Wednesday, Feb. 15th Pro-Life Mass at St. Rose of Lima starting at 7:30 PM followed by speaker. Thursday, Feb. 16th Pro-Life lecture by Fr. Paul Schenck at 7:30 PM at Mother Seton parish. February 22 - April 1 **40 DAYS FOR LIFE** , St. Martins will sponsor 4 full days: Sat March 3rd; Sat March 10th; Fri March 16th; and Sun March 25th. Thursday, Mar. 15th Pro-Life lecture by Steven Mosher at 7:30 PM in the school cafeteria. Every Monday Prayer and witness from 8am to 10 am outside late-term abortion clinic. Calendar

40-Days for Life: The spring 40-Days for Life campaign runs from February 22 - April 1, 2012. St. Martins will sponsor 4 full days of this campaign. The days currently selected are Saturday March 3rd; Saturday March 10th (Spanish); Friday March 16th (tentative); and Sunday March 25th (tentative). To participate, please contact Carolyn at Hill_Carolyn@bah.com or prolife@stmartinsprolife.com. See also the Germantown 40-Days for Life campaign website.

Event - Pro-Life Mass
Mark you calandars. St. Rose of Lima Parish is hosting a Pro-Life mass Wednesday, February 15th at 7:30 PM. All are welcome! This mass is sponsored by the St. Rose Knights of Columbus. Our very own Msgr. Mark Brennan of St. Martin's will be the presider and Fr. Marcel Guarnizo from St. John Neuman will be the guest speaker. There also will be a chance to hear more about the 40 Days for Life campaign which will be occurring outside Leroy Carhart's office in Germantown during this Lenten season. Please plan on attending this event and showing your support for the sanctity of all life. Contact Kathy Fry (301-972-9249) or Kathy Muzzelwhite at st.rose_respect_life@yahoo.com for more information.

Event - Pro-Life Speaker
The Mother Seton Respect Life Committee presents the nationally known pro-life speaker, Fr. Paul Schenck, as part of the Defend Life lecture tour. The talk will take place in the at 7:30 PM on Thursday, February 16th, at Mother Seton Parish Center. Father Paul Schenck, father of 9 children and a convert, was ordained a Catholic priest in June 2010. He is presently serving as the Respect Life Director for the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.He is the founder of National Pro-Life Action Center on Capitol Hill, NPLAC.org, and National Pro-Life Radio, NPLR.net. His talk is called "Has Science become Pro-Life?". Contact Cathy at Mother Seton for more informaiton at 240-418-5056. Email: Sojourner1@Zoho.com

Urgent Action Alert - Public comment on abortion clinic regulations:
We have a rare opportunity to positively impact Maryland's abortion laws. Please take a moment to respond to the public comment period from January 13th to February 12th. Recommended points from Maryland Right to Life are given below. Send the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) your personalized email today and tell them that this regulation is a neccessary first step. Key points (from the Maryland Right to Life) are:

1. After 20 years of waiting, the DHMH drafting of and support for fundamental regulations for abortion facilities is long overdue.

2. Using ambulatory surgical facility regulations as the basis for draft regulations should be a minimal requirement, as abortion is an invasive surgical procedure with risks similar to other invasive surgical procedures.

3. The regulations overall, particularly the section on use of anesthetics, represent a necessary step. We appreciate seeing DHMH acknowledge that women have died or were seriously injured in abortion facilities over the past 19 years.

4. DHMH should remain open to any need to amend regulations in light of future negligence on the part of abortionists and work to put these regulations in to effect as soon as legally permissible.

5. Women need to be told the truth about the dangers of abortion if they are going to give real informed consent before the procedure. Abortion is a dangerous invasive procedure which can result in death, permanent infertility, cancer, post abortion syndrome, and many other serious tragic physical and psychological problems. It is irresponsible to not provide a woman with information about the terrible threats to her health to which she is exposing herself when she agrees to undergo an abortion. Most important, women need to be told the truth about what and who they are destroying in an abortion. Real informed consent involves being given the facts about unborn children and what an abortion does to them.

Thank You - March for Life.
Thanks to all who helped and participated in the many March for Life events at St. Martins. All of the events surrounding this year’s March for Life were amazing! May our good God bless you for your generous work. Let us continue to work and pray for an end to abortion and that our young people may live holy lives of purity and chastity.

Opportunity/Event - Holiday Rosary Tours
On various holy days and holiday days, Pro-Life members from a number of local parishes gather to say the Rosary at the four abortuaries in our area, e.g. Germantown, Shady Grove, Rockville and Silver Spring. The group concentrates on prayer, i.e., there are no protests, demonstrations, police involvement with this group of souls from various parishes. For more information, please contact Bill Luksic at bluksic1@verizon.net

Resource - Facing Pregnancies with Poor or Fatal Diagnosis
"We know the devastation, confusion, heartbreak and loneliness. We can't change your circumstances or make decisions for you. But we can offer support, friendship and experience." A locally based group of friends, connected by tragic, and then beautiful, circumstances offer support to parents continuing their pregnancy after a poor or fatal diagnosis for their unborn children. Isaiah's Promise is a resource you hope you will never need - but will value and cherish if you do. Facing a pregnancy with a poor or fatal diagnosis for an unborn child can be devastating for any parent. Now, they do not need to be alone. If you know of anyone who received a poor or fatal diagnonis for their unborn child, consider contacting Isaiah's Promise at www.isaiahspromise.net for support.

Opportunity - Renewed call for strong presence on Monday vigils at Germantown clinic
Dr. Grace Morrison has issued a renewed call for a strong presence Wisteria Dr. (near the Germantown late term abortion clinic) on Mondays mornings (8am - 10am). It is on Monday mornings that the gruesome and brutal three day process of late term abortions begins. Monday mornings also represents the best opportunity to help these women and their unborn children. The Monday morning presence has already saved a number of lives and is making a difference.
The mission on Monday mornings:
--To come in mass numbers to make the public aware of the horrors of abortion --especially late-term abortion!
--To be present when the babies are killed by lethal injection--which happens on Monday mornings!
--If possible, to direct the mothers to the new pregnancy referral center across from the mill.

Resource - Organic Family Planning
An effective Catholic alternative to IVF, and side-effect-free alternative to contraception. Effectiveness: 99% to avoid, and up to 98% to achieve. Struggling to achieve a pregnancy? Success is up to 40% more effective than IVF, and totally natural and respectful of all world religion's teachings on fertility including our Catholic faith. FertilityCare: a natural medical model of natural methods of family planning & a way to manage women's health care issues like PMS, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, recurrent miscarriges, postpartum depression and more! Tired of using NFP and desire more clarity and someone to walk with you? This form of NFP might be for you. Your body knows. You can too! For more information see the Fertility Care website.

Classes are held in Gaithersburg home, call or email for directions. Materials to get you started charting furnished for a $25 fee and appointment for follow up. 8 sessions personalized within one year, fees based with sliding scale as appropriate.
Reservations and questions/ comments: Therese Rodriguez, RN, FCP. FertilityCare Practitioner 301-963-6833 8rodriguezes@gmail.com

Opportunity -Weekly Mass next door to abortion clinic
The arrival of Late Term Abortions in Germantown has been a call to action for all Pro-Lifers in the area! Weekly Masses will be scheduled in the building next door to the Germantown late term abortion clinic. St. Martins parishioners will be invited to attend on a rotational basis along with other local parishes. Information for priests and parish contacts is available here.

Pro-Life Committee Meeting:
Next Meeting: We will be changing the meeting night to the second Thursday of each month. The next meeting of the St. Martins Pro-Life Committee will be on Thursday, February 9th, at 7:30pm in the school. If you would like more information about St. Martins Pro-Life committee, please feel free to contact us by emailing: prolife@stmartinsprolife.com.

Contact Us:
Send an email to prolife@stmartinsprolife.com or come by during one of the Pro-Life Committee meetings.