May 4, 2016 Thanks to the generosity of parishioners across the Diocese of Ogdensburg, 20 grants were awarded from the Respect Life second collection. Bishop Terry R. LaValley approved the grant amounts as suggested by the grant committee members John and Colleen Miner, Father Thomas Higman, Stephen Tartaglia and Angelo and Suzanne Pietropaoli. This year’s collection total was $74,554, a $4000 increase from the 2015 collection. The organizations receiving grants are: five Gabriel Project parish-based, crisis pregnancy apostolates (Brasher Falls, Gouverneur, Massena, Plattsburgh and Potsdam), five buses to the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. (three Youth Buses for Life, Lewis County Bus for Life and Plattsburgh Bus for Life), three pro-life county fair booths (Clinton County, Lewis County and St. Lawrence County), Also, Malone Catholic Charities Teen Pregnancy Counseling Program, Plattsburgh Pregnancy Center, Liferight of Watertown, Birthright of Plattsburgh, 40 Days for Life, Light of Truth Catholic Radio in Lake Placid, Champlain Valley Right to Life pro-life billboard project and Natural Family Planning Office Awareness week materials. Further information on the grant process is available on the diocesan Respect Life Office website: www.rcdony.org/pro-life. |