Life Education  Voter Education  Communications  Event Planning

The South Hills Cluster Pro-Life Committee, consisting of parishioners from Church of the Assumption, St. Basil the Great Church, St. Matthias the Apostle and St. Michael Catholic Church, focuses efforts on promoting the sanctity of life from conception until natural death, including the unborn, handicapped, terminally ill, and the aged. We maintain four cornerstones:

This committee, which has the support and guidance of our pastors, is actively looking for additional parishioners to help the efforts of the four cornerstones. For additional information about this committee or to become involved with it, please contact Mike Manocchio at 216-374-5679 or mikemano316@gmail.com

 

LIFE EDUCATION

This cornerstone will identify and coordinate educational opportunities for all of us on the call of the Gospel to create a "Culture of Life" today in ourselves, our families, schools, parishes, communities and the world.   It is only by teaching the Gospel of Life that we can hope to create this culture that will provide a foundation for the next generation upon which to build.

Life Education Cornerstone will support:

• Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness
• Choose Life School based programs
• Explanation of intrinsic evils

VOTER EDUCATION

This cornerstone focuses on defending the Church’s teachings of the sanctity of life, from conception to natural death, in the public square by forming an educated electorate.

Voter Education Cornerstone provides:

• Assistance in conscience formation
• USCCB policy positions on major issues
• Church’s teachings on the relationships between Christian faith and political life
• Support for voter registration
• Letter writing campaigns to elected officials on pro-life issues

This cornerstone does not support or oppose any candidate or party, but focuses attention on the moral and human dimensions of the issues.

COMMUNICATIONS

Promotion of the sanctity of life from conception until natural death spreads with communication through all available media.

The Communications Cornerstone will:

• Research key prolife concepts and communicate them to the parish through bulletin articles
• Oversee phone and email trees amongst interested parishioners for communicating prolife news and action items
• Create and maintain a prolife brochure rack in the parish
• Support the other three Cornerstones of the committee in their communication efforts.

EVENT PLANNING

This cornerstone focuses on building personal commitment to defend the Church’s teachings by providing opportunities for parishioners to become involved in life affirming activities.

The Event Planning Cornerstone provides these opportunities for personal involvement:

• Prayer Vigils at abortion clinics
• 40 Days for Life campaigns
• Pro-Life Speakers series
• Pro-Life Holy Hours
• Bus trips to the National March for Life
• Cleveland’s Annual March for Life (Januarys)