Join us for an educational and inspirational day on the Gospel of Life!
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The 49th Annual Respect Life Conference includes presentations on timely topics from local, state, and national Catholic and pro-life leaders and a concurrent pro-life teen track for 8th grade and high school students in the afternoon.
Our main track speakers are Jamie Morris (Missouri Catholic Conference), Jeanne Mancini (March for Life), Fr. Peter Fonseca (Archdiocese of St. Louis) and Mary Bruno (Catholic author and speaker). Our afternoon teen track speakers are Kristina Churchman (Justice for All) and Gabriel Cobb (motivational speaker and triathlete).
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8:30 a.m.: Doors Open/Registration (ground floor)
9 a.m.: Welcome/Opening Prayer (First Saturday Rosary for Life)
9:15 a.m.: Finding Hope in-between Missouri's Amendments: A Pro-Life Public Policy Update, with Jamie Morris, Missouri Catholic Conference Executive Director
10 a.m.: Coffee/Refreshments & Ministry Partner Fair
10:30 a.m.: Keynote Presentation: Hope in the Gospel of Life, with Jeanne Mancini, Board Member and Past President, March for Life
11:30 a.m.: Holy Mass, Celebrant Fr. Mark Madden, RLA Spiritual Director, in St. Vincent de Paul Chapel, (main floor)
12:15 p.m.: Lunch (ground floor)
1 p.m. Respect Life Awards Presentation
1:20 p.m.: Concurrent Afternoon Sessions
Main Track: Panel Discussion on Infertility, IVF, and Restorative Reproductive Medicine, with Fr. Peter Fonseca, Bioethics Consultant and Director of Continuing Priest Formation for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Mary Bruno, Creighton Model FertilityCare Practioner, FAbM Base Co-Founder, and Catholic Author & Speaker
Teen Track with Kristina Churchman, Training Specialist with Justice for All, and Gabriel Cobb, Motivational Speaker and Triathlete
2:50 p.m.: Closing Remarks/Prayer
3 p.m.: Conference Ends
*Schedule subject to change; final schedule will be available in the day-of event program
**Seating is first-come, first served.
*** Questions? ***
Event Questions:
Call 314-792-7555 or email [email protected] for more information prior to Friday, October 3.
Venue Questions:
The Respect Life 49th Annual Conference will be held at the Cardinal Rigali Center on the ground floor (except for Holy Mass). Click here to learn more about the venue and directions.
*** Complimentary Gift ***
Registrants who sign-up prior to September 19 will receive a gift from the Respect Life Apostolate as a thank you (while supplies last), a complimentary copy of the Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae). This year marks the 30th anniversary of this life-saving, heart-changing encyclical that St. John Paul II wrote in 1995.
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