October is Respect Life Month and St. John’s Respect Life Committee is making plans to celebrate.
St. John parishioners will celebrate Respect Life Sunday, which is next Sunday, October 7 with a rosary for life following the 9:00 a.m. Mass.There will also be special processions by the children and the teens at their respective Masses.
Respect life materials will be available at the Respect Life Table after all the Masses on October 6 and October 7.
Annual Life Chain
The annual Life Chain will also be held on Sunday, October 7 on Rt. 41 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. St. John’s assigned spot runs from the south side of Trail Blvd. (by Bank of America) running south to Northern Trust.
“We would love to see lots of prayer warriors holding signs and praying to end abortion through the entire length of our section, said Loretta Judy, of the Respect Life Committee. “We recommend bringing water (and perhaps an umbrella).”
Signs will be provided along 41 behind Bank of America and in front of Northern Trust.
Life Chain is a peaceful and prayerful public witness of pro-life Americans standing for one hour praying for our nation and for an end to abortion. It is a visual statement of solidarity by the Christian community that abortion kills children and that the Church supports the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception to a natural death.
40 Days of Life
The 40 Days for Life campaign will be in Fort Myers this year. St. John has committed to providing the prayer warriors for the entire day of Tuesday, October 9. See Rosemary Erickson or Loretta Judy at the Respect Life table on Saturday, October 6 or Sunday, October 7 to schedule your time slot. This is the first 40 Days for Life campaign in Fort Myers. 
“Let’s support their campaign as they have supported ours over the last two years. Everyone is welcome to attend the vigil on any day, but please make an extra effort to be part of “St. John’s Day” on October 9, said Loretta. “Thank you for all you do to support the most vulnerable, from the womb to the tomb.”
40 Days for Life began September 28 and runs through November 6. The 40 Days for Life campaign is a focused pro-life effort that consists of:
- 40 days of prayer and fasting
- 40 days of peaceful vigil, and
- 40 days of community outreach.