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[DATE]

Most Rev. [BISHOP'S FIRST AND LAST NAME]
Diocese of [NAME OF DIOCESE]
[BISHOP’S ADDRESS]

Dear Bishop [LAST NAME],

	I want to thank you for the courageous leadership you and your brother bishops have demonstrated over the past several months in response to the “HHS Mandate” and its assault on both the sanctity of life and our cherished freedom of religion.

	That leadership has been a tremendous inspiration to me and the other lay people who have been working to fight the HHS Mandate through a series of “Stand Up for Religious Freedom” rallies throughout the United States.

	These rallies, held on March 23 and June 8, drew over 125,000 faithful Americans to more than 300 sites across the country. Their bold, peaceful witness has been tremendously effective at raising awareness of the HHS Mandate’s threat to religious liberty and discrediting the notion that the bishops are waging a “war on women.”

	The next nationwide rally is taking place on Saturday, October 20. On behalf of the local Stand Up Rally leadership, I want to invite you to be our special guest at the rally being held in [RALLY CITY] at [RALLY LOCATION] at [RALLY START TIME]. Your prayers and reflections would be a tremendous encouragement to all attending this important event.

	You would be joining the ranks of over 50 of your fellow bishops who participated in the March and June rallies either in person or by sending official greetings. I have enclosed a list of those bishops, as well as the Guidelines and Protocols governing this non-partisan, family-friendly, ecumenical campaign.
	
	It would be an honor to have you join us on October 20. If you cannot attend personally, you may wish to send a representative with formal greetings for the assembled faithful.

	You may contact me at [PHONE NUMBER] or [EMAIL] if you have any questions, or to respond to this invitation. 
	Thank you for considering my request. Please know that you are in my daily prayers.

								Yours in Christ,

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								[YOUR FULL NAME]