EVENT: This weekend, Sharon Echols, co-coordinator of Silent No More Awareness of Missouri and Kansas, will share her testimony about healing after abortion at St Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Milton.  She will give her testimony after the prayer after communion, as the first announcement, at all Masses this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, March 6th and 7th).

Weekend Mass times:  Saturday 5:15 PM and Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 5:15 PM

St Rose of Lima is located at 6451 Park Avenue in Milton.

• Do you ever feel like you have the desire to share the pro-life message, but just don’t know how?

• Are you afraid of getting into a heated discussion in which could end in misunderstanding or bad feelings instead of knowledge and growth?

For this reason UWF Students for Life is hosting Aaron Chatraw, Air Force pilot and Georgia Tech graduate, to give us a 4 week training program to help you to be a calm, conversational, inspirational pro-life ambassador! He has been trained with the well-respected and highly appraised pro-life group: Justice for All, and has  already had significant hands-on experience with engaging positive dialogue on this important issue.

Come learn how you can be a better advocate of the truth about human life. 50 million human lives, along with an additional 1 million per year, have been killed by abortion - can we afford to remain silent any longer?  There is a right way to respectfully discuss abortion and the facts of human life- come find out how!

Training Dates:

Wednesday April 7th 6PM

Wednesday April 14th 6PM

Wednesday April 21st 6PM

Wednesday April 28th 6PM

**Please email me by March 20th to order the handbook for pro-life apologetics that goes along with the pro-life training series.  It is not required, but is helpful to have as a reference and refresher.  The cost is $9.

Preview the style of pro-life ambassadorship Aaron will provide in April

When: (Today) February 24th, 7-9PM

Where: UWF Commons Rm 272 (upstairs)

7 babies have been saved today from brutal death

at the AMS Pensacola abortion clinic!

40 Days for Life participants were praying in front of the abortion clinic today while abortions were being done.  Their loving presence inspired courage and hope in these mothers, helping them to choose life.  Come participate with us in 40 Days for Life so you can help support women in choosing life as well as pray for the closing of this abortion clinic,  To read the story go to:  40daysforlifepensacola.com

UWF Students for Life meeting: Window inside the Womb

Details: Learn about UWF Students for Life mission and past activities,  sign-up for the powerful,  life-saving campaign: 40 Days for Life, and view a short video that shows the baby in the womb from day 1 – birth!

Where/When:  Commons Rm 272, February 24th Wednesday 7-9PM

Hope to see you there- bring a friend!

Bernadette Ensley

Hey everyone!

Belated Christmas wishes in February

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break!  Yes, I do say “Christmas break” rather than “winter break” because that is the reason for the break; the reason why we have always had our school semesters designed to break around the month of December.  During this time, we acknowledge if not praise the powerful and historical story of a baby born of one simple young woman.  A woman who encountered very difficult circumstances, but at the same time trusted in God’s providence … and then gave birth to a King who would redeem all mankind.  This is the hope we bear as pro-life students: that each human life has infinite worth and potential!  Regardless of your faith background, I hope at least this hope-filled recount touched your heart during a wonderful several weeks off from school!

March for Life wrap-up

Following our break, UWF Students for Life made its first-ever trip to Washington D.C. to get a taste of the super large pro-life march.  This year, we had an estimated 400,000!!!  90% being young people – abortion holocaust SURVIVORS – taking a stand against the unjust ruling of Roe v. Wade and the other degrading rulings that mark our history!

We saw great numbers of college students, such as the group from Notre Dame numbering in the HUNDREDS.  We saw highschoolers, middleschoolers, kids, toddlers, babies, young parents, and even a couple older parents…  If anyone tells you that the March for Life is for senior citizens, they have not set foot NEAR the March for Life!

To find out more about our experience, come to our first UWF Students for Life meeting this February 24th (Wednesday) from 7PM-9PM in the Commons Room 225.

Also, don’t forget to check out our pictures from the March on our website!  We will definitely be going up to the March for Life next year, and with many more people.  Start saving up now and thinking about who else might like to go, and I will do my part to keep you posted about trip planning.

Upcoming Events:

1. 40 Days for Life (February 17th-March 28)
2. First meeting: February 24th, Wednesday 7-9PM Commons Rm 272
3. Panhandle Run for Life opportunity March 27th
4. Tentative Movie night: “Bella” 2nd week of April

More details to come….

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Valentines Day, etc…

Bernadette Ensley

The plans for the trip have been finalized!!

Those who would like to go to the March for Life with the UWF Students for Life group will be carpooling together in a caravan.

We will begin our drive up to the Capitol Thursday morning at 6AM and arrive in Arlington, Virginia around 9:30PM.  The driving will be shared so that no one gets drowsy and we will stop to stretch our legs from time to time.  We will get lots of restful sleep Thursday night at our hotel and wake up refreshed to march the 6 hour-long March for Life, which begins at the mall and ends at the White House.

There will be speakers at the White House and people from all over the world marching alongside us!  We will hear accounts from women and men who have suffered the agony of abortion, leaders speaking out against abortion, and maybe even the account of some people who have survived abortion.

Saturday, we will have time for sight-seeing and relaxation before our trip back home on Sunday.

$$$: The cost of the trip per person depends on the type of car they travel in and the number of people sharing a room.  The cost of round-trip carpool transportation will be anywhere from 45-70 dollars.  The cost of lodging will be around 20-30 dollars a night per person, with four people to a room.

RSVP: If you would like to come, you must email me by January 10th to come on the trip.  Please respond as soon as possible!

Dear pro-life friends,

I did not receive enough confirmed travelers for the March for Life bus trip to off-set the overall cost of our reserved charter bus.  I got 26 total confirmations and 23 uncertain responses (maybe’s).  I was hoping the “maybe’s” would opt to come at the last minute- but this did not happen by the due date (December 29th).  We could have made the trip with at least 45 travelers confirmed- but having only 26 would make the bus trip cost 245 dollars per person.

Pro-lifers wanting to go to the March for Life- Don’t Lose Hope!!!  My alternative plan for the March for Life trip is to carpool up the Washington D.C..  For those who need rides, please email me.  For those who have a car and would like to help drive, please email me as well.  This way, I can network drivers and riders.

In addition, I have contacted a coordinator from a nearby pro-life group who will be taking a private charter bus to the March for Life.  If there is room for other passengers, I will send out an email.  In addition, if this group has too many people wanting to go to the March for Life- perhaps enough to fill our bus to at least 45 travelers- I will also send out an email.  Currently, the pro-lifer-friendly bus company: GulfCoast Tours has allowed us some lee-way time to cancel, so I will send out another update this week with the final plan- the plan with the greatest benefit for those trying to go to the March for Life.

In addition, you can be certain that I will be coordinating another bus trip to the March for Life next January! So come Springtime… start saving up your allowance  With many months of preparation time, I wouldn’t be surprised if we could get two bus loads up to the March for Life next year!

Lastly, if anyone cannot attend the March for Life but would like to support another traveler to be able to represent them- please email us.  We have several students at UWF who only have enough funds to survive during the semester but who would truly benefit from this opportunity!

Thanks and I wish you all a very blessed new year!

Bernadette Ensley

That’s right!  UWF Students for Life has reserved a charter bus for the trip!

Now, all we need is people to fill the bus!

The bus has room for 55 people.  Will you take up the opportunity to participate in this historical protest; to physically show your utmost support for the dignity of human life?  Most – if not all – of you are SURVIVORS of the abortion holocaust, which began after the unconstitutional Roe v. Wade ruling which legalized the prejudiced killing of human beings living in their mother’s womb.  Now you have the chance to stand up for your peers who were killed, the friends you should have had, the people who should have been allowed to live.

Many of you are deciding what you want to do with your college experience… or maybe experiencing for the first time what it means to make decisions for yourself now.  Why not do something truly amazing – something that will both change your life and change the lives of others.  Be a hero and stand up for life with us in Washington D.C.

Ways to get there:

• Ask for money for this trip for Christmas – little amounts here and there add up!
• Send a hand-written letter to your church of worship or to an organization you are a part of to see if they would consider donating some money to help you to support human life.
• Offer to do chores for people you know – or who your parents know – and ask for a donation toward your trip (during the holidays, many people could use an extra hand around the house, yard, or with babysitting).
• Put on a bake sale by yourself or with a friend.  Your sincere efforts to raise money for a good cause will be evident and people will want to donate.
• Be creative! Email me your ideas

We are doing all we can to get the word out about this amazing trip, but we certainly cannot do it without your help.  If you can come, email me as soon as possible, or at least before December 28th.  If you cannot come, tell friends and family about it.  This trip is open to all pro-lifers who are in good physical shape to walk the 6 hour long march to the White House.

Pictures of the 2008 model bus we will be taking:

You can check out Gulf Coast Tours website here.

More information about the trip to come…

Blessings!

Bernadette Ensley

Hello everyone!  We’re gearing up for the March for Life in Washington D.C.  It’s hard to believe, but it’s less than 2 months away!

When: The plan is to leave in the early morning on Thursday, January 21st and return either Saturday the 23rd, or Sunday the 24th.

How: We’re looking at renting a charter bus to get everyone there.  Sleeping accommodations are still undecided, but we’re considering staying at a local church to lessen costs.

Cost: Early estimates are $100-$150 per person (not including meals).  This depends greatly on how many people will come and where we stay.  This price will go up if less people come or we stay at a pricey hotel.

If you’re interested in coming, please contact us.  We’ll keep you updated as we figure out the details.  We really hope everyone takes advantage of this opportunity to literally take a stand for life.

Hope to hear from you soon!

I hope you all are celebrating the wonderful victory we have had with 40 Days for Life this year, having the 9th Avenue abortion clinic close. It really is a miracle! 413 days: an oversight for a “professional profiting clinic”? I don’t think so… If that were to happen at one of the hospitals around here, there would be outrage. This is a miracle, and your prayers and participation were a part of it!  Thank you for those who participated!  You can read what the national director of 40 Days For Life had to say about our victory here.

There will be a recount on the success of this fall’s 40 Days for Life campaign and I highly recommend listening!  This will be a national webcast with former-director of Planned Parenthood, Abby Johnson, our local 40 Days for Life coordinators: Ernie and Mary-Beth Cyr, and other influential people who have experienced miracles in their own towns.  Also, plans for this coming Spring’s 40 Days will be discussed.  The webcast will start at 8PM Central time this Monday, and last an hour.  If you can’t catch all of it, maybe you can catch some…

Click here to go to the webcast.

Have a great weekend and remember to pass on the great news!

Bernadette Ensley