RESPECT LIFE MONTH As an expression of that love and faith in the power of prayer St. Thomas Faith Formation announces a Spiritual Adoption Program for the Right to Life Month of October. Not all newly conceived babies are given the opportunity to be born. In fact, it is estimated that 72 unborn children lose their lives to abortion each day. It is these babies that you are being invited to ‘spiritually adopt’. How? Simple! Everyone loves the 1. Fill out a pledge card beauty and innocence of with your family’s or a baby. individual name 2. Name the baby. Your pledge card will hang on our “Tree of Life” 3. Pledge to pray Pray for that child each day for the duration of nine months. This pledge includes the recitation of one decade of the rosary and a daily spiritual adoption prayer. Pick up your prayer card too! Watch the bulletin for monthly reports describing your adopted baby’s development. “Adopt” and share the love for life that God has given to each one of us!