MADISON — Our Lady of Hope Clinic and the Women’s Care Center are partnering in “A Celebration of Life” benefit dinner for both organizations to be held on Saturday, April 25, at the Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way.
The benefit, now in its second year, will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and a program featuring keynote speaker Dan Miller, state director of Pro-Life Wisconsin.
The event will celebrate the work both organizations have done to build a culture of life in Dane County.
Our Lady of Hope Clinic
Our Lady of Hope Clinic, which will be celebrating its sixth anniversary this spring, is Dane County’s only 100 percent pro-life primary care clinic. The clinic also provides free primary medical care to the uninsured.
Dr. Michael Kloess, Our Lady of Hope Clinic’s attending physician, is a family practitioner treating the entire family for a full range of primary care. Dr. Kloess also consults in Natural Family Planning and has helped many couples who have struggled with infertility conceive children by using NaPro technology.
Dr. Kloess practices medicine consistent with the Catholic healthcare tradition and will not prescribe or refer for contraception, abortion, sterilization, or euthanasia.
Dr. Kloess explains his commitment to women’s health by stating, “At Our Lady of Hope Clinic, we celebrate life and families. We have established a clinic where the family feels safe and respected.
“I feel blessed to be able to help couples grow their families through safe, ethical, and medically sound methods that seek to discover the root of infertility, rather than masking the medical issues as chemical contraception does.”
Women’s Care Center
Dr. Kloess is also the medical advisor at the Women’s Care Center. Women’s Care Center counsels women about unexpected pregnancies and provides free ultrasounds for potentially pregnant women. The center also provides pregnant women with prenatal counseling and resources.
Greg Wagner, president of Women’s Care Center, is thankful, “In the three years we have been open, we can see how generous God has been in blessing our efforts. He has provided a staff that is gentle, compassionate, and loving, that has helped many families.
“Many babies are now enjoying life that without our clinic would not have had that opportunity.”
‘A Celebration of Life’
Both Our Lady of Hope Clinic and Women’s Care Center are nonprofit organizations supported by community donations. Since both organizations are dedicated to celebrating life — from conception through the end of natural life — a joint event to benefit both organizations seemed to be a natural fit.
“A Celebration of Life” will feature host Jeff Davis and keynote speaker Dan Miller. Miller has logged over 5,000 hours sidewalk counseling at abortion facilities over the last five years.
He has personally witnessed over 500 babies saved from abortion — one of those babies is now his godson, Joseph.
For the past five years, Dan has been writing about his sidewalk counseling in an email blog. His story is highlighted in chapter 34 of the 40 Days for Life book Discover What God Has Done, available at www.amazon.com
More information
For additional information about “A Celebration of Life,” or to receive an invitation, visit www.celebratelifemadison.org or contact Julie Jensen at 608-957-1137 or [email protected]