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JOIN US THIS FRIDAY FOR
PRO-LIFE STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Join Pro-Life Wisconsinites this Good Friday, April 2, at 9:00 a.m. as we pray the Stations of the Cross. Each year on Good Friday, Pro-Life Wisconsinites come together to pray the Stations of the Cross followed by a procession to the local abortion facility.

During the Pro-Life Stations of the Cross on April 22, 2011 there were about 125 persons present as we prayed in front of Affiliated Medical Services (AMS) for an end to abortion. Just as we were almost through, a young man approached us from the crowd asking if we could pray just one more prayer. He said it wouldn’t take more than seven minutes. He was prepared – and distributed copies of the prayer among the faithful pro-lifers. It was the Chaplet of the Holy Face of Jesus, which adores Jesus’ five senses using Psalm 67. Nearing the end of the prayer, I noticed the neon sign in AMS’ window was no longer glowing. The vitamin store next door had a similar sign, and it too was not glowing. Next, we noticed many of the employees coming outside to speak with the plethora of volunteer abortion escorts. They all looked very concerned about something. Amid the buzzing conversations going back and forth, I heard “flashlight” mentioned several times. Sure enough, their power had been cut, and the employees and escorts were hustling to their cars to grab flashlights.

Next, a wave of customers came streaming out. With 125 people on the sidewalks, it was very difficult to sidewalk counsel, but we did what we could. Realizing that we just weren’t going to get an opportunity to counsel them each individually, I raised my voice to all of them walking away, “Go home to enjoy Easter for what it really is – NEW LIFE! Don’t come back! This is a sign from God! Today is Good Friday – the day our Lord and Savior died on the cross for our sins!” The abortion escorts were in a frenzy trying to achieve damage control, as you could imagine. I continued to “group counsel” them as they walked further and further away from this place of desolation. Some wouldn’t turn around – but many did. They even smiled at me! I have no idea if any babies were saved from abortion that day, but my heart tells me there were some, and that is good enough for me. Read the full story of the Miracle on Farwell here.

Will you join us this Friday as we share in Christ's passion and look to save lives from the tragedy of abortion? A full Stations of the Cross prayer guide is available on our website here.

ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER FOR THE 2021 LIVING COURAGE AWARDS DINNER

Are you registered to attend the Living Courage Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 22, 2021? Join us at the Pavilion Exhibit Hall at the Washington County Fair Park and Conference Center (3000 County Hwy PV, West Bend, WI 53095) for an unforgettable evening celebrating Wisconsin's pro-life heroes.

Enjoy the social hour beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. when we will hear from our keynote speaker, Steve Karlen. Steve first got involved in the pro-life movement as a volunteer leader with the 40 Days for Life campaign in Madison and shortly thereafter found himself at the center of a nationwide controversy. The University of Wisconsin-Madison health system was preparing to open a late-term abortion center on campus, but Steve and his wife Laura led the victorious fight alongside Pro-Life Wisconsin to oppose this barbaric plan. Steve now serves as the Campaign Director for 40 Days for Life where he trains and assists local 40 Days for Life campaign leaders, co-hosts the 40 Days for Life Podcast, and edits the 40 Days for Life Day 41 magazine. His latest book, This is When We Begin to Fight, will be available for purchase and signing upon the conclusion of the Living Courage Awards Dinner.

Our 2021 Activist of the Year, Gwen Finnegan of Madison Vigil for Life, and 2021 Legislator of the Year, Representative Chuck Wichgers will then be recognized for their outstanding efforts to defend the preborn in Wisconsin. Will you help us honor these pro-life champions? Join us for this incredible evening!

RSVP before April 5, 2021 to reserve your seat.

4TH ANNUAL PRAYER CARD
ART CONTEST IS OPEN NOW!

Do you know someone who loves painting, drawing, photography, or graphic design? We are accepting artwork until April 30, 2021. Students (Grades 1-12) have a chance to win the 2021 PLW Art Contest for their grade!

Winning entries will receive the following:

- Their design featured on a prayer card
- 500 prayer cards for their church
- 3 tickets to 2022 March for Life Chicago
- 3 tickets to the 2021 PLW Love for Life Gala

One Grand Prize Winner will receive all the above and $100 cash.

PURCHASE YOUR CHOOSE LIFE WISCONSIN PLATE, AND SAVE LIVES FROM ABORTION!

Choose Life license plates have been available to Wisconsin motorists since late October 2017. Pro-Life Wisconsin and Wisconsin Family Council partnered to underwrite all the administrative costs of Choose Life Wisconsin, which allows us to give to give every penny that comes from the sale of the plates to Wisconsin’s incredible pregnancy care centers!

With 1,791 of these plates on cars in the Badger State, sales have resulted in a total of nearly $100,000 which has been granted to over twenty-five Wisconsin pregnancy resource centers in a little over two years.

If you would like to be a part of the mission to save lives, get your Choose Life Wisconsin license plate today! For more information call Pro-Life Wisconsin at 262-796-1111 ext. 110.

FIRST LAWSUIT AGAINST COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE FILED IN US: (LifeSiteNews) – “Legal challenges to COVID-19 vaccine mandates have begun in the U.S., with the first lawsuit against compulsory coronavirus vaccination filed late last month in New Mexico. Corrections officer Isaac Legaretta sued his supervisors and local officials on February 28, after New Mexico’s Doña Ana County mandated COVID-19 vaccine injections for all first responders […] ‘This is a case where the supervisor is just dead wrong. They absolutely don’t have the right to force anyone to take an experimental medical product,’ Legaretta’s attorney Ana Garner said, adding that people have ‘an absolute right to refuse’ COVID-19 vaccines.” Read the full story here.

NEW REPORT SHOWS LONG-TERM DECLINES IN TEEN PREGNANCIES AND ABORTIONS: (National Review) – “Last week, the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute released long-term data on rates of pregnancies, births, and abortions in the U.S. The national data range from 1973 to 2017 and include breakdowns by age demographics, and the state-level data range from 1988 to 2017.” Read the full story here.

PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF ASSISTED SUICIDE IN AMERICA: (Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) – “America continues to be in the grips of a COVID-19 crisis and yet state legislatures are debating the legalization and expansion of assisted suicide.” Read the full blog here.

APRIL 2, MILWAUKEE – Join Pro-Life Wisconsin on Friday, April 2, at 9:00 a.m. as we pray the Stations of the Cross. Each year on Good Friday, Pro-Life Wisconsinites come together at St. Hedwig Three Holy Women Parish (1702 North Humboldt Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53202) to pray the Stations of the Cross followed by a procession. Prayer booklets will be provided. You are also invited to follow along with the reflections on our website here.

APRIL 22, WEST BEND – Join Pro-Life Wisconsin for the 2021 Living Courage Awards Dinner on April 22, 2021 at the Washington County Fair Park & Conference Center. Register here.

PRINTING OPPORTUNITY – PLW is looking to add another full-service printer to our supplier list. The printer should be able to handle small jobs and bigger jobs that might require multiple pieces. Mailing capabilities would be a plus. Printer should support our mission and view your assistance to us as serving the needs of the most vulnerable. Please contact Jim Matthias (office@prolifewi.org) if you would like to be considered.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY – Do you have a pro-life heart and want to do more for the movement? Pro-Life Wisconsin has an opening for a part-time paid internship effective immediately, with 32 hours per week as a maximum. Enjoy a flexible schedule and a wage that is commensurate with your skillsets. Applicants should be conversant in all Microsoft Office products and able to type. If your active faith life animates your pro-life convictions, and you would like to work with a team committed to ending abortion, not regulating it, please submit your resume to Jim Matthias - office@ProLifeWI.org

GREEN BAY: Pro-Life Green Bay will host a Ladies for Life Tea Fundraiser on Saturday, May 8th at 1:00 p.m. at Life Bridge Christian Church (2496 Glendale Ave, Green Bay, WI 54313). Enjoy tea, desserts, and finger sandwiches. Plus, participate in an incredible silent auction as you hear inspiring pro-life stories. Proceeds raised will go towards creating care packages for women placing their babies for adoption and moms in crisis situations. Free childcare will be available. Tickets are $10. Spots expected to fill quickly! Register here.

LA CROSSE: We would like to see at least two people pray every day of the week outside Planned Parenthood. 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. Questions? Call 608-784-5189.

MILWAUKEE: Join us every Tuesday at 6:00 PM (rain or shine) to pray the Angelus followed by the Rosary in reparation for sins of ingratitude at the Fatima Shrine (141 N 68th St Milwaukee, WI 53213).

ROCK COUNTY: Pro-Life Wisconsin, Rock County Chapter meets monthly at the Beloit Public Library. For further information, contact Miriam at: plwrcc@charter.net.

VIGIL FOR LIFE MADISON: Join Fr. Richard Heilman as he leads us in The Way of the Cross on the sidewalks surrounding the modern-day foot of the Cross, Planned Parenthood (3706 Orin Rd., Madison, WI) on Friday, April 2, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call Gwen at (608) 393-8545. View the flyer here.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY: Please join us in prayer every first Monday of the month from 5:30pm-6:30pm to exercise your 1st amendment free speech rights in the public right of way (nearest to Marcus Cinema) in Oshkosh, near Planned Parenthood (378S Koeller St, Oshkosh, WI 54902). Bring your own sign, or use one of ours! Contact Don Doro 920-279-3496 or ddurawa1@yahoo.com.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS: Please join us in prayer on the 2nd Monday of each month at 4:00pm along 8th Street near Planned Parenthood. Gather in the Grace's parking lot at 3:45pm.

ROE V WADE MOVIE – Director, Nick Loeb's Roe v. Wade film is available for purchase! Watch Dr. Bernard Nathanson and Dr. Mildred Jefferson square off in a national battle in this untold conspiracy that led to the most famous and controversial court case in history. Purchase the film here.

ONGOING – Toda America con Cristo and Family Life Council, Inc. has begun creating pro-life resources for the latino community. If you or someone you know would benefit from these resources please view the webpages both here and here.

ONGOING, KENOSHA – Participate in the Rosary in Kenosha at 6:00 p.m. every Sunday at St. Therese Parish (2020 91st Street Kenosha, WI 53143) in reparation to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. View flyer here.

ONGOING, CEDARBURG – St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Cedarburg is moving toward Perpetual Adoration, but needs your help. Can you spare 1 or 2 hours each month to go Adore our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament? Sign up for as little or as much as you can, you will never regret it! Please contact adoration@sfbchurch.org for more information.

HIRING, BEAVER DAM – Pregnancy Support Center of Dodge County, Inc is located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The center currently has two part-time positions open: 1) Executive Director and 2) Client Advocate. If interested, please contact the center via e-mail: pscdc16@gmail.com with your name, e-mail, phone number, and the interested position. A job description and the instruction of the application process will be emailed to you.

APRIL 2, MADISON – Join Fr. Richard Heilman as he leads us in The Way of the Cross on the sidewalks surrounding the modern-day foot of the Cross, Planned Parenthood (3706 Orin Rd., Madison, WI) on Friday, April 2, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call Gwen at (608) 393-8545. View the flyer here.

APRIL 3, WAUKESHA – Join parishioners from St. Paul's and St. Bruno's on Saturday, April 3, 10:00 a.m. in the public space outside of Planned Parenthood in Waukesha (426 W. Main St Waukesha, WI 53186) for a Rosary for Life's Connection and Prayers to End Abortion.

For inclusion on this list, please send a PDF or JPEG of the event flyer along with a short write-up about your event to info@ProLifeWI.org