(back of) newsletter, 21 Feb 2016

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: The Lord is my light and my help.

 

IMPULSES FOR PRAYER: Ps 32;   Mt 17:1-19;   Mk 9:2-10;   Lk 3:21-22, 23:44-49

MEDITATION:

With the glorious light of Christ

The day of salvation springs forth,

While abstinence reforms hearts

Wounded by sin.

All things adore You, O loving Trinity

And we renewed by pardon

Sing a new song. Amen.

Ancient hymn for Lent

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday 20^th February 6pm: Margaret Kilroy, Special Intentions

Sunday 21st February, 10am: Zuzanna & Family, RIP

                                    11.30am:

Tuesday 23rd February, 10am:  Reginald Wright, RIP, anniversary

Wednesday 24th February, 10am:

Thursday 25th February, 10am: 

Friday 26th February, 10am: Brendan McGrath, RIP, 1 yr anniversary

Saturday 27^th February, 10am: Holy Souls

Protest against the new campaign for abortion on demand up to birth.

Last week, UK abortion provider BPAS launched a campaign to legalise abortion on demand up to birth for any reason. For more information on this see http://www.righttolife.org.uk/comment-opinion/abortion-up-to-birth/ 

This campaign is being supported by a number of pro-abortion lobby groups but surprisingly includes the Royal College of Midwives. This extreme abortion up-to-birth position has been adopted without any consultation with members of the College whatsoever. Please help to change this and send a clear message to any other groups that BPAS are lobbying to support the campaign, that their membership will be revoked if they decide to support this extreme position.

IF YOU ARE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC (ie not a midwife), please:

1/ Contact the Royal College of Midwives and voice your dissatisfaction about the policy and the lack of consultation, and demand that they revoke it. Remember to be polite and reasonable.  

2/ Get the word out – Let all your friends who are midwives, maternity support workers or student midwives know about this extreme abortion-to-birth position and ask them to take the steps below ASAP.
3/ Let the public know about how uncomfortable you are with this new policy – write to your local newspaper, share your concern on social media – and let the Royal College of Midwives know about your concerns on their Twitter accounts and Facebook pages.

ALSO, PLEASE COULD EVERYONE CONSIDER PUTTING THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS TO THE LETTER TO THE HASTINGS OBSERVER WHICH IS ON THE (CHILDREN’S LITURGY) NOTICEBOARD AT THE BACK OF THE CHURCH. OR EMAIL YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO mysteries.hastings@gmail.com giving permission for your name to be added to the letter. If every local paper in the country publishes such a letter, there is hope for a change of heart regarding the decriminalization of abortion on demand up to birth performed by anyone whether a clinician or not.

IF YOU ARE A MIDWIFE, please contact the RCM to tell them that you their members should have been consulted before the RCM agreed  to support the BPAS in this campaign, and that you request that they revoke their support.