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Last Updated 12/2/2008

6th Annual "Empty Manger" Caroling Day 12/20

Empty Manger Caroling

The Pro-Life Action League will hold its sixth annual "Empty Manger" Christmas Caroling Day on Saturday, December 20.

Two caroling tours will take place, one visiting four Chicago abortion facilities and one visiting four in DuPage County.

"The Christmas story is a story of hope and joy brought into the world by a newborn baby," commented League Communications Director Eric Scheidler. "We want abortion-bound mothers in Chicago and the western suburbs to know that their unborn babies are a gift, too."

The League has saved babies from abortion in past years when their mothers heard the caroling. "One mother told our counselor that hearing 'Silent Night' made her think about how Mary said yes to God—and then she couldn't go through with the abortion."

"We encourage more pro-lifers to join this national event," said Scheidler. "Simply print out our booklet [PDF] and gather a few friends for carols at the abortion facilities in your area."

At each abortion facility on the two tours, pro-life carolers will gather around an empty manger, which symbolizes both the hope that new life can bring as well as the emptiness left behind when an unborn child is killed by abortion. The schedules for the Dec. 20 caroling day will be:

Chicago Caroling Tour

DuPage Caroling Tour

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League to Sponsor Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass at Federal Plaza in Chicago

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe—Patroness of the Americas

On Friday, December 12, 2008, the Pro-Life Action League will be co-hosting a historic event at Federal Plaza in Chicago. Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. will be celebrating a solemn Mass in honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at noon.

The inspiration for holding the Mass came from attorney Tom Brejcha of the Thomas More Society Pro-Life Law Center, Chicago. Brejcha and TMS are committed to bringing religion back to the public square this Christmas. Since Federal Plaza is a public space, any group can request a permit to hold an event. This Mass will be the first ever held on Federal Plaza.

The League and the Thomas More Society are excited to have this opportunity to show the vibrancy of the Catholic faith to Chicagoans. The League's Ann Scheidler said, "Chicago has such a strong Catholic tradition. This is a great chance for Catholics to show their love for Our Lady of Guadalupe—patroness of the Americas and of the Unborn."

While it will be chilly, organizers aren't worried. "Chicagoans are tough," Scheidler said, "A little cold won't keep anyone away. Though you should dress warmly!" There will be coffee, hot chocolate, and other goodies to warm people up after the Mass.

Along with the League and the Thomas More Society, cosponsors of this event include the Archdiocese of Chicago's Office for Hispanic Catholics, Respect Life Office and Office for Peace and Justice.

Federal Plaza is located at 50 W. Adams, at the corner of Adams and Dearborn in the Loop.

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Scheidler: "Pro-lifers must answer this election with MORE ACTIVISM"

Obama supports abortion

"In the week since Barack Obama's presidential election victory, two things have become apparent," commented Pro-Life Action League National Director Joe Scheidler. "First, come January, the pro-life movement is going to be facing the most hostile political environment we've ever known. And second, pro-lifers across the country are turning to grassroots activism as the most effective way to meet that challenge.

Obama is expected to immediately reverse some of President George Bush's pro-life measures, including the Mexico City Policy that bans the expenditure of federal funds on international abortions. He intends to pour federal funds into human experimentation in the form of embryonic stem cell research. And he has vowed to appoint "pro-choice" judges to the federal courts.

Obama has also promised his allies at Planned Parenthood that he intends to push Congress to pass the Freedom of Choice Act, which would sweep away all existing restrictions on abortion, such as the federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.

Activism is the answer

But as grim as the prospect of the nation's most pro-abortion administration ever may be, Scheidler is confident that the pro-life movement is equal to the task.

He points out that if Obama follows through on the Freedom of Choice bill, it would be an unprecedented opportunity to educate the people on how unrestricted abortion really is in this country—and how important it is that we defend the few restrictions already on the books, like parental invovlement and the ban on partial birth abortion, measures which the majority of Americans support.

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"The election results are a call to action," Scheidler said. "Many pro-life Americans are waking up to the realization that they cannot sit and wait for the politicians and judges to restore legal protection to unborn babies. If we want to save babies from abortion, we've got to save them ourselves."

Scheidler and the Pro-Life Action League have never been content to await a political solution. "From the beginning, my mission has been to mobilize opposition to abortion on the local level. When a pro-lifer reaches out to an abortion bound mother and gives her the help she needs to choose life, Roe v. Wade has been overturned for that baby."

What's always been needed is pro-life evangelism—conversion of our fellow Americans. "It's our duty as citizens and as Christians," Scheidler explained, "to changes hearts on abortion, one by one. And that's just what we're going to do during the Obama presidency."

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Second Year of Protest at Planned Parenthood Aurora Going Strong

Pro-lifers picket Planned Parenthood Aurora

Pro-lifers picket at Planned Parenthood Aurora [Photo by Dan Wurtz]

The League's Eric Scheidler led the thirteenth monthly protest at Planned Parenthood Aurora. Despite chilly, windy weather, over 100 pro-lifers came out to let Planned Parenthood know that their presence in Aurora was not welcome.

When Planned Parenthood opened in October of 2007, Planned Parenthood of Illinois CEO Steve Trombley predicted that the pro-life protests would soon dwindle. He was wrong.

Entering the second year of regular monthly protests, Fox Valley pro-lifers are as commited as ever to ridding their community of the blight of Planned Parenthood. Not only are hundreds willing to devote a Saturday morning each month to protesting abortion, but prayer warrios and sidewalk counselors continue to reach out to abortion-bound mothers, week after week.

Eric Scheidler leads pro-lifers in prayer

Eric Scheidler leads Aurora pro-lifers in prayer [Photo by Dan Wurtz]

At the conclusion of the protest, the Eric led the crowd in a prayer and invited them to attend upcoming pro-life events, including the upcoming sidewalk counseling seminar and next month's Empty Manger Caroling Day.

Given the grit and dedication of the Fox Valley's pro-life community, Planned Parenthood can expect to see pro-lifers outside their facility every day they are open and especially every third Saturday of the month until they close their doors once and for all.

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