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Link WALKING WITH MOMS 44TH ANNUAL Respect Life Convention OCTOBER 18. THE RITZ-CARLTON, ST. LOUIS SCHEDULE TABLE OF CONTENTS MORNING SESSION: 10:00 – 12:15 1 SCHEDULE Table of Contents PRAYER & BLESSING Most Rev. Mark S. Rivituso, Auxiliary Bishop 2 WALKING WITH MOMS Archdiocese of St. Louis SPEAKERS: WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS 3 Bishop Mark Rivituso 4 Emcee: Elizabeth Westhoff Elizabeth Westhoff, Emcee 5 David Bereit Catholic Communications Professional 6 Dr. Patrick Yueng Cynthia Haehnel, Director of Respect Life, Family 7 Dr. James Sherley & Social Responsibility, Archdiocese of St. Louis TEEN TRACK: 8 Jacinta Florence GOSPEL OF LIFE SPEAKER 1 9 Brian Westbrook David Bereit, Founder, 40 Days for Life 10 ARCHBISHOP LETTER AWARDS PRESENTATION Respect Life Team, Board & Convention Committee Cardinal Carberry Award, Friend of Life Award 11 MISSION & PROGRAMS LUNCH BREAK: 12:15 – 1:00 AWARDS: (live-stream will be paused) 12 Cardinal Carberry Award 13 Bishop McNicholas Award AFTERNOON SESSION: 1:00 – 4:00 Pro-Life Video Challenge WELCOME BACK 14 CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST GOSPEL OF LIFE SPEAKER 2 16 ABORTION HEALING MINISTRY Dr. Patrick Yeung, St. Louis University OBGYN & Project Rachel, Project Joseph, Catholic Medical Association Rachel’s Vineyard, Catholic Renewal Center GOSPEL OF LIFE SPEAKER 3 17 FRIENDS FOR LIFE / SPONSORS Dr. James Sherley, Charlotte Lozier Institute 18 PRO-LIFE CONVENT 19 MINISTRY PARTNERS YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT AWARDS PRESENTATION Pro-Life Video Challenge, Convention Teen Track 20 OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE FINAL PRAYER & BLESSING Sisters from Our Lady of Guadalupe Pro-Life Convent *Interactive book, underlined items are links. Walking with Moms WALKINGWITHMOMS.COM A YEAR OF SERVICE Walking with Moms in Need is a year of service where Catholic parishes and communities “walk in the shoes” of local pregnant and parenting women in need. Everyone should know how to help moms in difficult circumstances. While not trying to turn Catholic parishes into pregnancy centers, we can support local pregnancy centers where they exist, and we can also find and share other resources with pregnant and parenting women. And where there are few local resources, we can create our own, based on the gifts of the parish community! We hope you and your parish will join us in this Year of Service. Contact [email protected] for how to get involved or visit walkingwithmoms.com PRAYER O 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. *Cf. Evangelium vitae 105 © Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City. Adapted with permission. All rights reserved. Photo: @mukuni via Twenty20. Copyright © 2019, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. 2 | Facebook: Respect Life Apostolate-St. Louis Speakers PRAYER & BLESSINGS NOTES: BISHOP MARK RIVITUSO Most Reverend Mark S. Rivituso, D.D., J.C.L. was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis by Archbishop Robert Carlson on May 2, 2017. He was ordained a priest for the archdiocese at Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis by Archbishop John L. May in 1988, and named a monsignor in 2005. A native St. Louisan, he is a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Cardinal Glennon College and Kenrick School of Theology. He earned a master’s degree and licentiate in canon law from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada. In his 33 years as a priest, he has served in the roles of associate pastor, pastor, associate master of ceremonies to the archbishop, adjunct judical vicar, and as a member of the archdiocesan Metropolitan Tribunal, plus he spent three years on the faculty of St. Dominic High School. Bishop Rivituso is currently in residence at St. Michael Parish in Shrewsbury as he assists Archbishop Rozanski in ministering to the people of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. He oversees the ministries of Consecrated Life, Office of Worship, Permanent Diaconate, and the Office of Catholic Education and Formation. Regionally, he serves on the Missouri Catholic Conference Public Policy Committee and, on a national scale, he is serving on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People. Twitter: @ProLifeStL | 3 Speakers EMCEE NOTES: ELIZABETH WESTHOFF Elizabeth Westhoff is known for her dedication to the faith along with her humor and wit. She is a strong believer that the Church should use every communications tool available in order to evangelize and share the beauty and truth of Catholicism. Elizabeth grew up in the Diocese of Belleville, IL. She attended Southern Illinois University, earning her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English and American literature. Elizabeth has served as Press Secretary for Cardinal Burke. She is the recipient of the Catholic Press Association Awards: first place, best coverage of the Year of Mercy, the Catholic Press Association Award: first place, best newspaper story and photo package, best in-depth news/special reporting in a diocesan newspaper, the Catholic Academy of Communications Professionals: Gabriel Award for New Media Campaign of the Year, the Archdiocese of St. Louis Women’s Visionary Award, and the St. Louis Business Journal’s Thirty Under 30 Award. Elizabeth is also a regular guest and guest host on various Catholic radio networks, guest speaker for various Catholic and secular organizations, and former president and vice-president of the National Communications and Development Section for Catholic Charities USA. Elizabeth is a Daughter of St. Francis de Sales in the Association of St. Francis de Sales and a Dame of the FOLLOW ELIZABETH ON Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. TWITTER: @ESWesthoff 4 | Facebook: Respect Life Apostolate-St. Louis SPEAKER NOTES: DAVID BEREIT David Bereit is an experienced leader, an inspiring communicator, and strategic advisor to pro-life leaders and organizations around the world. Previously, David started and led the global 40 Days for Life movement through its first decade, mobilizing 750,000 volunteers in more than 700 cities across all 50 America states and dozens of nations, whose prayers and efforts have saved 14,643 children’s lives, brought 177 workers out of the abortion industry, and closed 96 abortion centers. David recently stepped away from his role as CEO of 40 Days for Life to pray and plan for a new ministry project, which will be announced soon. David is an internationally sought-after keynote speaker, and his presentations in more than 550 cities around the world have inspired audiences as large as 70,000 people. David’s work has been featured in nearly every major media outlet, including coverage on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, HBO, hundreds of radio programs, and over 100 newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today. David has advised many of today’s most successful pro-life leaders, helping hundreds of organizations increase their life-saving impact, and raising more than $55 million for pro-life causes. David has been joyfully married to his best friend, Margaret, and live outside of LEARN MORE ABOUT 40 DAYS FOR LIFE Washington, DC. 40DaysForLife.org EWTN: DAVID’S CONVERSION STORY YouTube.com/watch?v=n8yqSdQ9FLs Twitter: @ProLifeStL | 5 SPEAKER RESTORATIVE FERTILITY: ETHICAL ALTERNATIVES TO IVF. NOTES: DR. PATRICK YEUNG, JR. Patrick Yeung Jr. MD is a Board-Certified Obstetrician- Gynecologist and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (FACOG). He is an Associate Professor at Saint Louis University, and is Founder and Director of the SLUCare Center for Endometriosis and SLUCare Restorative Fertility Clinic. Dr. Yeung has always felt called to pursue academic medicine, and believes that changing paradigms requires research, publication and teaching. He is a member of the World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF), the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals (AAFCP), and the International Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine (IIRRM). Dr. Yeung has authored multiple original, peer-reviewed publications and been invited to speak nationally and internationally, and has been voted one of Best Doctors annually since 2013. Dr. Yeung has a true heart for women with endometriosis associated infertility and pain, and tells patients that we are ‘all in this together.’ He and his wife Dorothy struggled with infertility and endometriosis for 4 years. Dr. Yeung tries to combine the best of optimal excision of endometriosis and adhesion prevention for patients he serves. He believes LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. YEUNG good ethics is good medicine, and has a passion for SSMhealth.com/find-a-doctor/doctor-details/ restorative surgery and cooperative medicine. patrick-p-yeung-md COLUMBIA MAGAZINE: A Husband & A Healer KofC.org/en/columbia/detail/husband-and-a- healer.html 6 | Facebook: Respect Life Apostolate-St. Louis SPEAKER UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE & ETHICS THAT ARE MISSING FROM ELECTIVE ABORTION LAW NOTES: DR. JAMES SHERLEY James L. Sherley, MD, PhD graduated from Harvard College in 1980 with a BA degree in biology; and he completed joint MD and PhD degrees at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1988. After post-doctoral studies in cancer cell molecular biology at Princeton University, he joined the Fox Chase Cancer Center as a principal investigator in 1991. In 1998, he joined the faculty of the future Department of Biological Engineering at MIT, where he undertook research and teaching in the areas of cancer cell molecular biology, tissue stem cell bioengineering, toxicology, and environmental health science until moving to Boston Biomedical Research Institute (BBRI) in 2007.