PRAYER VIGILS

Please visit our
Prayer Vigils page
for more information.

Bellevue/Redmond

First Sundays
Intersection of NE 24th Street and 148th Ave. NE
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Bremerton

Wednesday
Planned Parenthood
623 Riddell Road
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Everett

Second Tuesdays
Holy Family Kirkland
8:40 a.m. Mass
Planned Parenthood
1509 32nd St.
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday
Planned Parenthood
1509 32nd St.
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Thursday
Planned Parenthood
32nd and Hoyt
10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday
Planned Parenthood
1509 32nd St.
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Federal Way

First Saturdays
St. Vincent de Paul
9:00 a.m. Mass
Planned Parenthood
1105 S 348th St.
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Olympia

Monday
Planned Parenthood
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Friday
St. Michael
9:00 a.m. Mass
Planned Parenthood
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Renton

Monday
Cedar River Clinic
263 Rainier Ave S.
when possible

Tuesday - Saturday
Cedar River Clinic
263 Rainier Ave S.
7:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Seattle

Tuesday
Northwest Medical Building
Broadway and Madison
10:00 a.m.

Friday
Planned Parenthood
9641 28th Ave SW
7:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

North American Martyrs
11:45 a.m. Rosary for Life
12:10 p.m. Mass
All Women's Health Clinic
9730 4th Ave NE
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Second Saturdays
Knights of Columbus Hall
8:00 a.m. Mass
Planned Parenthood
2001 E. Madison Street

Tacoma

Tuesday
Planned Parenthood
813 MLK Jr. Way
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Cedar River Abortion Mill
1401 MLK Jr. Way
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Thursday
Planned Parenthood
813 MLK Jr. Way
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

First Saturdays
Planned Parenthood
813 MLK Jr. Way
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Vancouver

Tuesday
Family Education Center
5500 NE 109th Ct. Ste C (next to Planned Parenthood)
7:00 a.m.

Helpers of God's Precious Infants

Please visit Helper's of God's Precious Infants for information regarding their upcoming vigils.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Protectress of the Unborn

Our Lady of Guadalupe, protectress of the unborn, pray for us!

St. Joseph, pray for us!

Advent Wreath

We pray that you are having a blessed Advent!

Western Washington Pro-Life Update

December 16, 2010

"The only differences between the Herod of old and the Herods of today are in the weapons used and the number of victims. Herod used swords and spears to kill the Holy Innocents. Today's Herods use abortion, "The Pill" and other chemical weapons. And whereas Herod killed a relatively small number of babies, today's Herods have butchered literally hundreds of millions ... with no end in sight!"
~ Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro-Carámbula, HLI Interim President,  Spirit & Life Newsletter, December 8, 2010 ~

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

Pro-Life Washington Billboards

Prolife Washington is continuing to help bring about a culture of life. They recently placed a billboard next to the Planned Parenthood facility on Trent Avenue in the Spokane Valley.

Pro-life billboard outside Planned Parenthood on Trent Avenue in Spokane

Please take a moment to send a letter or call and thank them for this extremely well-placed billboard.

Another billboard along Trent Avenue in Spokane

May God bless Prolife Washington for these and their other billboards that help spread the message that life is sacred!

If you would like to help Prolife Washington work towards a prolife America, tax-deductible donations can be sent to:

PROLIFE WASHINGTON
"The Billboard People"
P.O. BOX 1090
Bothell, WA. 98041

Please remember to keep them and their efforts in your prayers.


Washington state priest brings natural family planning to Peru's highlands

By Benjamin Mann

Puno, Peru, Dec 8, 2010 / 04:28 am (CNA).- Fr. Philip Bloom's medical missionary work aims for more than just healthy bodies. He's helping Peruvians cultivate a healthy respect for marriage, fertility, and new life, through natural family planning.

The Mary Bloom Center, in the highlands city of Puno, near Peru's Lake Titicaca, is named after Fr. Bloom's mother. He began the center's work during his years as a Maryknoll priest associate in Peru, in conjunction with the Canadian lay missionaries Denis and Liane Bruneau.

They wanted their work to pass on what Mary Bloom taught her son about valuing “marriage, family, children, and faith in God.” The center began in 1994, while Mrs. Bloom was still alive. Read more...

 EVENTS

1st Annual Empty Manger Caroling in Tacoma

Please join 40 Days for Life Tacoma for their 1st Annual Empty Manger Caroling.

Thursday, December 16 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

And Saturday, December 18 from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

We will meet at the Tacoma Planned Parenthood to gather around an empty manger, which symbolizes both the hope that new life can bring as well as the emptiness left behind when an unborn child is killed by abortion. As we sing Christmas carols, pray, and raise up the name of the LORD, we can shine a light on the hope that is needed during times of great doubt and despair. What a beautiful way to welcome our Savior’s birth.

***If you have some favorite songs, bring the lyrics or e-mail a request for them to be added to the song book - john@tacoma40days.com

For directions CLICK HERE

For more information contact:

Thursday – Anne: director@tacoma40days.com

Saturday – John: john@tacoma40days.com or Julie: julie@tacoma40days.com


March for Life

You are cordially invited to attend 10:00 a.m. Mass celebrated by Archbishop J. Peter Sartain at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Olympia on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Bishop Tyson will celebrate a pro-life youth Mass at 9:30 a.m. in the gymnasium.  After Mass, everyone will proceed by foot or carpool to the state capitol for the 33rd Annual March for Life (limited transportation will be provided to and from the Capitol). All are welcome to return to St. Michael's after the March for a complimentary lunch, which will be served by the Knights of Columbus. Please invite family and friends to join you in letting our state representatives know that all life is sacred from conception until natural death.

All Priests in the Diocese are Invited to Concelebrate Mass - Please Bring a Violet Stole.

For bus information, please visit http://www.gospeloflifeinstitute.org/spotlight.htm

If your parish or organization would like us to include their bus information on our website, please email us.


Walk for Life West Coast

The 7th annual Walk for Life will take place on January 22, 2011.  Please visit Walk for Life West Coast for additional information.


Show the Truth Cross State Tour

We have numerous one day tours which we schedule to assist local pro-lifers with their outreach.
Please call Ed Sauley at 360-480-9329 for more information, or check the SHOW THE TRUTH web page.

SUPPORT

Rachel's Vineyard
If you wish to attend a Rachel's Vineyard retreat at one of the locations below, please call or e-mail the contact person listed or call toll-free 877 HOPE 4 ME.

Washington

Ellensburg
Sponsor: Diocese of Yakima
Next retreat: TBA
Contact: Nancy Murray 509 554 9415

Longbranch
English retreat: February 18-20, 2011
                              April 1-3, 2011
Contact: Valerie Jacobs 800 822 HOPE
Spanish retreat:  TBA
Contact: Olivia 206-450-7814

Monroe
Next retreat:  March 24-26, 2011
                         October 6-8, 2011
Contact: Barbara Olson 425 346 9381

Spokane
Next retreat: TBA
Contact: Julie Olsen

Stanwood
Next retreat: May 13-15, 2011
Contact: Valerie Jacobs 800 822 HOPE

Oregon

Bend
Next retreat: May 13-15, 2011
Contact: Lori Eckstine 800 249 8074 or 541 521 5186

Eugene
Next retreat: TBA
Contact: Lori Eckstine 800 249 8074 or 541 521 5186

Medford
Next retreat: February 25-27, 2011
Contact: Lori Eckstine 800 249 8074 or 541 521 5186

Portland
Next retreat: June 24-26, 2011
Contact: Lori Eckstine 800 249 8074 or 541 521 5186

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