Walking With Moms In Need
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The overturning of Roe v Wade calls us to respond.
We hope you will join us in this new Outreach Ministry!
What is WWMIN?
The Walking with Moms in Need ministry exists to come alongside and support any pregnant or parenting woman in need. Our goal is to provide resources, mentorship, support, and friendship to a mom going through difficult circumstances. We are happy to literally walk with her.Pregnant and parenting moms in need are in our parishes and our neighborhoods. As Pope Francis reminds us, our parishes need to be “islands of mercy in the midst of the sea of indifference.” Everyone in the parish community should know where to refer a pregnant woman in need. Inspired by St. John Paul II’s to assess our efforts in building a culture of life, the intention of Walking with Moms in Need is to increase our outreach to pregnant and parenting women facing difficulties.
Through a yearlong process, our parish is asked to complete a simple inventory of the resources currently available in their local area, assess the results and identify gaps, and plan and implement a parish response based on their findings. Walking with Moms is broken up into five phases of parish action.
The five phases include:
• Phase 1: Introduce Walking with Moms and Begin Building a Core Team
• Phase 2: Launch Parish Inventory Process
• Phase 3: Share Inventory Results and Begin Assessment and Planning
• Phase 4: Announce and Commit to Parish Response
• Phase 5: Celebrate and Implement Parish Plans
If you would like to learn more, read How Catholics Can Walk With Moms In Need
Inspiration for Walking with Moms in Need
A Prayer for Pregnant MothersO Blessed Mother, you received the good news of the incarnation of Christ, your Son, with faith and trust. Grant your protection to all pregnant mothers facing difficulties.
Guide us as we strive to make our parish communities places of welcome and assistance for mothers in need. Help us become instruments of God’s love and compassion.
Mary, Mother of the Church, graciously help us build a culture of life and a civilization of love, together with all people of good will, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life. Amen.