Pro-Life Lenten Retreat

The Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Vigil for Life organizations are inviting all pro-lifers to "come apart" and spend some time in prayerful silence with Christ Jesus on our second annual lenten retreat.  The retreat will run Friday evening to Saturday evening at Durwards Glen Retreat Center in Merrimac, Wisconsin.  Anyone working to protect innocent life, or concerned about building a culture of life is welcome to attend.  The cost of the retreat is $30 per person for a double room, or $50 for a single room.  Scholarships are available.

Please see this Retreat flyer for more details.  The dates are March 27 & 28.

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Prayer of Thanksgiving for the 40 Days for Life Vigil Nationwide

Heavenly Father, we thank You for the gracious gifts You have given us through this 40 Day vigil of prayer and fasting.  Your hand was with us from beginning to end, and we thank You for all the blessings You have poured on us and our community.  You have given us a beautiful gift, an opportunity to serve You and those You have said are so precious to You, our preborn brothers and sisters.

Father, pour down Your blessings and grace on us today.  Bless our efforts, let them bring peace to our communities and a renewed reverence for all life.  Most particularly, may we be committed to defending our preborn brothers and sisters, the handicapped, the abused, the neglected, the elderly and the terminally ill.  Use our humble efforts to continue to save lives of preborn babies, to transform broken hearts and to bring those who work in our abortion centers to renewed life through repentance.

We thank you, Lord, for all the prayers You have answered over the past 40 Days.  Continue to hear our prayers and answer them with healing and renewal.  Allow this 40 Day offering to continue to glorify You and bear witness to Your intimate and sacred presence in the life of every human being you create.

We ask all of this in the Name of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.

If you would like to print this prayer, please click here.

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YOU can help save lives!

This fall, from September 24 - November 2, Madison, WI will be one of more than 170 cities in 45 states joining together for the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history -- the 40 Days for Life campaign.

40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life effort that consists of:

We are praying that, with God's help, this groundbreaking effort will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in our city -- and throughout America.

Take a stand for life

While all aspects of 40 Days for Life are crucial in our effort to end abortion, the most visible component is the peaceful prayer vigil outside the local abortion (or Planned Parenthood) facility.

You can help make a life-saving impact by joining our local vigil at:

Planned Parenthood
3706 Orin Road
Madison, WI

Planned Parenthood is across the street from Madison Area Technical College (MATC) on Stoughton Road/Hwy. 51.  Click here for a map with it's location.

Click here if you'd like to see a bus route for those UW-Madison students who would also like to attend.

Sign up to participate in our local 40 Days for Life vigil by clicking the "Vigil Schedule" link at the top of this page.

Contact us
 
To learn more, sign up for specific vigil hours, or let us know how you feel called to serve God in this effort, please contact the local 40 Days for Life leadership team:

Amy Teresa Hying                                                 Laura Karlen
(608) 698-3877                                        -or-      (608) 445-2064
40DaysForLifeMadison@gmail.com                   ljkarlen@hotmail.com

Get the latest updates

Be sure to sign-up for updates and prayer requests using the form at the top right of this page, and browse through the rest of this site to find out how YOU can help make a life-saving impact as part of our local 40 Days for Life campaign.

Learn more about the national 40 Days for Life campaign.

Please also visit Madison's 40 Days for Life Blog at http://40daysforlifemadison.blogspot.com for updated information and interesting thoughts by our 40 Days for Life - Madison team.