RESPECT LIFE BULLETIN BOARD
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October is Respect Life Month
Visit the U.S. Bishop’s Website for Resources
Respect Life Month Parish Bulletin Inserts – USCCB Publications:
– Respect Life Month Statement – English
– Respect Life Month Statement – Spanish
– “Priorities at the Polls” – English 2-sided
– “Priorities at the Polls” – English single page text
– “Priorities at the Polls” – Spanish 2-sided
– “Priorities at the Polls” – Spanish single page text
Click here to watch the video of Emily Geiger discussing the Six Tips for Talking to ‘Pro-Choice’ Individuals. This fantastic talk is full of practical wisdom! The talk took place at St. James Parish, La Crosse on April 27, 2024.
We celebrate Life, Mothers,and the Mercy of God!
Pregnancy Resource Centers: Pro-Woman, Pro-Life.
Women are treated with the utmost respect, sensitivity and kindness at pregnancy resource centers. These facilities provide pregnancy tests, personal mentoring and assistance with the practical needs of women facing the challenges of pregnancy and childcare (baby clothes, diapers, etc.). They offer support for maternity care and referrals to community aid organizations, as well as information on adoption.
Project Rachel Post-Abortion Healing Ministry in the Diocese of La Crosse
Do you know someone who is carrying the grief and sorrow of past abortions? Project Rachel Ministry offers a compassionate heart and confidential help. Call 608-860-6698 or email projectrachel@diolc.org.
Post-Abortion Healing Retreats – Rachel’s Vineyard – Encounter God’s Mercy
For anyone who has struggled with the aftermath of abortion. Each weekend is run by a team of trained volunteers (counselor, priest, and lay people). Offered in the Diocese of Madison on Nov. 10-12, 2023, March 15-17, 2024, and Nov. 8-10 2024.
Below is a list of pregnancy resource centers within the boundaries of the Diocese of La Crosse. The list includes a few facilities that offer emergency or transitional housing.
Pregnancy Resource Centers in the Diocese of La Crosse
DURAND
Options for Women
819 E Prospect Street
Durand, WI 54736
Phone: 715.864.4363
Email: info@optionsforwomenrf.com
Website: optionsforwomenrf.com
Information/Bulletin Sheet
EAU CLAIRE
Apple Pregnancy Care Center
2600 Stein Blvd
Eau Claire, WI 54701-6200
Phone: 715.834.5254
24 Hr Hotline: 715.834.7734
Email: needs@applepcc.org
Website: applepcc.org
Catholic Charities
318 Fulton St.
Eau Claire, WI 54703
Phone: 715.832.6644
Email: info@cclse.org
Website: cclse.org
Information/Bulletin Sheet
LA CROSSE
Agape Women’s Center
744 Moore St.
La Crosse, WI 54603
Phone: 608.784.4966
lacrossepregnancy.com
Information/Bulletin Sheet
Birthright
115 5th Avenue S. #406
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: 608.782.0373
Email: contact@birthright.org
Website: birthright.org/lacrosse
Information/Bulletin Sheet
Catholic Charities
3710 East Ave S.
La Crosse, WI 54602-0266
Phone: 608.782.0710
Toll Free: 1.800.227.3002
cclse.org
Information/Bulletin Sheet
New Life Resource Center
1602 Park Ave.
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: 608.785.2377
Website: newlifelacrosse.org
Information/Bulletin Sheet
MARSHFIELD
Hannah Center (Home for Women)
212 E. 3rd St.
Marshfield, WI 54449
Phone: 715.387-6300
Email: info@hannahcenter.com
Website: hannahcenter.com
Information/Bulletin Sheet
MENOMONIE
Options for Women
544 Broadway St. Suite#404
Menomonie, WI 54751
Phone: 715.222.0777
Email: appointment.optionsmenomonie@gmail.com
Website: optionsmenomonie.com
Information/Bulletin Sheet
MILLADORE
Destiny Point (Women’s Restoration House)
10095 County Rd F
Milladore, WI 54454
Phone: 715.652.2027
Email: destinypoint.inc@gmail.com
Website: destinypoint.net
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
Pregnancy Helpline of Boscobel
1201 S. Beaumont Rd.
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Phone: 608.326.1717
RIVER FALLS
(Diocese of Superior)
OPTIONS FOR WOMEN
214 N. Main Street
River Falls, WI 54022
Phone: 715.425.8539
Email: info@optionsforwomenrf.com
Website: optionsforwomenrf.com
Information/Bulletin Sheet
STEVENS POINT
First Choice Pregnancy Resource Centers
101 N. Division St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: 715.345.0280
Text: 715.575.1194
Website: firstchoiceprc.org
Information/Bulletin Sheet
WAUSAU
Hope Life Center
605 24th Ave. S. Ste 20
Wausau, WI 54401
Phone: 715.843.4673
Text: 715.843.4673
Email: info@hopewi.org
Website: hopewi.org
Information/Bulletin Sheet
Catholic Charities
540 S. 3rd Ave.
Wausau, WI 54401
Phone: 715.849.3311
Toll Free: 800.227.3002
Email: info@cclse.org
Website: cclse.org
Information/Bulletin Sheet
WISCONSIN RAPIDS
First Choice Pregnancy Resource Centers
4011 8th St. S
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Phone: 715.345.0280
Text: 715.575.1194
Website: firstchoiceprc.org
Information/Bulletin Sheet
Watch the 2024 March for Life Rally Video:
The Rally was truly a celebration of life, marking the 51st anniversary of the March and almost two years since the historic overturn of Roe v. Wade. This year’s theme, “Pro-Life: With Every Woman, For Every Child,” echoed throughout every speech, emphasizing our collective commitment to supporting and empowering every expectant mother, to save the life of her baby.
Want to stay engaged all year round? Here’s how:
- Advocate for Life – Keep the Conversation Going: The fight for life doesn’t end with the March. Advocate for life-affirming legislation and the protection of pregnancy resource centers nationwide by clicking here!
- March in Your State: Our State March Program is coming to 14 states throughout the nation in 2024. Visit www.marchforlife.org/state-marches-near-you to see if we’ll be at your state capital this year!
- Stay Informed: Follow Us on Social Media: Connect with us on social media for regular updates, inspiring stories, and ways you can continue to be a part of the pro-life movement. Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and X to keep up with us all year round!
- Pregnancy Help Donation Drive – Make a Difference Today: Our Pregnancy Help Donation Drive allows you to contribute directly to local pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes in your home state. Visit www.marchforlife.org/pregnancyhelp to make a meaningful impact by donating essential items.
March for Life Pro-Life Speakers
Terry Beatley, Founder and President of Hosea Initiative, which spreads the message of the late Dr. Bernard Nathanson, the “Abortion King” who paved the way for Roe v. Wade, but later converted and spent the rest of his life pleading with America to “stop the killing!” Terry interviewed Dr. Nathanson as he lay dying of cancer and promised to carry his message across the nation.
To learn more about Terry and Hosea Initiative, visit, www.hosea4you.org
Valentyna Pavsyukova, founder of Chalice of Mercy, a pro-life mission to Ukraine, spoke on Jan. 21 from Washington, D.C., on the evening of the March for Life. She shared the powerful prolife conversions she has seen in her missionary work with doctors and soldiers from war-torn Ukraine, whom she has taken on pilgrimage and introduced to the Mercy of God.
To learn more about Valentyna and Chalice of Mercy, visit www.diolc.org/chalice-of-mercy.
9 Months In The Womb: A Remarkable Look At Fetal Development Through Ultrasound By PregnancyChat.com
9 Months In The Womb: A Remarkable Look At Fetal Development Through Ultrasound By PregnancyChat.Com – Get Pregnancy Updates Here: http://www.pregnancychat.com
From conception to birth, take a unique look at fetal transformation during nine months in the womb. Created by Ultrasound Dimensions and PregnancyChat.com
Students for Life Shows
Wonderful insights and commentary from young adult pro-life leaders.
Unapologetic
with Autumn Higashi
Join Autumn Higashi EVERY OTHER MONDAY to learn how to fearlessly & unapologetically defend your pro-life position with truth and love.
Speak Out
with Host Christine Yeargin
Join Christine Yeargin EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY to dive into pro-life-related topics with the biggest names who are bold enough to stand for Life.
Man Up
with Kangmin Lee
Join Kangmin Lee EVERY OTHER FRIDAY for pro-life commentary from a male perspective. Man Up is concerned with “waking up” the next generation of men and exposing the hypocrisy and insanity of the pro-abortion side.
A True Story of Pain, Transformation, & Hope
“My Patients Haven’t Been Born Yet” with Pro-Life Doctor William Lile
Roe V. Wade the Movie – The Real Story You’ve Never been Told
See Roe v. Wade, the highly anticipated movie that tells the true story behind the infamous 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion through all 9 months of pregnancy.
Visit the website (www.roevwademovie.com) for the trailer and more details. The film is available for streaming on Itunes, Redbox, Google Play, and several other sites.
Parish or organization bulk DVD Purchase:
10 copies for $149.99 ($15 each)
30 copies for $300 ($10 each)
To order a single DVD from the Office for Ministries and Social Concerns for $10, plus $5 shipping:
Email your request with your name, address and phone number to ministries@diolc.org or call 608-791-0161. If ordering more than 1 copy, the shipping fee will be adjusted to reflect the actual cost.
Download an editable parental permission slip for viewing
by a minor, including a letter from Abby Johnson to parents.
To Learn about the Hosea Initiative, to Book a Conference, Or to order Resources, Visit the Website – www.hosea4you.org
In What If We’ve Been Wrong, you will discover the compelling true conversion story of a prominent New York, atheist OB-GYN who in the 1960’s co-founded NARAL and paved the way for legalized abortion on demand. Dr. Bernard Nathanson was known as the “Abortion King.” But then came ultrasound technology, and Dr. Nathanson was thunderstruck by the moving, smiling, thumb-sucking image he saw. What followed was a gradual conversion, until he became passionately pro-life, and ultimately Catholic.
In What if We’ve Been Wrong, Terry Beatley, founder of Hosea Initiative, tells of the promise she made to Dr. Nathanson in an extraordinary interview he granted her as he lay terminally ill with cancer. Terry promised to fulfill his request that she teach Americans the truth about the deceitful strategy he had used to legitimize abortion, and that she deliver his parting message to “Love one another. Abortion is not love. Stop the killing.”
FACT-CHECK Booklet
Designed as a handy resource, this 4” x 6″ booklet is small enough for purse or pocket and inexpensive enough to scatter as seeds of Truth to family, friends, and acquaintances – whatever side they are on. It narrates briefly the story of Dr. Bernard Nathanson and is packed with key information and quotes. FACT-CHECK will prepare you to tell others about the 8-point strategy Dr. Nathanson employed to deceive our country about abortion as “choice” and “healthcare.” Learn about the cleverly deceitful “Catholic Strategy” he used to advance the abortion revolution prior to his later conversion.
This booklet is available in bulk for parishes, schools and other organizations. Visit the Hosea website to order FACT-CHECK and any of their other resources.
“Seeing Human Dignity Through the Theology of the Body”
Keynote Speaker – John M. Travaline, MD
– Specialist in medical ethics and end-of-life care
– Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery
– Editor of Catholic Medical Association’s Journal
– Co-author of “The Theology of the Body and Modern Medicine”
– Co-editor of Catholic Witness in Health Care: Practicing Medicine in Truth and Love.
– Deacon for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in 1973.
Watch this excellent video of Ben Nguyen to learn the 
untold “back story” of how this horrific Supreme Court decision came to be, as well as the grounds for overturning it.
Ben’s presentation was given on Oct. 23, 2018 at Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall in La Crosse. Ben is both a civil and canon lawyer and serves as Chancellor, Canonical Counsel and Theological Advisor to the Bishop for the Diocese of Corpus Christi. He is a former Chancellor for the Diocese of La Crosse.
Sample Opinion Piece/Letter to Editor – Feel free to utilize elements
This is pertinent to communities with a Planned Parenthood Clinic – Wisconsin Rapids, Eau Claire, Sparta, Blair, La Crosse
Original version by Christopher Ruff appeared in the La Crosse Tribune on Sept. 1, 2019.
Planned Parenthood Clinics hide the Truth
“A Baby is a Baby! Born and unborn: Heartbeat 18 days after conception.”
Have you seen that billboard? These and countless others posted around the U.S. by the nonprofit Prolife Across America declare in simple words what we all know when we are not being misdirected by verbal trickery.
Examples of our common sense abound. Remember how the news media gushed over Meghan Markle’s “baby bump” when she was first expecting? Consider, too, today’s trend in baby photos – the first picture parents share is often an ultrasound image proudly posted on social media and on the refrigerator door. Advances in science strengthen our commonsense awareness, as seen in this report from the Aug. 21 issue of the Times of London: “An unborn baby was saved after a doctor managed to perform a blood transfusion through the umbilical cord at just 20 weeks, one of the earliest interventions ever performed.” Baby Teddy was born healthy, one of many triumphs in the rapidly progressing field of intrauterine medical treatment.
This simple reality – that there’s a baby in there – is what has to be dodged by every Planned Parenthood clinic, including the one in our community of…
– La Crosse….Wisconsin Rapids….Eau Claire….Sparta….Blair –
For every Planned Parenthood clinic in the U.S. there are 20 qualified community health centers that offer comprehensive services without abortion entanglements. Planned Parenthood has had the option to step away from abortion, but they have refused. It is their largest revenue source, and even Planned Parenthood clinics that don’t offer surgical abortions – like the one in our community – are expected to buy into the company philosophy and make abortion referrals. We should oppose the presence of Planned Parenthood in our midst, and stand strong against the pornographic “sex education” with which they try to infiltrate our schools.
Since the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973, the lives of more than 60 million children (who can fathom that number?) have been snuffed out in the U.S. alone in the name of “reproductive health care.” There will come a day when we will look back in disbelief and shame at the way we packaged the intentional killing of preborn babies with “health care.”
What about “a woman’s right to choose?” This verbal sleight-of-hand is designed to draw our attention away from what is being chosen. Consider that we regulate all kinds of choices for the protection of others. The law forbids us even to choose to litter, or to ignore a stop sign. Moreover, this is not about “a woman’s own body,” but rather the body of a distinct human being at an early stage of development. We know this not from faith, but from science. Yes, the child depends on the mother to survive, but that dependence on others for survival will continue long after birth.
Of course, it is also true that no woman should have to face childbearing alone, especially in circumstances that are difficult, often even agonizing. That is precisely the reason for the outreach of pregnancy care centers all across the country. Without a dime of taxpayer funding, they offer women compassionate care and material assistance before, during and after childbirth. They can help the mother place her child for adoption if she desires. Extensive listings of pregnancy care centers, city by city throughout the U.S., can be found with a simple Internet search (for example, http://www.lifecall.org/cpc.html).
If you have seen the box office hit Unplanned, you will know that even a former Planned Parenthood clinic director and employee of the year had her eyes opened. As she assisted for the first time with an ultrasound-guided abortion, she watched in horror what was happening on the screen. That day, Abby Johnson came face-to-face with a truth that would turn her beliefs about abortion upside-down, a truth that in happier circumstances we all celebrate:
“A baby is a baby, born and unborn.”
Catholic Life
Here are a few Catholic Life articles. To read the full article, click on the blue colored title.
Contact Information
Office for Ministries and Social Concerns
Phone: 608.791.0161
Fax: 608.791.2675
Christopher J. Ruff, S.T.L., Director
Jen Mickschl, Secretary