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Pregnant and looking for support?
Please contact us, even if a session is not active!
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embrace grace
A Pro-Life Movement for Young, Single and Pregnant Women in all Walks of Life.
Amy Ford, founder of Embrace Grace, grew up in a happy, loving, church-going, Christian home. She knew abortion was wrong; she had even prayed outside abortion clinics. But when she found herself pregnant and unmarried at the age of 19, it suddenly became a very real and tempting possibility. “I know it was the enemy,” she says now. Too ashamed and afraid to face their families, she and her boyfriend decided the best way out of the trouble they were in was an abortion. She ended up in an abortion clinic but in a miraculous moment, she decided that day to go home and reschedule her appointment. The two married and now have four children. Her experiences with unplanned pregnancy led her to co-found Embrace Grace, a national program for single and pregnant women. The mission of Embrace Grace is to work with the church to love and support single and pregnant young women from all walks of life. Through this program, lives are saved, and generations are changed.
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embrace grace kokomo
With the office of Bishop Doherty's permission, Embrace Grace is just beginning its infant stages (started January 2022) in the diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana in the Kokomo Pastorate including the St. Joan of Arc and St. Patrick parishes. Each program is 12 weeks long and meets on Thursday nights at St. Joan of Arc campus. During these weeks, the women will focus on basic Christian principles and be encouraged to share life-giving fellowship through prayer, activities and crafts. Volunteers celebrate the mothers-to-be with a Special Event Day and concludes with a baby shower where they can invite family and friends.
Whether a single, young woman with an unplanned pregnancy was raised in church or has never heard the message and hope of Jesus, she will encounter God in a way she never has before, and will be supported, loved and embraced.
These women are not alone. We are here to help! Please contact Embrace Grace Kokomo at [email protected] if you know any women that could benefit from this group or if you would like to be involved in this ministry.
Embrace Grace Website: https://embracegrace.com/
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Here are some ways you can volunteer...
Join the Embrace Grace Team:
EG Team Leader(s) [need 1 or 2]
Coordinate all aspects of Embrace Grace
Lead Team meetings
Organize (as needed) Maternity Closet, EG supplies, and expenditures
Send thank you notes
Social Media Developer [seeking 1]
Develop posts for EG Facebook, Instagram, parish websites, bulletins
Send to team members who post on Facebook and Instagram
Community Outreach [seeking 1 to lead, 4+ to assist]
Maintain + expand contact list for community partners
Contact community partners each year, re-supply Love Boxes and/or promotional tools
Share session information with local schools
Special Day Coordinator(s) [seeking 1 or 2 to lead, see below for ways to assist]
Secure date + rooms on church calendar
Purchase/obtain supplies, request reimbursement
Secure volunteers
Weekly Mentors [seeking 2 weekly + 2 subs]
Reserve dates/times + rooms for weekly sessions
Send messages to ladies interested in joining a session
Work with Team Leaders to secure any necessary transportation or babysitting
***it would be ideal for a mentor to be/have been a single mother, but not required!***With Classes:
Provide snacks for weekly meetings
Special Day:
Plan dinner menu and organize people to bring the meal
Provide a "spa" service (hair, aromatherapy, make-up...)
Decorate for sit down dinner and ceremonyWith the Baby Shower:
Maintain the Gift Registry List
Email Invitations
Place ads in church bulletins for the Shower
Work with a team to organize the Baby Shower
Organize gifts for girls
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