Teens for Life
Mission Statement
Ursuline Academy’s Teens for Life Club was established to promote the
sanctity of human life from conception to natural death, through prayer,
education, service and social action. This mission reflects Catholic
Social teaching that all life is sacred and has a special dignity because
it is created by God and is therefore deserving of respect. Ursuline
Academy’s Teens for Life Club has student membership from all four
grade-levels.
Student Leaders: Natalie Adler HR
355
Katie Butherus HR 308
Moderator:
Mrs. Kristof, HR 414
Schedule of 07-08 Meetings and Activities
Tuesday, September 25th – introductions, distribute
commitment contracts, review activity schedule, discuss spirit wear/Jan.
22nd tee shirt, and participate in icebreakers. (RM 414)
Tuesday, October 9th – Student from S.T.A.N.D. will talk about
genocide awareness and encourage writing letters to legislators, and get
Open House volunteers (RM 414)
Tuesday, November 6th – Introduce A Caring
Place cookie project, and plan the February 6th Ash
Wednesday all-school mass (RM 414)
Tuesday, December 4th -- Plan the baby and maternity
collection to be held Feb. 19-22, and get volunteers to lead PA prayer (RM
414)
Tuesday, January 29th – guest speaker, Dr. Joseph
Gromada (414)
Tuesday, February 19th to Friday, February 22nd
– all school Baby and Maternity Collection
Wednesday, February 20th -- bake sale and
collection for Birth Right (During lunch mods in the café)
Tuesday, February 26th – a review of important life
issues in the news and pending legislation, prepare for the Project
Linus activity, February 26th (RM 414)
Tuesday, March 4th- make blankets for Project
Linus (café)
Volunteer at the Special Olympics Spring Dance (Friday,
evening, March 7th)
Tuesday, April 1st – movie and discussion on capital punishment
(RM 414 – plan to stay until about 6:00 PM, pizza will be provided in the
café half-way through the film).
Tuesday April 29th – elect 08-09 officers; generate ideas for
next year, party (café)
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