Our beloved patron saints that we ask for intercession to nurture mothers and fathers as they bring new life into the world.
"And soon we'll have the intimate happiness of the family and it's this beauty that brings us closer to him."
- Louis Martin
Mission & Values
We serve to cultivate love and support for families and their pre-born children through four pillars:
- Annual October Events - A Celebration of Life focused on initiatives to support local Catholic pregnancy centers
- Community Education - Empowering the community through Catholic Social Teaching with a focus on the inherent human dignity of the pre-born child and their parents
- Volunteering - Empowering individuals to use their talents to support local Catholic pregnancy centers
- Civic Engagement - Empowering individuals with civic information to protect life in the womb and the maternal health of the mother
Resources
Post-Abortive Healing
- Rachel's Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Weekend retreats offer you a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal and healing. Please click HERE to learn about retreats and services for healing.
- Project Rachel provides comprehensive resources from booklets, articles, DVDs, websites, and prayer cards for any member of the community that has been impacted directly or indirectly from abortion. Please click HERE to find a resource that works best for you.
- National Hotline for Abortion Recovery is available toll-free if you are looking for a warm, listening ear to help assist you during this difficult time. 866-482-5433
Catholic Pregnancy Centers
- JMJ Pregnancy Center: JMJ Pregnancy Center is a local Catholic pregnancy center that provides pregnancy options counseling, free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, counseling, financial resources, educational programs, material resources, mentorship programs, couples counseling, community referrals for needs not covered in house, and theology of the body education for their clients. Please click HERE for their website or call here 407-839-0620 to connect with JMJ Pregnancy center.
- Life Choices Medical Clinic: Life Choices Medical Clinic is a local Catholic pregnancy center that provides pregnancy options counseling, free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, counseling, financial resources, educational programs, mentorship programs, post-abortive counseling, material resources, community referrals for needs not covered in house, and theology of the body education for their clients. Please click HERE for their website or call here 321-422-4168 to connect with Life Choices Medical Clinic.
Other Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Nearby
- Winter Park Pregnancy Center: Winter Park Pregnancy Center is a sister pregnancy center of the Sanford Pregnancy Center. Winter Park Pregnancy Center is a pregnancy center that provides pregnancy options counseling, free pregnancy tests, limited ultrasounds, counseling, and community referrals for needs not covered in house for their clients. * They also have a mobile unit that goes throughout Central Florida to provide free services * Please click HERE for their website. You can connect with them by calling here (407) 790-7411 or texting here (407) 603-3346.
Standing With You - Direct Resources Based On Your Zip Code:
- Standing With You provides nationwide resources based on your zip code and location that include, but not limited too:
- Local Pregnancy Centers
- Post-Abortive Resources
- OBYGN Services
- Housing Assistance
- Job Assistance
- Adoption + Foster Care Assistance
- Maternity Homes
- Early Childhood Education Scholarships + Opportunities
- Please click HERE to access Standing With You's website where you can find resources based on your zip code and location no matter where you are located in the United States!
Prayer Cards for a Culture of Life
- Culture of Life Prayer Cards - Please join us in a 5 day intention consisting of prayer and scripture meditation to pray for a Culture of Life. In this attachment, the prayer cards are two sided for you to print out or to use on your phone. https://stmargaretmary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Baby-Shower-Basket-Prayer-Cards_1.pdf
- On the front side (1st page), you will find prayer intentions with accompanying scriptures. On the back side (2nd page), the prayers will be listed.
Stay up-to-date on community education, volunteering, and civic engagement opportunities
Latest Events
Every Fall, Sts. Zelie & Louis Martin Ministry focuses on supporting local pregnancy centers through volunteering and fundraising initiatives. We are so grateful for all of those that volunteered and donated to make the below accomplishments possible!
- JMJ Ambassadors for Life Gala Fundraiser raised $432,238 this Fall! We had a total of 5 tables from Sts. Zelie and Louis Martin Ministry donated from the generosity of Deacon Scott as well as several parishioners that hosted tables of their own!
- St. Margaret Mary Baby Bottle Drive raised over $5,487.21 for JMJ Pregnancy Center. This money translates to providing one of the following: 6,456 Pregnancy Tests - 17 Days of Rent - 281 Staff Hours - 161 Lifesaving Ultrasounds
- The St. Margaret Mary Catholic School Laundry Basket Drive resulted in 22+ filled baskets full of items for expecting mothers. In addition, the St. Margaret Mary Catholic school families filled up 5+ huge bags full of items! We are so proud of our families and little parishioners!
- St. Margaret Mary parishioners raised $4,400 for the Pregnancy Centers (Winter Park Pregnancy Center) at the Pregnancy Centers Annual Walk for Life! Dr. Chase, Marian Chase, and Andrea Krazeise (Executive Director) are pictured below.
If you are interested in getting involved with the Sts. Zelie & Louis Martin Ministry, please reach out to Ashley Jones at [email protected]
Ministry Lead: Ashley Jones - [email protected]
Ministry Team: Rory Kolarich, Courtney Palubin, Greg Palubin
Staff Point of Contact: Deacon Scott Linderman