Lumina will be sending a packet to the churches in our area with out Lentedn outreach card.

Perhaps you can encourage your church to do something special during April, Abortion Recovery Month…

Coerced Abortion Awareness Week: April 3-10, 2011

“Many church-goers don’t realize what is really going on with regard to women before abortion. It isn’t easy bringing up the topic in everyday conversation, but it’s important to raise awareness of these issues, so the Church Awareness Project is a great idea. I’m sure, all in good time, it will take hold. I have passed your materials/sites/links on to pro-life leaders and always receive positive feedback.” — P. Alice DeYong

Our churches are at the forefront of defending the authentic, God-given rights of unborn children and their mothers. They are also at the forefront of providing resources, care, and spiritual and emotional support for those at risk of unwanted or coerced abortions or already hurt by abortion.

But as our Church Awareness Survey showed, although many in our churches are working to help those facing these issues, this work often remains hidden. Too many people in our churches remain unaware that most abortions are unwanted or coerced, that forced abortions happen here, and of so many other struggles before or after abortion facing the women and men sitting in the pews next to them — or their families, friends and loved ones in the larger community. Too often, people haven’t heard that there is another way.

http://www.afterabortion.org/churchawarenessproject/2011/03/coerced-abortion-awareness-week-april-3-10-2011/