Parish Coordinator Materials
The Parish Respect Life Committee, led by the Parish Respect Life Coordinator (Coordinator), is a vital part of Respect Life Apostolate’s success in serving the community. Not only do committees and coordinators provide resources to their parish on life issues, they also actively evangelize their fellow parishioners on life issues and support the pastor and priests in making life issues visible at the parish level.
Here are some resources available for Parish Committees and Coordinators to encourage a Culture of Life:
Getting Started
- Responsibilities of the Parish Respect Life Coordinator
- Role of the Parish Respect Life Committee
- Instituting a Committee
RLA Annual Events/Programs
- Annual Roe v. Wade Memorial Mass (January)
- Young Adult Holy Hour (January)
- Annual Healing Mass for Breast Cancer (June)
- Internship Program (June and July)
- Respect Life Convention (October - Respect Life Month)
- Annual Adoption Mass (November)
- Mass of Thanksgiving for RLA Volunteers (November)
- Respect Life 8th Grade Creative Writing Contest (December - February, Awards Assembly, April)
- Helpers of God's Precious Infants Mass and Rosary Procession (Monthly)
RLA Bulletin Inserts
- Sample Bulletin Announcements for Project Rachel and Project Joseph (2014)
- Sample Bulletin Announcements for Helpers of God's Precious Infants Mass and Rosary Procession (2018)
- Sample Bulletin Announcement for Friends for Life (2014)
- Sample Bulletin Announcement for LifeLine Coalition (2015)
- Sample Bulletin Announcement for Naming and Commendation Rite (2014)
- Sample Bulletin Announcement for Annual Memorial Mass (2018)
- Sample Bulletin Announcement for Annual Breast Cancer Healing Mass (2018)
- Sample Bulletin Announcement for Annual Adoption Mass (2017)
- Sample Bulletin Announcement for the Pro-Life Video Challenge (2018)
RLA Parish Coordinator Binder
Also available is a comprehensive document entitledArchdiocesan Respect Life Coordinator Handbook (last update Summer 2016). It contains relevant materials to assist respect life parish coordinators in their efforts. We invite coordinators and parish priests to contact the RLA at prolife@archstl.org or 314-792-7555 for a complimentary electronic or printed copy.
