Members of the Right-to-Life Ministry at St. John’s work to:

- Help people in the parish community understand that life begins at conception, and that every human being, no matter how young, old, infirm or developmentally challenged deserves respect and protection from harm.

- Support the efforts of St. Mary’s County Right-to-Life and Maryland Right-to-Life to educate lawmakers and citizens that every abortion takes a human life by:

        (a) Supporting the installation of the “Memorial to the Innocents” (the Crosses), at various churches.

        (b) Encouraging participation in the National March for Life, in DC every January 22nd, and the Candlelight Walk for Life, every Winter in Annapolis, and the annual October “Life Chain” along the sidewalk facing the highway in front of Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) church.

        (c) Encouraging participation by local defenders of life in the pro-life activities at the annual St. Mary’s County Fair, such as serving at the St. Mary’s County Right to Life Booth and marching in the Saturday parade under the St. Mary’s County Right to Life banner.

        (d) Encouraging participation in other public events sponsored by St.Mary's County Right to Life (SMCRTL) such as talks by pro-life leaders and obtaining and distributing pro-life leaflets, books, and apparel.

        (e) Encouraging Catholics to use Natural Family Planning (NFP) instead of contraception as critical to the pro-life movement. (Contraception is intrinsically evil and part of the culture of death, and NFP does not stunt/kill spiritual growth, yet leads to deeper conversion and openness to life as well as promoting a culture of life.)

- Keep parishioners informed on Pro-Life issues by encouraging enrollment in the Maryland Catholic Conference’s Legislative Action Network and by assisting with letter-writing campaigns as they become necessary.

- Support the efforts of the CareNet Pregnancy Center by participating in their annual dinner fundraiser.

For more information or to assist with this ministry, contact Spurgeon Terry at (301) 373-2533 or spurgeon@md.metrocast.net

Local Natural Family Planning Teachers can be contacted:
(Sympto-Thermal Method) – Jane Burke: (301) 866-2056
(Ovulation Method) – Cookie Pontzer: (301) 737-1796