Respect Life

The Respect Life Ministry at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church is here to teach respect for
all human life from conception to natural death, and organize for its protection. 

Team Needed

We are in need of a team of individuals for our Respect Life Ministry Committee. Please prayerfully consider joining! Contact Karen Edmonds at karensedmonds@gmail.com or 713-858-0462.

Pregnancy Resources

The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops has put together a list of resources in response to reports that women have been unable to obtain treatment for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and other pregnancy-related complications. Hopefully, the resources at this link will remove some of the confusion surrounding this topic. Clarifications on treating pregnancy complications in Texas - Texas Catholic Conference (txcatholic.org)

Respect Life Activities   
Helpers of God’s Precious Infants September 17, 2022
8am                                       Mass @ St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Houston
9am                                       Prayer @ Texas Ambulatory Surgical Center
 
Helpers of God’s Precious Infants October 15, 2022
8:30am                                 Mass @ St. Christopher Catholic Church, Houston
9:30am                                 Prayer @ Gulf Coast Planned Parenthood

40 Days for Life

Come pray with fellow members of St. Cecilias at Planned Parenthood. We will be there on Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon. If you would like to participate in a carpool, please email karensedmonds@gmail.com. 

Archdiocesan Mass of Thanksgiving with Cardinal DiNardo 

Saturday, October 1, 5 p.m. Cardinal DiNardo will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving for the gift of human life and the recent SCOTUS decision at the Co-Cathedral.  A reception will be offered following Mass at the Cathedral Centre to honor all those who have worked so hard for the cause of life.

Annual White Mass to honor healthcare workers Saturday, October 15, 5 p.m.

The Archdiocese will honor all healthcare workers at its annual White Mass celebration at the Co-Cathedral on Saturday, October 15.  Bishop Italo will offer Mass.  

MOTSY (March of the Surviving Youth) Saturday, October 22, 8 a.m.-noon
The COOL will offer the annual MOTSY beginning at the Catholic Charismatic Center and ending with a Jericho March outside the Gulf Coast Planned Parenthood.  All youth are welcome. 

Proclaim Conference
This conference is open to all ministry leaders, Catholic school teachers, catechists, volunteers, core team members, and the Catholic faithful. The theme for the conference is “I Will Love,” based on the Scripture of 1 John 4:18-19: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear. We love because he first loved us.” We will be using as examples our patron saints, St. Teresa of Calcutta and Bl. Carlo Acutis, who both said “I Will Love” by the actions of their lives.

The conference includes keynote speakers, breakout sessions, networking opportunities, and time for communal prayer. The conference will begin on Friday with a plenary session with Cardinal DiNardo on the topic of “Mercy: The True Face of Love.” Saturday Keynotes speeches:

• English: Mike Patin, “the Engagin’ Cajun,” a National Speaker from Louisiana

• Spanish: Lia Salinas, Director of Hispanic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and Vice President of National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors of Hispanic Ministry   

• Vietnamese: Fr. Francis Toan Vu, SJ, Catholic Chaplain at the University of California-Irvine

A full list of speakers and breakout session topics is available online at www.archgh.org/proclaim. The cost for the conference is $40 for those who register by July 31 and $50 by Oct. 31. Participants can come for one or both days for the same price. 

Helpers of God’s Precious Infants November 19, 2022                        
8am                                       Mass @ Annunciation Catholic Church, downtown Houston
9am                                       Prayer @ Houston Women’s Clinic, downtown Houston
 
Helpers of God’s Precious Infants December 17, 2022
8am                                       Mass @ St. Patrick Catholic Church, Houston
9am                                       Prayer @ Texas Ambulatory Surgical Center, Houston

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Office of Pro-Life also supports many resources:

• Helpers of God's Precious Infants - Prayer for the unborn

• Los Ayudantes de los Preciosos Niños de Dios - Unase a Nosotros en Oracion

• Jerome's Hope - Support after prenatal diagnosis, miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant loss

• La Esperanza de Jerónimo - Apoyo despues de un diagnostico prenatal, el aborto espontaneo, nacimiento de un bebe muerto, o la mortalidad infantil

• Project Rachel - Support after Abortion

• Proyecto Raquel - Apoyo Despues del Aborto Voluntario

• Loving Choice Catholic Pregnancy Help Center is a new center in Spring. The center will initially offer medical-grade pregnancy testing, client advocacy services, referral for ultrasound, pregnancy and parenting classes, an earn-while-you-learn program, and more!  For more information about the center or to find out how you can get involved, visit their website at https://loving-choice.org/ or follow them on FB at https://www.facebook.com/LovingChoiceSpring/