The Bishops 16th Annual Catholic ProLife Dinner

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The Bishops 16th Annual Catholic Pro-Life Dinner
Parish Promotion
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The Catholic Pro-Life CommitteeRespect Life
Ministry of the Diocese of Dallas

• Serves the Dallas area to
• organize, educate, and mobilize Catholics on
  Pro-Life issues.
• effect action and witness to God's intention
  the sanctity of life.

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Nine Ministries of CPLC

• Derived from the U.S. Bishops Pastoral Plan for
  Pro-Life Activities
• 1. Prayer Ministry
• 2. Convert-to-Life / Sidewalk Counseling
• 3. Project Gabriel
• Gabriel Angels
• GEMS
• 4. Abortion AfterCare-Healing / The Rachel
  Ministries

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Nine Ministries of CPLC (cont.)

• 5. Youth For Life
• 6. Speakers Bureau
• 7. Parish Coordination
• 8. Civic Action
• 9. Spanish Ministry

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Bishops 16th AnnualCatholic Pro-Life Dinner

• Theme Life, The First Right
• Host Bishop Kevin Farrell
• Keynote Speaker Gianna Jessen
• Honorary Chairs Joe Rebeca Peterman

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Bishops 16th Annual Catholic Pro-Life Dinner

• Date March 28, 2009
• Location Hilton Anatole Dallas,
• Chantilly Ballroom
• Time 500 p.m. Silent Auction
• Exhibit Hall
• 630 p.m. Seated Dinner

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Opportunities for Support

• Purchase tickets to attend the dinner
• Purchase a table at the dinner
• Invite others to join you!
• Donate underwriting gifts or scholarships
• Donate auction items
• Buy and/or sell raffle tickets
• Advertise in the dinner program
• Volunteer

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Dinner Ticket Options
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RaffleTickets just 20 each four for 60 or
eight for 100!

• Grand Prize 2009 Honda Accord
• 2nd Prize Carnival Cruise
• 3rd Prize Garmin Nuvi 750 GPS

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A Call from Our Founder

• The defining issue of our day is nothing less
  than human life.
• Do we value it?
• Will we risk anything at all or everything to
  protect it?
• Words and action, even sacrifice, are required.
• Bishop Emeritus
• Charles Grahmann