Day 27: Help Your Local Pregnancy Centers!

As we look ahead to our concluding dinner on November 6, I invite you to take a moment to review the attached Local CPC Wish List, and prayerfully consider whether you would like to bring any of these needed resources for our local crisis pregnancy centers with you to our November 6 celebration. I have also printed the list below for your convenience. Thank you for your support!

Fall 2011 Local CPC Wish List

MaRiH Center – www.marih.org

• Baby clothes in new condition, 0-3 and 3-6 months (especially onesies)
• Baby towels, washcloths & receiving blankets
• Bibs
• Diaper bags
• Baby wash
• Newborn pacifiers, rattles & toys for under 2 years old
• No equipment, please!

Paul Stefan Home – www.paulstefanhome.org
Clinical Director: Martha Spigener – 703-462-9600

• Regular Laundry Soap
• Paper Towels
• Toilet Paper
• Swiffer Sweeper Refills
• Liquid Dish Detergent
• Bottle Brushes
• Diapers, size 2, 3, 4, and 5
• Bankers Boxes (to store donated baby clothes)

Instructions: Bring your donations to the 40 Days for Life Concluding Potluck Dinner and Social on Sunday, November 6 from 3‐5pm at Queen of Apostles Church. For more information contact Sara Dina at jandsdina@cox.net, or visit our website, www.40daysforlife.com/alexandria.

Campaign Update

Photo: Lenieva from Christ Church
of Arlington at the vigil site

So many stories have come in about people at our Alexandria vigil discovering truth, hope, and love through our faithful prayer volunteers that I must admit they are beginning to seem a bit commonplace.

When we reflect on the ease with which Christ works in the hearts of his children through the very imperfect ministry of his disciples, we must give all praise and glory to God, who has won the great victory.

Bonaventure writes, "Take thought now, redeemed man, and consider how great and worthy is he who hangs on the cross for you. His death brings the dead to life" (Opusculum 3, Lignum vitae, 29-30. 47: Opera omnia 8, 79). Saved through Christian hope (cf. Romans 8:24), we confidently expect God to continue bringing the dead to life in our time.

Indeed, as we keep striving, however imperfectly, to work for the Lord, we must put all results in His hands, both perceived failures as well as successes.

We can say with St. Paul, "I firmly trust and anticipate that I shall never be put to shame for my hopes; I have full confidence that now as always Christ will be exalted through me, whether I live or die" (Philippians 1:20).

Let's keep working for the Lord, for life!