CHARLESTON STAND UP FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RALLY

Words can hardly describe how blessed we felt looking out from the top steps of our U.S. Customs House and seeing hundreds & hundreds of local citizens taking a STAND!  Many carry signs that expressed their hopes for the future, some expressed a desire to see improvement in how our government spends our taxes, but all came together in one accord when this chant started: “hey, hey what do you say, let’s go VOTE on election day!”  And that is why we had one more RALLY, so all 750 people who gathered could see they were not alone, we will see each other on election day!!

                                                           

We believe in her future. 

A Mother's Prayer

The Crowd starts gathering

Read our signs!!

I Vote My Faith

My Vote is Recorded in Eternity

Cheryle Frieberger

handling the PRESS!

National Anthem 

sung by 

Mr. Ollie Fountain

Boy Scouts lead by Bag Piper

Rev. Jeffrey Kirby

Vicar of Vocations for

Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, SC

 Rev. Charles A. Collins, Jr. M.Div.,S.B.R

Vicar St. Thomas Church

Moncks Corner, SC

Boy Scouts lead chant:

God is good, God is light

Let us pray, to protect our rights!

 

 Ms.  Mary McLellan

Abstinence Education

Advocate for Heritage Community Services

 Pastor Kevin Baird

Legacy Church

FIFI & DRUM

to honor our 

Active & Retired Veterans

FIFI & DRUM

Men & Women stand on the steps of the 

U.S. Customs House 

Men & Women

active & retired

cheer as their military song is played! 

Men & Women

active & retired

cheer as their military song is played! 

Joseph Kurt

Host of the Joseph Kurt Show

on News Radio 94.3FM WSC

Dr. Peter Bleyer

President of the Blessed Clemens

Medical Guild of SC

Catholic Young Adults

lead chant:

HEY HEY What do you say?

Let's go VOTE on Election Day!!

Rev. Mary Stoney

L.R.P. Ministries

Ms. Patricia Vitkovic

CHARLESTON RALLY CAPTAIN

Mr. Tim Higgins

Member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church

Faithful Citizenship

MC for our RALLY

Pastor Gordon Cashwell

Director of Without Walls Ministry

Shofar Horns 

before prayer

Shofar Horns 

Deborah Karafa: closing prayer

Bob Ketchum to lead singing 

God Bless America

Knoxville abortion center CLOSED!

The next 40 Days for Life campaign starts exactly one 
week from today -- and it's going to be a record-breaker!

From next Wednesday, September 26, through November 4, 
40-day campaigns of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil 
and community outreach will be held in ...

... 316 locations ...

... all across the United States (49 states and the 
District of Columbia) plus Canada, England, Spain, 
Australia and Uganda -- our first African campaign! 

More than 40 of these locations are launching their 
FIRST-EVER 40 Days for Life campaigns. 

This is already exciting, but there's NEWS to report 
... that shows what could happen over the course of 
these 40 days in YOUR community.

Another abortion center where 40 Days for Life vigils 
have been conducted has gone out of business and CLOSED!

In Knoxville, Tennessee, the local 40 Days for Life  
team confirmed that the owner of the abortion center  
just shut down this facility. 

This now makes TWENTY-FOUR abortion centers where 
40 Days for Life vigils have taken place that are 
now totally shut down. 

To God be the glory!

People prayed -- humbly and diligently -- in front of 
that abortion location for YEARS. This is proof once 
again that prayer works ... and that God listens! 

In Christ,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

Bishop Guglielmone Election Day Letter

THE DIOCESE OF CHARLESTON

September 12, 2012

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As Election Day, November 6, 2012, is quickly approaching, I urge all the faithful in our Diocese of Charleston and all people of good will to pray, prepare and pledge to cast your vote this November. 

Voting is not only a treasured privilege, it is also a sacred duty; we are called as God’s children to do all we

can to promote the common good and participating in government by voting is a very important responsibility.

During the month of September, voter registration drives will be held in many of our parishes and many education opportunities concerning the issues at hand will be offered.

When we vote, it is imperative that we do so with a well formed conscience and with sufficient knowledge of the implications of our vote. There are so many issues to consider, but we must prioritize those issues and vote for candidates who will honestly and courageously do what is best for our country, our state and local cities and towns. 

Our faith must influence our decisions, for God’s law is the highest law.

In a doctrinal note about the participation of Catholics in political life, the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith explains that “a well-informed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political program or an individual law which contradicts the fundamental contents of faith and morals.” 

The U.S. Bishops concur, adding that “Decisions about candidates and choices about public policies require clear

commitment to moral principles, careful discernment and prudential judgments based on the values of our faith” 

(Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility).

We are living in a time in which our God-given right to life, freedom of speech and freedom of religion are seriously threatened. 

As we study the issues we must remember that we can never support what is intrinsically evil. 

With the many issues to consider, none are more serious than the right to life, upholding the dignity of every human person and freedom to live our faith without government interference.

So please remember to register to vote and help with the voting efforts in your parishes and in your communities

as the last day to register to vote in the November election is October 6, 2012. 

I am confident after prayer and careful preparation we can vote with purpose as informed Catholics, allowing the light

of Christ to shine in a world that desperately needs it.

In the Lord’s Peace,

Most Reverend Robert E. Guglielmone

Office of the Bishop

119 Broad Street • Charleston, South Carolina 29401

Post Offi ce Box 818 • Charleston, South Carolina 29402 • Phone (843) 853-2130 • Fax (843) 724-6387 • www.catholic-doc.org

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ROMAN CATHOLIC IN GOOSE CREEK, SC CHURCH

Charleston STAND UP FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RALLY

CONTACT:

RALLY CAPTAIN Patricia Vitkovic

email pvitkovic@aol.com

or call 843-364-5428

Charleston LIFE CHAIN October 7, 2012

Candlelight Vigil 

with the

Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Respect Life coordinators 

want to extend a

special invitation to join us for this

Candlelight Vigil at the Charleston Women’s Medical Center on

Thursday, October 11, at 7:00 p.m.,

located at 1312 Ashley River Rd.

Bishop Robert Guglielmone will be in attendance.

No country, not even the most powerful, can endure if it deprives its own children of this essential good [the gift of life]….If you want equal justice for all, and true freedom and lasting peace, then, America, defend life!

America needs much prayer… lest it lose its soul….  America, defend life so that you may live in peace and harmony. Woe to you if you do not succeed in defending life.

Pope John Paul ll

For more information:

 contact Donna Barber at (843)797-1131

or email us at charleston40daysforlife@yahoo.com

40 Days for Life KICK OFF RALLY 9-29-12

40 Days for Life Church Prayer Partners ... watch for more to come!

Thank you to the following Churches for scheduling time to come out and PRAY!

God bless you for standing on the front lines in this ministry of Love for Mother & Baby.

FULL DAYS:

K of C Council 6726 Hanahan/Goose Creek                 Saturday, 29 Sep 2012

Our Lady of Good Council                                            Saturday, 6 October 2012

Nativity Catholic Church                                               Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Blessed Catholic Church                                                Saturday, 13 October 2012

St Joseph's Catholic Church                                           Sunday, 14 October 2012

Deer Park Baptist Church                                              Saturday, 20 October 2012

Divine Redeemer Catholic Church                                Sunday, 21 October 2012

Cathedral of St John the Baptist                                    Saturday, 27 October 2012

K of C Council 9475 East Cooper                                Sunday, 28 October 2012

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church                      Saturday, 3 November 2012

PARTIAL DAYS: 

Legacy Church                                                         Tuesdays, Daytime Hours

Calvary Lutheran Church                                            Friday, 19 October 2012

                                                                                             6:00am-6:00pm

Our Kick-Off Rally is Saturday, 29 September 2012 

at 11:00am at the Abortion Clinic

Our Midway Rally is Saturday, 20 October 2012 

at 7:00pm at the Abortion Clinic

Our Victory Celebration Rally is Sunday, 4 November 2012 

at 2:00pm at 14 Ravenna Ave in Hanahan. 

We hope you will bring a friend and come out to our Prayer Vigils. 

If you would like to take a partial day or a certain time on the schedule, 

please give me a call at 843-797-1131.  

Thank you so much for your generosity in volunteering!

Donna Barber, Vigil Coordinator

40 Days for Life, 2012 Fall Campaign

 843-797-1131

Cast the Vision Rally 2012

“Cast the Vision” Rally

Sunday, August 26, 2012

7:00 PM

Legacy Church

1401 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, Charleston, SC

with speaker 

Pastor Kevin Baird 

and 

music from 

the Legacy Church Praise Band

Free t-shirts while they last! Arrive early!

Are you and your friends up to a challenge?

2012 Fall Campaign

September 26 - November 4

Be a part of a peaceful, prayer vigil!

Like us on Facebook! 40 Days for Life Charleston SC

For more information, contact:

email us @  Charleston40daysforlife@gmail.com

or Malcolm Brennan, Campaign Director, 843 906 5511.

19 years ... 1 letter

Around 1am the other night, Malcolm, was sitting outside our "Life-Mobile Truck" when a young man walked over to  him.  The story he shared was short and to the point.  

19 years ago he received a letter from a former girl friend 

and with it was a photo of an aborted baby. 

As shock gave way to understanding he felt his heart slowly start breaking.

 

Now, 19 years later, one question still haunted him.  

So tonight he asked Malcolm the one thing he needed to know.

   Do aborted babies go to Heaven?

I don't know anything about their relationship.

BUT.... 

I do know that for almost 20 years 

one thought broke his heart 

each night when he laid down to sleep. 

Is my baby in Heaven?

Malcolm shared with him 

    the babies are innocence in God's eyes. 

They talked a for awhile and then the young man walked away.

Please pray for him tonight.  

MIDWAY RALLY SPRING 2012

We were very inspired by the following speech that Dr. Kevin Baird gave. I hope it will encourage you as you pray with us during this Spring Prayer Vigil.

I want to thank the FORTY DAYS OF LIFE leadership for the invitation to share for a few moments. You have taken a great risk, as I have been known to be long-winded and to the point. 

I want to first thank all of you who have been here at this site through the years with little encouragement and support from those of us who share your views, but never inconvenienced ourselves to stand with you. It’s time to change that.

I personally repent for the past and my hope is that in some small measure, you will feel encouraged and renewed for the cultural battles ahead.

[This year was the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.  1 year short of a generation, Our President said, “He celebrates that anniversary for all our daughters”. You may celebrate this evil Mr. President, but there are a growing number who mourn.]

I do not celebrate the fact that 3,000 innocent people are murdered every day (1.2 million every year) in America without trial, no legal representation, and no opportunity to defend themselves. (Every 20 seconds over the past 39 years, a baby is killed. 180 in just the time we spend at this vigil

Let the weight of that sink in. 54 million lives are gone. That is a natural disaster that would wipe out: California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Washington combined.

Having said that, in these past 39 years there are some things we can now analyze and understand with certainty. It contains both bad news, as well as good news.

Let’s get the bad news out of the way first.

Many Christian ethicists told us that legalized abortion would open a box of incredible moral dilemmas. They told us that demeaning life at its nascent stages would cause us to demean it at every stage. We now know they were right.

Everything from end of life termination, mercy killing, assisted suicides, to a recent article in “The Medical Journal” from two Australian Ethicists who now advocate what is being called, “After-Birth” abortion, which is simply a new name for infanticide. They say that the same convoluted logic and reasons that are now used for a pre-born abortion can also be applied to a baby who has breathed air for several weeks. (In less than a generation from Roe v. Wade, we have become no better than the worshippers of Molech from Assyria who routinely sacrificed their children to worship their demon gods and then infiltrated the nation of Israel with their pagan practices.) We knew, intuitively, that this is where it would lead.

But despite that, there is some good news..

Statistics tell us that we are slowly winning the abortion debate. 

More & more people are “getting” the issues of abortion. 

Our technology has made things crystal clear. 

What is growing inside a mother’s womb is not some unidentifiable blob of flesh or sub-human species…it is a baby. 

The baby has its own unique finger prints, unique DNA, unique blood type. It reacts, it feels, it moves…it is one of us, and more than that, 

that baby is a creative work of God.

PSALM 139:13-16, For YOU formed my inward parts; YOU covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise YOU, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are YOUR works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from YOU, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. YOUR eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed, and in YOUR book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.

But abortion advocates say, “Oh no…it’s a fetus”

FETUS (Latin) – “Unborn Baby”

You see…abortion advocates want to play this shrewd game with semantics and vocabulary. It’s what racists tried to do with our African friends when they said blacks were property and not persons. It’s what the Nazis tried to do by depersonalizing the Jews so they could be eliminated. You see, you must depersonalize and dehumanize a person semantically, before culture lets you exterminate them practically. The same culture that will cry out for a mistreated dog or cat, will board ships and chase Japanese trawlers to save whales, and regulate and fence in the trees to save them all over Charleston County…will turn their head when it comes to the unborn. (It took me 11 months to mitigate the cutting of ONE oak tree as I navigated the regulation and approval process of this county. And yet, a young girl, with little to no regulation, little counseling, and rarely the whole story…can swiftly terminate a life. Something is profoundly wrong with that picture.)

WHAT CAN WE DO?

REMEMBER THAT AT ITS ROOT, THIS IS A SPIRITUAL BATTLE.

We are not battling with these scared and wounded young women.

 Paul said, “Our battle is not with flesh and blood”. 

We are battling fear, ignorance, and confusion.

We must contend with the spirits that are behind this place. 

(Greed, death, deception, murder)

BE COMPASSIONATE 

Our job is not just to confront and identify the evil and problem, but to provide the answer and solution.

Speak of justice and speak of principle, or whether we shall stand and fight for them. We are going to have to decide whether we shall quote the words of the Declaration of Independence with real conviction, or whether we shall take that document and throw it on the ash heap of history as we adopt the message of those who insist that we stand silent in the face of injustice. When it comes to deciding whether we shall stand by the great principle that declares that all human beings are “created equal” and “endowed by their Creator” with the “right to life”, it seems to me, there is no choice for silence.

CONCLUSION

Alan Keyes Quote:

America has once again arrived at a momentous crossroads. We are going to have to decide, as we have had to decide so many times in the past, whether we shall only speak of justice and speak of principle, or whether we shall stand and fight for them. We are going to have to decide whether we shall quote the words of the Declaration of Independence with real conviction, or whether we shall take that document and throw it on the ash heap of history as we adopt the message of those who insist that we stand silent in the face of injustice. When it comes to deciding whether we shall stand by the great principle that declares that all human beings are “created equal” and “endowed by their Creator” with the “right to life”, it seems to me, there is no choice for silence.

God Bless You all!