Christmas Gala

[Pulse Life Advocates executive director, Maggie DeWitte, delivered these remarks at the Pulse Christmas Gala on November 18th, 2023.] Thank you to Ryan Buck for producing this powerful video of our first Post-Roe Iowa March for Life. I have watched this video multiple times in hopes I could avoid the tears speaking with you tonight,…

Dear Pro-Lifer: You should have gotten your invitation to our November 18th Christmas Gala in the mail. I encourage you to reserve your table or seat soon. Tickets are going fast.  This is the biggest buzz we’ve ever seen! Pro-lifers are excited to hear Governor Ron and Casey DeSantis talk about why they are pro-life,…

By Bishop William Joensen God of life whose love brings us into being, we keep a vigil of sorts this evening in this warm and festive place as night and cold and brightly shining stars surround us.  Months after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision marked an answer to so many prayers, to decades of bold…

Good evening, my name is Sr. Cecilia Rose and this is Sr. Shirley Ann. It is a gift & delight to be with you all. I realize this is a Christmas banquet, but this past 4th of July some of us went to an epic firework show! I have never been that close to fireworks…

Ladies and gentlemen, Saints and Sinners, I have good news tonight: we’re winning! Pulse Life Advocates has been engaged in spiritual, moral, and political warfare on behalf of our unborn brothers and sisters for half a century. Yes … the stars are brightly shining on the pro-life movement tonight! But … we need your financial…

A round of applause for Pulse Life Advocates and 50 years of Education & Advocacy! Watching this video [below], makes me so incredibly proud to be apart of this organization. What a legacy. And now I would like you all to raise your glasses for a toast:  A toast to answered prayers, a toast to…

By Maggie DeWitte Are you tired of the news? Life have you down? Ready for a pick-me-up? I have the perfect prescription: the SILENT NIGHT Christmas Gala. Our friends at Holy Trinity’s Respect Life Group are hosting their 6th annual Christmas Gala this weekend in their event center. They donate the proceeds to Iowans for…