Life Chain

Please join area pro-lifers on Sunday, October 1st from 2PM to 3PM for one of our local Life Chains. Signs will be provided. The Life Chain is a national effort with thousands of cities participating. It is a peaceful, prayerful witness to our belief in the sanctity of all human life. We will be praying for the millions of victims of abortion and all women in unplanned pregnancies, that they receive the good help that they deserve. We will also pray for all public officials, and for a deeper respect for the ill, the handicapped, and the aged. You need not address anyone, just stand holding a sign with a message of your choosing. Stand up for life with tens of thousands of pro-lifers throughout the United states and Canada.  We will be hosting two locations:

Dubuque: Highway 20 at Bluff Street (Proceed on Bluff St towards Rt 20 and you will come upon a little gravel lot on your right side where you will pull into to park. (Staff will arrive at 1:30 so you should see others there already). For those who will plug it into their phones, it is directly across the street from 22 Bluff St, Dubuque, IA. Please call the office if you have questions.

Dyersville: Highway 136 at Beckman High School, 1325 9th St SE, Dyersville, IA 52040

Movie Night - Unplanned

In conjunction with the 40 Days for Life vigils, DCRTL Ambassadors for Life is hosting a community showing of the movie Unplanned on Saturday October 7th at 6:30PM in the St. Columbkille’s parish presentation hall. (1240 Rush St, Dubuque, IA 52003) Unplanned is the inspiring true story of one woman’s journey of transformation from Director at Planned Parenthood to an outspoken advocate for life with 40 Days for Life.  This is a free showing, with popcorn and refreshments provided. This is an R rated movie due to the disturbing/bloody images of the abortion pill process.

Pro-Life Awareness Week

This year, our PLA week speaker is Emily Albrecht.  Emily is Director of Education & Outreach at Equal Rights Institute (ERI). At ERI, she is using her educational background to write, develop curriculum, and teach pro-life advocates how to change minds, save lives, and promote a culture of life in their communities. A sought-after speaker, Emily frequently presents lectures on college campuses, in high schools, and for churches and conferences, and she regularly appears in interviews and radio/TV/podcasts, including appearances on MSNBC, BBC Newsday, EWTN, Focus on the Family, Relevant Radio, Christianity Today, and Real Presence LIVE.

There will be two different speeches hosted this week:

Considering Abortion in a Post Roe America

Emily Albrecht will be presenting a speech titled, “Considering Abortion in a Post Roe America” for our luncheon on Tuesday, October 17th, from 11:30AM-1:00PM.  This Luncheon will be held at Dubuque Golf and Country Club. Doors open at 11:30AM and lunch will begin at noon. Registration is $20 per person, but you are welcome to pay at the door.

Please register before October 11th by calling our office at 563-556-5960 or email reception@dcrtl.org.

A Woman’s View on Bodily Autonomy

There will also be three evening talks titled, “A Woman’s View on Bodily Autonomy” which will be free and open to the public:

Monday, October 16th at UW-Platteville at 6PM in the Platteville room

Tuesday, October 17th at the University of Iowa at 6PM

Thursday, October 19th at Church of the Resurrection at 6:30PM in the social space

5th Grade Poster Contest

October is Respect Life Month! Dubuque County Right to life, Inc. is giving an opportunity for our 5^th grade students to show their care for life issues through our annual poster contest! Each poster must be original and treat this year’s theme, Every Life Matters in a positive way. There will be an overall tri-state area first, second, and third place winner who will receive a monetary prize ($100, $75, and $50 respectively), and the top posters will be displayed at our annual Life Dinner.  Additional rules are:

• A poster must be 11” x 17”  or  12” x 18”
• A poster must be presented in complete and final form. It may include wording, line drawings, and/or artwork. May use multiple colors or pencil only. Be creative! It may NOT include paste-on pictures or wording or photographs.
• In the entry, do not identify by name a person or organization which may seem to be for or against the theme.
• Posters will be judged locally.
• No identifying information should be on the front of the poster. On the back of the poster please print the student’s name, shirt size, Teacher’s name, and school’s name

Posters are due Monday, October 23rd