Events and Opportunities

Alerting all pro lifers wanting to help rid the Victorian Parliament of anti life legislators!

Pro lifers are urged to attend one of the most important meetings the Victorian pro life movement will ever hold. The Meeting is being held to plan the forthcoming Victorian State Election Campaign Strategy. All prolifers know just how vital it is to demonstrate our revulsion for the Brumby Labor Government's 2008 Abortion Law Reform Act. As a result of this pitiless legislation NO UNBORN CHILD IS SAFE IN THIS STATE.

The Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. this coming Friday evening, at the Right to Life Australia Headquarters, 45 Nicholson Street, East Brunswick, Melbourne (MELWAYS 30 A10 or Tram number 96).

An RSVP to 03 9387 2182 would help ensure there is room for everyone to be seated.

We look forward to seeing you all this coming Friday evening!

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING. IT WILL PROVIDE MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR IDEAS, TO HAVE CONCERNS ADDRESSED AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THIS ALL IMPORTANT ELECTION.

(This notice provided by Pro Life Victoria.)

Genesis Pregnancy Support staff are excited to invite you along to our first ever fundraising dinner!

PLEASE SEE YOUR INVITATION ATTACHED

As volunteers with this organisation that has been serving women and babies for 19 years, we are thrilled at the recent expansion of services and also future possibilities that are beginning to unfold.

The main objectives of the dinner are:
- to bring together all our like minded supporters to share company, conversation and commitment to the cause, over a lovely meal.
- to acknowledge and thank you for your ongoing support of our work in heart, prayer, effort and finances.
- to raise the final amount of funds needed to pay for the ultra sound machine and also to undergird the plans for future service development.

The use of the ultrasound machine in conjunction with our crisis pregnancy counselling service will give us the incredibly important opportunity to offer women the option of viewing their baby, live in the womb, before they make the final decision about the future of their pregnancies.

Results in the USA show a 60% - 80% turnaround of decision from abortion to keeping their babies!

ALL THE FACTS CAN MAKE ……  ALL THE DIFFERENCE!

Again, we couldn’t have made it this far without you, and we can’t go any further without you either. All together we make a great team, so please come along for a wonderful evening of food, entertainment and inspiring speakers and guests.

Bring along your friends too!

See you there!

Juli Bednall
Chairperson
 

To book please email the following details to genesispregnancysupport@msn.com

$50 tickets - Number of attendees:
$40 earlybird (before 31st July) - Number of attendees:
Table of 10 @ $40ea ($400..saving of $100) - Yes or No :                    
Number requiring vegetarian meal:
Number requiring gluten-free meal:

PAYMENT DETAILS

Credit card
Type of CREDIT CARD (eg Mastercard/Bankcard/Visa):
Card no (16 digits):
CVV no (last 3 digits on back of card:
Expiry Date:
Name (as it appears on card):
Amount:

Direct deposit
NAME: GENESIS PREGNANCY SUPPORT INC
BANK: BANKSA
BSB: 105-152
A/C: 033 660 840
(Identify deposit with: SURNAME + Number of Tickets   eg   SMITH 4

CONTACT DETAILS (for your receipt)

NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE:
EMAIL:

Bookings or payment can also be made by phone: 08 8376 4100, or by mailing a cheque or money order.
All bookings will be confirmed by phone or email. Receipts will be issued at the door on the night. 

....and will be celebrating with a birthday dinner in Deniliquin (rural NSW).
 
WHERE: Deniliquin RSL Restaurant.
WHEN: July 3, 2010 - From 6:00 pm (nibbles).
WHAT: Dinner - 3 Courses
COST: $50 per head.
 
The evening will feature guest speakers:
 
Trevor Grace who recently ran as an Independent in the South Australian election. He understands the harm that abortion does to Australian women, and is prepared to do something about it, despite the hostile opposition he and his family have received from some members of the public. Trevor and his wife, Robyn, have supported women to continue their pregnancies and also supported women post abortion, and have a wealth of knowledge and information regarding the needs of women and the devastating impact of abortion.

Kay Painter and Julie Thomas of the US-based 'Operation Outcry'. Operation Outcry is the ministry of The Justice Foundation working to end the pain of abortion by exposing the truth about its devastating impact on women, men and families. They believe that this can be accomplished through prayer and the testimonies of women and men who have suffered harm from abortion. They aim to restore justice and to protect women, men, and children from the destruction that abortion causes.

ALSO...
 
Life Network Australia will share about their first exciting year and plans for the rest of 2010.
 
For bookings or more information, contact Sonja Couroupis: sonja.couroupis@bigpond.com or text or phone 0428 313 931.

Friday night 7:00pm and Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm, July 2-3

This is an open event and a development opportunity, suitable for those who counsel people with post abortion grief, but also for those who hope to be able to do so in the future, and of course for those who have been touched by abortion personally.  You may invite anyone you feel would benefit; counsellors, nurses, mental health workers, doctors or welfare workers.  Having said this, you do not need any previous training to come.

Anne Neville is the guest presenter and comes from Open Doors in Melbourne.  She is well qualified to speak in the area as the Director of Counselling there and has her credentials an arm's length long:  R.N., R.M., Dip. Psychotherapy, Dip. Marriage and Family, Dip. Interpersonal Relationship Therapy, Accredited Grief & Loss Counsellor with N.A.L.A.G., Clinical member of CAPAV, Clinical Counsellor PACFA Reg. No. 21127.

If you wish to know more about Rachel's Vineyard itself, please look at the websites both in the US and Australia. Jump on board if you will!

The cost will be $50 per person.
Venue: Diggerland Upstairs & Cafe 26, Red Cliffs.

Friday 2nd July: 7pm   
Pregnancy proneness
Crisis Pregnancy
Supper

Saturday 3rd July: 9.30am-4.30pm          
Abortion Decision
Post Abortion Syndrome (criteria)
Traumatic Re- Enactment (DVD's)
Rachel's Vineyard Experience

Please RSVP to Anne Webster webster@ncable.com.au to confirm your spot.

An action-alert from Pro-Life Victoria

Listed amongst the many selfless voluntary community workers and leaders in yesterday's Queens Birthday Honours was long term pro abortion activist and abortion provider Jo Wainer. This is a cynical attack on the sanctity of human life ethic. It is a deep insult to those of Her Majesty's subjects who adhere to and have devoted their lives to the preservation of this ethic. And it demeans the dedication and achievements of the worthier recipients.

This insult cannot be allowed to go unchallenged! We need to ask the Queen to strip Jo Wainer of this honour.

It is unlikely Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 would know the background of the 400 odd Australians upon whom she was bestowing her honours. BUT  SHE MUST NOW BE MADE AWARE OF THE INSULT AND MISCHIEF MAKING OF THOSE ADVISING HER. The honour was bestowed for "Service to the community as an academic and researcher in the area of reproductive health rights and through leadership roles promoting women in medicine ... in particular rural areas." She is described as an "Abortion law reform campaigner since 1969, member of the team which secured repeal of the Victorian abortion laws in 2008."

PLEASE WRITE NOW TO:

HM Queen Elizabeth II c/- Buckingham Palace London protesting this mischief. She is a Constitutional Monarch and as such is above politics. Victoria's abortion law was highly political and very divisive. The Monarch is supposed to unite, not divide her subjects. She has been badly advised by her Australian representatives, perhaps Australia's Governor - General Quentin Bryce, who herself has a past history of pro abortion activism, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd who voted for the importation of the abortifacient drug RU48 and John Brumby whose Government passed the worst abortion law in the Western world?

AND send a copy of your letter to:

Governor - General Quentin Bryce
c/- Government House
Yarralumla Canberra 2600

Rt. Hon. Kevin Rudd
Prime Minister
c/- Parliament House
Canberra 2600

Premier John Brumby
c/- Parliament House
Spring Street
Melbourne 3000

Remember to ask that this Queen's Honour be rescinded ... and this gross insult, the "icing on the cake", the "reward" for this barbaric abortion law, to her otherwise loyal subjects, redressed!

Denise M Cameron
Pro Life Victoria (Inc)
Australia

The unspoken pain of abortion.

For more than 40 years, our nation has argued about abortion. It has fragmented political parties and churches. Divided families and relationships. Men against women. Women against women. During this time, over one and a half million women have had one or more abortions, and three million unborn babies have been killed.

However, while conflicts rage over abortion, little has been done to protect the unborn and address the emotional needs of those who struggle with feelings of grief, shame, guilt – and more, as a result of having had an abortion. Instead, social taboos and political biases have stifled discussion of abortion and abortion-related feelings.

Lifting the veil is about recognising the unborn child is a unique, individual, human being. Lifting the veil is also about listening and enabling women to share their postabortion pain – offering women hope and healing.

Julie Thomas tells of her abortion experience and how it has taken 24 years to allow God to teach her how to forgive herself. “The road to healing can be long and hard. I made the choice and I paid the price.” Julie is from Atlanta, a single mother and an employee of a major airline.

Kay Painter shares her own personal story. At the age of 39, with older children and a growing business, Kay became pregnant and then had an abortion. She is currently a counsellor at Lifeline Pregnancy Centre in United States, where she helps women suffering post-abortion grief.

Trevor Grace Independent candidate for Save the Unborn and author of abortsa.com website, speaks openly how society and governments need to legislate the personhood of the unborn child and not compromise into believing otherwise.

Lifting the Veil will be held at the Dom Polski Centre, 232 Angas Street, Adelaide, on Tuesday 6th July 2010, commencing 7:30pm. Free Admission

For more information contact Robyn Grace 0403 760 200, or download a brochure.

Passion4Life are a team of four passionate teenagers who have organised a walk across the Blue Mountains to support organisations Choices of Life and Diamond Pregnancy Support. The Passion team aim to bring awareness about the affects of abortion and to support women and families who face unplanned pregnancy.

Team member, Liana, is excited about their second walk. "We really believe in the lives of the unborn and the potential of their mothers. We are doing the walk over the 8-10th of July (three days) from Lapston to Little Hartley (approx 90 km).”

If you would like to join these enthusiastic teenagers, contact Ebony at youthp4l@gmail.com. Alternatively, donations can be made to:

Bank: Commonwealth
Account name: Passion 4 life
Account number: 06 2601 10313498

With special speaker Jenny Gurry, Diamond Pregnancy Support (Western Sydney) and the Passion for Life Team.

Saturday 26 June 2010
Epping Baptist Church
Cnr Carlingford and Ray Rds Epping, NSW (Sydney)
Starting at 6pm
Cost :$25
RSVP: 22 June 2010 info@choicesoflife.com.au or phone: 02 9499 5108.
See invitation for more information.

Jenny Gurry completed her Degree in Business then worked in marketing in the corporate world for some time. It was after completing an Advanced Diploma in Ministry that she begun her journey into helping women face unplanned pregnancy. Now newly married and loving life, Jenny has been involved in the life movement for just over 3 years now. She began Diamond Pregnancy Support after she saw that there was a need for women who were facing an unplanned pregnancy to find the support they needed. After 3 years, they are reaching over 100 families a year and reaching women from all different walks of life and all different backgrounds and being part of the answer for women facing unplanned pregnancy and the unborn.

The Passion 4 Life Team is an amazing group of young (13-15 years old) ladies — Ebony, Grace, Liana and Jacinta — who are passionate about saving the unborn. They are planning their second Blue Mountains walk of 70kms to raise awareness of abortion and funds for pro-life initiatives.

LIVE music  International Speaker  Auctions

Special Guest Speaker
Dr Alan Carlson (USA)
Chairman, World Congress of Families

Pro-Life Musician
Robert Galea

Venue: Melrose Receptions
Cnr Melrose & Carrick Drive,
Tullamarine, Victoria
Date: Saturday 14 August 2010
Time: 6:30pm with pre-dinner drinks
Cost: $75 for 3 course meal (including drinks)
$50 for students
RSVP: Friday 6 August 2010

Bookings: Phyllis Restall (03) 9816 0800 or 0429 336 053
See invitation for more information.

Sponsored by Life Coalition:
Australian Family Association
Catholic Women’s League
Christian Democratic Party
Culture Watch
Democratic Labor Party
Endeavor Forum
Family Voice Australia
Knights of the Southern Cross
Life Network Australia
Salt Shakers
The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants
Victims of Abortion
Vitae Australia