Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp
Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp is a fun and energetic one, two or three-day Respect Life Office-sponsored summer event for teens that parishes and schools can host to help develop their own pro-life ministries. The Respect Life Office can assist with planning speakers, education, prayer and Masses, activities and games, and more. Teens can develop skills in spiritual fitness, receive instruction in effective peaceful pro-life activism, learn about Church Tradition and teaching on the sanctity of all human life, and the importance of presenting the right image.
Program Materials
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Topics:
Local pro-life leaders, priests and seminarians are available to share the following topics and much, much more:
Special Events:
Costs
Although there is no fee to host a Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp, and all Respect Life Office resources are available at no charge, costs incurred may
include:
Contact the Respect Life Office for information on scholarships or fundraising opportunities that may be available!
Registration
Youth Medical Release & Rules of the Road Form
All Respect Life Office-sponsored Teen Pro-Life Boot Camps require completion of the Youth Medical Release & Rules of the Road Form , or a
similar document.
The form includes the following sections:
To learn more, contact your local diocesan Respect Life Office:
Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph:
Respect Life Office
P.O. Box 419037
Kansas City, MO 64141
(816) 756-1850 x544
www.respectlifekcsj.org
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas:
Pro-Life Office
12615 Parallel Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66109
prolife@archkck.org
(913) 647-0350
www.prolifekc.org
Topics:
Local pro-life leaders, priests and seminarians are available to share the following topics and much, much more:
- The Church's teaching on the Sanctity of Human Life
- Pro-Life Apologetics
- Sidewalk Counseling and Prayer Vigils
- Contraception
- Theology of the Body
- Post-Abortion Healing
- The importance of the rosary, Divine Mercy, and other prayers to a pro-life ministry
Special Events:
- Prayer vigils and sidewalk counseling at an abortion mill.
- Visits to local Pregnancy Resource Centers
Costs
Although there is no fee to host a Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp, and all Respect Life Office resources are available at no charge, costs incurred may
include:
- Promotional flyers and brochures
- Food for meals
- Prayer manuals and other printed materials
- DVDs and movies
- Stipends if speakers are brought in
- T-shirts, books and any other pro-life materials used
- Transportation to PRCs or abortion facilities
Contact the Respect Life Office for information on scholarships or fundraising opportunities that may be available!
Registration
- The brochure above serves as a registration form that can be completed by camp participants and mailed in.
- The Respect Life Office can also assist with set-up and tracking of on-line registrations for parishes and schools that host a camp
Youth Medical Release & Rules of the Road Form
All Respect Life Office-sponsored Teen Pro-Life Boot Camps require completion of the Youth Medical Release & Rules of the Road Form , or a
similar document.
The form includes the following sections:
- Diocese Event Participation Health Form (complete and return)
- Diocese Youth Consent for Medication Form (complete and return)
- Diocese Medication Policy (informational)
- Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp Rules of the Road (complete and return)
- Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp Information Sheet (informational)
To learn more, contact your local diocesan Respect Life Office:
Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph:
Respect Life Office
P.O. Box 419037
Kansas City, MO 64141
(816) 756-1850 x544
www.respectlifekcsj.org
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas:
Pro-Life Office
12615 Parallel Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66109
prolife@archkck.org
(913) 647-0350
www.prolifekc.org
Leadership & Volunteer Opportunities
It does not matter how effective we may be at providing pastoral care if we do not also have volunteers helping with such things as promoting and organizing events, managing supplies, and most importantly, praying both inside and outside of our parishes. Every person must have the opportunity to share his or her unique gifts, limited only by the guidance of the Holy Spirit!
If your parish or school cannot host a Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp but you would like to assist another parish or school with organizing and facilitating a camp, here are just a few of the current volunteer opportunities for the Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp program.
Leadership & Planning
Pastoral Care
Fundraising & Promotion
Prayer & Worship
To learn more about these opportunities, or to sign-up today, please contact the Respect Life Office.
If your parish or school cannot host a Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp but you would like to assist another parish or school with organizing and facilitating a camp, here are just a few of the current volunteer opportunities for the Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp program.
Leadership & Planning
- Encourage your parish or school Respect Life Committee to host a Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp
- Assist with planning and organizing a Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp in another parish or school
Pastoral Care
- Facilitate a presentations at Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp on one or more pro-life topics
- Assist with development of presentations on additional pro-life topics
- Volunteer to be a chaperone at a Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp (Must be VIRTUS-certified)
- Volunteer to assist at the registration table or with preparing meals
Fundraising & Promotion
- Participate as a member of a diocesan program fundraising or promotional committee
- Assist the Respect Life Office with development of promotional materials (e.g. brochures, flyers, posters, etc.) for the Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp program
Prayer & Worship
- Join Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp participants and leaders to prayer on the sidewalk at an abortion mill
To learn more about these opportunities, or to sign-up today, please contact the Respect Life Office.
Doesn’t calling it a "boot camp" convey a message of violence and the exact opposite impression we want?
It cannot be over-emphasized that because we are called by God to work to eliminate the violence against our unborn brothers and sisters, we must also oppose the use of violence in any form to achieve this objective. As for those misguided individuals who might perpetrate acts of violence in the name of ending abortion, they clearly do not understand that 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 easy to assume that talk about a 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 to, 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, 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 so doing, we too must always hold peace as our ultimate goal.
Basic training at a typical boot camp includes physical fitness, instruction in rules of engagement, military tradition and history, and pride in appearance. Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp includes spiritual fitness, instruction in effective peaceful pro-life activism, Church Tradition and teaching on the sanctity of all human life, and the importance of 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." The Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp is directed at training our youth to safely defend peace and justice right here at home as faithful pro-life Catholics in a nation that is absolutely 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.
It cannot be over-emphasized that because we are called by God to work to eliminate the violence against our unborn brothers and sisters, we must also oppose the use of violence in any form to achieve this objective. As for those misguided individuals who might perpetrate acts of violence in the name of ending abortion, they clearly do not understand that 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 easy to assume that talk about a 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 to, 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, 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 so doing, we too must always hold peace as our ultimate goal.
Basic training at a typical boot camp includes physical fitness, instruction in rules of engagement, military tradition and history, and pride in appearance. Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp includes spiritual fitness, instruction in effective peaceful pro-life activism, Church Tradition and teaching on the sanctity of all human life, and the importance of 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." The Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp is directed at training our youth to safely defend peace and justice right here at home as faithful pro-life Catholics in a nation that is absolutely 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.
Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp program. This will be used to assist hosting parishes with scholarships and with such items as promotional materials and camp supplies in order for the camp to remain FREE to participants. You may donate online or by sending a check made payable to:
Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph
Respect Life Office
20 West Ninth Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Please note “Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp” on the memo line of your check. Thank you!
Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph
Respect Life Office
20 West Ninth Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Please note “Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp” on the memo line of your check. Thank you!
