Here's Your Monday Update

CONGRATULATIONS WILL PENTERMAN!

The Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund PAC congratulates Will Penterman on his hard-fought victory in the eight-way Republican primary election for the 37th Assembly District (AD) held on Tuesday, June 15. The Victory Fund PAC made a sole endorsement of Penterman in the race, and he made pro-life/pro-family issues a focus of his campaign. Penterman is now the Republican nominee in the general election scheduled for Tuesday, July 13.

Pro-Life Wisconsin supports candidates for public office who demonstrate a commitment to protect each and every innocent human life – in all circumstances and at all stages of development. To be “100% pro-life” is to know that a human life begins at fertilization and that there may never be a legal exception to an innocent child’s inalienable right to life.

The Victory Fund PAC mobilized pro-life voters in this primary race…and those voters clearly did their part. Wisconsin pro-lifers take their convictions to the polls and, increasingly, the pro-life candidates they support hold a consistent, no-exceptions pro-life position. We have an excellent opportunity to strengthen the pro-life majority in the State Assembly. We’re looking forward to July 13, maintaining a strong effort on behalf of Will Penterman.

The 37th AD, located in parts of Columbia, Dane, Dodge, and Jefferson counties, includes parts of the cities of Columbus and Watertown, the city of Waterloo, as well as the villages of Lowell and Reeseville. For those of you who live in the 37th AD, the July 13 general election is too important to miss. Plan to exercise your right to vote Tuesday, July 13, and encourage your family and friends to do the same. Vote for life, and may God bless Wisconsin!

WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL
PROHIBITING VACCINE DISCRIMINATION

On a 60-37 vote on Wednesday, June 16, the Wisconsin Assembly passed legislation prohibiting proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of receiving business and government services. Pro-Life Wisconsin thanks the Wisconsin Assembly for passing Assembly Bill 299, and we now encourage the Wisconsin Senate to concur in this critical legislation.

Assembly Bill 299, authored by Rep. Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva), prohibits the state, any governmental entity, and any business or legal entity engaged in any enterprise in the state from requiring any person to provide proof that the person has received a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, as a condition of receiving any services, transacting any business, accessing any building, or participating in any function.

The Personhood Alliance/Pro-Life Wisconsin vaccine ethics position 1) opposes the production and testing of vaccines using the remains of aborted human beings, and 2) opposes forced or coerced vaccination.

Assembly Bill 299 reinforces our vaccine ethics position. For the many Wisconsinites who earnestly avoid any entanglement in the abortion industry, discriminating against them for refusing a vaccine produced from or tested using aborted fetal cells is repugnant – a total violation of conscience. Many pro-life Wisconsinites reject the use of the Pfizer, Moderna, and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines and would vehemently oppose any discriminatory coercion of their use.

Persuasion is the way vaccine campaigns must be conducted, especially in America where our civil liberties are sacrosanct…where personal autonomy and informed consent are bedrock principles. Coercion severely undermines the public trust and tramples on our cherished rights, including our First Amendment right to freely exercise our religious beliefs, our Fourteenth Amendment guarantees of liberty, equal protection, and due process of law, and our Article 1, Section 18 Wisconsin constitutional guarantee of freedom of worship and liberty of conscience.

Assembly Bill 299 protects our right to make our own health decisions, our right to follow our conscience, and our right to freely exchange in commerce.

EDUCE PRO-LIFE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP:
FREE TO THE FIRST 30 REGISTRANTS

Summer is a perfect time to refresh "why" you’re pro-life! Did you know there is a pro-life educational course that strengthens, informs, and educates on the 100% pro-life position? Pro-Life Wisconsin is partnering with Educe to provide the 6 session Foundations Course COMPLETELY FREE to the first 30 people who sign up ($60 value/per person).

The Foundations Course is written for upper secondary, post-secondary, and adult audiences. It is a robust curriculum in both depth and breadth. We recommend at least 11th grade, because of the basic knowledge of American history that the courses assume people have coming in, the level at which the content is written, and the subject matter itself. Visit our website here to get started.

About Educe: Educe is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with headquarters in the Minneapolis, MN area. They are the exclusive author of the Foundations pro-life curriculum, which builds the historical, philosophical, and biblical perspectives pro-life Christians need to compassionately engage the culture and defend human life, from its earliest biological beginning to its natural end. Building this solid foundation helps people bring a much deeper, broader, and biblically rooted understanding into the particular areas of pro-life ministry and outreach they feel called into.

TRUE TO LIFE MEDIA CAMPAIGN PROGRAM

Did you know that one of PLW’s educational programs focuses on spreading the pro-life message through online, media, print ads, billboards, radio, and other media outlets? The True to Life Media Campaign Program is entirely focused on changing hearts and minds through media.

If you’ve seen the billboards on NB and SB I-41, or the most recent billboard on I-94 eastbound, near Highway 16, or you’re following @ProLifeWI on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Parlor, MeWe), you’re seeing the powerful impact of this program.

But we need YOU to help promote and spread this program in your community. Please consider prayerfully how you can be an influencer. Whether you are following PLW on social media platforms, commenting/sharing PLW’s posts, inviting your friends, family, classmates, coworkers to follow PLW and sign up for our weekly e-newsletter The Monday Update, or donating to fund more billboards, radio ads, and print ads…everything you do can help change hearts and minds with the truth of the pro-life message.

We’re always looking for ways to expand the impact of this program, so please reach out if you have ideas or donate here to support this program.

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 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.

U.S. BISHOPS VOTE TO DRAFT DOCUMENT ON EUCHARIST, ADDRESS WORTHINESS TO RECEIVE COMMUNION: (LifeSiteNews) – “The U.S. bishops’ conference voted 168-55 to move forward with the drafting of a formal statement on the Eucharist. The document will address Church teaching on worthiness to receive Holy Communion, and thus directly affect the reception of the Eucharist by pro-abortion Catholic politicians.” Read the full story here.

PRO-ABORTION DEMOCRATS THREATEN CATHOLIC BISHOPS: “I DARE YOU TO DENY ME COMMUNION”: (LifeNews.com) – “A small group of pro-abortion Catholic Democrats in Congress are already totally out of step with the pro-life teachings of the Catholic Church, but now they are openly threatening the nation’s Catholic bishops to deny them communion because they support killing babies […] California Democrat, Rep. Jared Huffman, suggested the church should lose its tax-exempt status. ‘If they’re going to politically weaponize religion by ‘rebuking’ Democrats who support women’s reproductive choice, then a ‘rebuke’ of their tax-exempt status may be in order,’ he said.” Read the full story here.

PARENTS ENRAGED AS PLANNED PARENTHOOD SCHOOL FLYER PROMOTES SEX TO 11-YEAR-OLDS: (Live Action News) – “Parents in Tacoma, Washington, are reportedly furious after a Planned Parenthood flyer promoting sex among pre-teen children was distributed at Stewart Middle School. Yet in a statement provided by Tacoma Public Schools to the Post Millennial, the flyer was not part of the curriculum and should never have been sent home with students […] Copies of the flyer were posted on social media, and the information was beyond disturbing.” Read the full story here.

GREEN BAY: Join Pro-Life Green Bay Affiliate as we participate in National Bridges Day at the Glory Road overpass in De Pere/Ashwaubenon on Highway 41 between 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. on July 16, 2021.

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 it. Questions? Call 608-784-5189.

MILWAUKEE: Join us on July 16, for Pro-Life Bridges Day from 6:00 - 8:00 a.m. or 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the footbridge by St. Alphonsus (near 6060 W Loomis Rd, Greendale, WI) where thousands of motorists will see your witness in defense of the pre-born.

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).

OZAUKEE COUNTY: Stop by the PLW Ozaukee County Affiliate booth at the Ozaukee County Fair during these hours to pick up free literature and pro-life swag! July 28: Noon-10:00 p.m., July 29: 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., July 30: 10:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m., July 31: 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., August 1: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Volunteer opportunities available. Email Emily.C@ProLifeWI.org for more details.

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

WINNEBAGO COUNTY: Please join us in prayer every first Monday of the month from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 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 at 920-279-3496 or at ddurawa1@yahoo.com.

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

ONGOING, KENOSHA – Participate in the Rosary in Kenosha at 6:00 p.m. every Sunday at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes located just south of the St. Catherine's Commons Senior Living Complex (3524 7th Ave Kenosha, WI 53140). Bring family and friends!

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 web pages both here and here.

MAY 13 - OCTOBER 17 – Want to Change History? Join Heaven's Army Every Thursday from May 13 to October 7. Few Americans would disagree that the country is going through a dark time. In fact, recent polling shows America is more and more convinced that things are only getting darker. Launched from St. Mary's of Pine Bluff, America will begin to gather together and adore Jesus Christ, inviting Him to make Himself fully present in our land and free it from the powers of darkness. And the local Christians of Wisconsin are committed: they will continue to gather for what they are calling Heal Our Land Holy Hours every Thursday from May 13 until October 7th. For those who are interested in organizing a Thursday "Heal our Land Holy Hour" in their own parish, visit healourlandholyhour.com for the program of prayers to get started.

JUNE 26, WHITEWATER – One million children are killed in the womb every single year in America. With such tremendous numbers, it can seem like a problem too big to fight, and with abortion being such a hot issue, it can be intimidating to even talk about. At A Call to Action for Life, we will be joined by leaders in the Pro-Life Movement who will offer multiple strategies for your personal life, equipping you for ways you can make a very real difference in the lives of the unborn. Join us in person at Living Word Fellowship (212 W Main St, Whitewater WI 53190). More information here.

JULY 3, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

JULY 7, NEW BERLIN – 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Holy Apostles Church Lofy Hall (16000 W. National Avenue New Berlin, WI). The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae) encyclical was published in 1995 by St. Pope John Paul II. In this year of the 25th anniversary of its publication, the Holy Apostles Respect Life Committee is hosting six sessions to study and discuss this landmark document. The study sessions are free to attend, but we request that you register with your name and email address. More information here.

JULY 11-17 – The Biking for Babies 2021 National Ride begins from four different starting points across the nation: Green Bay, WI; Columbus, OH; Natchez, MS; and Holly, CO – converging in St. Louis, MO, at our Celebration of Life event. In case you are unfamiliar with Biking for Babies, visit this page of the B4B website to watch a short intro video and the 2021 National Ride webpage to learn more. Our team believes in a world that respects the dignity of every single life, and we are chasing that vision. This year, we aim to raise $225,000 for pregnancy resource centers. That would allow us to surpass the million-dollar mark contributed to pregnancy resource centers in our 12 years of riding!

JULY 24, SLINGER – It’s that time again! Since 2012, our local Knights of Columbus – Unity Council #12743 from St. Lawrence & Resurrection Parishes has held a golf outing that has raised almost $2,000 annually. Funds are donated to the Seed of Hope Center in West Bend, the Women’s Support Center of Milwaukee, several local K-C UltraSound Initiatives, projects sponsored or promoted by Pro-Life Wisconsin, and other similar Culture of Life causes and organizations in southeast Wisconsin. Join us on Saturday, July 24th, 2021 at Scenic View Country Club (4415 Club Drive, Slinger, WI 53086). $80 per person; 4 person team scramble with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. (check-in by 7:30 a.m.). To sign up, contact Russ Koth at roscoerr@charter.net or call 262-224-3112. The signup deadline is Monday, July 19th. *Note: this is not restricted to Knights of Columbus members – ALL ARE WELCOME. View the flyer here.

JULY 24, MENOMONEE FALLS – Save the Date for Arise Family Day! Live your Catholic faith in a fun and hands-on way! Families are invited to join us for the inaugural ARISE FAMILY DAY! More information will be available in the coming weeks! Visit www.arisemke.org

AUGUST 4, NEW BERLIN – 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Holy Apostles Church Lofy Hall (16000 W. National Avenue New Berlin, WI). The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae) encyclical was published in 1995 by St. Pope John Paul II. In this year of the 25th anniversary of its publication, the Holy Apostles Respect Life Committee is hosting six sessions to study and discuss this landmark document. The study sessions are free to attend, but we request that you register with your name and email address. More information here.

AUGUST 7, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

SEPTEMBER 1, NEW BERLIN – 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Holy Apostles Church Lofy Hall (16000 W. National Avenue New Berlin, WI). The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae) encyclical was published in 1995 by St. Pope John Paul II. In this year of the 25th anniversary of its publication, the Holy Apostles Respect Life Committee is hosting six sessions to study and discuss this landmark document. The study sessions are free to attend, but we request that you register with your name and email address. More information here.

SEPTEMBER 4, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

OCTOBER 2, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

NOVEMBER 6, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

DECEMBER 4, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

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