Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service

The 25th anniversary year of Evangelium Vitae gives us a wonderful opportunity to assess, expand, and communicate resources to pregnant moms and families in need. Parishes across the country, through the support of their bishops and pastors, are invited to join a nationwide effort entitled, Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service.

The Archdiocese of Miami will be officially participating from July 16, 2020 through October 31, 2021. Through this initiative, parishes are asked to complete a simple inventory of the resources currently available in their assigned Archdiocesan Pregnancy Help Centers, assess the results and identify gaps, and plan and implement a parish response based on their findings. The Year of Service for the Archdiocese of Miami is broken up into 7 phases of parish action. The seven phases include:

• Phase 1: Announce the Year of Service and Build a Core Team (July 16, 2020)
• Phase 2: Launch the Parish Inventory Process (by September 26, 2020)
• Phase 3: Share Inventory Results and Begin Assessment and Planning ( November 1, 2020)
• Phase 4: Announce and Commit to your Parish Response (December 12, 2020)
• Phase 5: Implement Parish Plans (January 22, 2021)
• Phase 6: Measure and Evaluate the Implementation of Parish Plans (July 16, 2021)
• Phase 7: Celebrate Parish Plans and Respect Life Ministry at the National Congreso pro Vida in Miami! (October 29-31, 2021)

As part of Walking with Moms: A Year of Service, the Archdiocese of Miami Secretariat for Parish Life and the Office of Respect Life Ministry offered a FREE, live, monthly webinar series.