40 Days for Life Campaign
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 - Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025
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Please be a Voice for the Vulnerable pre-born babies and their mothers, by praying and fasting to end abortion! Please stand vigil and pray with us outside Planned Parenthood of Annapolis for just one hour during the 40 days. This peaceful prayer vigil runs daily 7 am-7 pm with Holy Family is aiming to cover Mondays, from 2 pm - 3 pm.
We meet behind Planned Parenthood on Smithfield Street. Parking is available on the house side of Smithfield St. from 9 am to 4 pm. If you are interested in participating, please contact Katherine Miller ([email protected]) who is coordinating vigil attendance to ensure that we have at least 2 people there during our assigned hour. Planned Parenthood receives nearly $700 million of taxpayer funding each year and performed nearly 400,000 abortions in their last reported year. 40 Days For Life has started a petition to defund Planned Parenthood which you can sign here. To learn more, please watch this short video. How To Participate in 40 Days for Life In Our Community
Planned Parenthood Vigil location:
Holy Family contact: Katherine Miller, [email protected] For more information visit https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/annapolis. This 3 minute video is a good explanation of the goal of the campaign: https://vimeo.com/901670831. Pray Just 1 Hour Weekly For Mothers, Babies & Workers. Be A Voice for The Voiceless and Save a Life! Why Should I Pray At Planned Parenthood? |
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BECAUSE IT BRINGS THE LOVE OF CHRIST TO WOMEN WHO ARE IN CRISIS
Our world is difficult and challenging, and many women, when they are with child, are stressed. To know that people are praying about this issue—not judging but praying—has been a comfort to some women who have seen the “40 Days” participants praying on West Street outside of the Annapolis Planned Parenthood, and at other prayer vigils across the nation. How do we know this? They have approached us and told us… that, far from feeling judged or criticized, they took heart at knowing that other people cared. BECAUSE IT HELPS PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE OPTIONS Did you know that 78.3% of women experienced “pressure” to abort their babies, 58.3% chose abortion “to make others happy” and 66% said they knew they were making a mistake? The Annapolis Pregnancy Clinic (at 934 West Street) across the street from Planned Parenthood of Annapolis, offers sonograms, ongoing counseling, and financial/other assistance, to women who are pregnant. If you talk to someone who is considering an abortion, you have more than just “good will” to offer women who are under pressure and afraid. You can turn them to a large group of caring and loving people—at the Annapolis Pregnancy Clinic—who want to help them. BECAUSE A CHILD IN THE WOMB IS A CHILD OF GOD Through public witness, we can help people remember that a child’s life is sacred. Abortion is an emotional issue, and one that can bring up hurtful memories for men and women who have been involved in an abortion. For healing after an abortion contact www.project-rachel.net. |
