Thank you so much for your support of the
1st Way Pregnancy Support Center of Missoula.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this years baby bottle drive.

 At this point you have donated $2925.77! each year you bless 1st Way and each of the women who walk through our doors in need of practical loving help.

 Thank you so much for your support. Blessings, The 1st Way Pregancy Support Center

Protect Conscience
Ensure Affordable Health Coverage
Allow Immigrants to Purchase Private Health Insurance

As long-time advocates of health care reform, the U.S. Catholic bishops continue to make the moral
case that genuine health care reform must protect the life, dignity, consciences and health of all,
especially the poor and vulnerable. Health care reform should not advance a pro-abortion agenda in
our country.

• On November 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed major health care reform that reaffirms the essential, longstanding and widely supported policy against using federal funds for elective abortions and includes positive measures on affordability and immigrants.

• On December 24, the U.S. Senate rejected this policy and passed health care reform that requires federal funds to help subsidize and promote health plans that cover elective abortions. All purchasers of such plans will be required to pay for other people’s abortions through a separate payment solely to pay for abortion.
• Outside the abortion context, neither bill has adequate conscience protection for health care providers, plans or employers.

• These two bills must now be combined into one bill that both the House and Senate will vote
  on in final form. Provisions against abortion funding and in favor of conscience protection,
  affordability, and immigrants’ access to health care must be part of a fair and just health care
  reform bill, or the final bill must be opposed.

ACTION: Contact your Representative and Senators today by e-mail, phone or FAX.

• To send a pre-written, instant e-mail to Congress go to http://www.usccb.org/action.

• Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at: 202-224-3121, or call your Members’ local offices.

Contact info can be found here.

MESSAGE—HOUSE:
“Congressman Rehberg,

I am pleased that the House health care bill maintains the longstanding policy against
federal funding of abortion. I urge you to work to uphold essential provisions against
abortion funding, to include full conscience protection and to assure that health care is
accessible and affordable for all. Until and unless these criteria are met, I urge you to oppose
the final bill.”

MESSAGE—SENATE:
“Senators Baucus and Tester,

I am deeply disappointed that the Senate health care bill fails to maintain the longstanding
policy against federal funding of abortion and does not include adequate protection for
conscience. I urge you to support essential provisions against abortion funding, similar to
those in the House bill. Include full conscience protection and assure that health care is
accessible and affordable for all. Until and unless these criteria are met, I urge you to oppose
the final bill.”

WHEN: Votes in the House and Senate on the final bill are expected in January.
Act today!

Women’s Scripture Study will resume on Thursday, September 16th.

We will be studying Ezekiel and Daniel.

Please stop by or call the parish office 542-0321 to sign up.

Sessions are from 10-11:30 AM or 7-8:30 PM (Thursday) and meet in the Old Loyola Building.

All women are welcome.

• VOLUNTEERS:

We are organizing a Sister parish Committee to meet and help implement the Sister Parish project.

• TRAVELERS:

The parish is hoping a delegation from St. Francis Xavier will visit our sister parish in
Cartegena Colombia in April.

• COMPUTER AND POWER POINT GURU:

Person adept at creating power point presentations to exchange with our sister parish, Santa Rita de Casia, in Cartegena Colombia.

If you are interested, please call
Ann Moriarity, 542-0321 Ext. 106.