Contact
Mr Len Horner
266-270 Stanley Street, (PO Box 6149) Townsville, Qld 4810
Phone: (07) 4726 3210
Fax: (07) 4726 3211
Email: lhorner@tsv.catholic.org.au
Some Information and Resources
Respect Life Sunday
The next Respect Life Sunday is scheduled for 13 September, 2009.
Some Links
Annual Life Lecture
The Annual Life Lecture will be held on Sunday, 6 September, 2009 at the Mater Conference Centre, Fulham Road Pimlico at 7pm. Guest Speaker will be Bishop Anthony Fisher who will present the topic "Stemcells - what's all the fuss about'?.
For fuither information, please contact Len Horner on 4726 3210 or lhorner@tsv.catholic.org.au
Aim
The Respect Life Committee, drawing on the teaching of the Catholic Church, seeks to promote within society, especially among the young, the sanctity and dignity of all human life in order to build up an authentic civilization of truth and love.
Functions
To organise Respect Life Sunday once a year in the Diocese of Townsville
To be a contact point for the public on life issues and a referral service to other agencies
To provide information, resources, publications and presentations on life issues to schools, parishes, organisations and groups
To involve the media in promoting the culture of life and in changing attitudes
To explain through the media and in other ways why the Church holds a particular position on any life matter in order to spread this knowledge among individuals and groups
To invite experts from time to time to present seminars and talks
To bring together people and organisations involved in related matters to share ideas and offer mutual support
To co-operate closely with other pro-life agencies, such as the Queensland Bioethics Centre, independent Catholic groups and other Christian Churches
To promote prayer as a means of changing hearts and minds through the power of the Holy Spirit in building up the culture of life.
Members