Rally for Life 2020 ~
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Schedule Details for the 2020 Rally for Life
Church services open to participants before the Rally
to begin at 9:30am:
· Lighthouse Christian Church, 3 St
Paul Street, Montpelier
·
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, Respect Life Mass, 16 Barre Street Montpelier
*10:00am
– Warm up at St. Augustine’s Church Hall with coffee and doughnuts.
*10:45am
– Gather outside behind City Hall at 10:45am for the March to the Capitol –
SIGNS provided by VRLC – those who do not wish to participate in the March are
welcome to go directly to the State House and take a seat in House Chambers.
*11:30am
– Photo of participants on State House steps.
*Noon
– Gather in House Chambers for Speakers.
*Refreshments
to follow in the State House cafeteria ~ bring family and friends ~ there is no
charge to attend, but donations are welcome.
God has carefully, tenderly created every person in His own image and likeness, to be in a loving relationship with Himself. From each tiny child knit within a mother’s womb, to every person approaching death, all are loved perfectly and completely by God. “It is therefore a service of love,” Pope Saint John Paul II explains, “which we are all committed to ensure to our neighbor, that his or her life may be always defended and promoted, especially when it is weak or threatened [emphasis added]” (Evangelium vitae 77).
In a world in which the most vulnerable are so often overlooked and disregarded, Christ calls us to embrace and uphold the unconditional dignity of every human life. In answering this call, we help to build “a new culture of life, the fruit of the culture of truth and of love” (EV 77). May the Holy Spirit continually renew us as we strive to faithfully defend God’s gift of life.
