Respect Life

For more information or questions about Respect Life, contact the parish office at 815-827-3205.



If you are pregnant (or think you may be) and you need assistance, or if you know someone else who needs assistance with a pregnancy, you may want to contact one or more of the following:

  • National Life Center

    www.nationallifecenter.com


    Phone: 1-800-848-5683

    We can help any woman or girl to find medical, legal or psychological help as well as shelter, education and adoption guidance as desired.

  • Birthright

    www.birthright.org


    Phone: 1-800-550-4900     

    We assist girls and women distressed by unplanned pregnancy, providing friendship and emotional support, free pregnancy testing, and maternity and baby clothes.  We give information and referrals to help clients meet legal, medical, financial, and housing needs.  All Birthright services are free, confidential, and available to any woman regardless of age, race, creed, economic or marital status.

  • We Care Pregnancy Center

    www.wecarepregnancycenter.org


    Phone: 1-815-748-4242

    If you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant and you don't know what to do, we can help you. At We Care, you will encounter a supportive, compassionate environment in which to explore all your options. Everything we do is focused on allowing you to make a healthy, informed and livable choice. Free and confidential.

  • Catholic Charities Maternity Hotline

    Phone: 1-866-775-6279

  • Rockford Diocese Respect Life Information

    http://www.rockforddiocese.org/respectlife/

  • Waterleaf Women's Center

    www.waterleafwc.org  


    Address: 2849 East New York Street, Aurora, IL 60502

    Phone: (630) 701-6270 

  • Gianna's House Pregnancy Resource Center

    http://giannashouse.com  


    Address: 901 W. Rock Falls Rd (also called W. Rt-30), Rock Falls, IL 61071  

    Phone: 815-625-6520 

    24 Hour Hotline: 1-800-395-HELP (4357) 

  • First Way Pregnancy Support Services

    Address: 2020 W Johnsburg Rd, Johnsburg, IL 60051  

    Phone: (815) 669-5018

Respect for Life Prayer


Heavenly Father, the beauty and dignity of human life was the crowning of your creation. You further ennobled that life when your Son became one with us in his incarnation. Help us to realize the sacredness of human life and to respect it from the moment of conception until the last moment at death. Give us courage to speak with truth and love and with conviction in defense of life. Help us to extend the gentle hand of mercy and forgiveness to those who do not reverence your gift of life. To all, grant pardon for the times we have failed to be grateful for your precious gift of life or to respect it in others. We ask this in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Project Rachel


Project Rachel is a network of healing composed of specially-trained caregivers, often working as a team, to provide direct care to women, men and adolescents touched by an abortion loss, enabling them to grieve, receive forgiveness, and find peace. LOCAL: 1-608-289-6105; TOLL FREE: 1-800-593-2273.

Growing in Virtue


It’s not easy growing up in today’s mixed-up society with many challenging decisions to make about love, sexuality, and more. The following links are devoted to providing adolescents and teens with tools and resources to help them take an active role in shaping their futures, their dreams, finding real love, and becoming who God intended them to be! These resources are especially devoted to YOU!