Program Manual

Pro-Life ACE Wings

By Tom J. Clark, Pro Life Chairman

The ACE Wings are 2” wide and 5/8” high and are metallic.  The “Precious Feet” are the exact size and shape of an unborn baby’s feet at 10 weeks after conception.

Requirements for Receiving the Pro-Life ACE Wings Award

A minimum of 5 Public Pro-Life events are required to qualify for the Texas State Council Pro-Life ACE Wings Award. 4 out of the 5 must have to do with the unborn, such as;

  * Pro-Life Masses
  * Pro-Life Parades  
  * Pro-Life Rosary Processions
  * Pro-Life Award Dinners
  * Pro-Life Sidewalk Counseling
  * Volunteer Work at Crisis Center
  * March for Life
  * Hike for Life
  * Run for Life     Etc, etc, etc.
  * Pro-Life Sidewalk Counseling

The 5th item can be either a Pro Life item as described above, or it can be an item such as;

  * Volunteering for work at a Special Olympics event
  * Volunteering for work at a hospice, nursing home, or veterans hospital
  * Providing entertainment for the residents of a hospice, nursing home, or veterans hospital
  * Etc, etc, etc.

This ACE Wings Award Form is available on the Knights of Columbus web site, http://www.tkofc.org.

A Knight will not have to pay for his original set of ACE Wings

Additional sets of wings can be purchased for $8 (includes shipping)

Columbian Squires may also earn the ACE Award.  The sponsoring council will be billed $8 for the wings.

Other Recommended Pro-Life Activities:

• Diocesan Deputies should appoint a KC Pro-Life Chairman in each Diocese so that information can be shared quickly.
• Each Grand Knight should appoint a KC Pro-Life Chairman in each Council so that information can be gathered and  shared quickly.
• Inform the State about Pro Life events you are hosting in your area. Items of interest can be advertised statewide.
• Participate in the Running of the Silver Rose so that the Pro-Life message of “One Life – One Rose” is publicly carried across the State and into Mexico.
• Work to increase 4th Degree participation when Pro-Life Marches and Rosaries are held, especially when open and highly visible to the public.
• Distribute Pro Life Business Cards with 800-395-HELP wherever you go… leave one behind at the Doctor’s Office, Store, or Restaurant. You never know who might see it and pick it up to give to a young lady with an unplanned pregnancy. The 800 number is a 24 hour hotline that will get the confused or abortion minded woman to a crisis Pregnancy Center close to her so that she can get help and choose life for her baby.
• Fundraise for a local Crisis Center so that they can continue their life saving work.
• Hold a Pro Life Mass at your Parish
• Hold a Pro Life March in January, or sponsor your Youth Group to go to Austin or Washington for the March for Life. – Contact Hike for Life for assistance (http://www.hikeforlifetexas.org)
• Advertise the following Websites so that everyone can be more informed:
·         www.priestsforlife.org – A great source for all Pro Life news and resources
·         www.lifesitenews.com – Keeps you up to date on all Pro Life news
·         www.lifenews.com - Keeps you up to date on all Pro Life news
·         http://www.hh76.com   - Great site for Pro Life items and fundraising ideas
·         www.hikeforlifetexas.org  - Texas’ oldest Pro Life event
·         www.rachelsvineyard.org  - Help for post abortion women and men
·         http://www.saintmichaelthearchangelorganization.org – Put your rosary to work for the Unborn
·         www.lifechain.net  - Annual event that only take a couple of hours
·         www.heroicmedia.org – A new organization that can reduce abortions in your area by 20-30%
·         http://www.hli.org – Human Life International – Pro Life Missionaries to the World
·         http://www.usccb.org/prolife/index.shtml - You can get the latest Pro Life Programs endorsed by the Bishops
 
• Participate in various Diocesan ministries. Contact your Diocesan Pro Life Director to obtain information on what events are occurring in your diocese and how the Knights can help. The current Diocesan Pro Life Directors are:
 
Diocese of Amarillo
Stephanie Frausto
Coordinator, Respect Life Ministries
P.O. Box 5644
Amarillo, TX 79117
 
Diocese of Austin
Marie Seale
Director, Office of Pro-Life Activities
P.O. Box 15405
Austin, TX 78761
 
Diocese of Beaumont
Linda Duhon-LaCour
Director, Office of Family Life Ministry
P.O. Box 3948
Beaumont, TX 77704-3948
 
Diocese of Brownsville
Sr. Nancy Boushey, OSB
Pro-Life Coordinator, Respect for Life Office
1108 W. Hackberry Ave.
McAllen, TX 78501
 
 
Diocese of Corpus Christi
Reverend Eduardo Montemayor
President, Alliance for Human Life
P.O. Box 2620
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
 
Diocese of Dallas
Karen Garnett
Executive Director, Catholic Pro-Life Committee
12566 Lochmeadows Dr.
Dallas, TX 75244
 
Diocese of El Paso
Maria Acosta
Reverence for Life Director, Office of Family Life Ministry
499 St. Matthews St.
El Paso, TX 79907
 
Diocese of Fort Worth
Chanacee Ruth-Killgore
Director, Respect Life
800 West Loop 820 South
Fort Worth, TX 76108
 
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Dr. Marcella Colbert
Director, Respect Life Office
2403 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77021
 
Diocese of Laredo
Rev. R. Anthony Mendoza
Respect Life Coordinator, Family Life Office
P.O. Box 436
La Pryor, TX 78872-0436
 
Diocese of Lubbock
Alicia Alvarez
Director, Office of Christian Formation
P.O. Box 98700
Lubbock, TX 79499
 
Diocese of San Angelo
Jerry Peters
Director, Pro-Life Office
804 Ford St.
San Angelo, TX 76905
 
Archdiocese of San Antonio
Rick Doucette
Pro-Life Director, Office of Social Concerns
2718 W. Woodlawn Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78228-0410
 
Diocese of Tyler
Rev. Gavin Vaverek, JCL
Director, Respect Life Office
2108 Ridgewood
Longview, TX 75605
 
Diocese of Victoria
Msgr. James C. Brunner
Respect Life/Pro-Life Coordinator,
P.O. Box 2448
Victoria, TX 77902