40 Days for Life is a national, ecumenical pro-life effort that consists of 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion and peaceful vigil outside abortion facilities. The campaign is run twice a year–once during Lent, and once in the fall–in hundreds of cities across the country.  The upcoming spring campaign will run from February 22 to April 1, 2012 in five Massachusetts communities: Attleboro, Haverhill, Lynn, Springfield and Worcester. Participation in the campaign can take many forms: praying at one of the public vigils, remembering the campaign in your daily prayers, fasting in support of the campaign, etc. But, of course, the most visible is the public vigil.
40 Days for Life locations in Massachusetts for the Spring 2012 campaign:
40 DAYS FOR LIFE – ATTLEBORO, MA
website: 40daysforlife.com/Attleboro
contact: [email protected]
vigil site:
Four Women, Inc., 150 Emory St., Attleboro, MA
40 DAYS FOR LIFE – HAVERHILL, MA
website: 40daysforlife.com/Haverhill
contact: John Fleury, [email protected], 978-685-8754 (H)
vigil site:
Merrimack Valley Women’s Health Services, 288 Groveland Street, Haverhill, MA  01830
40 DAYS FOR LIFE – LYNN, MA
website: 40daysforlife.com/Lynn
contact: Cori Connor-Morse, [email protected]
vigil site:
North Shore Women’s Center, 480 Lynnfield Street, Lynn, MA
40 DAYS FOR LIFE – SPRINGFIELD
website: 40daysforlife.com/Springfield
contact: [email protected]
vigil site:
Planned Parenthood of League of Massachusetts, 3550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01107
40 DAYS FOR LIFE – WORCESTER
website: 40daysforlife.com/Worcester
contact: Pauline Morris, Campaign Director, at 508-425-3087 or [email protected]
or Lee Crowley, Church Coordinator, at 508-887-1064
vigil site:
Planned Parenthood, 470 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01609