroyed. […] Live Action president and founder Lila Rose responded to the news in a press release, noting: ‘Politicians cannot call themselves pro-life,
affirm the truth that human life begins at the moment of fertilization, and then enact laws that allow the callous killing of these preborn children simply because they were created through IVF.’"
Read the full story here.
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CALIFORNIA BILL WILL EXPAND LAW FROM ASSISTED SUICIDE TO EUTHANASIA AND MORE: (Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) – “California Senator Catherine Blakespear (D) has sponsored the most extreme assisted suicide expansion bill in America by introducing Senate Bill 1196. SB 1196 will expand the California assisted suicide law by: 1) Changing the criteria from terminally ill (6 month prognosis) to the Canadian model: ‘a grievous and irremediable medical condition” meaning No time limit; 2) Allow people with early to mid-stage dementia to consent to assisted suicide/euthanasia; even though they have a condition that impairs their capacity to consent; 3) Allow euthanasia – by IV, as in Canada. Currently, California permits assisted suicide (lethal poison that a person takes orally at the time and place of their own choosing,
with or without witnesses); 4) Remove the California residency requirement. This would allow California to join Oregon and Vermont, which dropped their residency requirements and now allow suicide tourism; 5) Remove the 48-hour waiting period between first and second request by the patient. Same day death; and 6) The California assisted suicide law is scheduled to sunset in 2031. This bill proposes to remove the sunset date.”
Read the full blog post here.
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REPORT RAISES ‘SERIOUS CONCERN’ ABOUT CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES’ TIES TO CONTRACEPTION,
ABORTION:
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“According to a newly released report by the Lepanto Institute and the Population Research Institute, Catholic Relief Services has promoted contraception through the use of condoms as well as gravely sinful sexual activity such as masturbation and has been shown to refer young girls to abortion providers. The head of the African Bishops’ Communications Committee alerted the African bishops that the activities of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) constitute a grave departure from Catholic teaching on sexual morality and the sanctity of life in response to the report, which included an in-person investigation on the ground at the African offices and sites of CRS and their collaborators. These findings have been detailed in the lengthy 120-page report of the Lepanto Institute and Population Research Institute,
available online.”
Read the full story here.
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About Our Affiliates
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Pro-Life Wisconsin's affiliates bring attention to the impact of abortion on Wisconsin's local communities through annual public, prayer-filled events.
Grassroots activism is at the heart of the pro-life movements efforts to build a culture of life. Real cultural change – the type of change that saves lives – will only happen neighbor to neighbor through a network of educated, caring and compassionate pro-lifers. That is what Pro-Life Wisconsin’s affiliate program is all about!
In addition, Pro-Life Wisconsin county affiliates participate promote Pro-Life Wisconsin’s speakers, provide local churches with pro-life materials and resources, participate in civic parades, host information tables and so much more!
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Looking for an affiliate in your area?
Contact Outreach Director Lesley at Lesley.C@ProLifeWI.org for more information and to get involved!
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Featured Affiliate Event(s)
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CRAWFORD COUNTY: Mark your calendars for this Sunday,March 17 at 1:00p.m. for a festive St. Patrick's Day Celebration at Immaculate Conception Parish in the Fellowship Hall (405 LeGrand Street, Boscobel, WI 53805).
Pro-Life Wisconsin State Director Dan Miller as the featured speaker on "Adoption, the Loving Option." Attendees will hear from others-those who have adopted a child and given up a child for adoption. There will be Irish dancers and snacks for your enjoyment.
View flyer here.
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Ongoing Affiliate Meetings/Activism
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CRAWFORD COUNTY (Life Guardians):
The Life Guardians pro-life group meets monthly in Boscobel. Email Heather at
heatherkramer79@gmail.com for more information or check out the Facebook page here.
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DANE COUNTY (Vigil for Life):
Vigil for Life uses its unique spiritual focus to build the culture of life in cooperation with other pro-life groups. Our "365 for Life" initiative brings peaceful witness and prayer to Madison's Planned Parenthood on a daily basis. For those wishing to sign up and pray with us outside of Planned Parenthood, please do so using this link. For additional information, contact Gwen at (608) 393-8545 orinfo@vigilforlife.org.
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GREEN BAY (Pro-Life Green Bay):
Pro-Life Green Bay is an active pro-life ministry in Northeast Wisconsin and meets regularly throughout the year. For more information, email prolifegreenbay@gmail.com.
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LA CROSSE (La Crosse Life League):
We would like to see at least two people pray every day of the week outside Planned Parenthood (1201 Caledonia Street, La Crosse, WI 54603). If you can commit to this weekly prayer, please let Marie Allen know. We encourage people to pray in groups of two if possible. You may choose your own time, and sidewalk counseling and signs are optional. Pro-Life literature is available if anyone wishes to distribute it. Questions? Call Marie at 608-784-5189. Our next meeting is Tuesday, March 5, at 4:30 p.m. Contact Marie for address and details.
Ongoing events: 4th Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. Join us for a Pro-Life Prayer Hour in the Adoration Chapel at Blessed Sacrament Parish (130 Losey Blvd S, La Crosse, WI 54601).
Various times: Join us for prayer outside of Planned Parenthood, (1201 Caledonia Street, La Crosse, WI 54603) at 8:40 a.m. after the 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. James most Tuesdays and at 3:00 p.m. on Fridays. Call or text Marie at 608-799-9196 with questions.
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MILWAUKEE:
Join us every Tuesday at 6:00p.m. (rain or shine) to pray the Angelus followed by the Rosary in preparation for sins of ingratitude at the Fatima Shrine (141 N. 68th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53213).
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PRICE COUNTY:
Join Pro-Life Wisconsin Price County for our monthly meetings. We meet every second Tuesday at 6:00p.m. at First National Bank in Phillips (366 N. Lake Drive, Phillips, WI 54555). Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Patti McCormick at jandpmac6@gmail.com.
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WINNEBAGO COUNTY:
Please join us in prayer every first Monday of the month from 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. to exercise your First Amendment Free Speech rights in the public right of way (nearest to Marcus Cinema) in Oshkosh, near Planned Parenthood (3768 Koeller Street, Oshkosh, WI 54902). Bring your own sign or use one of ours! Contact Don Doro at 920-279-3496 or at ddurawa1@yahoo.com.
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WISCONSIN RAPIDS:
Please join us in prayer on the 2nd Monday of each month at 4:00p.m. along 8th Street near Planned Parenthood (1355 S. 8th Street, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494). Gather in the parking lot at 3:45p.m.
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ONGOING
UNTIL MARCH 17, 2024 –
Virtue Baseball Club Registration
Registration is now open for Virtue Baseball Club! No previous playing experience required. T-ball is offered for those in K5, coach-pitch for 1st/2nd grade, or player pitch to anyone in 3rd-12th grade. Registration ends on March 17, 2024. To sign up visit www.VirtueBaseball.com. Additional questions can be sent to their email: connect@VirtueBaseball.com.
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ONGOING, DELAVAN – Pro-Life Rosary
Participate in the Rosary in Delavan at 3:00p.m. every Monday in front of Planned Parenthood (312 S 7th St, Delavan, WI 53115).
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ONGOING, KENOSHA – Rosary
Participate in the Rosary in Kenosha at 6:00p.m. every Sunday at Saint Therese Catholic Church (2020 91st Street Kenosha, WI 53143). Bring family and friends!
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ONGOING, OCONOMOWOC – Rosary
Public Prayer of the Rosary to entrust the whole world to Our Lady and ask her to intercede for our state, country, and world. Join us at Village Green Park (104 E Wisconsin Ave. Oconomowoc, WI 53066) every Wednesday at 6:00p.m. View the flyer here.
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ONGOING, WAUKESHA – Pro-Life Rosary
Come pray the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet in Waukesha at 10:00a.m. on Saturdays in front of Planned Parenthood (426 W. Main Street, Waukesha, WI 53186).
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ONGOING, WEST BEND – Pro-Life Rosary
Come pray the Rosary in West Bend at 6:00p.m. every Wednesday in front of Planned Parenthood. (532 Shepherd's Drive, West Bend, WI 53090).
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ONGOING, APPLETON - Prayer at Planned Parenthood Appleton Central
Come prayerfully witness for life in front of Planned Parenthood in Appleton (508 W Wisconsin Ave, Appleton, WI 54911). Hours are Mon, Thurs, Fri 9-5, Tues 11-7. For more information contact Duane at 920-750-4791 (daytime) or Mark at 920-570-1679 / mr.gabriel4life@gmail.com (Tues 5-7p.m.).
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March 15-17, ONGOING – Project Rachel (Madison)
Project Rachel in the Diocese of Madison offers Rachel’s Vineyard retreats for healing from abortion. Whether recent or many years ago... these retreats offer
hope and peace for anyone, women or men who have struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain after abortion. Upcoming Retreat March 15 - 17, 2024. Confidential and private. Contact Mary: call 608-821-3177, or email at rachel@madisondiocese.org.
Visit: www.madisondiocese.org/rachel or www.rachelsvineyard.org.
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GREENFIELD, March 23 - Catholics United for the Faith Membership Meeting
TheCatholics United for the Faith Membership Meeting is taking place on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 10:30a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church (8500 W Coldspring Rd. Greenfield, WI 53288). For more details, please visit wearecuf.com or view the flyer here.
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CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI - Pro-Life Job
The St. Francesca Resource Center in Chippewa Falls (117 Allen Street Chippewa Falls, WI 54729) has an opening for a part-time Client Advocate for their Pregnancy and Family Support Center. To apply, submit resume and two references by April 5, 2024 to the address above or email to st.francesca.rc@gmail.com.
View their job posting on Facebook here.
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DATE CORRECTION: Milwaukee Guild Event to take place April 6, not April 29.
Join Pro-Life Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Guild of the Catholic Medical Association for a timely talk: "Abortion Pull Reversal: A Second Chance at Life." Details and registration here.
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ONGOING – Free Bumper Stickers
Help America Pray the Rosary Bumper Stickers are available to you and/or your organization. They come in packets of 250 and are free of charge. All questions and requests for bumper stickers should be forwarded to RosaryBumperStickers@gmail.com.
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ONGOING – Project Rachel (Milwaukee)
Project Rachel is a private and confidential experience for post-abortive healing. You may call the helpline at (414) 389-8822, email ProjectRachel@archmil.org, or visit the website here. When you get in touch with someone from Project Rachel, they will listen to you and provide you with resources.
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ONGOING – Pro-Life Resources in Spanish/Recursos Providas en Español
Toda America con Cristo and Family Life Council, Inc. has created pro-life resources for the Latino community. If you or someone you know would benefit from these resources please view the webpages here and here.
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PREGNANCY
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If you find yourself facing a difficult or unexpected pregnancy, your local Pregnancy Resource Center is to offer support. Pregnancy Resource Centers are committed to providing you with essential services on a free or low-cost
basis, including pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, medical exams, prenatal care, STD testing, and treatment. Staff at PRC’s listen and ensure that you are provided educational resources on topics such as parenting and adoption, and they provide services such as material assistance, sexual risk avoidance education, and post-abortion recovery support. Visit CrisisPregnancies.org.
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