schools
Our Education officer is Elain Gallacher. She is available to speak to school groups, and to arrange visits to the Initiative.
Sr Andrea and Elain with some students from Holyrood High School .
DAY FOR LIFE 2008
This year’s Day for Life, organized by the Bishops of Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales, is fast approaching. The Scottish Bishops have designated the Feast of the Visitation, 31 May 2008, as a day on which we refocus our thoughts and energies, and persevere all the more in building a civilization of love in which all people, no matter how young, old, or disadvantaged, can flourish.
For this year’s Day for Life the Bishops have asked us to concentrate on the issues surrounding mental health, an area profoundly relevant to our own work in dealing with women traumatized by unwanted pregnancy or suffering from Post Abortion Syndrome.
We have therefore mailed all the schools in Glasgow to with all the information they need and a variety of ideas as to how they can mark this day, together with a variety of resources.
However everyone can do something to mark this day, whether you are a pro-life group, parish group, individual or family. All of us are called to speak out for unborn children and for their mothers, experiencing the mental anguish of crisis pregnancy and abortion. Feelings of anxiety, depression, isolation and fear are common. Without loving support and practical help, women can feel that abortion is the only choice.
Here we have provided a variety of ways in which you can take part in marking this important day. I sincerely hope you can take advantage of these resources. Please contact me if you need any more support or further hep (tel: 0141 433 2680 email: schools.prolifeinitiative(at)googlemail(dot)com).
DAY FOR LIFE - RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS
Stumbling Blocks into Stepping Stones (.pdf)
EDUCATION ARCHIVE
A message from our Education Officer Elain Gallagher (12 December 2007).
