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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Respect Life Office Sponsors
Informational Mother - Daughter Tea |
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK, April 28, 2005 - The Respect
Life Office of the Diocese of Rockville Centre is
inviting mothers and their daughters between the ages of
ten and twelve to explore the beauty and wonder of God’s
plan for growing up and becoming a woman at a
Mother-Daughter Tea at the St. Agnes Parish Center in
Rockville Centre on Saturday, May 7, from 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.
Topics include God’s gift of human fertility, the
menstrual cycle and its physical and emotional effects,
the sacredness of human life, the virtue of chastity and
the importance of the mother-daughter relationship.
Presenters include a school nurse, the Sisters of Life
and a representative from the Maurer Foundation for
Breast Health and Education.
Mary Bossart, co-director of the diocesan Respect Life
Office, said they decided to initiate this program
because “children need to learn about growing up from
their mothers and fathers, and the diocese wants to
support parents in teaching their children to have a
healthy respect for their bodies and the gift of life.”
The cost for the program is $10 per family and
reservations are required. For more information contact
the Respect Life Office at (516) 379-8292 extension 215
or
respectlife@drvc.org
About The Diocese of Rockville Centre
The Diocese of Rockville Centre was formed in 1957 and
covers 1,222 square miles in Nassau and Suffolk
Counties. The diocese serves approximately 1.5 million
Catholics (total population in both counties is
approximately 3 million). There are 134 parishes in 119
towns. Last year over 21,000 baptisms, 18,000
confirmations, 21,000 first communions and 5,000
marriages took place in the diocese. There are 2,622
students in kindergarten, 26,738 in primary or
elementary school, 11,979 in secondary school and 9,310
in higher institutions. There are 77 Catholic elementary
schools, high schools and colleges/universities in the
diocese. Catholic Health Services of Long Island
consists of five hospitals, three nursing homes, two
home care agencies, two senior housing complexes, a
community-based home for those with special needs and a
hospice. These facilities served over 743,000 people
last year. For more information visit
www.drvc.org
For more information:
Sean P. Dolan
sdolan@drvc.org
516-678-5800, ext. 625
Cell: 516-510-0473 |
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