St Helen Catholic Church
2085 Tallahassee Avenue
P.O. Box 2927
Vero Beach Florida 32960

New Lay Ministry Opportunities

St. Helen Church will soon inaugurate a “Respect Life” from natural conception to natural death program. Volunteers having various interests, skills, and dedication are being recruited to staff this on-going effort. The areas in which we wish to serve our parishioners are as follows:                      

Ř      Education on Life Issues

Ř      Abortion education

Ř      Providing information for post-abortive healing through the Rachel
         Project

Ř      Natural Family Planning

Ř      Adoption education

Ř      Crisis pregnancy support

Ř      Foster parenting

Ř      Parent mentoring

Life Alert

Ř      Data gathering and education on Catholic teaching relative to stem cell research and use, cloning, in-vitro
      fertilization and other  technical subjects

Ř      Sex and marriage education for our youth

Ř      Abstinence and information about sexually transmitted diseases for all ages

Ř      Data gathering on end-of-life elder care       (Catholic Living Will)

Our objective is to provide solid, Catholic education, support and resources to help us live our faith in our everyday life. If you are interested, please call Bonnie Keeney in the  Neighborhood Apostolate Office at 567-5193 for more detailed information

PRO-LIFE CORNER

QUESTION: Did plaintiff Norma McCorvey (aka Jane Roe in Roe vs. Wade) have an abortion?

ANSWER: No! She put the baby girl up for adoption. The child, now an adult, has became a close family member.  Norma McCorvey is now a Roman Catholic and has dedicated her life to pro-life activity and tells how she was “used” by the attorneys in the infamous case.

ACTION: Pray and work for laws to aid adoption.

Need help for recovering from an abortion?  Talk to our priests and/or call Project Rachel toll free at 1-877-908-1212.

PRO-LIFE CORNER

Question: What are stem cells and how are they obtained?  Answer: Every human body contains stem cells.  These cells develop into 200 or more kinds of cells that make up the organs of the human body.  Scientists theorize they can cultivate these cells and program them for specific therapeutic purposes, such as growing new brain, heart, or kidney tissue to repair damaged tissue.  Stem cells develop very early in the human embryo after fertilization, but they are also found in the placenta and the umbilical cord as well as in the adult brain, bone marrow, blood, skeletal muscle, and skin. Source: “Our Sunday Visitor”

Action: Pray (at this moment) for the wisdom of the general population on understanding the subject of stem cell research and of the issues being faced. Pray Catholics will pro-actively support church teaching on stem cell research. 

 

Are you confused by an unplanned pregnancy, or do you need help with recovering from an abortion?  Please call the church office and talk with a priest and/or call Project Rachel toll free at 1-877-908-1212.