40 Days for Life Fall Update – Week Two

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Contact: Mary Clark
Cincinnati Campaign Leader
513-604-9054/cincy40days@fuse.net
October 3, 2025

Weekly Update – Week Two

First Full Week of Coverage, Open Hours, Hallow App & Midpoint

We are off to a good start with all our vigil prayer hours through today being spoken for by at least one person (more are always a blessing).

One of the days that routinely gets parish coverage is Saturday, but tomorrow is the exception. October 4, as of yesterday when this update was prepared, still had six open prayer vigil hours during the day. Please go to  www.40daysforlife.com/cincinnati  and check the calendar to see if we are still in need of coverage. With the weather as beautiful as it will be tomorrow, this is an ideal time to come to the sidewalk to show how precious you believe LIFE to be.

When we have blocks of open hours it’s a good opportunity for you to recruit new (and veteran) pro-life people from your churches to fill those hours (2 people per hour). It might be a great way to ease into parish participation if your parish has yet to commit to a full 12-hour day of coverage. As usual, contact me by phone, text or email with any questions or with sign up help.

In case you’re interested in an additional prayer aid while at Planned Parenthood or anytime, yesterday Shawn Carney reminded everyone who receives his daily updates that, “The 40 Days for Life community is available on the free section of the Hallow app…but up to 1,000 new subscribers can get 40% off their paid subscriptions by using promo code 40DaysforLife40:  hallow.com/redeem.

Upcoming Event: Friday, October 10, from 7 to 8pm at Planned Parenthood,  we will hold a group prayer hour designated as the Midpoint Prayer Hour. We will be praying for the continued success of the campaign as we close in on Day 20. We thank God for allowing us to be His hands and feet in bringing about a Culture of Life in our area, state and country. What a privilege to be alive at this time to work towards the day when we return to protection for the most vulnerable among us through law as well as through our culture.

Known churches and group affiliations of our participants  – Please let me know if your affiliation is not listed (even if you are coming as an individual and not with a church/group).

All Saints, Guilford, IN (Dearborn County Catholic Parishes)
All Saints, Kenwood (St. Paul the Apostle Family)
Archdiocese of Cincinnati Respect Life Office
Blessed Sacrament, Ft. Mitchell, KY
St. Cecilia, Oakley (Eastside Catholic)
Guardian Angels, Mt. Washington (St. Gregory the Great Family)
Helpers of God’s Precious Infants (Prolife Mass & Rosary Procession at Holy Name Church on the 1st, 3rd and 4th Saturdays)
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Anderson Twp. (St. Gregory the Great Family)
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Burlington, KY
Mary Queen of Heaven, Erlanger, KY
Mary’s Mantle (Prolife Mass & Rosary Procession at Holy Name Church on the 2nd Saturday)
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West
Old St. Mary’s/Sacred Heart, Cincinnati
Our Lady of Lourdes (Most Holy Eucharist Family)
Our Lady of the Visitation (Divine Mercy Family)
Pregnancy Center Plus
Queen of Apostles Family
St. Aloysius Gonzaga (Most Holy Eucharist Family)
St. Andrew, Milford (St. Mary Magdalene family)
St. Ann, Groesbeck (Mary Queen of Heaven family)
St. Antoninus (Most Holy Eucharist Family)
St. Barbara, Erlanger, KY
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (Mary Queen of Heaven family)
St. Catharine of Siena (Most Holy Eucharist Family)
St. Catherine of Siena, Ft. Thomas, KY
St. Columban, Loveland
St. Edmund Campion Academy
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Milford (St. Mary Magdalene Family)
St. Gertrude, Madeira
St. Henry, Erlanger, KY
St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Monfort Heights
St. James the Greater (Mary Queen of Heaven Family)
St. John Fisher, Newtown (St. Gregory the Great Family)
St. John the Baptist, Dry Ridge Rd., Colerain Twp.
St. Joseph, Cold Spring, KY
St. Joseph, Crescent Springs, KY
St. Joseph, North Bend (Divine Mercy Family)
St. Jude, Bridgetown (Divine Mercy Family)
St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, IN (Dearborn County Catholic Parishes)
St. Margaret Mary, N. College Hill (Mary Queen of Heaven Family)
St. Margaret of York, Loveland
St. Martin of Tours (Most Holy Eucharist Family)
St. Mary of the Assumption, Alexandria, KY
St. Mary, Aurora, IN (Dearborn County Catholic Parishes)
St. Mary, Hyde Park (Eastside Catholic)
St. Paul, Florence, KY
St. Paul the Apostle Family of Parishes (St. Vincent Ferrer, All Saints)
St. Philip, Melbourne, KY
St. Philip, Morrow
St. Pius X, Edgewood, KY
St. Susanna, Mason
St. Teresa, Bright, IN (Dearborn County Catholic Parishes)
St. Thomas More, Withamsville (Stella Maris Family)
St. Thomas, Ft. Thomas, KY
St. Timothy, Union, KY
St. Veronica (St. Mary Magdalene family)
St. Vincent Ferrer, Kenwood (St. Paul the Apostle Family)
The Oratory of St. John Vianney, Madisonville (Eastside Catholic)

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