Pro-Life Activities
Office of Respect Life and Social Justice
National March for Life 2025
March for Life 2025 – January 21-26. Together, Let’s Make Abortion Unthinkable
Register: visit RespectLifeSocialJustice.org to download and fill out registration forms through November 14, 2024. payment must accompany the registration forms.
Cost: Single payment: $500 due by November 14, 2024
Optional Payment Plan: $262.50 due by November 14, 2024
$262.50 due by December 12, 2024
NO REFUND WILL BE PROVIDED AFTER NOVEMBER 16, 2024
MAIL PAYMENT AND ALL FORMS TO: Respect Life and Social Justice Office, 424 N. Broadway, Wichita, KS 67202 Make checks payable to: Catholic Diocese of Wichita
First Saturday Rosary
The First Saturday Rosary at Trust Women abortion facility (5107 E. Kellogg Dr.) will be held at 9:00 AM on Saturday, December 7.
Birth Mother’s Gathering
Birthmothers gathering December 3, 6:30pm Spiritual Life Center. Open to all women who have placed a child for adoption. Contact Carolyn Utter for more information: Carolyn Utter [email protected]
Sidewalk Advocates for Life
2025 Sidewalk Advocates for Life Trainings TBD
Sidewalk Advocates for Life has seen an increase in volunteer presence on the sidewalk throughout the 2024 year and as a result our advocates have witnessed several confirmed baby saves and countless more hopeful saves at our local abortion clinics. Our saves come from a combination of patients engaging in direct dialogue with our trained advocates, as well as simply seeing the peaceful, prayerful presence of volunteers on the sidewalk.
Despite the successes of our dedicated advocates this year we still have a long way to go in the battle against the Culture of Death. It has been confirmed that Planned Parenthood is expanding into the building next to their existing clinic and construction is already in progress. Although Kansas has yet to release the official numbers for abortions in our state last year, the Guttmacher Institute estimates that 20,630 abortions took place in Kansas in 2023. If that estimate is accurate, it would mark a 67% increase from the 12,317 abortions in 2022 (reported by KDHE). We can only assume those numbers have continued to rise in 2024.
Our presence on the sidewalks of the three abortion clinics in our city matters now more than ever. We are the last hope of the women entering the clinics and often times the only voice for the preborn and the only human love they will ever know while on this Earth. We plan to hit the ground running with additional SAFL trainings so if you or anyone you know is interested in standing up for the sanctity of life please contact Ellen Cyr at 316-677-0327 or [email protected] to be added to the training waitlist.