Gabriel Project is a national parish-based program which exists to help
pregnant women both materially and spiritually. These needs are met with
no charge to the mother.
Out of 199 Dioceses in the United States, 47 have Gabriel Projects; 25 additional Dioceses have showed interest or are in the beginning stages of establishing the apostolate.
In the Dioceses of Texas, the state where Gabriel Project was founded, all 15 Dioceses have the Gabriel Project
The Diocese of Ogdensburg has eleven Gabriel Project parishes:
St.Mary's in Potsdam (315) 265-9520
St. James
in Gouverneur (315) 287-0114
Our Lady of Victory in
Plattsburgh (518) 561-1842
St. Vincent de Paul Society in
Massena (315) 769-1200
St. Joseph’s in Mooers (518)
236-5632
St. Ann’s in Mooers Forks
(518) 236-5632
St. Joseph’s in Dannemora
(518) 492-7118
St. John the Baptist in
Keeseville (518) 834-7100
Our Lady of Lourdes in
Schroon Lake (518) 532-7100
St. Edmund’s in Ellenburg
(518) 594-8843
St. Patrick's in Brasher
Falls (315) 389-5401
The Church offers this program
which provides parishioners the means to walk with needy, hurting women.
The women are picked up and helped by members of the community.Volunteers for the Gabriel
Project are called ‘angels’. The Gabriel Angel throughout history delivers
the message: "Rejoice! Fear Not!" When a pregnant woman calls the Gabriel
Project hotline, she is assigned a Gabriel Project angel. The church
volunteer becomes a friend and advocate for the woman in need. The angel
delivers the message to the church and community, any physical needs the
woman may have and discerns with the parish clergy in her spiritual needs.According to Wanda Gaffney,
co-chair of the Bishops Apostles for Life, "Gabriel Project is a fairly
easy program to get started up." Start by asking permission from your
pastor to put a brief description in your bulletin. Ask for volunteers and
call a meeting. The only initial cost is for the Gabriel Project sign
which is placed on Church property. The sign is $120.Gabriel Project is a perfect
response to Jesus’ call to the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy (Matt
25) . For more information on how to start Gabriel Project in your parish,
call Our Lady of Victory Parish at 518-561-1842. The parish is also
available for training of Gabriel Project volunteers anywhere in the
Diocese.Additional information can be
found at www.diogh.org/RespectLife/gabrielproject.htm
If you would like to send a
donation please address to: Gabriel Project c/o Our Lady of Victory
Church, 4919 South Catherine St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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