Sunday, October 5, is Respect Life Sunday
On Respect Life Sunday, pro-life individuals from the Kalamazoo/Portage area gather to pray and witness to the Sanctity of Life as part of the Life Chain. Life Chain is a peaceful, prayerful public event in remembrance of at least 65 million lives lost to abortion.
Participants pray for our nation, for people in crisis situations and for a permanent end to abortion.
Life Chain participants meet to pray at their designated prayer places along S. Westnedge and E. Milham from 2:30 – 3:30 pm. Check your church bulletins or contact Deena Anderson (269) 303-8016 or Mary Jeske (219) 393-0644 for more information.
Respect Life Month | October 2025
The 2025-2026 Respect Life Program theme, "Life: Our Sign of Hope," reflects the ongoing Jubilee Year of Hope. A new poster and prayer card highlight the sacrament of Baptism. Through the gift of our Baptism, our Lord Jesus Christ calls us to be members of His body, thereby demonstrating the invaluable dignity of the human person. This mystery invites us to be witnesses to the hope of the resurrection by promoting and defending the precious gift of life.