Oregon Knights of Columbus Officers, Directors, and wives with Governor Huckabee

2018 Roe v. Wade Memorial and MarchSeveral Knights attended the Oregon Right-to-LifeRally and March on January 14 in Portland, the mostprominent Knight being our very own ArchbishopAlexander Sample. As one of the keynote speakers hereminded us how precious life is and of our duty toprotect it at all stages. Our presence at these activitiesmakes a strong statement to the world of life’s value.

Speak Life! ’18 RalliesFormer Arkansas Governor Mile Huckabee spoke atspecial rallies in Portland, Salem, and Medford onJanuary 21-22 to bolster the Stop Taxpayer Fundingfor Abortion Act campaign. He described thechallenges in getting a similar law passed inArkansas, and encouraged us to never give up.

40 Days For Life40 Days for Life is a campaign to end abortion withGod’s power through prayer, fasting, and peacefulvigil. The next campaign is February 14 - March 25,2018. There are 3 campaigns in Oregon: Portland,Salem, and Eugene. See 40daysforlife.com to learnmore or about starting a campaign in your own area.You can make a difference in saving lives!

From the DirectorsJanuary was our most busy month ever as Culture ofLife Couple. In addition to producing the monthlynewsletter and weekly videos, we appeared on MaterDei Radio on January 4, attended the Oregon KnightsMid-Year Meeting in Eugene, participated in theOregon Right-to-Life Rally & March in Portland onJanuary 14, led a Rosary for Life in Albany onJanuary 17, and attended the Oregon Life UnitedSpeak Life’18 rally in Portland on January 21. Phew,that and all our regular duties! And it looks likeFebruary is going to be busy as well!

Remember, life is fragile. Let’s work togetherto build it up. As always, Oregon, That’s Life !

Does Your News Report The News?The annual Right-to-Life March in Washington, D.C.,which is annually attended by tens of thousands ofsupporters of life, received only one-third thecoverage that mainstream news producers gave to thewomen’s march a week later. Be aware that importantculture of life news is often ignored or subordinatedby many news services.

National Sanctity of Human Life DayPresident Ronald Reagan declared the first Sanctity ofHuman Life Day on Jan. 22, 1984, the 11th

anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Hecontinued proclaiming the day each year, as didPresidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush,although Presidents Clinton and Obama made no suchrecognitions. President Donald Trump restarted thepractice by proclaiming January 22, 2018, as NationalSanctity of Human Life Day.

Our Catholic Bishops held the 9 Days For LifeNovena on January 18-28, 2018, and have scheduledOctober 7, 2018, as Respect Life Sunday.

Camp Joshua for Young AdultsCamp Joshua is an opportunity for young adults age16-21 to learn more about being pro-life advocates.This year it will be held in Salem from March 25-28.Applications are due February 23. See OregonRight-to-Life https://www.ortl.org/ for information.

Oregon, That’s Life The Culture of Life Newsletter of the Oregon Knights of Columbus

February 2018 Edition: Vol.2, Number 02 Patrick and Teresita Parson † Oregon Culture of Life Directors ppparson@yahoo.com

Archbishop Sample speaking to the crowd at theOregon Right to Life Rally & March in Portland

February Life Feast DaysFebruary is the month of the Passion of Our LordFeb. 02: Presentation of the LordFeb. 08: Jerome Emiliani - Patron of Abandoned

Children and OrphansFeb 14: St. Valentine - Patron of Lovers, Engaged

Couples, and Happy MarriagesFeb 14: Ash Wednesday (the ashes being a reminder

of penance and the shortness of life)Feb. 27: Anne Line - Patron of Childless People

Stop The Funding of Abortion in OregonWe are in serious need of more signatures for the StopThe Funding Of Abortion In Oregon petition drive. Inorder to qualify for the November 2018 election, weneed a minimum if 117, 578 voter signatures, andwish to attain several thousand more in the case ofpossible signature penalties if some are found to beinvalid. We currently have 93,000 signatures.

That means we need at least 25,000 moresignatures. If each Knight in Oregon collected just 3more signatures, that could get the measure on theballot. With your support we can do this!

Opioid EpidemicOpioids are medications that relieve pain byinteracting with opioid receptors on nerve cells in thebody and brain. According to a recent report, 2.4million Americans are addicted to opioids. and 103Americans unintentionally die each day from opioidoverdoses, about 42,000 deaths a year.

Being prescribed does not automatically makemedication safe. Oregon has one of the highest ratesof opioid misuse in the nation. An average of 3Oregonians die each week from prescription opioidoverdose, and many more develop opioid usedisorder. Visit the Oregon Health Authority websiteat www.oregon.gov for more information.

Scriptural Verses to RememberDeuteronomy 30:15-20 - See, I have today set before you life and death, good and evil. If you obey thecommandments of the Lord, your God, which I am giving you today, loving the Lord, your God, and walkingin His ways, and keeping His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, you will live and grow numerous, andthe Lord, your God, will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

If, however, your heart turns away and you do not obey, but are led astray and bow down to other godsand serve them, I tell you today that you will certainly perish; you will not have a long life on the land whichyou are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessingand the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the Lord, your God, obeyingHis voice, and holding fast to Him. For that will mean life for you, a long life for you to live on the land whichthe Lord swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them.

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection ActA U.S. Congressional bill to ban late-term abortionsafter 20 weeks post-fertilization on the basis that thefetus is capable of feeling pain during an abortion atand after that point of pregnancy was passed by theHouse on October 3, 2017. The bill failed 51 to 46 inthe Senate on January 29, 2018,

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and RonWyden both voted against the bill as they also did onan identical bill in 2015. Both Senators co-sponsoreda bill in February, 2017, to repeal the Mexico CityPolicy which bans funding of non-governmentalorganizations that promote abortion.

The United States remains in the company ofsix other countries that do not ban late-term abortion:China, Singapore, North Korea, Vietnam, Canada,and the Netherlands.

Pro-Life Quote for the Month

It seems to me clear as daylight thatabortion would be a crime.

Mahatma Ghandi(All Men Are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections)