Catholic Daughters court in Woodland Park wins award for pro-life work

By Kelly Lautzenheiser

Photo: (Left to right) Carolyn Denaro, Kelly Lautzenheiser, Melissa Mellen and Joanne Pearring, members of Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court No. 2728 in Woodland Park, are pictured at the 40 Days for Life prayer vigil last fall. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Lautzenheiser) 

COLORADO SPRINGS. Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court No. 2728 in Woodland Park received the Father Bill Carmody Pro-Life Award during the organization’s state workshop June 28-30 at Franciscan Retreat Center. The award is given to the court that is deemed to have done the most for the pro-life cause in the preceeding 12-month period. The court has been involved in a wide variety of pro-life activities over the past year, including:
• Having members participate in the annual Walk for Life sponsored by Life Network.
• Hosting a baby shower at Our Lady of the Woods Parish and St. Peter Chapel in Cripple Creek to benefit the Mater Filius maternity home and Choices pregnancy center. More than $1,300 in donations and 250 baby items were collected and distributed. 
• Participating in the fall 40 Days for Life prayer campaign. A group of Catholic Daughters attended Mass at Sacred Heart Parish in Colorado Springs and then prayed for an hour on the sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood.
• Having members attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 19.