40 Days for Life Spring Update – Week Six
Contact: Mary Clark
Cincinnati Campaign Leader
513-604-9054 / cincy40days@fuse.net
March 27, 2026
Weekly Update – Week Six
National Team Visit & Closing Day Prayer Hour of Thanksgiving
The National Team Visit – On Tuesday evening, between 60 and 70 of us welcomed national 40 Days for Life team members Heather Gardner, Dr. Haywood Robinson and his wife Daphne and Kristi Hofferber to the sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood. They were in town for the Heartbeat International convention and we were honored to have them take the time to be with our local campaign.
Heather Gardner led off with a prayer and relayed the story of a winsome response she witnessed while praying at a 40 Days for Life location. When confronted by someone who asked what the pro-lifer was doing for the homeless, he gently and sincerely asked the woman what she does for the homeless so he could perhaps learn from her. This led to a conversation which softened the woman’s stance towards pro-lifers.
Kristi Hofferber gave her testimony of learning her birth mother had been a victim of abuse for 20 years by a family member and that Kristi was conceived through that abuse. Her birth mother said that meeting Kristi years later and being accepted by her was a healing moment.
Dr. Robinson told the story of his path from performing abortions to becoming pro-life and his conversion to Christ (which was 40 years ago this week!). Commenting on Kristi’s story, he said, “where there’s life, there’s hope.”
Sunday, March 29, 2:00pm – Closing Prayer Hour of Thanksgiving –
Procession to Planned Parenthood starting at Holy Name Church Parking Lot – Procession to Planned Parenthood while praying the Way of the Cross for Victims of Abortion and other prayers in thanksgiving for a successful campaign. Information about ongoing public prayer will be available. See LOCAL EVENTS on our website for details.
Known churches and group affiliations of our participants – Please let me know if your affiliation is not listed (even if you are coming as an individual and not with a church/group).
Archdiocese of Cincinnati Respect Life Office
Blessed Sacrament, Ft. Mitchell, KY
Dearborn County, Indiana Catholic Churches (St. Mary, Aurora, IN; St. Lawrence, Lawrenceburg, IN; St. Teresa, Bright, IN; All Saints, Guilford, IN)
Divine Mercy, Belleview, KY
Divine Mercy parish family (Our Lady of the Visitation; St. Joseph, North Bend; St. Jude, Bridgetown)
Eastside Catholics (St. Cecilia; St. Mary, Hyde Park; Oratory of St. John Vianny, Madisonville)
Immaculate Conception, Norwood
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Burlington, KY
Mary Queen of Heaven Parish Family (St. Margaret Mary, N. College Hill; St. Ann, Groesbeck; St. James the Greater, White Oak; St. Bernard of Clairvaux)
Miami University Students for Life, Oxford
Most Holy Eucharist parish family, Cincinnati (St. Antoninus, St. Martin of Tours, St. Catharine of Siena, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Our Lady of Lourdes)
Old Saint Mary’s/Sacred Heart, Cincinnati
Pregnancy Center Plus
Pregnancy Center West
Queen of Apostles parish family (Our Lady of the Valley, Reading; Our Lady of the Rosary, Greenhills; St. James of the Valley)
St. Anthony, Taylor Mill, KY
St. Antoninus, Cincinnati
St. Catherine of Siena, Ft. Thomas, KY
St. Columban, Loveland
St. Edmund Campion Academy
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (St. Mary Magdalene parish family)
St. Francis De Sales, Lebanon
St. Gertrude, Madeira
St. Gregory the Great Parish Family (IHM, Anderson Twp., Guardian Angels, Mt. Washington; St. John Fisher, Newtown)
St. Henry, Erlanger, KY
St. Ignatius of Loyola, Monfort Heights
St. John the Baptist, Dry Ridge Road
St. John the Evangelist, Deer Park
St. Joseph, Cold Spring, KY
St. Joseph, Crescent Springs, KY
St. Margaret of York, Loveland
St. Mary, Arnheim
St. Mary, Oxford
St. Mary of the Assumption, Alexandria, KY
St. Paul, Florence, KY
St. Paul the Apostle parish family (St. Vincent Ferrer and All Saints), Kenwood
St. Philip, Melbourne, KY
St. Pius X, Edgewood, KY
St. Susanna, Mason
St. Thomas, Ft. Thomas, KY
St. Thomas More (Stella Maris parish family)
St. Timothy, Union, KY
Vineyard Northwest