October is Respect Life Month

 There are so many ways we can honor all human life, created in God's image.  Here are some ways you can participate this month:

1) Pick up your Baby Bank after Mass!  Your donations will help pro-life efforts in our parish and throughout the diocese.  Return them to the baskets in the Narthex during the last two weekends of the month.

2) Purchase one new pair of socks this month and drop them in the donation bin in the Narthex or RE Building.  Mobile Loaves and Fishes and the Hill Country Ministry Thrift Shop will distribute them to those in need.  

3) Get to know about resources that are available to those experiencing crisis pregnancies so that we can help them find what they need.  Details and a resource list are in the ">Walking With Moms in Need" section of this website.

4) Learn more about LIFE issues with FORMED.org.  Set aside time to dig into some of the great resources listed under the "Respect Life" category header on the homepage. 

5) Pray with us at our parish "Blessing of the Garden of the Innocents" on October 23 after the 10:30AM and 12:30PM masses.

6) Visit the Respect Life Ministry table at the parish Ministry Fair on October 15 and 16, and sign-up for the Monthly Respect Life Flocknote at the table or using the information below.
 

Saint Margaret Mary’s Respect Life Ministry has placed a donation bin in the Narthex of our church for gifts of diapers, wipes, and other small baby items for The Gabriel Project.  Please place donations inside the bin and not on the floor.  Donations are picked up periodically, so if the bin is full, please kindly hang on to your donation if there is no room at the moment.  Your donations are so appreciated by families in need, so we ask that you please be patient with us when we need a little more time to clear the bin.   For more information about this organization, or to request their help, visit The Gabriel Project webpage.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept furniture items or car seats.  Please consider taking those kinds of items to the Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, located at 901 W. Braker Lane, Austin, Texas 78758.

If you are a member of St. Margaret Mary Parish and would like to get updates from the Respect Life Ministry group in your Email or as a Text message, please send the following information to Brian Lehmkuhle at [email protected]:

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Note: If you include both your email address and text number, you will get the information both ways.  To get the message only one way, just do not include the method you don't want.