Who we are:
The Respect Life Committee of the Diocese of Santa Rosa presently functions with no paid staff, under the direction of Bishop Walsh. The committee is composed of lay people with experience and dedication in promoting the culture of life. We serve as a resource for the parishes and parishioners of the diocese. We work in cooperation with the California Catholic Conference and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities.

Statement of Purpose:
The Respect Life outreach of the Diocese of Santa Rosa promotes the dignity and sanctity of human life from conception to natural death through programs supporting prayer, education, pastoral care and advocacy. Our mission is to encourage the People of God of the Diocese of Santa Rosa to become what John Paul II has asked us to become: a people of life and a people for life (The Gospel of Life, no. 78).

What we do:

Encourage, promote and coordinate diocesan and parish activities regarding life issues, providing appropriate resources as necessary.
Provide educational opportunities on life issues through conferences and printed and electronic media.
Coordinate programs of prayer and worship that focus on the sanctity of all human life.
Support local programs that counsel and assist women with problems related to pregnancy.
Encourage and support post-abortion ministries.
Encourage and support local programs that provide care for the dying.
How to contact us:

By email: srdrl@sonic.net

By U.S. Postal Service mail:
Respect Life Committee
Diocese of Santa Rosa
P. O. Box 618
Calistoga, CA 94515

By telephone: (707) 942-6143

If you are pregnant and need help, contact Birthright, 1-800-550-4900, www.birthright.org
or The Nurturing Network, 1-800-866-4666, www.nurturingnetwork.org

If you or someone you love is hurting from a past abortion decision, here are some places you can turn to for help:

Project Rachel: www.hopeafterabortion.com or call the “Project Rachel” post abortion program nearest you:

Toll-free from anywhere in California 1-888-HOPE-790.
toll-free from anywhere in the USA 1-877-HOPE-4ME

Rachel’s Vineyard:
Rachel's Vineyard Retreats -- for women and men throughout Northern California who have been involved in past abortion decisions and who seek healing and reconciliation. Retreats are held periodically in Sonoma and Napa Counties, as well as other nearby locations. For more information and upcoming dates, visit the website, www.rachelsvineyard.org.or call 707-967-1101

For information on abortion and breast cancer, information is available at these websites:
www.abortioncancer.com

There are many other websites that offer information on life issues, including abortion, adoption, capital punishment, chastity (sexual abstinence), cloning and stem cell research, medical ethics, population, pornography and other topics. The following are some website links:

Adoption websites:
www.ncfa-usa.org
www.adopt.org
www.adoptionconnection.org
www.holtintl.org

Chastity and abstinence websites:
www.gravityteen.com.
www.free-to-be.net

Culture of Life Foundation: www.culture-of-life.org

Death Penalty Focus: www.deathpenalty.org

End of Life issues: www.embracingourdying.com

Feminists for Life: www.feministsforlife.org

Morality in Media:
www.moralityinmedia.org
www.obscenitycrimes.org

Natural Family Planning: California Association of NFP, www.canfp.org; 1-877-33-CANFP

Population Research Institute: www.pop.org

Priests for Life: www.priestsforlife.org

Walk for Life West Coast, www.walkforlifewc.com

What does it mean to be “Pro-Life”? www.cacatholic.org/respect4life/prolife.html

USCCB Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities: www.usccb.org/prolife

Women Affirming Life: www.affirmlife.com