CAN YOU DEVOTE JUST ONE HOUR TO PRAY in the hope that a baby’s life may be spared? 40 Days for Life is a multi-church, multi-faith, international collaboration to pray peacefully for an end to abortion and for help and healing for all affected by abortion. Pro-life supporters are encouraged to pray outside abortion clinics such as our local Planned Parenthood and the new, interestingly named Equity Clinic. The abortion industry itself states that as many as 70% of abortion clients do NOT go thru with an abortion if they see people out praying with pro-life signage. Many of them instead find free, faith-based pregnancy centers for genuine help, love and compassion. Please devote JUST ONE HOUR just one time sometime between Feb. 22 and April 2. Visit www.40daysforlife.com to sign up for more details, for daily inspirational email messages and to sign up online for JUST ONE HOUR on the vigil calendar. In general, prayers are requested from 7 am to 7 pm seven days a week, but are also especially helpful on specific days when the abortion clinics are open (see details below). Champaign-Urbana is one of many communities participating in 40 Days for Life, the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization of this kind in history.
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LOCATIONS -- PLANNED PARENTHOOD is located at 302 East Stoughton Street in Champaign. Parking – Plenty of parking is available nearby, some free, some at meters. Parking flyer is listed on our web site page under the Resources link.
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LOCATIONS -- The new EQUITY CLINIC, opening Feb. 11, 2023, is located at 2111 W. Park Court in Champaign. This is off North Country Fair Drive and near the intersections of I-72, I-57 and I-74. Parking -- on street parking is available.
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HOURS -- Suggested prayer times for the EQUITY CLINIC are Fridays from 1-5 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 8 am to 5 pm (yes, they are scheduled to be open on Sundays). Suggested prayer times for PLANNED PARENTHOOD (PP) are Fridays from 8 am to 1 pm, and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 4 pm. Unfortunately, both clinics are open on Mondays and Tuesdays (Equity Clinic from 8 am to 5 pm both days and PP from 10 am to 6 pm on Monday and 8 am to 4 pm on Tuesday), so please choose either location for prayer on those days. Since PP is open later on Monday, prayer is suggested there from 5 to 6 pm on Mondays. Since Equity Clinic is open later on Tuesday, prayer is suggested there from 4 to 5 pm on Tuesdays.
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PRO-LIFE SIGNAGE -- If you’d like to hold a Pro-Life sign while you pray, signage is available to borrow from Holy Cross Parish (405 West Clark Street, Champaign) and St. Matthew Catholic Church (1303 Lincolnshire Drive, Champaign). Pro-Life signs can be borrowed on week days during normal business hours. Please return your sign when you are finished, so others may also borrow them. People are also welcome to make their own pro-life signs (positive, encouraging messages please).
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RESOURCES -- Please look at the various flyers and information available on our web site page under the Resources link (located at the right hand side). Please print out at least a few copies of the Resource called PREGNANCY RESOURCE FLYER to have on hand with you. This simple flyer includes information about local and national pregnancy center help, post-abortion help and abortion pill reversal help.
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QUESTIONS -- contact Renée at [email protected] or call 217-607-0811 (no texting for that number).
