Events
🌹 2026 Mother’s Day Rose Sale- May 9th & 10th 🌹
Roses to be sold at participating area churches, after masses/church services: 1 Rose for $2 OR 3 Roses for $5. That’s a deal! Come and buy your mom, grandma, godmother, and step-mom a rose for Mother’s Day.
Thank you
MCRTL Oratory Contest: Video entries are to be submitted by February 20th.
Mercer County High School Juniors and Seniors are eligible for the Mercer County Right to Life sponsored Oratory Contest. The National Right to Life Committee requires the contestants to “research, write, and present an original pro-life speech on abortion, infanticide, or euthanasia.” The speech should address one of these topics directly, using other topics only as support. Students are encouraged to use up-to-date factual information in the construction of their speeches. They are to present a 5 to 7-minute speech. Contestants may use notes. Presentations will be judged in four areas: introduction, content, presentation, and conclusion. Video entries are to be submitted by February 20th. For video entry: Please include the following in the message portion of your e-mail: name, high school, grade, and address. Please have your name in the subject portion of the e-mail. Please look for a confirmation email upon receiving your submission. It will be sent no later than Feb 22nd. If you don't receive a confirmation email, please resubmit your video entry: to prolifegeneration.mercercounty@outlook.com. The finalists will be announced via e-mail on February 27th.
The top six finalists will be invited to present their speech in person on Sunday, March 8th, at 1:00 pm at the Lukein Conference Room in Mercer Health Hospital. Please enter the West Entrance and walk past Hazelnut Coffee.
PRIZES: 1st Place: $1000.00 2nd Place: $750.00 3rd Place: $500.00 4th – 6th Place: $250
*The above cash prizes are for those finalists who present on March 9th. All other contestants will receive a $100 participation prize.
The top two placing contestants will be eligible to compete in the 2026 Ohio RTL State Oratory contest in May 2026.
Please email Allison Schwieterman at aspeck2018@gmail.com with additional questions.
Coordinators: Allison Schwieterman (567-279-8101) and Julie Link (419-852-8122)
The Mercer County Right to Life Sweetheart Dance will be held at Romers Catering in St. Henry on Saturday, February 14th, 2026. Doors open at 5:00 PM with the meal at 6:00 PM ($15 meal optional with RSVP online (click below)or stop in at the St. Henry office) Questions: call 419.678.8482
A $5 raffle ticket donation is your cost for the dance. You must have a dance ticket in order to purchase a meal ticket.
Music is provided by Walt Schmitmeyer Band from 7:00–10:00 pm. Many raffle & door prizes will be given away! We hope to see you there!
This design, from Layla Homan, will be used for the 2026 Pro-Life T-Shirt Day on Friday, April 17th.
We thank all contestants who used their time and talents towards this contest. It takes many hands, hearts, and minds to create a culture of life!
All contestants will receive a $10 gift card to McDonald's, and the winning design will receive a $300 cash prize. We thank our judges, Allison Moeller, Heather Stammen, and Lisa Homan, for volunteering their time.
Please use the attached form and mail it to Dee. Address is on the form. Thank you!
The Ohio March for Life will be held in Columbus on Friday, Oct 3, 2025.
We will meet on that Friday morning at Romer’s Catering in Celina, 1100 South Main Street—same plan as last year. Please provide your own drinks, snacks, and lunch as we will not be stopping. You will want to bring a lawn chair if you would like to sit during the rally.
7:30 AM - Leave Romer's Catering in Celina. The address is 1100 S. Main St.
10:00 AM - Pre Rally Concert
11:00 AM - Rally
12:00 PM - March for Life
4:00 PM - Tentative return time
The cost to reserve a seat is $25 for an adult and $10 for a student.
All minors under 18 need a consent form if their parents are not riding.
Please fill out this consent form if you are riding without a parent and are under 18 years of age. It is mandatory! Thank you
If you would like to reserve a seat or have any questions, please contact one of the officers.
2025 Mercer County Rose Sale
Mercer County Right to Life will be selling roses after participating area church services/masses in honor of all moms on Mother’s Day Sunday, May 11. Please be sure to check with your church and support the voiceless while buying a rose or two for your mom!
Roses being sold after masses/church services.
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