This ministry assists the Pastor and the Pastoral Council in disseminating information to Parishioners in regards to all Life matters. The ministry’s main focus points are these: 

• To recruit volunteers to hand out the NCCB’s Respect Life Month literature after each Mass on a designated Sunday in October. 
• To assist the Pastor and the Pastoral Council in disseminating petitions, letters, etc., as requested by the Archbishop. 
• To assist the Pastor, the Pastoral Council, parents’ clubs and St. Ann School with the acquisition of pro-life literature, audiovisual aids, and guest speakers and to facilitate any respect life activities. 

Our spiritual work of mercy:

Please join in our prayer for those close to death during the month of June. 

Prayer For Those with Profound Disabilities

Lord Jesus Christ, 

You know the pain of brokenness, You took our weaknesses upon Your shoulders and bore it to the wood of the cross. Hear our prayers for our brothers and sisters whose bodies fail them and whose minds are crippled by the ravages of disease.  Implant a love for them deep within our hearts, that we, disfigured and disabled by our sin, may treasure and nurture the gifts of their lives.  May we find You in their weakness and console You in our care for them. For You are Lord, forever and ever. Amen

Prayer For Those Close to Death

Lord Jesus Christ,

As You stood by the bed of good Saint Joseph and gently led him home to heaven, so shepherd every soul about to die to a paradise of perfect peace. Let the tears we shed upon their passing stand witness to our love for them and the depth of our thanksgiving for the gift of their lives and the grace of a good death.  For You are Lord, forever and ever. Amen.

Our corporal work of mercy:

This month we will be assisting Angels’ Place, a local ministry which provides ongoing respite care and support services to a child with a life-threatening disease and their family in a loving, caring manner. During the summer months, they collect school supplies for the Angels’ Place children and their siblings. If you would like to assist in this project, the following items are needed: flash drives, multi-subject spiral notebooks, scissors, sturdy rulers, washable markers, crayons, index cards, pencils, erasers, glue sticks, colored construction paper, and plastic pencil cases. To coordinate a collection, please contact the Respect Life Office for details at respectlife@arch-no.org.

The monthly Respect Life Gathering with a focus on End of Life Issues will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 6:30 PM at St. Charles Borromeo, 13396 River RD, Destrehan. Deacon Jeff Tully will be our speaker. Come join us, pray together, and learn more about the issue.