Our Mission
Through education and mutual support, to peacefully proclaim, promote and actively witness to the dignity, sanctity, and respect for all human life from conception to natural death.
About
Nova Scotians United for Life (NSUL) has been proclaiming the dignity and sanctity of life from conception to natural death, and respect for all, since 1971. NSUL became a registered charity in 1976 and in 2001, NSUL offered its first Project Rachel support group through the leadership of Margo Burke. This free healing ministry offers ongoing support to groups and individuals, serving vulnerable women and men to change the trajectory of their lives. NSUL is a board based organization offering a wide variety of services, events and activities to foster a culture of life.
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Executive Director
Executive Director 2026 –
Marian Cloutier is our Executive Director. She has an extensive background in the charitable sector, including being a Board Member, an interim Executive Director, and a Fund Development and Marketing Coordinator for different charities. She has always been involved in parish life no matter where she has lived and is very passionate about life issues. She feels that God has led her to this position at Nova Scotians United for Life and hopes to continue to build on the success of Nova Scotians United for Life and the healing ministry of Project Rachel.
Project Rachel Facilitators
Executive Director 2023-2026
Executive Director 1997 – 2023
Sherry Flemming served as the Nova Scotians United for Life (NSUL) Executive Director and Project Rachel (PR) Coordinator for 3 years from 2023 to 2026. Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, she updated NSUL & PR material, created: the NSUL & PR Policies and Procedures Manual, and devised a strategic plan that is being implemented throughout the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth, the Diocese of Antigonish, and within the Protestant and Non-Denominational Church. She initiated the virtual PR Prayer Ministry, and revised and reformatted the PR Post-Abortion Healing Workbook for print to be published by Perpetua Press in 2027. Once published, the PR workbook will be available for purchase on Amazon and other platforms with proceeds going to the PR Ministry. Sherry will remain active in the PR Facilitator and Prayer Ministry Team while she works on a Master’s of Psychology in Counselling which she hopes will further support this ministry.
Margo Burke joined Nova Scotians United for Life in 1997 and served faithfully as Executive Director for 26 years and was instrumental in bringing Project Rachel to Halifax from the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was under Margo’s leadership that the first Project Rachel support group was offered in Halifax in 2001 and continues to this day! In the last few years, our Project Rachel outreach has expanded internationally with participants from all over North America and South America.
Our Ministries
Project Rachel
Project Rachel offers free, confidential, non-judgemental services and support to any woman or man seeking Post-Abortion healing. This personalized program is offered to individuals and/or in group settings in-person or virtually. Since 2001, NSUL has continuously offered supportive services through Project Rachel. Over the years, new facilitators and new program elements have been added to enhance participant experience allowing us to facilitate programs simultaneously. As facilitators, we understand that it is the Lord who is in charge of His miraculous healing.
“A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping bitterly: it is Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are no more. There is hope for your future, says the Lord, and your children shall come back to their country.” (Jer. 31:15,17)
What is Post-Abortion Syndrome?
Read some of the testimonies of women who have found healing through this ministry.
See our Project Rachel Healing Rock Garden – Claiming, Naming and Honouring our precious children
Youth Ministry
Youth Ministry – NSUL engages youth on important life topics through youth conferences such as Steubenville Atlantic, and we engage local youth groups to inform them regarding important life decisions. We provide free pro-life educational material and visuals to impart depth of understanding of faith based morals and values, and we provide free pro-life merchandise and giveaways such as fetus feet pins, comics, brochures, etc. NSUL also supports youth groups by providing presentations and talks on a wide variety of life issues to educate youth regarding important faith based morals and values, to prepare them to navigate through real life challenges and struggles applicable to their day-to-day lives. Contact us regarding youth presentations and resources.
Events
“Unite the Clans” is hosted by NSUL annually in the fall with speakers covering a variety of life topics. Presenters are a mix of local, national and international voices from medical professionals, educators, church leaders, and personal witnesses. This conference serves not only to educate those interested in life topics but also as a means for various groups to network.
NSUL at Steubenville Atlantic Youth Conference – see Youth Ministry
Other activities include hosting pro-life events at various churches such as: Just for Life events, documentary screenings, movie nights and other family events.
Do you have ideas or initiatives to positively impact a culture of life? NSUL would love to hear from you!
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Life-topics
We cover a variety of life topics: Abortion, Adoption and Life Options, MAiD: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, End of Life Options, Chastity and STIs, Artificial Reproductive Technology, NaPro Technology – treatment for infertility, and Natural Family Planning vs contraception, Peer Reviewed Evidence for the Abortion-Breast Cancer Link.
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