The Respect Life Committee prays and works to increase an awareness and respect for all human life from conception to natural death.

Community engagement, activism, and prayer are used to strengthen the culture of life among the community of Saint Bridget, the greater Richmond area and beyond.

Respect Life Events

January 16th - Holy Hour
There will be a Respect Life Holy Hour at Saint Bridget's Church on Tuesday evening, January 16, at 6:30 p.m. This day is on the cusp of the anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision. The Holy Hour is intended as a vigil for the March for Life and will include Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. Please make every effort to join the Church in prayer for the success of our pro-life efforts.

January 19th - March For Life
Join fellow Saint Bridget parishioners at the 2018 March for Life to show support for life from conception to natural death.
The theme of March this year so true - “Love Saves Lives.”

Bus transportation is provided by the Knights of Columbus.
To reserve a seat on the bus, contact Mike Kozak at ckoz654@aol.com.

Board the bus at the Columbian Center at 2324 Pump Road by 7:45 a.m. on the 19th. We will stop at the Richmond Diocesan Center for a blessing. The buses will return to the Columbian Center about 6:00 p.m. Dress appropriately for outdoor weather, and bring your lunch.

Please join our efforts to save the 1.2 million unborn children who lose their lives to abortion each year in the U.S.

MARCH FOR LIFE RALLY TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

For the 35th consecutive year, the Knights of Columbus will provide FREE bus transportation for people in the Richmond metropolitan area to attend the 45th annual March For Life Rally in Washington DC, on Friday, January 19, 2018. Seating on buses is limited and will be by RESERVATION only. A Registration fee may be required; however, the Registration fee will be returned when you take your seat on the bus. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Approved Temporary Guardian with written permission.

Charter buses are scheduled for the following locations:

SAINT BRIDGET CONTINGENT
Columbian Center, 2324 Pump Road, Henrico, bus arrives at 7:30 am for pick-up and departs by 8:00 am; contact Darius Yazdgerdi at 804-740-9633 or dmyaz@verizon.net. Bus Captain: Darius Yazdgerdi.

Marchers must check-in at the pick-up location at least 30 minutes prior to the specific departure time and must bring a lunch, soft drinks, cell phone, hat, gloves and suitable clothing for weather condition. Bus will normally return by 6:30 pm.

OTHER BUSSES

St Augustine Church, 4400 Beulah Road, Chesterfield, bus arrives at 7:30 am for pick-up and departs by 7:45 am, and then proceeds to the Altria Theater, 6 N. Laurel Street, Richmond (near the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart) for an 8:05 am pick-up and departs by 8:15 am; contact Doug MacPherson @ 804-275-7187 or thebarnyardpoet@verizon.net. Bus Captain: Doug MacPherson.

St. Gabriel Church, 8901 Winterpock Road, Chesterfield, bus arrives at 8:00 am for pick-up and departs by 8:30 am; contact Ken Diem @ 828 403 2495 or kdiem@bellsouth.net. Bus Captain: Ken Diem.

St Joseph Church, 828 Buford Road, Richmond, bus arrives at 8:00 am for pick-up and departs by 8:30 am; contact St. Joseph Church Secretary @ 804-320-4932 or prolife@stjosephrichmond.org. Bus Captain: Fr. Robert Novokowsky, F.S.S.P.

St John Neumann Church, 2480 Batterson Road, Powhatan, bus arrives at 7:30 am for pick-up and departs by 7:45 am, then proceeds to St Edward Church, 2700 Dolfield Drive, Richmond, for an 8:15 am pick-up and departs by 8:30 am; contact Tony Hackenberg @ 804-339-0267 or tjhack@hotmail.com. Bus Captain: Tony Hackenberg.

Church of the Redeemer, 8275 Meadowbridge Road, Mechanicsville, bus arrives at 7:30 am for pick-up and departs by 7:45 am; contact Ed Gillikin, Sr at 804-737-7628 or EdGilli@msn.com. Bus Captain: Steve Gerloff.

Columbian Center and Church of the Redeemer buses will stop at the Diocese of Richmond Pastoral Center, 7800 Carousel Lane, Henrico, (just off of Parham and Shrader Roads) at 8:00 am for additional pick-up and a brief prayer service. Church of the Redeemer Bus will also stop at St. Mary of the Annunciation Church in Ladysmith; contact Pat Brim at 410-336-91003or pbrim01@gmail.com; bus arrives at 9:35 am for pick-up and departs by 9:45 am.

Respect Life Announcements

Pro-Life Family Healthcare

Dignitas Health is specifically dedicated to providing healthcare that upholds the sanctity of life, the dignity of women, and the sacredness of human sexuality. NaProTechnology is used to treat infertility and women's health. Contact Dignitas Health at info@choosedignitas.com, or call 804.442.7794 for more information.

Pro Life Documents

	Title
	Saint Bridget Respect Life Committee: Mission Statement	Download
	Healing Within Marriage After Abortion	Download

Pro Life Links and Organizations

Virginia Society for Human Life ...
Our role is to educate and inform Virginians on life issues and to lead the way in actions to promote the sanctity of life through legislative change.
Silent No More ...
Silent No More Awareness is a Campaign whereby Christians make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women and men. The campaign seeks to expose and heal the secrecy and silence surrounding the emotional and physical pain of abortion.
Sidewalk Advocates for Life ...
Our mission is to train, equip, and support local communities across the United States and the world in “sidewalk advocacy”: to be the hands and feet of Christ, offering loving, life-affirming alternatives to all present at the abortion center, thereby eliminating demand and ending abortion.
Commonwealth Catholic Charities ...
For over 90 years, Commonwealth Catholic Charities has worked to ease human suffering and restore, hope, dignity, and opportunity for Virginians. We provide help to families seeking food and shelter. We offer compassion to seniors and those with disabilities who are isolated and alone. We provide children and teens with loving foster homes. We provide assistance to refugee families fleeing persecution. The mission of Commonwealth Catholic Charities is to provide quality, compassionate human services to all people, especially the most vulnerable, regardless of faith. The vision of Commonwealth Catholic Charities is to empower individuals, strengthen families, and build communities through faith and service.
Virginia Catholic Conference ...
The Virginia Catholic Conference is the public policy advocacy organization representing Virginia's two Catholic Bishops, Francis DiLorenzo, Diocese of Richmond, and Paul Loverde, Diocese of Arlington, and their dioceses in matters before the Virginia General Assembly, the U.S. Congress, and the state and federal administrations and their agencies
The Center for Marriage, Family, and Life ...
Provides access to important resources to all individuals within the Diocesan footprint who seek the physical, spiritual and emotional support to manage through various life transitions and stages. A particular emphasis is placed on providing tools to strengthen and enrich Catholic and interfaith marriages, various family life situations, and to call particular attention to a range of issues pertaining to the dignity of human life.
Dignitas - Pro Life Healthcare
East End Pregnancy Resource Center ...
Enabling Every Woman To Choose Life for the Child in her Womb…. We do this by encouraging our clients to love themselves and their children, educating our clients to live productive lives, and empowering our clients to choose life with the confidence that their lives and their children’s lives have intrinsic value.
Pregnancy Resource Ctr. of Metro Richmond ...
Provides critical information and support for women who are pregnant and considering what options are available.
Rachels Vineyard: Help After Abortion ...
To help women and men who are suffering from the devastating impact of a pregnancy loss, including the loss of a child by abortion. It can form a hole in one's heart, a hole so deep that sometimes it seems nothing can fill the emptiness.
USCCB: Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities ...
The United States College of Catholic Bishops Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities: A Campaign in Support of Life to put forth "a precise and vigorous reaffirmation of the value of human life and its inviolability, and at the same time a pressing appeal addressed to each and every person, in the name of God: respect, protect, love and serve life, every human life" (The Gospel of Life, no. 5).

The Respect Life Committee prays and works to increase an awareness and respect for all human life from conception to natural death. Community engagement, activism, and prayer are used to strengthen the culture of life among the community of Saint Bridget, the greater Richmond area and beyond.

Respect Life Events

Respect Life Announcements

Pro-Life Family Healthcare

The Respect Life Committee prays and works to increase an awareness and respect for all human life from conception to natural death.

Community engagement, activism, and prayer are used to strengthen the culture of life among the community of Saint Bridget, the greater Richmond area and beyond.