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Christmas greetings from Hudson Valley Coalition for Life

Gertrude Keogh

As anyone who met her will attest, Gert was a wonderful woman - lovely sense of humor! - and great advocate for life.

We believe the wake is at the funeral home, not the Church as was first considered. You may wish to call to check. The funeral home is McMahon, Lyon & Hartnett in White Plains, 491 Mamaroneck Ave.,  914-949-7777.

Visiting hours are Wednesday 8:30AM to 10:30AM. Mass of Christian burial 11AM at St. Bernard's Church,  51 Prospect St, White Plains, NY 10606

Visiting hours are Wednesday 8:30am to 10:30am. Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday 11am at St. Bernard's Church. Interment Gate of Heaven.

McMahon, Lyon & Hartnett

491 Mamaroneck Ave

White Plains, NY 10605 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx?n=gertrude-m-keogh&pid=176967570&#sthash.9o8HCbGy.dpuf

Visiting hours are Wednesday 8:30am to 10:30am. Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday 11am at St. Bernard's Church. Interment Gate of Heaven.

McMahon, Lyon & Hartnett

491 Mamaroneck Ave

White Plains, NY 10605

(914) 949-7777 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx?n=gertrude-m-keogh&pid=176967570&#sthash.9o8HCbGy.dpuf

Gertrude M. Keogh (1921 - 2015)

 Gertrude was one of the founders and 54 year member of Legion of Mary in Westchester. She served as president of the Legioncuria and Right to Life committee in NY State and White Plains. She was one of the original founders and members of the Catholic Club and a 20 year volunteer at both the Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne and Schnurmacher Nursing Home. Gertrude received the St. Michael Award from the Catholic Coalition of Westchester, the Cardinal Cooke Award from NY State Right to Life and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement from Westchester/Putnam Right to Life.

Immaculate Conception

From a Magnificat prayer book email.

December 8, 2015
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
 
Patronal Feastday of the United States of America

The Jubilee Year of Mercy has begun!
December 8, 2015 – November 20, 2016

Virgin of Mercy (c. 1429), Jean Mirailhet, 15th c., Palais Massena, Nice, France.

Good Counsel Homes honors Cardinal Dolan with Fr. Benedict Groeschel Award

From Good Counsel Homes -

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York endorses Good Counsel Homes, homes & hope for babies & mothers. He receives the Fr. Benedict Groeschel Award at their celebration December 1, 2015 at the Union League and thanks all other supporters. To join Cardinal Dolan in supporting Good Counsel Homes, please go to http://www.goodcounselhomes.org.

 

Policeman murdered at Colorado Planned Parenthood was pro-life

Officer Garrett Swasey, who was also co-pastor at a local Church, had signed the Colorado Personhood initiative.

From Personhood USA:

Officer Swasey was a Pro-life Hero

A family man with two young children, Officer Swasey was a co-pastor at his church in Colorado Springs. Fellow pastor Scott Dontanville was quoted by the New York Times as saying Swasey disagreed with abortion.

Hearing that Officer Swasey was pro-life led us to recall that our Colorado Personhood initiative had collected signatures at his church, and sure enough, his signature is on one of our personhood amendment petitions.

Planned Parenthood has long expressed their dislike for Personhood and our supporters. They have targeted our Personhood efforts for years, essentially using our own tax dollars to defeat our amendments. We’ve been told Officer Swasey did not agree with Planned Parenthood - in fact, by all accounts he stood for Christ, and for protecting unborn children, both of which are the antithesis of Planned Parenthood.

As Planned Parenthood is busy spinning this as an anti-abortion shooting (although no motive has been revealed), and accusing the pro-life community here in Colorado of contributing to a hostile environment, I’d like to take a few moments just to think of Officer Swasey. Please pray with me as we are thankful for Officer Swasey’s bravery, and pray for his wife and children. Please join me in being thankful for Officer Swasey’s willingness to defend ALL human life, and in praying for the families of every victim, born or unborn, who was killed in or near that Planned Parenthood facility on Friday. 

Please consider donating to Officer Garrett Swasey's Memorial Fund to benefit his wife, Rachel, and his two young children.