Reminder: Toledo Area "40 Days for Life" Campaign Kicks Off Today

This is a reminder that the Toledo area 40 Days for Life campaign, taking place this fall from September 26 - November 4, officially kicks off today. Here's a portion of the email I received last night regarding Toledo's 40 Days for Life:

In just a few short hours 40 Days for Life will begin!

Don't forget to begin your prayers and fasting for the end to abortion tomorrow, Wed. 9/26! I will begin the Vigil after 7am Mass tomorrow morning. While it would be nice to begin earlier, I think that starting our Vigil with Our Lord is the best way--because He is the Way! Fr. Mike Dandurand will be celebrating Mass at St. Tom's--BG at 9pm for the intentions of 40DFL, and Fr. Oxley will be celebrating his Mass in Rome for the same intentions. What a great grace!

I have been stressing the importance of maintaining a prayerful presence outside the Center for Choice during these next 40 Days, and of course, that is still of utmost urgency. Still, tonight I want to emphasize the core of what this historic effort is all about--PRAYER!! I liken it to 1 Corinthians 13...you know the passage: 'If I have.....but do not have love...' If we have all the people out there but don't have prayer, the physical presence is nothing. So...: 'Work as if everything depended on you; pray as if everything depended on God.' PRAY AND FAST!!!

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Hope to see you on Thursday at the Prayer Vigil/Kickoff Rally at 6pm at the Rosary Cathedral! Keep the core team in your prayers, will you? We're about to launch this thing--I can't wait to see it explode across America! :) ...

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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!

Upcoming events during the Toledo area 40 Days for Life include:

Sep 26, 2007 to Nov 4, 2007
40 Days of Masses
The following priests will celebrate a Mass each day (privately) for the intentions of 40 Days for Life: Sunday: Fr. Tad Oxley (Rome) Mondays: Fr. Monte Hoyles (St. Joseph Maumee) Tuesdays: Fr. Tad Oxley (Rome) Wednesdays: Fr. Adam Hertzfeld (Steubenville) Thursdays: Fr. Tad Oxley (Rome) Fridays: Fr. Joseph Szybka (St. Joseph Tiffin) Saturdays: Fr. Jacob Gordon (St. Patrick Heatherdowns)

Sep 26, 2007
9:00 PM Mass--40 Days for Life intention
Fr. Michael Dandurand, celebrant St. Thomas More University Parish 425 Thurstin Ave. Bowling Green, OH

Sep 27, 2007
6:00 PM Prayer Vigil For Life Mass with Bishop Blair
Rosary Cathedral 2561 Collingwood Blvd, Toledo, OH. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament and rosary pilgrimage to Center for Choice will follow, concluding with Benediction.

Oct 1, 2007
7:00 PM Mass--40 Days for Life intention
Fr. Michael Dandurand, celebrant St. Thomas More University Parish 425 Thurstin Ave. Bowling Green, OH

Oct 7, 2007
11:00 AM Rosary Rally at Cathedral
Commemorating the Patronal Feast of the Mother Church and Catholic Diocese of Toledo Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral 2535 Collingwood Boulevard, Toledo Sunday Mass at 11:00 a.m. Celebrant: Bishop Leonard P. Blair Outdoor Rosary Rally Procession following Mass on the Cathedral Campus praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary Refreshments following in Monsignor Bernard E. Smith Auditorium All are welcome! Telephone: 419-244-9575 (Cathedral Office)

Oct 7, 2007
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Life Chain
Monroe St. at Harvest Lane; signs at Christ the King Church, Harvest Lane from 2:30 p.m.; contact Ginny Chaudhary 419-885-3437

Oct 9, 2007
5:15 PM Mass--40 Days for Life intention
Fr. Michael Dandurand, celebrant St. Thomas More University Parish 425 Thurstin Ave. Bowling Green, OH

Oct 11, 2007
7:00 PM Respect Life Mass--40 Days for Life Intention
Fr. Nelson Beaver, celebrant Resurrection Parish 2600 Lexington Avenue Lexington, OH 44904

Oct 13, 2007
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Fatima Rosary Rally
Meet at the Maumee-Perrysburg bridge. (Parking available at St. Joseph Maumee.) Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries will be prayed. If you have any questions, call Frank (419) 877-5310

Oct 17, 2007
9:00 PM Mass--40 Days for Life intention
Fr. Michael Dandurand, celebrant St. Thomas More University Parish 425 Thurstin Ave. Bowling Green, OH

Oct 25, 2007
5:15 PM Mass--40 Days for Life intention
Fr. Michael Dandurand, celebrant St. Thomas More University Parish 425 Thurstin Ave. Bowling Green, OH

Nov 2, 2007
12:30 PM Mass--40 Days for Life intention
Fr. Michael Dandurand, celebrant St. Thomas More University Parish 425 Thurstin Ave. Bowling Green, OH

Nov 4, 2007
3:00 PM Celebration Rally
Be at the Rosary Cathedral gym (2561 Collingwood Blvd, Toledo, OH) by 3pm to end our 40 Days with prayer--and then we'll "break the fast"! We'll offer opportunities on how we can continue supporting our pro-life efforts. What might seem like the end is only the beginning!

Previous Pro Ecclesia posts on this subject:
40 Days for Life - Toledo