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January 2025, Volume 30, No. 1:
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE FOR LIFE
2025 Spring Luncheon on Thursday, March 6th
Happy 2025 to the BPPFL membership! It is a new year filled with possibilities, and we are looking forward to seeing everyone again at our first luncheon on Thursday, March 6th. We are very excited to announce that our speaker is a nationally recognized pro-life advocate, brimming with admirable credentials. Let us build the suspense! In January she was a speaker at the 2025 Pro-Life Summit following the National March For Life in Washington, D.C., with thousands of students for life in attendance. She has 24 years of professional medical experience as a certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. She is the host of The Hormone Genius Podcast, which she started in 2020 to empower women to become the genius of their own hormones. Her podcast has reached over 750,000 women in just over four years. She also attended SEEK 25 in Salt Lake City along with 18,000 students and conducted a live podcast. Did we forget to mention that she is a Board member of Business and Professional People For Life? Yes, we are very happy to have Teresa Kenney, APRN-MSN, WHNP as our featured speaker! She will share information about her many pro-life activities and may even share a special pro-life story that happened in her life recently.
Teresa is married to her husband, Daniel, and they have eight children here in Omaha. She began practicing at The Saint Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction in 2000 and worked as a medical consultant for NaproTechnology. In 2019 she started working full-time for a family practice office called Sancta Familia Medical Apostolate. Teresa is a member of the American Academy of Fertility Care Professionals and FACTS About Fertility. She recently released her first book, The Happy Girl's Guide to Being Whole, which is available at lumenpress.org and on Amazon.
Please plan on attending this important event, and be sure to RSVP as soon as possible, no later than Tuesday, March 4th. RSVP information is provided at the end of this letter. This luncheon will be hosted at the German-American Society at 3717 S. 120 Street in Omaha, with social time beginning at 11:30 and lunch at noon. Please note that our luncheon will be in the north hall.
"Life is a civil right. Abortion is a civil wrong." (Alveda King)
"My goal is not to make abortion illegal. My goal is to make it unthinkable." (Abby Johnson)
"A person's a person, no matter how small." (Dr. Seuss)
Honoring John and Mary Ann Kellogg
As many of you know, John and Mary Ann Kellogg were among the founding members of Business and Professional People For Life, and John has served as our organization's president since its inception. All of these years, we have been privileged to enjoy his tremendous pro-life values, his unfailing efforts to advance pro-life causes, his Preident's Messages to the Membership, and his (mostly) witty puns. Of course John and Mary Ann have supported many pro-life organizations in addition to BPPFL, and one of those organizations is Essential Pregnancy Services of Omaha.
Very soon, EPS will be honoring John and Mary Ann Kellogg with the Spirit of EPS Glow Award at their upcoming Glow Benefit Dinner. The event will be held at the CHI Center in downtown Omaha on Thursday, February 13, 2025. If you would like to be a part of this benefit dinner/auction which will honor the Kelloggs for their support, please visit the following website for tickets and additional event information: https://one.bidpal.net/glow25/welcome
From the EPS website: Essential Pregnancy Services exists to provide life-affirming, holistic support to women experiencing unexpected or under-supported pregnancies. Our work is founded on the principle of upholding the dignity of all persons -- born or unborn -- through compassionate care for women at risk of abortion. We believe it is important to offer our time and resources to assist women, facing the most difficult circumstances, to understand their pregnancies and to learn about all options and help available to them. Pregnancy education, material assistance, and resource information can inspire women to make informed decisions, and choose life for their unborn babies and bright futures for themselves. All services are provided at no cost with no obligations, judgments, or expectations.
"Everyone who supported slavery was free, and everyone who supports abortion was born." (Unknown)
Update for "A Haven For Healing" Memorial
Two additional stone engravings are currently underway and will be installed soon at our memorial, A Haven For Healing, located at St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery (46th & Q St.) in Omaha. Once placed, these two new stones will bring the total of memorialized unborn babies to 64. Please spread the word that this memorial is available to all people affected by miscarriage or abortion, allowing them to engrave a name/message to remember the unborn. For about 25 years, BPPFL has pursued this ministry by assisting with or fully paying the cost of engraving messages on the memorial's stones.
If you would be interested in sponsoring an engraving for a person in need, please contact us through our website at businessandprofessionalpeopleforlife.org and we will make these arrangements. The Cemetery Office staff have been wonderful to work with over the years, and they have graciously not raised the cost of engraving a stone for over 20 years. This cost continues to be $197.95 per stone. Thank you for your support!
"We cannot diminish the value of one category of human life -- the unborn --without diminishing the value of all human life." (President Ronald Reagan)
"Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want." (Mother Teresa)
President's Message to the Membership
Dear Brothers and Sisters in BPPFL,
The beginning of a new year offers an important opportunity for renewed efforts in promoting pro-life values and actions. As we witness the change in government officials, from high-ranking leaders to local officers, it is crucial to engage with them through prayer, clear communication, and offering our support whenever a pro-life opportunity arises. While electing pro-life candidates is foundational, our influence can extend beyond voting through persistent dialogue and presenting compelling ideas that encourage elected officials to take a stronger stance on pro-life issues.
Equally important is our commitment to supporting women facing challenging circumstances. Offering assistance -- whether financial, emotional, or practical -- can make a significant difference. By ensuring that women have access to the resources they need, we can help prevent abortion by addressing the root causes such as poverty, lack of support, and inadequate knowledge about alternatives.
The protection of unborn life and the well-being of mothers require a multifaceted approach, one that involves legislative advocacy, community outreach, and tangible support of women in crisis. This work is driven by a deep belief in the sanctity of life and guided by the moral principles of compassion and justice, as taught by our faith.
As we continue this important work, it is essential that we remain steadfast, patient, and proactive in our efforts to foster a society that values life at all stages. Through consistent action and prayer, we can positively impact both policy and individuals in need.
God Bless,
John H. Kellogg, Jr., BPPFL President
Luncheon Details for March 6, 2025
Please email your reservations to clairemariehartford@gmail.com or call 402-341-8886 on or before Tuesday, March 4th. Please include your name or names for each person. More luncheon details:
Where: North Hall of the German-American Society, 3717 South 120th Street, Omaha
When: Thursday, March 6th with social time at 11:30 am and lunch at noon
Price: $25.00 per person (includes venue, tax and gratuity)
THANK YOU FOR MAKING AN EARLY RESERVATION!
