“Troy Newman to Speak at All Life Is Sacred Rally, Sponsored by CEC For Life”

WASHINGTON D.C., Jan. 18, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — The international pro-life ministry, CEC For Life, will be changing the name of their annual youth rally. What was formerly referred to as the “CEC For Life Youth Rally” has finally been given an official name: The All Life Is Sacred Rally, sponsored by CEC For Life.

“‘All Life is Sacred’ has become the banner statement for this ministry,” said Director Fr. Terry Gensemer. “We want our event in Washington to reflect that truth. We also want everyone, no matter what their religious background, to feel welcomed to this event.”

CEC For Life is looking forward to another great event that will compliment the many other significant events going on during the March for Life.

There has also been a last minute change regarding the guest speaker for this year.

In the past, CEC For Life has brought in the most prominent and effective pro-life leaders in the movement like Fr. Frank Pavone, Star Parker, Brandi Swindell, Bryan Kemper, Georgette Forney of Silent No More, and their denomination’s very own Patriarch — Bishop Craig Bates — to speak at both the Rally on the evening of the March and the prayer vigil in front of the Supreme Court on the day of the March.

They have heard from speakers in the global medical community as well, like Dr. Sean O’Domhnaill and Dr. John Bruchalski, and have invited Irish pro-life leaders like Eoghan De Faoite of Youth Defence and Bernie Smyth of Precious Life Northern Ireland. CEC For Life constantly strives to bring in solid speakers who are passionate about pro-life and have a relevant message for young and old alike.

This year, Noelle Moll of Life 4 All Ministries in Kansas City was scheduled to be the speaker. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, Noelle had to cancel her trip to DC as well as her speaking engagement for the All Life is Sacred Rally.

On January 22nd, at 7pm in the Discovery Ballroom of Holiday Inn Capitol, CEC For Life will welcome Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue, as this year’s guest speaker.

Troy has actively worked on behalf of the preborn for over twenty years. His work is responsible for the closure of dozens of abortion clinics around the nation, and he continues as an innovator of new tactics that have helped close abortion clinics and garner criminal prosecutions for abortionists from coast to coast.

In 2006, Troy bought and closed Central Women’s Services, an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas, that has been renovated and now serves as Operation Rescue’s national headquarters and a memorial to the preborn. His groundbreaking work has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and CNN.

CEC For Life is extremely excited to hear Troy Newman share his methods and wisdom with the generation who can and will make abortion unthinkable.

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We are looking forward to seeing each and everyone of you at the March For Life this weekend!  Be sure to check out our Official Schedule of CEC For Life events for the whole weekend on Facebook.  RSVP and invite your friends!

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Hey everybody! If you’re headed to the March for Life in January, be sure to grab an All Life Is Sacred Scarf! It’ll keep you warm, help you spot your friends, AND support the work of CEC for Life!

Orders must be placed by the first week of December. Scarves are $15 each. To purchase, just hit the Paypal button to your right and type “SCARVES” in the Purpose block on the donation form. Scarves can be picked up from Jamie LeGrand Sunday night at the CEC for Life Youth Rally at the Holiday Inn Capitol.

If you are not attending the March, you can still purchase your scarf! Just contact Jamie LeGrand directly at 516.316.7946.

Time is limited! Order TODAY!

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LYNCHBURG,VA – Bishop Philip Weeks places his hands on the arms of the chair and leans down to face his wife, June. “Do you love me?” She continues singing the soft, garbled song that only she can understand. “Fifty-six years tomorrow is our anniversary. How about that?” He leans closer and smiles. She smiles. “She’s the nearest thing to perfection that I’ve ever known,” said Weeks, as he sits on a small couch across from June.

When he looks at her, he still sees the feisty woman he had to ask four times to marry him before she finally said, “yes.” Love is blind. Alzheimer’s and dementia slowly swept that June away years ago, taking first her memory, then her daily walks and now her speech.

Weeks, a missionary priest for decades, retired from his role as a charismatic Episcopal bishop in 2005 to care for June full time in their Lynchburg home. Today, 10 years after the first diagnosis, June has vascular dementia and Lewy Body Dementia, a unique disease with unique symptoms such as hallucinations and a decline that is anything but gradual.

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CEC for the Life of the West, based in San Clemente sponsors 2 powerful youth events

All Night Prayer Vigil at Planned Parenthood

Fr. Steve Powers writes, “I was amazed to see 22 zealous Pro-lifers, from ages 13 to 71, gather at Planned Parenthood, 700 Tustin Avenue, on the night of August 21; and later even more humbled to see 16 of them brave enough to stay until 5:30 AM.
We began the night with prayer and worship, while holding Pro-life signs on the public sidewalk. As the night progressed, the acolytes began setting up for the Memorial Mass. Before we started, I looked up and saw the moon in a perfect half, one half brightly glowing and the other half dark and black. The Lord spoke to me saying, ‘ you are all exactly where you should be in this gap of time. You are exactly in the middle, dividing day and night, separating good and evil, and being a moral witness to mankind.’
As the acolytes continued to ready the table for Mass, I waited and prayed. When it was finished, and I began the Mass, the Lord prompted me to look at the time; it was exactly 12:00 midnight. The Lord spoke again, saying, ‘you are exactly were you should be, dividing the day from the night.You are standing in the gap, pushing away dark evil and bringing in the light of Christ. You are being a witness even in the dark of the night’, pronouncing that a new day has dawned for those lost in the dark. The old day has passed and the new day has begun.”

Sidewalk Counseling and Witnessing at Family Planning Association and Spectrum Center

by: Gavin Harris

On September 10, 2011 a small group of people from the CEC4life of the West, led by Fr.Steve Powers, gathered together at an FPA (Family Planning Association) clinic to side-walk council. Also joining us in witnessing was a group from Calvary Chapel who joined later in the morning. During the time spent at the clinic it did not just rain, it poured. But, even under these conditions, God’s children from three years old to fifty years old stayed and protested against the daily slaughter of the innocent. That day at the clinic, at least a dozen were lost. For that dozen that lost there lives by deceit, one lived. Thirty minutes ago a husband had dropped off his wife at the clinic. Upon returning he stopped next to Fr. Steve, and said, “We’re not doing it.” As we rejoiced over the saved life a cry when up saying “It was the stork!” Everyone agreed that the stork was a sign from God. Before leaving the clinic our group gathered in front of the building and preformed the liturgy for the pre-born, praying for those twenty who lost their lives that day, and all those who came before them. The Holy Spirit was so strong that the clinic workers actually closed the blinds of the windows in an attempt to hide from the power they felt.
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