PREGNANCY SUPPORT
JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY OF CREATION (JPIC)

MOTHER'S DAY ROSE SALE
FOR PREGNANCY SUPPORT SERVICES
MAY 11-12, 2024 - GATHERING SPACE AFTER ALL MASSES

On Mother's Day weekend, May 11-12, in the gathering space after all Masses, our Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) will be hosting its annual Rose Sale. Stop by and pick up a rose for your mother or another special person in your life. All profits go directly to Pregnancy Support Services.  Thank you for your support!

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PREGNANCY SUPPORT ADVOCACY

TELL YOUR SENATORS:​
​PUT THE PREGNANT WORKERS' FAIRNESS ACT TO A VOTE!

The Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act is simple: it requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers on the job. This pro-life, pro-family and pro-worker measure passed the House overwhelmingly with a bipartisan majority, and now awaits a vote in the Senate. But time is running out, and unless the Senate leadership schedules a floor vote soon, the bill will die.

This critical legislation has brought together the Church, the labor movement, and a variety of women’s organizations. And it should: no woman should have to choose between her job and the health and safety of her unborn child. That’s one reason why Archbishop Paul Coakley, in the Bishops’ 2022 Labor Day Statement, told readers “With a short time left in this current legislative session of Congress, we urge immediate Senate passage of this proposal that would make the workplace safer for women and their preborn children.”
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The Senators will only act if they think this issue is a priority for constituents. Please tell your Senators that you support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act!

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PREVIOUS PREGNANCY SUPPORT EVENTS

2023 ​MOTHER'S DAY ROSE SALE THANK YOU!
FOR PREGNANCY SUPPORT SERVICES​

Thanks to all our parishioners who supported our Justice, Peace, and Care for Creation (JPIC) annual Mother’s Day Rose Sale to benefit Pregnancy Support Services. We also would like to thank Flor, Willy, Jasmin, Frank, Tim, the Knights of Columbus, and all our volunteers for helping all weekend with this event.

BABIES AND MOTHERS DIAPER AND CLOTHING COLLECTION THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who helped us collect items for babies and ​mothers throughout the month of May! All items collected in the marked containers in the gathering space or put in bags at the outdoor Mass were donated to Pregnancy Support Services. Thanks to your generosity, we successfully collected: 

• Diapers (sizes newborn, 1, and 2)
• Maternity Clothes (used or new)
• Gift Cards (Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Walmart, Target)

Our JPIC particularly would like to thank Barbara Prince who organized this event on behalf of our parish. ​

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​If you have questions regarding our various JPIC ministries, please contact me directly.
Kennith M. Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - 901-A West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-3449 Ext. 293 - chihak@icdurham.org