Annual Pro-life Events
Click the links below for information about these annual events.
Also check the Archdiocese Respect Life Ministry here.
For Opportunities to Pray and Witness at Chicagoland area abortion clinics
including Planned Parenthood in Aurora
See the Vigil Schedule tab
including Planned Parenthood in Aurora
See the Vigil Schedule tab
JANUARY
Rockford Walk for Life
Rockford Federal Courthouse:
327 S. Church Street, Rockford, 61101
We will begin with a rally and then walk several blocks past the State of Illinois building, and back to the Federal Courthouse to conclude in prayer.
Memorial Mass and Prayer Service for the Unborn at St. Theresa in Palatine (455 N. Benton). There will be a special pro-life homily during the mass. Immediately following the mass, the lights will be dimmed and candles will be carried lovingly to the altar. Each candle is a personal memorial for one specific child who lost his or her life to abortion that day in Illinois. If you would like to volunteer to be the bearer of a candle, please contact Maria [email protected]. The service will close with prayer and silence to symbolize the voices silenced that day in Illinois alone. Please join us and invite your friends.
March for Life DC Pilgrimage sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Click here for more information.
Rockford Federal Courthouse:
327 S. Church Street, Rockford, 61101
We will begin with a rally and then walk several blocks past the State of Illinois building, and back to the Federal Courthouse to conclude in prayer.
Memorial Mass and Prayer Service for the Unborn at St. Theresa in Palatine (455 N. Benton). There will be a special pro-life homily during the mass. Immediately following the mass, the lights will be dimmed and candles will be carried lovingly to the altar. Each candle is a personal memorial for one specific child who lost his or her life to abortion that day in Illinois. If you would like to volunteer to be the bearer of a candle, please contact Maria [email protected]. The service will close with prayer and silence to symbolize the voices silenced that day in Illinois alone. Please join us and invite your friends.
March for Life DC Pilgrimage sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Click here for more information.
February
"Bowling for Babies" fundraiser in Streamwood to benefit TLC Pregnancy Services. The event is at Streamwood Bowl, 1232 E. Irving Park Rd. Each bowler is asked to raise at least $50 in pledges for 3 games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, pop, and a door prize entry! It's a great way to have fun while supporting a worthy cause. To register for the event and download a pledge sheet visit our website at tlcpregnancyservices.com/upcoming-events/ or call our office at (847)622-1235.
Annual Life Banquet Luncheon for The Women's Center (Avalon Banquets in Elk Grove).
40 Days for Life Worldwide Campaign to End Abortion. Be part of the dynamic campaign to end abortion through prayer, fasting, and standing vigil at an abortion clinic during these 40 days. Sign up to receive daily emails during the 40 days to focus your prayer and inspire you with stories of lives saved at the clinics. www.40daysforlife.com.
Annual Life Banquet Luncheon for The Women's Center (Avalon Banquets in Elk Grove).
40 Days for Life Worldwide Campaign to End Abortion. Be part of the dynamic campaign to end abortion through prayer, fasting, and standing vigil at an abortion clinic during these 40 days. Sign up to receive daily emails during the 40 days to focus your prayer and inspire you with stories of lives saved at the clinics. www.40daysforlife.com.
MARCH
April
Good Friday Stations of the Cross at abortion centers.
As you remember the day Jesus sacrificed His life for you, please join us at this death mill where so many innocent babies have been and will be sacrificed. For more info. 847-651-4877.
For locations: www.prolifeaction.org
Illinois Right to Life Annual Leaders for Life Banquet
illinoisrighttolife.org
As you remember the day Jesus sacrificed His life for you, please join us at this death mill where so many innocent babies have been and will be sacrificed. For more info. 847-651-4877.
For locations: www.prolifeaction.org
Illinois Right to Life Annual Leaders for Life Banquet
illinoisrighttolife.org
May
June
Pro-Life Bridge Overpass Witness. On National Pro-Life Bridges Day, teams of just 5 pro-lifers take to highway overpasses during morning or evening rush hour with banners reading "Abortion takes a human life." This initiative brings the message to thousands of people driving down busy highways. Find out how to take part in a witness at Pro Life Action League: https://prolifeaction.org/
Caring Network Walk for LIFE
Begins at 8:00 am with breakfast at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church. 107 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, IL 60191 OR be a virtual walker by encouraging friends and family to donate online.
See details at the website or call 630-493-1340 https://caringnetwork.com/
Caring Network Walk for LIFE
Begins at 8:00 am with breakfast at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church. 107 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, IL 60191 OR be a virtual walker by encouraging friends and family to donate online.
See details at the website or call 630-493-1340 https://caringnetwork.com/
July
"Face the Truth Tour," locations all across Chicago and suburbs. Check with the Pro-Life Action League's website for all dates and locations. To participate all you need to do is show up to one of the locations and stand in prayer holding one of the provided signs of either a beautiful unborn baby or one showing a victim of abortion. We need many helpers to open the eyes of the community.
august
Little Sisters of the Poor "Swing and a Prayer" Golf Outing in North Barrington (Wynstone Golf Club). 10:30 - Registration and lunch. 12:00 - Shot gun start. 5:30 - Cocktails and Hors d' oeuvres. 6:00 Dinner and Awards presentation. 4 Hole-In-One prizes, Longest drive and Closest to the Pin Winners. More info and registration: www.swingandaprayer.com
Project Love's Annual Rise and Dine Benefit Breakfast and Silent Auction in Lisle (Hilton, 3003 Corporate West Dr, Lisle). Project Love is the charitable outreach of Illinois Right to Life. Its mission is to support pregnant women and new mothers in a financial crisis by providing grants for rent, utility bills, or other necessitates. More info here.
Aid for Women Annual Benefit dinner in Chicago (Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd.) Click here for tickets and more info. or 312-621-1107.
September
Annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children.
5K Walk to benefit The Women’s Center
“40 Days for Life” This worldwide campaign to end abortion consists of prayer, fasting, peaceful vigil, and community outreach. To be part of this dynamic movement:
- The Pro-Life Action League sponsors this special day to remember the children lost to abortion by holding prayer services at gravesites of our aborted brothers and sisters and at memorials dedicated to their memory.
- Click here for more information, locations, and times.
5K Walk to benefit The Women’s Center
- Register here: https://gotwc.org/
“40 Days for Life” This worldwide campaign to end abortion consists of prayer, fasting, peaceful vigil, and community outreach. To be part of this dynamic movement:
- Pray daily for an end to abortion. Join your voice with millions of others crying out to God. Receive daily email devotionals and updates by signing up at www.40daysforlife.com .
- Fast for 40 days as a form of physical prayer as a sacrifice for the unborn. You can sacrifice a certain food, drink, TV, computer, etc. as a way to focus yourself on God.
- Join a peaceful prayer vigil for any length of time. Vigils are in Waukegan, Chicago, Downers Grove, Aurora, and Flossmoor. Find the location nearest you at www.40daysforlife.com.
- Ask others to join you in prayer and fasting for an end to abortion in our country.
October
“40 Days for Life” This worldwide campaign to end abortion consists of prayer, fasting, peaceful vigil, and community outreach. To be part of this dynamic movement:
Life Chain
NorthWest Families March for Life in Palatine
Caring Network Annual Banquet
- Pray daily for an end to abortion. Join your voice with millions of others crying out to God. Receive daily email devotionals and updates by signing up at www.40daysforlife.com .
- Fast for 40 days as a form of physical prayer as a sacrifice for the unborn. You can sacrifice a certain food, drink, TV, computer, etc. as a way to focus yourself on God.
- Join a peaceful prayer vigil for any length of time. Vigils are in Chicago, Downers Grove, and Aurora. Find the location nearest you at www.40daysforlife.com.
- Ask others to join you in prayer and fasting for an end to abortion in our country.
Life Chain
- Annually, on the first Sunday in October, LIFE CHAIN invites people to stand on a public sidewalk and pray, while holding a pro-life sign. There are several locations.
- Look online for contact names, numbers and for more sites near you! www.lifechain.org
NorthWest Families March for Life in Palatine
- October 18th 1 pm Meet at St. Theresa Palatine (455 N. Benton) in the gym for inspirational speakers and sponsors display tables.
- We will spread out down Northwest Hwy on both sides bearing joyful witness to the sanctity of all human life, every age and every stage.
Caring Network Annual Banquet
- Register here: https://www.caringnetwork.com/
November
Illinois Right to Life Action Annual Banquet in Lombard. https://illinoisrighttolifeaction.org/ActionBanquet/
december
"Peace in the Womb" Christmas Caroling on the sidewalk in front of abortion facilities
Why: At times music has the ability to touch hearts when mere words cannot. That’s why year after year folks all over the country go out to abortion facilities with carols of the Savior's birth. Your voice, whether classically trained or trained by singing in the shower :-), is needed to share the angels’ message that joy entered the world through the birth of a child. We will be there filled with hope that Christmas miracles can still happen!
For locations: www.prolifeaction.org
No need to RSVP. Come for any amount of time you are able to sacrifice for the women and babies.
Read about a baby saved during Pro-Life Action League's very first "Peace in the Womb" caroling tour here.
Why: At times music has the ability to touch hearts when mere words cannot. That’s why year after year folks all over the country go out to abortion facilities with carols of the Savior's birth. Your voice, whether classically trained or trained by singing in the shower :-), is needed to share the angels’ message that joy entered the world through the birth of a child. We will be there filled with hope that Christmas miracles can still happen!
For locations: www.prolifeaction.org
No need to RSVP. Come for any amount of time you are able to sacrifice for the women and babies.
Read about a baby saved during Pro-Life Action League's very first "Peace in the Womb" caroling tour here.
