Respect Life Ministry

• To raise awareness and educate St. Andrew parishioners regarding the unborn, Natural Family Planning (NFP), contraception, chastity, infertility/miscarriage, pre-natal diagnosis, stem cell research, euthanasia, assisted suicide, and end-of-life issues.

• To raise awareness of opportunities to actively participate in Respect Life causes, events, & activities, in our Parish, local community and nationally.

• To provide resources for those in unplanned pregnancies, and hope and healing for those who are post-abortive.

• To support St. Andrew parishioners who are engaged in Respect Life activities; to draw in, empower, and encourage other parishioners to do the same.

Contact:

Sienna Women's Health (Ypsilanti)
(734) 519-6664 call or text

Arborwoman Health (Ann Arbor)
(734) 994-8863 or
800-712-HELP (24-hour-line)

Help in the D (Detroit)

Contact: Project Rachel at (888) 722-4355
Rachel's Vineyard Retreats

Ann Arbor Sidewalk Advocates for Life - a loving, prayerful, and law-abiding sidewalk outreach located outside the local abortion facility, redirecting all to life-affirming alternatives, thereby eliminating demand and ending abortion.  We train (life-changing, comprehensive training), equip, and support our advocates to be the hands and feet of Christ, reaching out year-round and changing the hearts and minds of abortion-minded women and men.  Ann Arbor location contact: Paul or Kathy, 734-678-2322, [email protected] for more information. 

Ann Arbor 40 Days for Life -  a peaceful, prayerful pro-life campaign, that includes prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil. Ann Arbor location contact Sandie, 734-657-1936,
[email protected] for more information.

Washtenaw County Right to Life - help with the events sponsored by our local Right to Life affiliate.  Activities include: March for Life bus trips to Washington, D.C., fundraiser dinners, and  RTL booth at the Ann Arbor art fair.  For more info, contact Heather at [email protected].

Life Chain - LifeChain is a nationwide, peaceful and prayerful public witness of pro-life individuals standing for 90 minutes praying for our nation and for an end to abortion. A Life Chain is held in Ann Arbor each year, the first Sunday in October.  For more information, contact Marilyn at, 734-973-2422.