RESPECT LIFE

DIOCESAN RESPECT LIFE MASS SCHEDULE

Respect Life Masses are held Fridays at various parishes throughout the diocese. All are welcome to attend to support the sanctity of LIFE:

Sept 25 | ST DOMINIC, Security | 8am

Oct 02 | HOLY APOSTLES | 8am

Oct 09 | OUR LADY OF THE WOODS, Woodland Park | 9am

To carpool or for more details, contact Lily Wright, Respect Life Contact at 719-597-4249

October is Respect Life Month: Take a look at some upcoming events

On Respect Life Sunday (Oct 4) and during October, the Church asks us to reflect more deeply on the dignity of every human life. As Catholics, we are called to cherish, defend, and protect those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning of life to its end, and at every point in between.

Pikes Peak Life Chain | Oct 4 from 1:30-3:00pm

Organized annually by Pikes Peak Citizens for Life. It is a peaceful prayerful public witness for LIFE. We line up along the sidewalk at Academy Blvd and Austin Bluffs. Please park at Rocky Mountain Calvary to pick up your pro-life sign. Invite your friends and family to join you. However long you stay, do come and join us!

Roses for Life | Oct 10 & 11

Red roses will be distributed after all weekend Masses. Please take a rose to support this fundraiser for Pikes Peak Citizens for Life. PPCFL mission is to educate, advocate, and activate our community to defend the dignity of every human life -- from conception to natural death.

Respect Life Novena

October is Respect Life Month. Join Catholics nationwide praying a special novena for the protection of human life from conception to natural death October 22-30. Get daily intentions, brief reflections, and more. Sign up at respectlife.org/celebrate

Pro-life Happenings and Help

  • 40 Days for Life

    Fall Kickoff

    Sunday, September 20th

    Save the date for our Fall Kickoff. It will be a time of fellowship, encouragement, and renewed commitment as we prepare our hearts for the next season of prayer and outreach. Planning, discussion for fall campaign.
    Date: Sunday, September 20th
    Time: 3:00–5:00 PM
    Location: Jon Venezia Park
    We are currently working to secure Dickies BBQ for the meal. If that does not come together, rest assured — we will still have something delicious prepared for everyone to enjoy.

    Address: John Venezia Park 3555 Briargate Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80920 Colorado Springs, CO 80920, UM

    Time: 3:00 PM

  • Post Abortion Healing: There is hope

    Project Rachel
    Visit the Project Rachel website if you are struggling with having had an abortion or call 719-203-8112. All calls are confidential. Project Rachel Website

  • Resources Guide

    Click here for resources: Pro-Life

  • Walking with Moms in Need

    “Walking with Moms in Need” is a process through which Catholic communities respond to local pregnant and parenting women who need spiritual or emotional support, as well as help accessing material resources.  

    A mom having difficulties and not receiving the support she needs from other people in her life can benefit from having the Walking With Moms In Need Ministry. Every mom will be paired with an Angel - an experienced Catholic mom.  Angels receive training and have access to resources in their parish and the Diocese. 

    Our focus is on walking with moms and mentoring them, not giving money or diapers. 

    If you would like to help a pregnant woman in need and become an Angel, please contact Susan Pavlica at spavlica@diocs.org.

    If you are a pregnant woman in need, please fill out this contact form and someone will contact you within two business days. When the coordinator calls you, the Caller ID may show the name of a church or may show “restricted.”  For more about Walking with Moms in Need click here: More Info

  • Catholic Miscarriage Support

    FAQs and Resources for Families

    How to Care for Your Child's Remains

    Support We Offer to Families:

    • Miscarriage Delivery Aids

    • Caskets to fit miscarried children through full term infant losses

    • Resources for reverent burial and cremation across the Diocese

    • Memorial Masses

    • A support group facilitated by a professional Catholic grief counselor

    To learn more about these resources, contact Latisha Cronin at lcronin@diocs.org and 720-649-0787 or Erin Dooley at edooley@diocs.org and 719-866-6478.

  • Catholic Infertility Support Group for Women

    A group of women available to support each other through the struggle of primary and secondary infertility, and provide Catholic resources and prayer for one another.

    Contact us for more information at: COS.infertility@gmail.com

  • End of Life Issues

    Click here to learn more about End of Life issues: End of Life Information

    If you are in need of help in making end of life decisions based on Catholic teachings please contact your priest or visit the National Catholic Bioethics Institute website for free help from a Catholic bioethicist here: NCBC