40 Days for Life - Toledo

Over the weekend, I received the following email regarding the Toledo area 40 Days for Life campaign, taking place this fall from September 26 - November 4:

... Toledo is one of the 89 cities that will be participating in [the 40 Days for Life], and we need all the help we can get! Our website is www.40daysforlife.com/toledo but we just got that today and need to decide all the info that we want to have on it. In the meantime, may I have your help? Would you mention it in your blog AND would you pray and fast for its success and for the spiritual and physical welfare of all those involved? Those of us who are involved in organizing it in Toledo are few in number, weak in experience, but strong in faith and conviction and fervor! We're members of Helpers of God's Precious Infants and we pray outside the Center for Choice regularly--each Thurs. and Fri.

Please encourage people to contact me and sign up for hours to be present outside the abortion mill and pray. It's an opportunity that no one who has a heart for life should pass up! To be part of something like this is awesome--doing something locally and yet still being connected with the Body of Christ doing the same thing across the nation! It's powerful already and the 40 Days campaign hasn't even begun. Also, if you know of people who could donate for this cause, have them contact me as well. We'll be buying yard signs, bumper stickers, LOTS of flyers, etc. and all that takes funds. Finally, the most important need is prayer and fasting.

Fr. Adam Hertzfeld of our diocese also has a blog and mentioned 40 Days on 9/3: http://mediator.typepad.com/mediator/ He and other priests have committed to praying Masses for us during the 40 Days effort. To know that we'll be covered in the graces flowing from the Mass is such a comfort and blessing! ...

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Anyone interested in participating in some way with the 40 Days for Life here in the Toledo area should go to the "Get Involved" section of the 40 Days for Life - Toledo website. Also, be sure to tell others about the 40 Days for Life campaign:

The most powerful form of advertising in the world is word-of-mouth.

You can help our local 40 Days for Life campaign succeed by spreading the word to everyone you know!

Here are some simple ways you can help:

1. Sign-up for 40 Days for Life updates and prayer requests using the form on the top right of this page. Share the e-mail updates with others.

2. Encourage your friends, family members, co-workers, and fellow believers to visit this site where they can learn more about 40 Days for Life and discover how they can help make a lifesaving impact.

3. Ask your church to promote and get involved in 40 Days for Life. We'll be posting some of our local flyers and materials on this page shortly to help you with that.

4. Be excited about 40 Days for Life and ask God to give you opportunities to share that excitement with others!

Spread the word about 40 Days for Life, and you will be helping our local campaign build momentum!