On Thursday, October 26th Bishop Deshotel presented the pregnancy resource centers in the Diocese of Lafayette with checks from the money raised at the Bishop's Pro-Life Rose Dinner held August 19th at Dream Castle Event Venue in Broussard. All the profits from the dinner are split among the six pregnancy centers in the Diocese of Lafayette and the pro-life office to continue their life-saving work in our community. For more information on the pregnancy centers click here.
Thank you to all of the 2023 Bishop's Pro-Life Rose Dinner sponsors. If you are intersted in becoming a sponsor for the 2024 dinner, please contact the Office of Pro-Life Apostolate at 337-261-5607 or bishopsdinner@diolaf.org.
2023 Bishop’s Pro-Life Rose Dinner Held with Sold-Out Crowd
The 2023 Bishop's Pro-Life Rose Dinner was held August 19th and welcomed a sold-out crowd of over 300 people to the Dream Castle Event Venue in Broussard. Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel spoke about the importance of seeing the dignity in every human life. He also thanked the Champion of Life award recipients and everyone present for their work in the pro-life movement. The 2023 Champion of Life award recipients were: Suzanne Babineaux, Penny Chavis, Lynette Fontenot (award accepted by her husband Matthew), and David & Robin Roy. Bishop Deshotel expressed the importance of continuing pro-life efforts.
Lake Charles native, Sean Corcoran, shared his testimony of losing his son, Michael, to abortion when he was 19 years old.
"It is necessary for men and fathers who have been impacted by abortion to be empowered to speak out and share their stories," Corcoran said. "These may be men like me who have lost a child of their own. They may be grandfathers of aborted children, uncles, or current husbands of women who have felt the pain of abortion in their own lives. I hope to empower men to speak out."
Sean went on to encouraged fathers to make fatherhood a priority in their lives and he shared his family's story of adopting three children.
The evening continued with speeches from Rachel Washington, a client advocate from A Pregnancy Center & Clinic and the 2023 Pro-Life Oratory Contest winner, Court Keeton. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors and supporters of the Bishop's Pro-Life Rose Dinner, all six pregnancy centers in the diocese, as well as, the Pro-Life Apostolate, will receive funds to continue their life-saving services.
To be placed on the email list for sponsorships and tickets for the 2024 Bishop’s Pro-Life Rose Dinner & Awards, please email bishopsdinner@diolaf.org.