Empty Seats
— Posted by Annie (December 2, 2006 at 9:32 am)
On Friday, October 6th, the community from Rosary High School in Aurora, Illinois, gathered in the auditorium for an all-school rosary (the day before the Feast of the Holy Rosary). As students and teachers arrived, they found 157 seats marked, “saved.” In a school of 447 girls, 157 saved seats represents 26% – the number of girls who would have been present had they not lost their lives to abortion in the four years that current students were born, when 26% of all pregnancies ended in abortion.
When there were no available seats, girls found places to sit on the floor.
At the end of the school day, campus minister Sandy Iwanski noted that the school’s community prayerbook contained a new prayer intention: “For the girls who would have been here today if they had not lost their lives to abortion.”
What an excellent visual and one that no one is likely to forget anytime soon! Perhaps YOUR club would be interested in doing this project.
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Christina says:
Wow. That was powerful.
Comment posted December 2nd, 2006 at 10:28 am
CC says:
Is there any way that I could somehow get in touch with Mary Kay? I just now came back to this sight and read her comment back to my first one that I left here, as well as the fact that my post was published here–and that fact that my name and person was slandered with untruths.
So if at all possible, because I have experience with e-fighting and find it pointless and don’t want to bring all the junk up here, I would like to be able to contact Mary Kay. =)
Thanks.
Comment posted December 2nd, 2006 at 1:38 pm
CC says:
Also, this post made me cry, and I am not sure why… but even in such a short amount of words, the message is extrememly powerful.
Comment posted December 2nd, 2006 at 1:39 pm
CC says:
name and person were slandered*
Comment posted December 2nd, 2006 at 1:40 pm
mary kay says:
CC,
My e-mail address is mkhastingsatameritechdotnet
How did I do John??
MK
Comment posted December 2nd, 2006 at 6:46 pm
mary kay says:
Maybe this is easier…
mkhastings-at-ameritech-dot-net
There, that looks right.
MK
Comment posted December 2nd, 2006 at 6:51 pm
CC says:
I e-mailed you. =)
Comment posted December 2nd, 2006 at 10:27 pm
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