Minutes

February 12, 2008

  1. Prayer

  2. Opening Remarks

    1. Thank you those who helped at 10pm Mass last Sunday and at the Fish Fry last Friday

  3. Old Business

    1. Tim's Book, Plea for Life

      1. Please bring $15 to the next meeting if you ordered a book

      2. Contact Tim Wright at twrigh12@slu.edu with any questions

    2. Relay for Life

      1. It’s not too late to sign up! Register at slurelay.org

      2. We are selling funnel cakes at the Relay for a fundraiser

  4. New Business

    1. Knights of Columbus

      1. The Fish Fry was a big success during its first week

        • This week will only be for lunch due to the cold weather

        • You are welcome to stop by and help

        • Remember to come eat fish! The proceeds are going to the Scholarship Fund

        • Donations will also be accepted at the Fish Fry

      2. Pro-life Mass to be sponsored by the Knights

        • Tuesday, March 25th, more info coming

      3. Protest at Planned Parenthood in St. Louis

        • Tentatively for the morning of Saturday March 1st

    2. Service Day

      1. This Saturday at both the St. Louis and St. Charles locations of Our Lady’s Inn

      2. Our Lady’s Inn is a home for women who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and have nowhere to go; Our Lady’s Inn helps the women get back on their feet

      3. Two shifts: 9am-noon, noon-3pm

      4. Men needed for moving heavy items at the St. Louis location

      5. We are still in need of drivers, if you can drive please let Brian Hackworth know and how many people you can take

      6. If interested in attending the service day, if you can drive, or if you have any questions, contact Brian at bhackwor@slu.edu

    3. Scholarship Update

      1. The committee met with Stewardship and got the forms for endowment as well as lots of information

      2. Contact Brian Reilly at reillybg@slu.edu with ideas for fundraising or anything else

    4. Run Update

      1. The Run for Their Lives will be April 12th

      2. Money raised at this event will go towards the Scholarship fund, we are working on fundraising so that all proceeds from the Run can go to the Scholarship

      3. Registration has just opened, please tell everyone you know about the Run and to register on our website, http://pages.slu.edu/org/sfl

      4. Bring your ipod or mp3 player to the next meeting to help compile songs for the Run

      5. Contact runforthierlives@gmail.com with any questions

    5. Baby Shower Planning

      1. This year we are planning a Baby Shower and Spa for the women at Our Lady’s Inn, we will also need volunteers to play with the kids during the shower

      2. Saturday, March 29th

      3. Donate new and lightly used baby items (Bring them back over Easter break)

      4. Contact Sarah Pingel at sarah.pingel@gmail.com with any questions

    6. Upcoming SFL Meetings

      1. We will have speakers at upcoming meetings

      2. February 19th: at next week’s meeting we will be discussing the SFL e-board positions

      3. February 25th: E-board nominations

      4. Elections need to be done by Spring Break

      5. Please consider taking on a leadership role, there will be several new positions, including chair positions

  5. Opportunities

    1. The Positive, Now What? pamphlet is a resource for SLU students who find themselves pregnant. It includes info on embryonic growth and development, SLU resources, info about the nearby Pregnancy Resource Center, the national hotline number, and info for friends and fathers

      1. We need spot-funding from SGA in order to print many copies of this valuable resource

      2. Our request for spot-funding to print the pamphlet is going before SGA tomorrow, February 13th, at the 5pm SGA meeting

      3. The meeting starts at 5:00pm, and our request is expected to be discussed at about 5:20 pm

      4. Please come the meeting to show your support. Do not hesitate to walk in late if the meeting has already started by the time you can make it.

      5. Wear your SFL T-shirt if you have one

      6. Contact Kevin Grillot at 309-696-8071 if you have any questions, comments or concerns, or if you would like to sign the petition for the spot-funding


  1. Adjournment




"When the time comes, as it surely will, when we face that awesome moment, the final judgment, I've often thought, as Fulton Sheen wrote, that it is a terrible moment of loneliness. You have no advocates, you are there alone standing before God -- and a terror will rip your soul like nothing you can imagine. But I really think that those in the pro-life movement will not be alone. I think there'll be a chorus of voices that have never been heard in this world but are heard beautifully and clearly in the next world -- and they will plead for everyone who has been in this movement. They will say to God, 'Spare him, because he loved us!'" 
~Congressman Henry Hyde