Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph Respect Life Office
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"Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service" 


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"Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service" is an exciting, parish-based initiative to assist pregnant mothers in need.  The year-long USCCB program officially began on March 25, 2020, the Feast of the Annunciation and 25th anniversary of Evangelium vitae (The Gospel of Life), given to the Church by St. John Paul the Great.  

Archbishop Naumann, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has invited all U.S. bishops to encourage their parishes to work with their respective  diocesan Respect Life Offices to learn about resources available in their area and to plan and implement a parish response. 

Since 2006, our diocese has been blessed with a thriving Respect Life Office -- leaders, volunteers and community partners working closely to assist pregnant mothers in need.  Throughout this time, we have also been blessed to have strong partnerships with both Catholic Charities of KC-St. Joseph and the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Pro-Life Office, with whom we have collaborated on many programs, activities and events in this area.  We will continue to do all the work that is currently being done, but we will also be introducing the activities and events below during the next year as part of our permanent local "Walking with Moms in Need" program.   

USCCB Parish Resources

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​For "Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service", the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities has developed a Parish Action Guide  that includes educational, pastoral, prayer, and action-oriented resources for parish use:
  • Planning resources for parish-based activities
  • Homily helps
  • Suggested prayers
  • Bulletin inserts
  • Pulpit announcements
  • Communications and outreach suggestions
  • ​Reflections on the teachings of Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) and other documents of the Holy Father such as Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel).  
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All of these are posted on the USCCB Walking with Moms in Need website and will be available in both English and Spanish.

“Catholics must be committed to the defense of life in all its stages and in every condition”
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Respect Life Office ~ Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph  ~ 20 West Ninth Street ~ Kansas City, MO 64105 ~ ​(816) 756-1850
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  • HOME
    • News & Communications >
      • 2023 Midwest March for Life
    • Share Your Gifts
    • About Us
  • Pastoral Programs
    • 40 Days for Life >
      • Our "Message"
    • ComPassio
    • Gabriel Project >
      • Walking With Moms in Need
      • Kansas City Pregnancy Clinic & Mercy and Truth
    • Knights of Columbus >
      • Meet Life (Missouri)
      • Faith in Action (Supreme)
    • Life & Justice Campaign
    • March for Life
    • Project Rachel >
      • Rachel's Vineyard Retreats
    • Spiritual Adoption
    • Stand Up for Life >
      • Teen Pro-Life Boot Camp
    • Catholic Partners >
      • Catholic Charities of KC-St. Joseph
      • Catholic Mobilizing Network (Death Penalty)
  • Education
    • Pro-Life Issues >
      • Abortion
      • Adoption
      • Contraception & Birth Control
      • Death Penalty
      • Euthanasia & Assisted-Suicide
      • Fetal Development
      • Post-Abortion
      • Religious Freedom & Conscience Protection
      • Reproductive Technologies
      • Stem Cell Research & Human Cloning
    • Papal Encyclicals & Church Documents
  • Parish Ministry
    • Respect Life Coordinators >
      • Parish Respect Life Coordinator Sign-Up
    • Respect Life Committees
    • Prayers & Liturgies
    • Priests & Pastors
  • Public Policy
    • Contacting Elected Officials
    • Pro-Life Policy Advocacy Organizations
  • Resources
    • Abortion Pill Reversal
    • Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRC's)
    • Residential Pregnancy Homes
    • Adoption
    • Reproductive Technologies
    • Fetal Anomalies & Special Diagnoses
    • Post-Abortive Healing
    • Death Penalty
    • Ethical Research, Therapies & Cures
    • End of Life Care & Documents
    • Religious Freedom & Conscience Protection >
      • USCCB Religious Freedom Week
    • International Pro-Life >
      • European Refugee Crisis
  • Contact Us