Pro-Life Liturgy Schedule for 2008

These Pro-Life Liturgies began in 1994 and will continue to be offered at various parishes in the Diocese on the First Tuesday of every month. The evening begins with a Rosary for Life at 6:40pm followed by Holy Mass at 7:00pm and veneration of an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, if one is available in the host parish. The evening ends with a social hour including refreshments, pro-life displays and pro-life literature.

Monday, January 22^nd National Day of Prayer and Penance:
From the USCCB: “In all the dioceses of the United States of America, January 22 . . . shall be observed as a particular day of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion, and of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life. The Mass ‘For Peace and Justice’ (no. 22 of the ‘Masses for Various Needs’) should be celebrated with violet vestments as an appropriate liturgical observance for this day.” We encourage all Catholics to attend this Mass at their respective parishes.

Date	church	Town	Deanery
Tues., February 5^th	Cathedral of St Peter	Rockford	Rockford
Tues., March 4^th	SS. Peter and Paul	Cary	McHenry
Tues., April 1^st	St. Peter	Geneva	Aurora
Tues., May 6^th	St. Mary	Oregon	Sterling
Tues., June 3^rd	Holy Cross Mass at 7 PM followed by Rosary	Batavia	Aurora
Tues., July 1^st	St. Charles Borromeo	Hampshire	DeKalb
Tues., August 5^th	St. Mary	East Dubuque	Freeport
Tues., September 2^nd	Holy Angels	Aurora	Aurora
Tues., October 7^th	St. Patrick	St. Charles	Elgin
Tues., November 4^th	St. Mary	DeKalb	DeKalb
Tues., December 2^nd	St. Mary	Byron	Rockford

	Central
Rockton, R-FAM, Cm-Fc	Mary	815-624-2485
Rockford , CCL	Joe & Joni	815-637-4355
Rockford, R-FAM	Katie	815-654-9132
Rockford , R-FAM	Julie	815-398-1246
Byron, R-FAM	Teresa & Joseph	815-234-2085
Rochelle, R-FAM	Paula	815-561-1160
	West
Freeport , R-FAM	Peg	815-235-9307
Monroe, WI, R-FAM	Dawn & Matt	608-966-3017
Dixon, R-FAM	Karri	815-285-0506
Amboy, R-FAM	Gina	815-857-2610
	East
Grayslake, R-FAM	Ann	847-543-8419
Lake in the Hills, CCL	George & Helen	847-658-8379
Algonquin, CCL*	Alfonso & Margarita	847-458-4249
DeKalb, R-FAM	Anne & Cory	630-222-3383
Batavia , CCL	Dustin & Jill	630-896-9275
Batavia , CCL	Ray & Reneé	630-879-2209
Bloomingdale, Cm-FC	Donna	630-924-8063
Aurora, R-FAM *	Sue & Sal	630-907-0727
Aurora, Cm-FC	Ann	630-978-9748

CCL: Couple to Couple League Sympto-Thermal Method
R-FAM: Rockford Diocese-Fertility Appreciation Method
WOOMB: Ovulation Method, Billings
Cm-FC: Creighton model FertilityCare

Call an instructor in your area for classes or 815-399-4300, Ext. 382

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These fertility education methods have all proven to be highly effective in identifying the fertile and infertile days of the woman’s cycle. All involve the observation and charting of natural signs of fertility.

The couple takes basal temperature readings at a consistent time. The woman makes note of cervical fluid, if present on the tissue after voiding. Internal observations may identify an earlier start of the fertile period. Palpation of the cervix confirms the other signs of fertility. Once the method is learned, couples choose which signs of fertility they will monitor. Charts are ordered from CCL.

R-FAM: Rockford Diocese-Fertility Appreciation Method
Ovulation method with temperature option

The woman makes external observations of cervical fluid using flat layers of tissue before and after every voiding in order to observe 100% of this primary sign of fertility. The most fertile observation of the day is charted each night in clinical terms; the day’s fertility is then determined and stamped accordingly. Charts and stamps are available from the NFP Instructor. Fertility issues are referred to the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction in Omaha , Nebraska , Thomas Hilgers, M.D., Director.