Saturday, January 22, 2011

Respecting Life

  • Fr Wee and 324 other members of our diocese are on their way to the National Mark for Life in Washington DC Monday.
  • Today is the anniversary of Roe versus Wade
  • Next Saturday (1/29/11) will be Nebraska's Walk for Life
  • This weekend the Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring the One Rose/One Life event after all Masses.

The Keynote Speaker at the Nebraska
Walk for Life is Melissa Ohden

Melissa is the survivor of a failed saline infusion abortion in 1977. Despite the initial concerns regarding Melissa’s future after surviving the attempt to end her life and being born alive at approximately six months
gestation, she has not only survived but thrived. With a Master’s Degree in Social Work, she has worked 
in the fields of substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence/sexual assault counseling, and child welfare.

In Melissa’s own words, being an abortion attempt survivor encompasses so much more than just herself, or her fellow unborn brothers and sisters. Melissa has experienced firsthand the impact that her biological mother’s abortion has had on not only her biological parents, but also their parents, their siblings and their children. Her biological mother’s abortion attempt has not only impacted Melissa, herself, and her adoptive family, but also her husband and his family, her friends and acquaintances, and now her own child, Olivia. they live in Sioux City, Iowa.

The Respect Life Group chartered a bus to the Nebraska Walk for Life. The deadline to sign-up is Tuesday. Please contact Cathy Peterson at 504-1264 to come along.


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