Shop for everyone on your gift list this holiday at http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-1476317 and Amazon donates to Saint Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. #YouShopAmazonDonates

This morning at the Fall General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, members voted for chairmen-elect of several committees. I’m most pleased to inform you that five of the bishops elected are alumni of our own Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, ‘72, Archbishop of Louisville, was elected Chairman-elect of the Committee For Religious Liberty. Bishop Kevin Rhodes, ‘79 (College Seminary), Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, was elected Chairman-elect of the Committee on Doctrine. Bishop Joseph Cistone, ‘75, Bishop of Saginaw, was elected Chairman-elect of the Committee on National Collections. Bishop Michael Burbidge, ‘84, Bishop of Arlington, was elected Chairman-elect of the Committee on Communications. Bishop Nelson Perez, ‘89, Bishop of Cleveland, was elected Chairman-elect of the Committee on Cultural Diversity. They will assume these positions for three year terms in November 2018. Sincerely in Christ, Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Sullivan Vicar for Clergy

Come to a free NaPro Road Show and learn more about the Creighton Model and NaProTechnology

Our next free presentation on NaProTechnology is scheduled for Tuesday November 28 and will be hosted by Our Lady of Grace Parish in Penndel, PA. Meet us in the school cafeteria to view the film NaPro: A Quiet Revolution produced by the Black Friars Media (see trailer here). Come and hear our newest NaProTechnology trained physician, Dr. Delia Larrauri.  Question and answer session will be provided with index cards to ensure anonymity. Our Lady of Grace is located at 225 Bellevue Avenue, Penndel, PA 19047. This event starts at 7 PM. For additional information and/or questions, contact Barbara at 215-884-2922

Your emails and advocacy worked! The School Code bill that is part of the 2017-18 state budget is now law.

Please send a ‘thank you’ to your local lawmaker in the House and\or Senate for making this important vote.

As a reminder, the bill provides for a $10 million increase for the expansion of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. This vital program allows for more scholarships for students to attend the school that is best for them.

If you are receiving this message, your legislator voted “yes” to the increase. Please send a message thanking them for voting in favor of this bill.

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Good news: The Park Service denied a permit to the “Catharsis on the Mall” event to place a 45-foot naked female statue called “R-Evolution” on the National Mall, in Washington DC.

Bad news: The same event now seeks to install a large structure that would display a 26-foot composite digital photo of a naked woman, front and back. A permit application is under review at this very moment.

The two-story structure would display the nude female image on two sides of a scaffold-screen during the three-day event Nov. 10-12. Plus, media reports say women at the festival can take nude photos of themselves inside a booth that would then be worked into the composite digital photo shown on this giant screen.

Please sign the petition to the Park Service, urging them to deny these nude displays on the Mall

Finally, the event organizers have NOT given up on placing the giant 45-foot “R-Evolution” nude female statue on the Mall.

They are pushing to get it on public display by January 21, 2018, the first anniversary of the Woman’s March, which is just 2 days after the annual March for Life! This means that if the permit is granted, a giant female statue may be on display as hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers gather in Washington DC on January 19th .

This would be awful! Countless families would be exposed to the immorality that these activists are trying to impose on society.

We must legally and peacefully reject nudism!

Sign our petition, urging the National Park Service in DC to deny permits for the nude display and the “R-Evolution” statue

The Religious Alliance Against Pornography (RAAP) is providing a free one-hour webinar focused on protecting families and marriages from pornography.  The webinar, “Parents, Kids, and Pornography: The Attack on a Generation,” is being conducted on November 7th at 12:00 p.m. EDT and November 16th at 8:00 p.m. This web-based program is offered at no cost to participants.

You can register HERE!

RAAP is composed of national religious leaders from the Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim faith communities in joint response to the scourge of pornography and the increased ease of access to such material which is negatively impacting the moral fabric of society.

Attached please find a letter from Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, who serves as a representative of RAAP, along with a promotional flyer that contains registration information.

Also attached is a letter from Steven Bozza, Director for the Office for Life and Family.

Reminder: Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 7th

Use/Share our Voter’s Guide: PAFamilyVoter.com

Tax-Saving Education Program Expanded to Help an Additional 3,000 Families

Good news from Harrisburg! State lawmakers have approved an expansion of a successful education program that is expected to help more than 3,000 additional families find the best education for their children, while saving taxpayers money. 

Each year, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program helps over 40,000 families with scholarship assistance that permits parents to send their children to the school that best meets their needs.

The PA General Assembly, as part of the state budget package, passed a $10 million expansion of the successfully-proven EITC program (8% increase), which is estimated to serve 3,200 additional families. Governor Wolf recently announced he will allow this expansion to become law (without his signature).

Pennsylvania Family Institute is one of the 196 approved organizations that distribute scholarships through the EITC program, providing 4,000 scholarships to Pennsylvania families. And every year we hear from parents their appreciation for this program and how their child’s education would not be possible without the financial scholarship. It’s a great program and great to see it will help more families in Pennsylvania.

Thanks for your partnership with us in our scholarship program and in advocating for school choice options in Pennsylvania.

And remember – it’s Election Day tomorrow (Tuesday, November 7th). We have our Voter’s Guide up for you to read through and share with friends and family: PaFamilyVoter.com.

Sincerely,

Tom Shaheen, Vice President for Policy

Pennsylvania Family Council