Events

The Third Thursday of every Month

New Hope for Infertility

Are you struggling with infertility or recurrent miscarriage?  Did you know there is an alterative to in vitro fertilization for treating these conditions that is completely in line with Catholic Church teaching and allows a couple to conceive naturally, with success rates that are as good or better than IVF?  NaProTECHNOLOGY™ is a new approach to correcting infertility and preventing miscarriage that is based on 35 years of scientific research and is consistent with Catholic medical ethics.  NaProTECHNOLOGY™ is available at the Gianna Catholic Healthcare Center for Women, in midtown Manhattan.  Informational sessions about the NaProTECHNOLOGY™ approach are held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 411 East 68th St., New York at 7:00 p.m.  For more information, visit www.giannahealth.org or call 212-481-1219.

Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

Public witness and prayer at abortion clinic

Help provide a prayerful presence at the American Women's Center, 651 Route 37 West, Toms River on Monday from 1 pm to 5 pm, Tuesday from 8:30 am to 1 pm, Thursday from 1 pm to 5 pm and Saturday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Feel free to arrive and depart as your schedule allows. If you would like more information, contact Mario Minervini at 732-644-6773 or M. Sherry at 732-350-5474.

Every Saturday

Prayer Vigil for Life

7:30 am to 9:30 am. Join the St. Ann Lawrenceville Respect Life Committee at abortion clinic in West Windsor, in the office park directly behind Pep Boys on Route 1. Take Route 1 South just past Market Fair to Emmons Drive (Pep Boys on corner). Make a right onto Emmons Drive. Gather halfway down the block at the parking lot entrance. Stay for as long or as little as you are able. All are welcome.

Every Saturday

Pro-Life Prayer Witness

Please join representatives of a number of local respect life organizations at a brief weekly prayer witness at 9:45 a.m. each Saturday morning at the Planned Parenthood facility in Trenton at State and Clinton. We only recite the Rosary, so it is not a huge time commitment, and then we leave. If you would like to get a ride, please call 609-896-3206.

From now until October 15, 2010, (deadline for submission)

Loving Life Logo Contest

Calling All High School Students – Here's your chance to win an Apple Laptop! Here's the challenge: use your own unique artistic and creative skills to design a pro-life logo for Loving Life 2011. The logo can be computer generated or hand drawn. Most importantly, the logo should reflect your understanding of how we show respect for God's gift of life. Your logo can be submitted electronically or by mail and must include a signed release (if submitted electronically, the release must be mailed within 48 hours of submission). The finalist logos will be posted on www.respectlifetoday.com, and the contest winner will be chosen by the number of votes received on the website. The winning logo will be displayed on the Loving Life newsletter, apparel and in Diocesan promotions. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 15, 2009. Please visit www.respectlifetoday.com to download contest rules and complete details or call Donna Goodwin, Office of Life and Justice Ministries, at 609-406-7400 ext. 5592.

September 11, 2010

Adoption 101

Saturday, 9:30 am - 11:30 am in Fr. Brennan Hall, St. Barnabas Parish, Bayville, NJ

The St. Barnabas Respect Life Ministry will hold its first in a series of Adoption Workshops.  Our first workshop, Adoption 101 will be hosted by Concerned Persons for Adoption and is designed to educate attendees on the basics of adoption.  Such as Is adoption for me? What are my adoption options? Where do I look first? What type of adoption would be best for my family? What are the costs? The workshop will be held in Fr. Brennan Hall, St. Barnabas Parish between 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM. The workshop is free and will include refreshments as well as babysitting. For more information, 732-269-2208, ext. 306.

September 22 to October 31, 2010

40 Days for Life in the Diocese of Trenton

This fall, from September 22 - October 31, three locations in or near the Diocese of Trenton will join with many cities across the country 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:

  • 40 days of prayer and fasting
  • 40 days of peaceful vigil
  • 40 days of community outreach

YOU can help save lives! The 40 Days for Life Vigil is a peaceful prayer presence.  We obey all laws and we are respectful and try to bring Christ's Love to everyone including police, women in crisis pregnancy, and clinic workers.  The locations are:

October 2, 2010

Led by the Spirit Respect Life Event

Saturday - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm - St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square.  Guest speakers include:  Marie Tasy, Executive Director of New Jersey Right to Life (NJRTL); Loretta Fleming, Deputy Director of Field Coordination for the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment (NCHLA); and The Reverend Ian Trammell, Director of the Office of Life and Justice Ministries of the Diocese of Trenton.  You will learn about some of the current respect life issues we face today and how best to address them. You will receive tips for organizing a parish ministry and many additional resources including internet based tools. Finally, you will get the chance to meet each other so that the efforts we make on behalf of the dignity of every human person will not be made alone.  A registration form for this event can be downloaded below. 

 

We encourage you to invite others from your parish, also.  Please pre-register so that we will be able to provide refreshments and a simple lunch for everyone.  Complete a registration form for each participant and mail it to Donna Goodwin, Office of Life and Justice Ministries, 701 Lawrenceville, NJ  08648.  You may also fax the registrations to 609-406-7403.

  • Download the respect life event registration form here (77k, .pdf)

October 3, 2010

Respect Life Sunday

Sunday - Celebrated in the Diocese of Trenton and in all parishes throughout the United States. This is an opportunity for parishes to focus on the great gift on human life. Materials from the USCCB Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities are provided to each parish by the Office of Life and Justice Ministries. The theme for this year's packet is titled "The Measure of Love is to Love Without Measure."  To view the 2010-2011 Respect Live Packet visit http://www.usccb.org/prolife/programs/rlp/index.shtml.

October 3, 2010

National Life Chain in Monmouth County

Sunday - 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm - St. Veronica's 20th Annual Life Chain event.  Life Chain is a peaceful and prayerful witnessing against abortion and for greater respect for all human life.  Signs provided by the Life Chain National Office are held along Route 9 in front of St. Veronica's rectory while praying for 1.5 hours.  Refreshments are served afterwards in St. Veronica's cafeteria.  For additional information contact Hu at 732-367-2565.

October 3, 2010

National Life Chain in Ocean County

Sunday – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm -Respect Life Sunday is also National Life Chain Sunday. Please join St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Whiting Respect Life Committee on Route 70 between the Shop Rite entrance and Tobias Street from 2 pm to 3 pm to peacefully pray and bear witness to our stand against abortion.  More than 900 cities in the United States and Canada participate in the Life Chain.  Bring a folding chair if needed.  Signs will be provided. For more information call Marie Sherry 732-350-5474.

October 3, 2010

National Life Chain in Mercer County

Sunday – 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm - Life Chain is a peaceful and prayerful public witness of pro-lifers praying for an end to abortion.  Official Life Chain posters will be available on site (suggested donation-$1 per poster).  Life chain starting point is 2279 Route 33, Hamilton Square, NJ  08690.  Contact Bob Pawson at 609-610-3522 or mercerlifechain@gmail.com for additional information.

October 5, 2010

Live Internet Seminar - Poor Prenatal Diagnosis of Lethal or Non-lethal Conditions & Disability

Tuesday – 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm - The USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat will co-sponsor a very important and timely educational webinar (web-based seminar) entitled Threats to the Lives of People with Disabilities, Part I.  You may participate in this webinar at the Pastoral Center of the Diocese of Trenton, 701 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ.  Presenters include Dr. John Bruchalski, OB/GYN, Tepeyac Family Care Center in Fairfax; Fr. Dan Minding, OFM Cap., Academic Dean of Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD; and Monica Rafie, founder of BeNoTAfraid.net and parent of a child surviving a poor prenatal diagnosis.  The webinar moderator is Marie Hilliard, JCL, PhD, RN, Director of Bioethics and Public Policy, National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, PA.  Download the flyer/registration form below to register for this free event.  Contact the Office of Life and Justice Ministries at 609.406-7400 ext. 5592 or 5573 for additional information.

October 20, 2010

'Healing the Heart' Mass with Fr. John Campoli
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Sacred Heart Church, Riverton, NJ

Sacred Heart Parish invites you to attend a healing Mass for anyone who has ever grieved the loss of a child due to any circumstance.  Father Campoli is the author of several books and has appeared both on television and radio.  Light refreshments will be served in the lower church after Mass.  For additional information please contact LeeAna Bucchi at 609.534.3916 or lbucchi@live.com.  Visit Father Campoli's website at www.hisloveministries.com.  

  • Download a 'Healing the Heart' flyer here (45k, .pdf)

    • October 23, 2010

    2010 Critical Life Issues Conference - "Illuminating the TRUTH…Celebrating LIFE"

    Saturday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, St. John Neumann Conference Center, 146 Metlars Lane, Piscataway, NJ  08854

    The conference will begin with Mass and the day will include Eucharistic Adoration.  Speakers include Jennifer Lahl, the National Director of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, speaking on An Inconvenient Truth:  Eggsploitation Happens; Patricia Bainbridge, the Chair of Human Life International, speaking on Planned Parenthood and Mixed Messages; Loretta Fleming, Deputy Director for Field Coordination for the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment, speaking on The Power of Grassroots Lobbying; and testimony and performance by Jaimie Thietten, an award-winning Christian singer.  Exhibits and lunch and handouts are included.  The cost is $25. Download the registration form here. Call the Diocese of Metuchen at 732-562-1990 ext. 1629 or 1543 for additional information.

    October 24, 2010

    21st Annual Champion for Life Award Dinner
    Sunday, 5:00 p.m.

    The Monmouth Coastal Respect Life Committee will honor William and Claire Clark and Dr. Walter Judge as the 2010 Champions for Life at the Waterview Pavilion in Belmar, New Jersey.  Tickets cost $45 for adult, $35 for student and $20 for children.  Reservations are necessary.  For further information, please call 732-449-5765 ext. 134.

    • Download a Champion for Life flyer here (27k, .pdf)

    November 11, 2010

    Special Mass for Our Troops

    Thursday, 7:30 pm at St. Veronica Church, Howell, NJ

    St. Veronica Parish invites you to attend a Veterans Day Mass for our troops.  Father Ian Trammell, the Director of the Diocesan Office of Life and Justice Ministries will be the celebrant.  The purpose of the Mass is to pray for peace, an end to war in the Middle East, and to remember all of our veterans, both living and dead.  For additional information call, 732-363-4200.

    March 12, 2011

    Respect Life Mass and Witness for Life

    Saturday-9:00 am to 2:00 pm -A peaceful, prayerful, pro-life witness – 9:00 a.m. Mass with Bishop Smith at Saint Anthony Church, Red Bank – Immediately after Mass, process to the Planned Parenthood Abortion Facility in Shrewsbury and pray the Rosary. Winners of the 2011 Respect Life Poster, Essay and Video Contest will be awarded certificates and cash prizes at the gathering at St. Anthony Parish Center after the prayer witness. See the attached flyer or contact 609-407-7400 ext 5592 or email: respectlife@dioceseoftrenton.org for additional information.

    April 8, 2011

    8th Annual New Jersey Pro-Life Youth Rally for High School Students

    Friday, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

    Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ 
    Sponsored by the Salesians of Don Bosco.  For additional information contact Salesian Youth Ministry at 973.761.0201 or visit www.salesianym.com.