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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S ANNUAL NATIONAL WEEKEND OF FAITH IN ACTION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10-12
LEAFLETING FOR LIFE & PORTRAIT FROM DEATH ROW
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, Vigil Mass 3:00 and 5:00 pm
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, Mass 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 am, 1:00 and 6:00 pm
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 625 111th Ave. N.
“We oppose capital punishment because the death penalty diminishes all of us and is a sign of growing disrespect for human life. We cannot overcome crime by simply executing criminals, nor can we restore the lives of the innocent by ending the lives of those convicted of their murders. The death penalty offers the tragic illusion that we can defend life by taking life.”— U.S. Catholic Conference
We will set up an information table and leaflet anti-death penalty literature from the diocese of Venice as well as Amnesty International. We will also invite parishioners to sign the Florida Time Out Petition and to support our adopted Florida Death Row inmate, Gregory Capehart.
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