Are your kitchen knives dull?  Do your favorite craft scissors have a hard time with a piece of paper?  Check out an opportunity on Friday, May 23, to get those blades sharpened and benefit RARTL.  See below!!!

February 10, 2008  Pure Fashion Show information session.  For teens in grades 8 – 11 interested in modeling for the Pure Fashion Show.  Classes include include everything from how to walk the runway, hair and makeup lessons, developing public speaking skills, how to dress appropriately for every occasion, and improving formal table manners.  To get details and find out how to register, go to www.purefashion.com  then click on "where to find a program" then click on Rochester, NY.  Hurry!

Saturday, March 8    2008 Pro-Life Youth Day.  Featured Speakers – Bobby Schindler and Heather Gemmen Wilson.  11 AM to 4 PM  in Albany, NY, presented by the NYS Right to Life Educational Trust.  Details?  Check out http://www.nysrighttolife.org/youth%20day%202008/2008_youth_day.htm

March 11  Catholic Conference Public Policy Day.  Details from the New York State Catholic Conference ( www.nyscatholic.org and click the “Public Policy Day” icon to sign up).

Tuesday, April 29, 2008  New York State Right to Life Lobby for Life Day. Karen Cross, Political Director for the NRLC: "Regretting Roe: From Tears to Triumph"  On-site training in reaching legislators and influencing the law and public policy.  For details see www.nysrighttolife.org .

April TBD  Rochester Area Right to Life Oratorical Contest.  Open to high school juniors and seniors.

Saturday, May 10  NYSRTL Oratory Contest in Albany for the winners in the local contests.

Friday, May 23  Dull scissors and knives? Get them sharpened and benefit Rochester Area Right to Life, Friday, May 23, 9 AM - 3 PM.  Monster garage sale at Our Lady of Mercy Church, for two weekends.  But we'll only be there on Friday the 23d.  So bring your knives and scissors and shop while you wait. Or leave them and pick them up later at the RARTL office.  Our Lady of Mercy Church is at 36 Armstrong Road, corner of Denise and Armstrong.  Details 621-4690.

June 30 – August 9, 2008  National Right to Life Academy.  “For committed pro-life college students interested in obtaining a quality education on the life issues. We are seeking dedicated young people willing to invest the necessary time and effort to learn everything they can to make a difference for life!”  Summer program June 30 - August 9.  Program application forms and additional information on www.nrlc.org .  

There will be a scholarship offered by NYS Right to Life.  See their website: www.nysrighttolife.org

There will be a scholarship from Rochester Area Right to Life available for at least one Rochester area student, contingent on acceptance to the national program.  For scholarship information, click here or contact RARTL@righttoliferoch.org 

July 3 - 5   National Right to Life Convention in Arlington, VA.  Celebrate the Fourth of July and our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, right in our nation's capitol!  Register at http://www.nrlc.org/convention/index.html

July 5  National Oratory Contest in Arlington, VA at the National Right to Life Convention.  Winner speaks at the banquet.

Saturday, September 13, 2008    NYSRTL Convention at the Ramada Inn, New Hartford, New York.

Saturday, October 4, 2008  Pure Fashion Show.  Want respect?  Teenage girls model current fashions for their peers, following extensive training classes they have taken beginning in February. For details, go to www.purefashion.com  then click on "where to find a program" then click on Rochester, NY.

Saturday, October 4, 2008, Johnnette Benkovic, Founder and President of Living His Life Abundantly International, www.lhla.org .  Hosted by: Women’s Care Center www.RochesterWomensCare.com. For details call 585-865-0360.

Sunday, October 5, 2008  Life Chain.  Respect Life Sunday, St. John the Evangelist Church on Ridge Road West, 2 - 3 PM.  Stay tuned for details.

Already Enjoyed Events!

Tuesday, January 22  Holy Hour to End Abortions.  Adoration, Rosary and Benediction.  7 – 8 PM St. John the Evangelist church at 2400 Ridge Road West in Greece.

Monday, January 21  -  Bus transportation for the Jan 22 Washington March for Life

Rochester: From St. Thomas the Apostle, 4536 St. Paul Blvd., Irondequoit;  Bus leaves at 10 PM.  Pre-departure service at 9 PM – public is invited.  Reservations or questions call Mary Jo at (585) 342-3216 or e-mail dhayes13@rochester.rr.com

Canadaigua: From St. Mary’s Church, 95 N. Main St., Canadaigua.  Bus leaves at 10 PM.  Contact Fran Flugel at (585) 924-7051 or faflugel@frontiernet.net

Sunday January 20  First Annual Life Celebration sponsored by Bound4Life Rochester, a newly organized chapter group that conducts silent prayer at various locations.  The speaker: Kent Murowski.  He is the director of BASIC, Brothers And Sisters In Christ, a network of Christian groups established on college campuses all through out the Northeast region. 6 PM Bethel Christian Fellowship, 321 East Avenue, Rochester.  To contact the local Bound4Life: e-mail bound4liferoc@gmail.com

Saturday, Nov.10th, 2007  Fundraiser banquet for the Women's Care Center

October 30, 2007.  Rochester Area Right to Life Annual Meeting.  Greece Town Hall at 7:30 PM.  Meet friends and neighbors and get another nugget of knowledge to take home.

October 13, 2007.  Walk for Life for Birthright.  A great way for families and church/community groups to support life.  Call 385-2100 for more information.

Oct 7, 2007  National Life Chain Sunday   http://www.nationallifechain.org/

September 21, 2007.  Leo Holmsten Human Life Award Dinner.

Saturday, September 15, 2007  Fundraising Garage Sale!!! Feminists Choosing Life of New York is hosting a huge, multi-family garage sale, 9 AM to 5 PM at 1675 Clover St.
 Would you like to make a donation to the sale to benefit Feminists Choosing Life?  Please drop off items to 1675 Clover Street by September 11^th and place them in right side of garage
Questions?  Please email: lmshannie@yahoo.com

Wednesday, September 19, 7pm  Organizational informational meeting for the National Life Chain.  St. John the Evangelist Church of Greece, 2400 Ridge Road West.   For information anyone can call or email Marylee Wilk at 342-1177 or mwilk@rochester.rr.com

Sunday Aug 26th, 2007   ATV Ride – Bring your ATV and ride our 4.3 miles of trails.  Then eat! This is a fundraiser for physical therapy for Paul Rudat as he continues to reap the benefits of Adult Stem Cell treatment.
When: 12 noon to 5pm,  $20 includes cook out
Where: Storie Farm, 3620 Yautzy Rd, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Directions: It’s off highway 5, east of Canadaigua, about 4 miles past Canadaigua Walmart.  Heading east toward Geneva, turn right onto Yautzy, go 1/2 mile down..driveway is right there.  For additional information contact Dave Storie (585) 755-0364

April 6, Good Friday.  Stations of the Cross in Reparation for Abortion.  

March 26, 2007.  6:30 PM  Pro-Life Mass followed by refreshments.  Church of the Annunciation, 1754 Norton Street near Goodman.  Fr. Tony Mugavero is the celebrant.  (April 2 note:  Those who turned out on a damp, chilly evening were much encouraged by Fr. Tony's message and by the support and fellowship of the other attendees.)

March 29, 2007.  Miracle of Life event for Birthright.  By invitation.  Call Birthright at 385-2100 for details.

October 22, 2006  Olivia Gans, "Silent Tears and Broken Hearts, The Legacy of Legal Abortion in America."  RARTL Annual Meeting

October 15, 2006  Dr. David Prentice, "Science and Ethics of Stem Cells," the Inaugural Event for the Adult Stem Cells Initiatives group at the Academy of Medicine on East Avenue.

Monday, April 25, 2005  “The Science and Ethics of Stem Cells and Cloning” will be presented by Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk.

Friday, March 25, 2005.  Pray together on Good Friday, Stations of the Cross and prayer service.

Saturday, April 2.  Divine Mercy Conference – a Conference on God’s Mercy and Healing. 

 Saturday, April 9, 2005    Speak out for Life!  Register for the RARTL Oratorical Contest, to be held Saturday April 9.  

Saturday, October 16, 2004  “Wake Up America”  Fr. John Corapi.  

Wednesday evening, October 20.  Terri Robach speaking on how to communicate with your legislators (Rochester Area Right to Life Annual Meeting).   7 - 9 PM at the Parish Center at Holy Name of Jesus Church off Bonesteel. 

Saturday, October 9, 2004   Birthright's Walk for Life. Two locations: St. John Fisher College Campus or Interfaith Center, Geneseo. 

August 20-22, 2004  Monster Garage Sale for RARTL.  Thanks to all of you who helped, we cleared over $1,000 for use in our education programs!

Wednesday, March 10 7:30 - 9:00 PM "Is it 'Justice and Peace' or is it 'Peace and Justice'?"  Presentation by Carol Crossed.   

Sunday, March 21, 2004  6:30 PM  Pot Luck Supper Fund Raiser to benefit the Problem Pregnancy Help Center. 

Thursday, March 25   5:30 PM Mass to commemorate the International Knights of Columbus Day of the Unborn Child.  St. Jude's Church. Rosary to follow.  Open to everyone.  Families and children welcome.  (See article on the International Day of the Unborn Child.)

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 7:00 PM  "Abortion: The Most Preventable Cause of Breast Cancer" presentation by Joel Brind, Ph.D., an endocrinologist, and Angela Lanfranchi, M.D., a breast surgeon. 

Thursday, January 22, 2004 at 5 PM at the US Supreme Court.   Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life invites you to join actress and model Jennifer O'Neill and the Silent No More Awareness Campaign.  Women wounded by abortion will speak. Singer Melba Moore and Dr.Alveda King will come. Pro-abortion women gather nearby. Come and show who really represents women! Info at http://www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org

Thursday, January 22, 2004  Annual Washington, D.C. March for Life. 

Saturday, Oct. 11.  Birthright 6th annual Walk for Life, Saturday at beautiful St. John Fisher College campus.  Walkers begin their leisurely 2-mile stroll between 9 and 11 am.  Strollers, wagons, wheelchairs welcomed!  There are even canine walkers!  Call the Birthright office at 385-2100 for info.

Saturday, Oct. 11.   Creighton method of fertility care, "a natural choice."  8:30 AM - 12:30PM  at Guardian Angels Church.  Call Anne Olek  (585) 314-4564 for details and registration.

Saturday, October 25 all day.  Pro-Life Speaker Training. 

October 26 - 29    Rebecca Kiessling, Esq.  Multiple talks in the Rochester area, well received.

March for Life in Washington, January 2003.   Hats off to all of you who braved the cold and went to Washington anyway!!   January 22, 2003 30th anniversary of Roe V. Wade.

RARTL Garage Sales were HUUUGE and a marvelous success.  Thanks to all the volunteers who sorted and carried and sold.  Thanks to all the people who combed their attics and basements and gave us the results.  And thanks to the customers who came to our sales.

And a double and highly respectful thanks to the people who didn't know when to stop! You know who you are.  You donated items, then came and helped for hours and hours and hours, and then left gleefully having purchased other people's treasures. You then probably collapsed for the next 24 hours.  You know who you are - and your contribution cannot possibly be measured.  Only appreciated.

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