International Day of the Unborn

Since there won't be an official 40 Days for Life Campaign in Ottawa this Lent, the Helpers of God's Precious Infants (Ottawa-Gatineau would like to invite you to join us in a Lenten initiative.

Come and pray with us, between 8 am and 5 pm, at the abortuary (65 Bank St., Ottawa) on Friday March 25th,2011, the Feast of the Annunciation and also the International Day for the Unborn Child. We invite each parish and church group to provide a prayerful presence for one hour (or more) during that day.

This is an opportunity for a Lenten sacrifice that will help us grow closer to God by experiencing the mystery of His Cross. By denying ourselves comfort, we will better find out what Calvary is like.
Praying for the unborn in this public way will also help us to clearly realize Christ's personal love for each one of us, and know the joy of having responded to His call.
In doing this, we also learn to pray, offer penances, abandon the results of our labors to God, and recognize that it is God's power and love which will overcome the evil of abortion and soften the hearts of those who participate
We encourage all Christians to make a special effort on March 25th to come and pray for the unborn.
To download the poster, click on the image :

Countdown to 40 Days for Life

September 22nd - October 31st

• Next 40 Days for Life campaign runs from September 22 to October 31.
• Ottawa Campaign for 12 hour periods, 7 am to 7 pm each day of the campaign.
• Most visible component - peaceful payer vigil across from Ottawa's abortion facility at 65 Bank Street.

Key dates:
September 21^st - 7:00 pm -St. Patrick’s Basilica

Kick-off Mass - St. Patrick’s Basilica at 7:00 pm followed by a candle-light procession to Abortion facility at 65 Bank Street (Ground Zero).

October 14^th - 7:00 pm - Ground Zero

Mid Point Rally at Ground Zero starting at 7:00 pm.

October 31^st - 7:00 pm - Ground Zero

Closing Rally - Celebrate another successful 40 Days Campaign… starts 07:00 pm at Ground Zero – more details to follow.

For more info or to help contact Campaign Life Coalition at 613-729-0379.

Ottawa Web site: http://www.40daysforlife.com/ottawa/

More general info on 40 Days for Life: http://www.40daysforlife.com/

Now's the time to be thinking -- and praying --
about how you can be a part of this life-saving/ culture changing effort.

September 22nd - October 31st Next 40 Days for Life

September 22nd - October 31st

Next 40 Days for Life campaign runs from September 22 to October 31.

Ottawa Campaign for 12 hour periods, 7 am to 7 pm each day of the campaign.

Most visible component - peaceful payer vigil across from Ottawa's abortion facility at 65 Bank Street.

Monday September 13th at 7:00 PM: Information Session in the Scavi (basement) of Saint Patrick's Basilica (corner of Kent and Nepean)

Tuesday September 21st at 7:00 PM: kick-off Mass at St. Patrick's Basilica - followed by a procession to the abortion facility on Bank St.

For more info or to help contact Campaign Life Coalition at 613-729-0379.

Ottawa Web site: http://www.40daysforlife.com/ottawa/

More general info on 40 Days for Life: http://www.40daysforlife.com/

Now's the time to be thinking -- and praying --
about how you can be a part of this life-saving/ culture changing effort.

Crossroads Walkers in Ottawa

I received the following information from Campaign Life Coalition :

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Crossroads - Taking Steps to Save Lives

Walking across Canada for Pro-life – a group of six young Catholic adults

Beginning on May 22 in Vancouver BC. Arriving in Ottawa on the weekend of August 14th

Welcome them on Parliament Hill on Sat. Aug. 14, noon – at the flame

Welcome Reception - Meet them at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish, 95 Somerset Street West, in the basement hall at 1:30 pm

Come and support these courageous champions for LIFE

For more information on their schedule while in Ottawa, call Campaign Life Coalition at 613-729-0379

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They will also be at the abortuary at 65 Bank St. on August 13th at noon for some time of prayer. Please join them and the Helpers who will be present praying and sidewalk counselling.

Ottawa abortionist disciplined by CSPO

From the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons.
http://www.cpso.on.ca/docsearch/details.aspx?view=3&id=%2062857

It appears the abortionist working at the abortion clinic at 65 Bank St. in Ottawa, Krzysztof Janusz Fabisiak (CPSO#: 62857), has been disciplined by the CPSO for the following reasons :

"Allegations of Dr. Fabisiak's professional misconduct and incompetence have been referred to the Discipline Committee of the College. It is alleged that Dr. Fabisiak failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession and is incompetent in his care and treatment of Patient "A", Patient "B" and 23 patients. "

The disciplinary measures imposed are practice restrictions. From the CPSO website :

"As from May 31, 2010, the following is imposed as a term, condition and limitation on the certificate of registration held by Dr. Krzystof Janusz Fabisiak in accordance with and undertaking and consent given to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario by Dr. Fabisiak:

Effective immediately, I, Dr. Krzystof Janusz Fabisiak, will practice only at the prescribed family planning clinics in Ottawa or Toronto or at a setting approved by the College, and I have voluntarily relinquished my prescribing privileges with respect to the following drugs, substances and preparations: narcotic drugs, narcotic preparations with the exception of Tylenol 2 and Tylenol 3, controlled drugs and benzodiazepines/other targeted substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. "

I just have one question for the CPSO: if you have reason to believe this gynecologist should not be practising in other settings, why is it OK for him to continue performing abortions?

Choice... but not too much

Last Saturday, as we were three sidewalk counsellors present, I went back across the street to pray (we try to keep our numbers to two counsellors at one time). From there, I watched as our newly trained counsellor stood as a sentinel on the sidewalk. Unseen by her, however, there were two abortion workers sitting on the steps to 63 Bank. As one client of the abortuary came out, our sidewalk counsellor handed her a Rachel's Vineyard flyer, telling women about healing after abortion. As the woman reached out to take it, one of the workers jumped to her side, put her arm around her and ushered her back into the building. They stayed inside until a man (maybe her father?) arrived to pick her up. By the time the woman and her father left the building, the workers had gone back upstairs. As they left, our sidewalk counsellor offered the flyer once again. This time, unhindered by the staff, they took it.
And I thought it was all about choice. "Trust women" they say. Apparently, by becoming the client of an abortuary, a woman loses the choice to obtain information from someone other than an abortion worker.

"It just wasn't meant to be"

On Thursday, N. and I were on the sidewalk, from 8:45 to 12:15. As the women started trickling in, we approached them with words of encouragement to choose life and offered them our information pamphlets. It was like talking to a brick wall. They ignored us as they walked past, only a few accepting our brochures.

During the first hours we were there, there were a few lone prayer warriors on the opposite side of the street. At one point, a couple went in. She was wearing a sweatshirt, and I could see the bulge in her belly. She was already showing. This one would probably be a "dilation and extraction". I caught the eye of the vigiler praying across the street and signaled to her to pray hard. I spent the early part of the morning praying with more urgency as each woman walked past us with a firm resolve to "get it over with".

Later in the morning, as the women started coming out, the group of vigilers had grown to about five. We noticed a difference in the attitude of the women as they left the abortuary. They were more open to us. One young woman, obviously shaken from the experience, stood there for a while. N. went over to talk to her. The young woman said she was waiting for her husband. N. told her about Rachel's Vineyard and gave her a brochure. She told the young woman that Jesus loves her. The young woman replied that she had accepted Jesus the night before. Then tears welled up in her eyes. N. offered her a hug, which she accepted. Then she sighed and said "I guess it just wasn't meant to be".

This young woman was obviously conflicted about her abortion. I have to wonder how much of the "choice" was hers. "I guess it just wasn't meant to be"... She sounded so passive, so resigned. as if she felt powerless to have made another choice. We know of many other women who have felt the same way. Many have abortions because they simply cannot rely on the father of the child to come through for them. ( see http://www.theunchoice.com/News/FatherPlaysKeyRole.htm)

A few minutes later, the young woman in the sweatshirt came out, only this time, the sweatshirt fell flat on her belly. No bulge, no baby. N. offered her a Rachel's Vineyard leaftlet which she refused. I went over and offered her a rosary, saying "If you start praying, you won't have to come back here again." With an emphatic "yeah", she took the rosary, put it in her pocket and then left. I pray that she will indeed start praying and turn her life over to Christ, who loves her more than she can know.

Please pray for these women. A special thank you goes out to the prayer warriors who came out on Thursday and to the spiritual helpers who prayed even if they couldn't be physically present.