Showing posts with label Scranton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scranton. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Pennsylvanians for Human Life Annual Respect Life Prayer Breakfast on Catholic Television in the Diocese of Scranton
The Respect For Life Prayer Breakfast that was held at St. Mary’s Center, Scranton, PA on January 29, 2011, with principle speaker Rev. Dr. Clenard Childress, Jr. (90min)will be broadcast on CTV on Monday, March 14th at 2:00 p.m., and Tuesday, March 22nd at 8:00 p.m..
Monday, April 26, 2010
Bambera installed as new bishop of Scranton - News - The Times-Tribune
"It is rare for a congregation to applaud during a Catholic Mass, and rarer still for hundreds of priests to whoop and cheer during the ceremony.
But St. Peter's Cathedral echoed on Monday with the sound of the jubilant pastors of the Diocese of Scranton who watched one of their own become bishop of the 11-county Roman Catholic church." Visit:
Bambera installed as new bishop of Scranton - News - The Times-Tribune:
But St. Peter's Cathedral echoed on Monday with the sound of the jubilant pastors of the Diocese of Scranton who watched one of their own become bishop of the 11-county Roman Catholic church." Visit:
Bambera installed as new bishop of Scranton - News - The Times-Tribune:
Thursday, February 18, 2010
CATHOLICS DEFENDING LIFE Prayer Team Announces 40 Day Prayer Vigil
CATHOLICS DEFENDING LIFE Prayer Team Announces 40 Day Prayer Vigil
The Catholics Defending Life prayer team, Scranton will be conducting a 40 day prayer vigil during Lent at the Planned Parenthood Clinic at 316 Penn Ave, Scranton, from Ash Wednesday, February 17 – March 28. We will be praying to end abortion and for respect of human life from conception to natural death. We welcome and encourage all to join us, individuals, groups, including teen groups with adult moderators. The hours we are trying to fill are as follows: Mon., Wed., and Fri. From 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., Tues., and Thurs. From 10 A.M. to 7P.M...... Saturdays 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. We would appreciate any time you would be able to participate. This is a peaceful, prayerful, non confrontational presence that has as its purpose to change hearts. To schedule a time convenient for you to join us for prayer or for more information, call: Donna: 570-348-5011, Theresa: 570-687-5329 or Mary Ann: 570: 570-346-5094.
CATHOLICS DEFENDING LIFE PRAYER TEAM LEADERS:
Donna M. Davis, Theresa Baux, Mary Ann Haas, Fr. Ed Buchheit, C.P.
The Catholics Defending Life prayer team, Scranton will be conducting a 40 day prayer vigil during Lent at the Planned Parenthood Clinic at 316 Penn Ave, Scranton, from Ash Wednesday, February 17 – March 28. We will be praying to end abortion and for respect of human life from conception to natural death. We welcome and encourage all to join us, individuals, groups, including teen groups with adult moderators. The hours we are trying to fill are as follows: Mon., Wed., and Fri. From 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., Tues., and Thurs. From 10 A.M. to 7P.M...... Saturdays 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. We would appreciate any time you would be able to participate. This is a peaceful, prayerful, non confrontational presence that has as its purpose to change hearts. To schedule a time convenient for you to join us for prayer or for more information, call: Donna: 570-348-5011, Theresa: 570-687-5329 or Mary Ann: 570: 570-346-5094.
CATHOLICS DEFENDING LIFE PRAYER TEAM LEADERS:
Donna M. Davis, Theresa Baux, Mary Ann Haas, Fr. Ed Buchheit, C.P.
Friday, October 09, 2009
Pennsylvania Pro-Life Conference Coming to Scranton, Saturday, October 24, 2009
The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation State Conference is coming to Scranton's Hilton on October 24th, 2009. It's not too late to register just viisit www.prolifescranton.org for links.
Visit: Pennsylvania Pro-Life Conference: Also, see the list of speakers below:
Charlene Bashore, Esq. is the Legislative/ PAC Director of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation. Prior to joining the Federation, Charlene was on the staff of the Republican Legal Staff in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In addition, Charlene has served as an adjunct instructor at Messiah College. She also clerked for the late R. Dixon Herman of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Charlene is a summa cum laude graduate of Grove City College where she majored in Business Administration and History and received her J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law. www.paprolife.org
Cartoonist Gary Cangemi is the creator of the pro-life comic strip Umbert the Unborn, which now appears in more than 120 publications with more than 700,000 readers in the U.S. and abroad. Cangemi is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Scranton chapter of Pennsylvanians for Human Life, a chapter of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation. His first book, Umbert the Unborn, a Womb With a View, was released in 2003 by Circle Press. www.umberttheunborn.com
Emily Parke Chase, MA, has served as Coordinator of Educational Services at the Capital Area Pregnancy Centers of Camp Hill, PA, for more than 20 years. She developed the 'Waiting-the Smart Choice!' abstinence education curriculum and speaks hundreds of times each year to teens and adults about relationship issues. Her curricular materials are used across the country and also in Africa, Europe, Canada, and Central America. Chase is the author of Why Say No When My Hormones Say Go? (Christian Publications, 2003), among other books. www.emilychase.com
Michael Ciccocioppo has served as executive director of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation since 2002. He energizes pro-lifers at the grassroots to work for a society that respects human life from conception to natural death. Prior to joining the Federation, he spent 31 years in hospital administration in the U.S. Air Force and Catholic health care. He earned a Master of Health Administration degree from Baylor University. He and his wife, Peggy, have been married for over 35 years and have four grown children. www.paprolife.org
Carol Franz is a testament to the success of adult stem cells. She survived two bouts of myeloma cancer, thanks to adult stem cell transplants. Franz is an avid supporter of the use of adult stem cells and continues to lobby the government and educate the public about the benefits of adult stem cell treatments. She was on the dais with President Bush when he vetoed legislation that would have provided for taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research. www.carolfranz.com
Phill Kline, Esq., former Attorney General of Kansas, is known as the prosecutor who took on Planned Parenthood. Kline served as both a district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas, and as Kansas' 41st Attorney General. He was known for his efforts to protect society's most vulnerable citizens, including children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. A former member of the Kansas House of Representatives, Kline now serves as a law professor at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. www.phillkline.org
Dr. David A. Prentice currently serves as Senior Fellow for Life Sciences at the Family Research Council. Prior to that, he devoted nearly 20 years to teaching and research as Professor of Life Sciences at Indiana State University and Adjunct Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He is a founding member of Do No Harm: The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics. www.frc.org
Bobby Schindler is the executive director of the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation Center for Health Care Ethics which works to protect the lives of the medically vulnerable and disabled from the threat of euthanasia. After his sister Terri's tragic death by euthanasia, Schindler gave up his job as a high school teacher to become a fulltime prolife and disability rights advocate. He has appeared on such programs as The Today Show and Good Morning America to discuss endoflife issues. www.terrisfight.org
Teresa Tomeo is an author, syndicated Catholic talk show host, and motivational speaker with nearly 28 years of experience in TV, radio, and newspaper. Tomeo's daily morning radio program, "Catholic Connection," is heard on more than 120 Catholic stations nationwide. She appears frequently on EWTN Catholic Television and has been featured on The O'Reilly Factor and Fox News. Tomeo has written several books, including Noise-How Our Media Saturated Culture Dominates Lives and Dismantles Families. www.teresatomeo.com
Maria Vitale is Education Director for the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation and a columnist for LifeNews.com. Prior to her work in the pro-life movement, Vitale was an awardwinning reporter in public broadcasting. Vitale also has experience as a television producer and served as an adjunct faculty member in journalism at Ohio State University. www.paprolife.org
Visit: Pennsylvania Pro-Life Conference: Also, see the list of speakers below:
Charlene Bashore, Esq. is the Legislative/ PAC Director of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation. Prior to joining the Federation, Charlene was on the staff of the Republican Legal Staff in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In addition, Charlene has served as an adjunct instructor at Messiah College. She also clerked for the late R. Dixon Herman of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Charlene is a summa cum laude graduate of Grove City College where she majored in Business Administration and History and received her J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law. www.paprolife.org
Cartoonist Gary Cangemi is the creator of the pro-life comic strip Umbert the Unborn, which now appears in more than 120 publications with more than 700,000 readers in the U.S. and abroad. Cangemi is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Scranton chapter of Pennsylvanians for Human Life, a chapter of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation. His first book, Umbert the Unborn, a Womb With a View, was released in 2003 by Circle Press. www.umberttheunborn.com
Emily Parke Chase, MA, has served as Coordinator of Educational Services at the Capital Area Pregnancy Centers of Camp Hill, PA, for more than 20 years. She developed the 'Waiting-the Smart Choice!' abstinence education curriculum and speaks hundreds of times each year to teens and adults about relationship issues. Her curricular materials are used across the country and also in Africa, Europe, Canada, and Central America. Chase is the author of Why Say No When My Hormones Say Go? (Christian Publications, 2003), among other books. www.emilychase.com
Michael Ciccocioppo has served as executive director of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation since 2002. He energizes pro-lifers at the grassroots to work for a society that respects human life from conception to natural death. Prior to joining the Federation, he spent 31 years in hospital administration in the U.S. Air Force and Catholic health care. He earned a Master of Health Administration degree from Baylor University. He and his wife, Peggy, have been married for over 35 years and have four grown children. www.paprolife.org
Carol Franz is a testament to the success of adult stem cells. She survived two bouts of myeloma cancer, thanks to adult stem cell transplants. Franz is an avid supporter of the use of adult stem cells and continues to lobby the government and educate the public about the benefits of adult stem cell treatments. She was on the dais with President Bush when he vetoed legislation that would have provided for taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research. www.carolfranz.com
Phill Kline, Esq., former Attorney General of Kansas, is known as the prosecutor who took on Planned Parenthood. Kline served as both a district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas, and as Kansas' 41st Attorney General. He was known for his efforts to protect society's most vulnerable citizens, including children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. A former member of the Kansas House of Representatives, Kline now serves as a law professor at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. www.phillkline.org
Dr. David A. Prentice currently serves as Senior Fellow for Life Sciences at the Family Research Council. Prior to that, he devoted nearly 20 years to teaching and research as Professor of Life Sciences at Indiana State University and Adjunct Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He is a founding member of Do No Harm: The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics. www.frc.org
Bobby Schindler is the executive director of the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation Center for Health Care Ethics which works to protect the lives of the medically vulnerable and disabled from the threat of euthanasia. After his sister Terri's tragic death by euthanasia, Schindler gave up his job as a high school teacher to become a fulltime prolife and disability rights advocate. He has appeared on such programs as The Today Show and Good Morning America to discuss endoflife issues. www.terrisfight.org
Teresa Tomeo is an author, syndicated Catholic talk show host, and motivational speaker with nearly 28 years of experience in TV, radio, and newspaper. Tomeo's daily morning radio program, "Catholic Connection," is heard on more than 120 Catholic stations nationwide. She appears frequently on EWTN Catholic Television and has been featured on The O'Reilly Factor and Fox News. Tomeo has written several books, including Noise-How Our Media Saturated Culture Dominates Lives and Dismantles Families. www.teresatomeo.com
Maria Vitale is Education Director for the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation and a columnist for LifeNews.com. Prior to her work in the pro-life movement, Vitale was an awardwinning reporter in public broadcasting. Vitale also has experience as a television producer and served as an adjunct faculty member in journalism at Ohio State University. www.paprolife.org
Monday, September 07, 2009
Pro-Abortion Democrat, Scranton Mayor Chris Dougherty, to Run for Governor
In June, 2009 Mayor of Scranton Chris Dougherty announced his interest in a run for Governor. The Scranton Times recently published a story indicating Mayor Dougherty is pro-abortion. Dougherty stated "'I just believe it's a woman's right to choose,' Mr. Doherty said. 'It's a private matter what they want to do with their lives, and I don't think government or anybody else should interfere with that." The author, Mr. Borys Krawczeniuk, also interviewed Helen Gohsler, President of the Scranton Chapter of Pennsylvanians for Human Life who provided him with "a copy of a proclamation she said Mr. Doherty wrote and signed declaring Sept. 27, 2003, as "Pennsylvanians for Human Life Day" in Scranton "to honor those who fight for that most precious gift of our creator>" Visit: :
For a link to the article where Mayor of Scranton Chris Dougherty announced his interest in a run for Governor. Visit:Exclusive: Scranton Mayor Doherty eyes run for governor - News - The Times-Tribune
For a link to the article where Mayor of Scranton Chris Dougherty announced his interest in a run for Governor. Visit:Exclusive: Scranton Mayor Doherty eyes run for governor - News - The Times-Tribune
Friday, August 21, 2009
Health Care Tea Party in Scranton
Mary Ann Haas alerts participants to the fact that the Obama-appointed Health Benefits Advisory Committee will make recommendations regarding health care benefits, not our elected representatives,
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Townhall Tea Party in Scranton, PA August 15 at 1:00pm
From: f_scavo@yahoo.com
Subject: TOWN HALL TEA PARTY II SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH 1 PM
Greetings,
If you heard the resistance to HHS Secretary Sibelius and Arlen Specter in Philadelphia, if you heard the double speak from president Obama on not raining your taxes, if you heard Barney Frank say "THIS IS THE WAY TO A SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM", then it is time for your voice to be heard!
I will be inviting Senators Specter and Casey, along with Congressmen Kanjorski and Carney to address we the people! A day with your elected leaders, it will be beautiful, and priceless!
We will also be discussing and circulating a petition to cut the bloated size of the Pennsylvania Legislature!!
WHEN: AUGUST 15TH, 1 PM
WHERE: LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, MEMORIAL SIDE
WHAT: YOUR VOICE, YOU OPINION & OPPOSITION TO THE HEALTH CARE TAKEOVER AND BAILOUTS & OTHER UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTS
WHY: IF NOT NOW, WHEN? IF NOT US, WHO?
If you would like to help organize, e-mail Frank Scavo at the address at the top of the page. A list of speakers to be announced.
Subject: TOWN HALL TEA PARTY II SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH 1 PM
Greetings,
If you heard the resistance to HHS Secretary Sibelius and Arlen Specter in Philadelphia, if you heard the double speak from president Obama on not raining your taxes, if you heard Barney Frank say "THIS IS THE WAY TO A SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM", then it is time for your voice to be heard!
I will be inviting Senators Specter and Casey, along with Congressmen Kanjorski and Carney to address we the people! A day with your elected leaders, it will be beautiful, and priceless!
We will also be discussing and circulating a petition to cut the bloated size of the Pennsylvania Legislature!!
WHEN: AUGUST 15TH, 1 PM
WHERE: LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, MEMORIAL SIDE
WHAT: YOUR VOICE, YOU OPINION & OPPOSITION TO THE HEALTH CARE TAKEOVER AND BAILOUTS & OTHER UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTS
WHY: IF NOT NOW, WHEN? IF NOT US, WHO?
If you would like to help organize, e-mail Frank Scavo at the address at the top of the page. A list of speakers to be announced.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Photo of Scranton's April 15th Tea Party
Approximately 250 people attended the Scranton, PA Taxed Enough Already TEA Party held at the Lackawanna County Courthouse Square April 15th at noon.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Pennsylvanians for Human Life, Scranton Chapter to Participate in March for Life
The Scranton Chapter of Pennsylvanians for Human Life will be taking four bus loads of pro-life people to the March for Life on Thursday, January 22nd, but there are still seats available.
Buses will leave for the March for Life in Washington D.C. on January 22nd at 6:45 AM and return at approximately 11 PM. They will leave from the Keyser Oak Shopping Center in Scranton and Marywood University. The cost is $30 for adults and $15 for students. Please call the Pro-Life Information Center at 570-343-5099 for reservations." or visit:
Pennsylvanians for Human Life, Scranton Chapter: "March for Life in Washington D.C., January 22
Buses will leave for the March for Life in Washington D.C. on January 22nd at 6:45 AM and return at approximately 11 PM. They will leave from the Keyser Oak Shopping Center in Scranton and Marywood University. The cost is $30 for adults and $15 for students. Please call the Pro-Life Information Center at 570-343-5099 for reservations." or visit:
Pennsylvanians for Human Life, Scranton Chapter: "March for Life in Washington D.C., January 22
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