You have been part of an amazing life-saving mission—and we have much more work to do.
Lighthouse Women’s Center, located in Denver across the street from a massive Planned Parenthood abortion facility, will soon record the 100th baby born to women served at Lighthouse. Since March 2013, we have averaged one precious baby a week, born to moms who have bravely chosen life—sometimes against incredibly tough odds.
Now it’s our turn to be a light in their lives. On Saturday, Jan. 31, A Beacon of Hope Gala will be held at Wings Over the Rockies in Denver. We’re planning to have more than 1,000 people in attendance and to raise more than $1 million for Lighthouse and Women’s Services.
I hope you can join us that evening and encourage you to visit ccdenver.org/gala to buy tickets. The deadline is Jan. 24. But if you can’t make it that night, there’s another way to participate by donating the cost of a ticket (at that same website link) to support the wide range of services provided by Catholic Charities to moms in need.
At Lighthouse, those services include free pregnancy tests, free ultrasounds, counseling and connections to needed services. Through the Gabriel Project, moms can get free diapers and material needs to care for their newborns and young children. At Father Ed Judy House, we provide shelter for single women with children, many of whom are victims of domestic violence. Our Respect Life Resources office works through schools, parishes and other venues to educate about the dignity of all life from conception to natural death. Project Rachel provides comprehensive counseling to post-abortive women and men.
We all know that families, particularly those struggling to get by, are under tremendous pressures. What can be done? Lighthouse and Women’s Services, through Catholic Charities, is showing what’s possible.
When a woman comes to Lighthouse in a difficult situation—pregnant, possibly alone, anxious and dreading the future—the care we provide is intended to serve her, save her child and rebuild her family. If we turn our back on them, we discard the future families of America and we can’t afford to do that. And Catholic Charities can’t afford to choose between saving the unborn and our social ministries that provide food, shelter and sustenance to the needy. They are one and the same. A life is a life. And life begins at conception.
Visit Catholic Charities at www.ccdenver.org or call 303-742-0828 to learn more, volunteer or make a donation.
