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40 Days for Life Calendar

Archdiocese will again participate in the 40 Days For Life Campaign

to r: Tom Dwyer, St. Joseph Church, Bristol; Mary Lou Peters, Pro-Life Ministry, Archdiocese of Hartford; David Bereit, Founder and National Coordinator, 40 Days for Life; Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE, Pro-Life Ministry, Archdiocese of Hartford; and Janice Hunter, Pro-Life Ministry, Archdiocese of Hartford. David Bereit, pictured in photo, was the Keynote Speaker on May 16, at the Mothers' Banquet to benefit St. Gerard's Center for Life, a pregnancy resource center in Hartford, Connecticut. Mr. Bereit is the founder of the international campaign, 40 Days for Life. The Archdiocese of Hartford has participated in 2 campaigns and will be joining in the 2010 which starts on September 22 and ends October 31. In the 2 previous campaigns in Hartford, 28 babies were rescued from abortion. Archbishop Henry J. Mansell supports the participation of parishes in the campaign. Each parish is being contacted with details on how to become part of this life-saving effort. Statistics from 40 Days For Life campaigns from 2007-2010 are impressive: More than 350,000 have joined together in an historic display of  unity to pray and fast for an end to abortion More than 11,500 church congregations have participated in the 40 Days for Life campaigns Reports document 2,811 lives that have been spared from abortion — and those are just the ones we know about 35 abortion workers have quit their jobs and walked away from the abortion industry Five abortion facilities completely shut down following local 40 Days for Life campaigns Hundreds of women and men have been spared from the tragic effects of abortion, including a lifetime of regrets More than 850 news stories have been featured in newspapers, magazines, radio shows and TV programs from coast to coast ... and overseas Many people with past abortion experiences have stepped forward to begin post-abortion healing and recovery