Just What You've Been Waiting For?

Good Counsel Stall, T-Shirt and Banner and Pope Benedict XVI at the Hyde Park Vigil.

Thanks Malvenu for a new comment on our post "The Good Shepherd Provides Good Shepherds":
Thank you too for the young lady who was giving out Good Counsel Network flyers just inside the 'arena' at Hyde Park. I was so busy sorting myself out after having gone through the briefest of bag checks on the way in that I took the leaflet and didn't see what it was until I'd sat down about half a mile away! I definitely would have commended her on her afternoon's work if I had looked at the flyer straight away. I haven't filled it in or responded to it yet, but I will and I hope lots of others come to support your work as well. It most definitely is, Just what we've been waiting for...

Good Counsel Photos by Declan Carroll and Annette Ignatowicz

Our Lady of Lourdes and St Michaels, Uxbridge

Recently, I went out along the A40 to Uxbridge on behalf of The Good Counsel Network to make an appeal. We were very warmly welcomed by Fr Nicholas Schofield, the recently appointed parish priest, and by all of the parish, some of whom already knew of our work.

The Church is one of beauty, originally built in the 1930, and bears the three stroke mark of its architect on every wooden item in the church. The Masses were celebrated beautifully and with great reverence, which I am sure helps the parishioners to come spiritually closer to God every time they are there.

It was a very productive weekend where we managed to successfully raise money for our work as well as to encourage the faithful to get involved in our work. This is largely due to the volunteers who gave up their time, once again, to help us fight for the lives of unborn children. Without our volunteers we could not continue to function as we currently do.

If you could spare time, either during the week or at the weekend, we need you. Even if it is just for a couple of hours. Everyone has to attend Mass on a Sunday so why not go to a different parish one week, attend Mass there and then help us at the end of Mass.

If you would like to find out more about Volunteering for the Good Counsel Network please call now on 0207 723 1740 and speak to Conor or email on info@goodcounselnetwork.freeserve.co.uk

You can also find an outline of the areas of London we are doing church collections in and the dates on our Website http://www.goodcounselnetwork.com/ see the Events page.

I look forward to hearing from you!!!

Conor Carroll

Help To Save One More Life in Whatever Way You Can

There is a piece in the film 'Schindler's List' where Oscar Schindler is leaving the factory which he owned with his wife. As he leaves he sheds tears over the number of jews that he could have saved for the cost of the few possessions that he still had. The factory he ran during World War II used large amounts of conscript jewish labour. He did whatever he could to rescue as many of the jews as he could.

We are all in a similar situation today, over 700 babies will be aborted in England and Wales today. They are all there just waiting for us to save’them. Whether you spend an hour in Eucharistic Adoration or say an extra Rosary or Fast, (be it a Fast from some food or depriving yourself of something else the loss of which you would actually notice) or whether you spend time praying outside an Abortuary it all helps.

Volunteering in the Good Counsel centre in London is another obvious way to help, whether you can help with accounts, secretarial work, sorting baby clothes, attending Adoration in our Chapel or even just folding leaflets. All of these small tasks go to make up our life-saving work. Without Prayer our success rate would be diminished so if you cannot come to our office to not feel downhearted for you still are a vital cog in Our Lady's Pro-life machine.

Stuart McCullough