Pro-Life Boot Camp
Church of the Ascension
9510 West 127th Street
Overland Park, KS 66213
Speakers, education, prayer and Masses, activities, movies, food, t-shirts, and...“takin’ it to the streets!” The Pro-Life Offices of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph are proud to announce the 2nd Annual Truth Illuminated Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp!
Brochure / Enlistment Form:
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Topics:
Regional and local pro-life leaders will join our priests and seminarians, along with special guests, to cover the following topics:
- Planned Parenthood, prayer vigils, and sidewalk counseling
- Contraception
- Human Dignity
- Theology of the Body
- The joy of being a young family
- Project Rachel, Truth Illuminated, and other diocesan pro-life programs
- Divine Mercy, Rosaries, Eucharistic Adoration, Reconciliation...and much, much more.
Special Events:
- Pray outside two abortion mills.
- Walk in the shoes of a frightened teen mother and see the truly remarkable work being done by one local pregnancy resource clinic.
- Hear a testimony from a wounded mother who chose abortion.
- Participate in the celebration of the holy sacrifice and meal of the Mass with the two most pro-life bishops in one nation...under God, Bishop Finn and Archbishop Naumann.
- Finally, share the experience with your family as we wrap up the week-end with our Pro-Life Challenge.
Program Costs (Covers meals, manuals, t-shirts, & basic fees)
Camp starts soon! Register today!
- Enlistees (Youth 14-18 yrs old).........................................................$75*
- Chaperones**...........................................................................No Charge
- Seminarians ............................................................................No Charge
* All participants will remain in the barracks overnight Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Separate on-site barracks will be assigned for males and females. All barracks will be secured and patrolled regularly throughout your tour.
** All chaperones must be Virtus certified. Contact our offices as soon as possible if you need to be certified.
How Do I Enlist?
- Complete the Enlistment Form above. Parent/guardian signature required for youth.
- Make checks payable to: "Diocese Pro-Life Office".
- Send Enlistment Form and payment to one of the recruiting offices below:
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Pro-Life Office
12615 Parallel Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66109
prolife@archkck.org
(913) 647-0350
http://www.prolifekc.org
Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Respect Life Office
PO Box 419037
Kansas City, MO 64141
francis@diocesekcsj.org
(816) 756-1850 x544
http://www.respectlifemissouri.org
Doesn’t calling it a pro-life "boot camp" convey a message of violence and the exact opposite impression we want?
It cannot be over-emphasized that, although we are called by God to work to eliminate the violence against our unborn brothers and sisters throughout our land, we must also oppose the use of violence in any form to achieve this objective. As for those misguided individuals who might perpetrate these acts of violence, they must understand the decision to take a human life to solve a problem is a choice that can never be “pro-life”.
In today’s global environment, it is all too easy to assume that talk about our military is synonymous with talk about war and violence but we must never forget that these brave individuals proudly promote peace and courageously provide humanitarian support in a world that is often either violently opposed or apathetically indifferent to their efforts. Our men and women in uniform represent courage, respect, commitment, knowledge, pride, discipline, and teamwork. They will be the first to acknowledge that peace is always the ultimate goal.
When we consider the cost of any war, whether in dollars or in trauma to the participants or in the loss of innocent lives, we must understand it is no different in the current war on the unborn. It is precisely the billion-dollar abortion business, the exploitation of the poor and vulnerable, the tragedy and pain for the survivors of abortion, and ultimately the killing of thousands of innocent Americans every day that we all need to work together to end and in doing so, we too must always hold peace as our ultimate goal.
If we as faithful pro-life Catholics, are going to be successful in our defense of the unborn we absolutely need to work as a disciplined team and understand the most basic teachings of the Catholic Church on the sanctity of human life so no one person puts the success of the team in jeopardy. Basic training at boot camp typically includes physical fitness (spiritual fitness), instruction in military courtesy (effective peaceful pro-life activism), tradition (Church Tradition), history (education in key areas of the pro-life movement), and simple things like uniform care and wear (presenting the right image).
Every Sunday at Mass we hear, “For peace and justice around the world and for the safety of our troops, we pray to the Lord." Our annual Summer pro-life camp is directed at simply training our youth to safely defend peace and justice right here at home as faithful pro-life Catholics in a nation that is already at war against the unborn.
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
Saint Michael the Archangel,
Defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
And do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -
By the Divine Power of God -
Cast into hell, Satan and all the evil spirits,
Who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.