Prayer campaign for Amendment 3
The Catholic bishops of Missouri are calling all Catholics, pro-life advocates and other people of goodwill throughout the state to pray and fast for the passage of Amendment 3. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has certified HJR 73 for the Nov. 3 general election. The newly proposed Amendment 3 would limit most abortions except for cases of rape and incest (up to 12 weeks of gestation), emergencies and fetal anomalies. It would also repeal a 2024 voter-approved amendment, which allows for abortions through fetal viability, but also offers a broad exception for the “life and physical or mental health of the pregnant person.”
Individuals, families, groups, schools and parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis are invited to join their brothers and sisters throughout Missouri to choose a day(s) to pray. Individuals, families, groups schools and parishes are invited to sign up at bit.ly/PraySignUp.
Biking for Babies Celebration of Life
Biking for Babies will hold its annual Celebration of Life from 4:30-8 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at St. Joseph Parish in Manchester, 567 St. Joseph Lane. The celebration marks the end point of Biking for Babies young adult missionaries’ cross-country journey to proclaim the dignity of all human life and support the work of pregnancy resource centers. The free event will include speakers from local pregnancy resource centers, food, raffles, a kid zone and a panel featuring the 2026 young adult missionaries. To learn more and RSVP, visit bikingforbabies.com/col-mo.
Love and Life Mass for NFP
The Office of Natural Family Planning invites parishes to host a Love and Life Mass in celebration of NFP Week and the 58th anniversary of “Humanae Vitae” this July. After a successful expansion last year, multiple Masses across the archdiocese were celebrated to share the message of God’s plan for married love. Parishes interested in hosting a Mass this year should contact the Office of NFP, which will reach out to the pastor to begin the planning process. For more information, contact Erin Herdler at erinherdler@archstl.org.
Marriage Encounter weekend
The Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience offers married couples the tools needed to help their marriages grow and blossom more beautifully. The next Encounter weekend will be held in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, July 31-Aug. 2. For more information or to apply, go to wwme.org, or call Terry and Eric Engholm at (314) 649-7317.
