Mission:

The Celebrate Life Ministry provides Notre Dame parishioners information and programs on sustaining life from natural conception until natural death.

For more information, please contact Brittany Clingen Carl at bmclingen@gmail.com.

Goals:

Promote the recognition of the dignity of human life from conception until death.

Educate parishioners on the need to defend and protect the most vulnerable of our society.

Provide support to organizations that sustain a culture of life.  The following organizations are supported:

Celebrate Life Local Resources:

Pregnancy Resource Centers 

  1. Project Rachel  |  Call Tanya (815) 221-6188

  1. Project Rachel  |  Call Tanya (815) 221-6188

  1. Hopes Front Door  |  1047 Curtiss St. Downers Grove, IL 60515  | Call (630) 322-9803

Counseling Services

  1. Catholic Charities  |  Call (815) 723-0331

Post Abortion Care

  1. Project Rachel  |  Call Tanya (815) 221-6188

  1. Notre Dame Food Pantry/Kids First Clothing | Call MaryAnn Fenton (630) 207-2706
  2. People’s Resource Center  |  104 Chestnut Avenue  Westmont, IL 60559
    Call (630) 682-5402
  3. Reach Community Services  |  4300 Yackely Ave. Lisle, IL 60532

Diapers/Medicine

  1. Hopes Front Door  |  1047 Curtiss St. Downers Grove, IL 60515  | Call (630) 322-9803

Counseling Services

  1. Catholic Charities  |  Call (815) 723-0331

Post Abortion Care

  1. Project Rachel  |  Call Tanya (815) 221-6188

  1. Monica’s House – Maternity Home  | Call or Text (312) 621-1100
  2. Heather’s House – Maternity Home  |  Call or Text (312) 621-1100
  3. Catholic Charities  |  3040 Finley Rd Suite 200, Downers Grove Il 60515
    Call (630) 495-8008
  4. Kathy Paulsen Hope House  |  Call (630) 941-8681
  5. DuPage Pads Access Center  |  703 W Liberty Dr. Wheaton, IL (630) 682-3846

 Food/Clothing

  1. Notre Dame Food Pantry/Kids First Clothing | Call MaryAnn Fenton (630) 207-2706
  2. People’s Resource Center  |  104 Chestnut Avenue  Westmont, IL 60559
    Call (630) 682-5402
  3. Reach Community Services  |  4300 Yackely Ave. Lisle, IL 60532

Diapers/Medicine

  1. Hopes Front Door  |  1047 Curtiss St. Downers Grove, IL 60515  | Call (630) 322-9803

Counseling Services

  1. Catholic Charities  |  Call (815) 723-0331

Post Abortion Care

  1. Project Rachel  |  Call Tanya (815) 221-6188

  1. Women’s Care Center | 136 N LaGrange Rd, La Grange , IL 60525
  2. Waterleaf Women’s Center  |  3055 E New York St. Aurora, IL 60504
  3. Avenue Women’s Center  |  2849 83rd St. Darien, IL 60561
  4. Aid for Women  |  8 S Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603

Housing

  1. Monica’s House – Maternity Home  | Call or Text (312) 621-1100
  2. Heather’s House – Maternity Home  |  Call or Text (312) 621-1100
  3. Catholic Charities  |  3040 Finley Rd Suite 200, Downers Grove Il 60515
    Call (630) 495-8008
  4. Kathy Paulsen Hope House  |  Call (630) 941-8681
  5. DuPage Pads Access Center  |  703 W Liberty Dr. Wheaton, IL (630) 682-3846

 Food/Clothing

  1. Notre Dame Food Pantry/Kids First Clothing | Call MaryAnn Fenton (630) 207-2706
  2. People’s Resource Center  |  104 Chestnut Avenue  Westmont, IL 60559
    Call (630) 682-5402
  3. Reach Community Services  |  4300 Yackely Ave. Lisle, IL 60532

Diapers/Medicine

  1. Hopes Front Door  |  1047 Curtiss St. Downers Grove, IL 60515  | Call (630) 322-9803

Counseling Services

  1. Catholic Charities  |  Call (815) 723-0331

Post Abortion Care

  1. Project Rachel  |  Call Tanya (815) 221-6188

Resources

USCCB

Students for Life

Care Net