Support During Pregnancy

• St. Gabriel’s Call - for mothers and their unborn babies
• The Elizabeth Ministry - for expectant mothers
• My Child…My Gift - for medically challenged pregnancy & crisis pregnancy counseling

St. Gabriel’s Call - for mothers and their unborn babies

St. Gabriel’s Call recruits and trains volunteers at the parish level to work with women and families facing problem pregnancies, delivering a message of hope and support. The message is a profound commitment, not only to the unborn, but also to their mothers.

St. Gabriel’s Call Service Locations
Chancery-Office of Life & Family
 One Cathedral Square, Providence
 Monday 9am-Noon; Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 9am to 3pm; Friday 9am to 2pm
 Services English/Spanish
 Walk-ins and by appointment: 401-421-7833 ext. 218 or 225

Project Hope/Proyecto Esperanza
 474 Broadway, Pawtucket
 Monday 2 to 4pm; Wednesday 10am-12pm; Thursdays 10am to 3pm
 Services in English/Spanish
 By appointment: 401-728-0515

Holy Family/St. Gabriel’s Call Satellite
 193 Walcott Street, Pawtucket
 Please call Joan: 401-724-9190

Diocesan Social Outreach Ctr./All Saints Church
 323 Rathbun St., Woonsocket
 Monday/Wednesday 9am-4pm
 Services in English/Spanish
 Please call for an appointment: 401-762-2849
 Or call main office: 401-421-7833, ext. 218

Scalabrini-Dukcevich Center
 300 Laurel Hill Ave, Providence
 Tuesday 1 to 3pm; Wednesday 9:30 to 11:30am
 Services in English & Spanish
 Please call for appointment or walk-in: 401-632-4770
 Or call main office: 401-421-7833, ext. 218

St. Mary of the Bay/St. Gabriel’s Call Satellite
 645 Main St., Warren
 Call Barbara or Ann: 401-245-7000
 Or call main office: 401-421-7833 ext. 218

St. Gabriel’s Call at St. Clare’s Convent
 309 Spring St. Newport
 Tuesday/Thursday 9am to 12noon by appointment
 PLease call: 401-619-4677 or main office 401-421-7833, ext. 218

South County/West Warwick
 Please call 401.421.7833 ext.218
 

The Elizabeth Ministry - for expectant mothers

The Elizabeth Ministry is a parish-based outreach that offers “woman to woman” support during all aspects of childbearing to women in special times of motherhood. Elizabeth Ministers are women from various parishes willing to share their own stories and experiences. This program is a parish’s response to needs of women experiencing the  the joys and challenges during the child rearing years. The program is grounded in scripture in the relationship between the Blessed Virgin Mary and her cousin Elizabeth (the Visitation passage).
Support inlcudes:

• pregnancy
• celebration of birth
• infant or child crisis
• miscarriage
• infant or child death
• fertility and infertility
• adoption
• family support
• prayer support
• grandparent support

My Child…My Gift - for medically challenged pregnancy & crisis pregnancy counseling

There is a “new kind of crisis pregnancy” which occurs when parents are informed that their unborn baby has a medical problem or a disability by way of a prenatal diagnosis. ‘My Child…My Gift’ is a Catholic peer ministry focused on providing comprehensive and compassionate support for families experiencing such a challenge who choose to carry their unborn child to term.

Trained peer ministers and volunteers are available. They support parents by journeying with them from the diagnosis, through the pregnancy and birth and whatever lies beyond for a period of one year.