RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY

THE PREGNANCY CARE CENTER OF ROCKFORD HAD ITS ANNUAL CELEBRATE LIFE BANQUET AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. SEVERAL ST. RITA PARISHIONERS ATTENDED THIS FUNDRAISER THAT ALSO CELEBRATED THE GROWTH OF THE CENTER IN 2021. DURING THE BANQUET, THEY SHARED A LOOKED BACK IN AWE AT THE GROWTH OF THE CENTER. SOME OF THE INSPIRING FACTS FOR 2021 ARE: 913 CLIENTS WERE SERVED; THE “STORK BUS” SERVED 62 CLIENTS IN BOONE AND WINNEBAGO COUNTY: THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR HOURS TO 8 PM TWO DAYS A WEEK; THEY ARE KNOWN AS A PLACE OF CARE AND COMPASSION; THE MARKETING BUDGET HAS INCREASED FROM $5000 THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO $24,000 IN 2021; THE CENTER HAS PURCHASED 2 ADDITIONAL ULTRASOUND MACHINES; THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO HIRE A DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TO WORK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND A DIRECTOR OF MALE EDUCATION AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING A “FATHERHOOD PROGRAM. “