Events and Opportunities

A participant from the '40 Days for Life' campaign in Melbourne sent this in:

"WOW!! The Carlton (Berkeley St) abortion clinic is CLOSING DOWN from next week, N ovember 1. They have announced they are “relocating” their services to the existing abortion clinic in East Melbourne (Fertility Control Clinic) as the Doctor/owner is semi retiring. Great news!! 

It has been a blessing to hear of the many turnarounds over the last few months at this Carlton clinic during the peaceful prayerful presence from the Helpers. It’s now less than 2 weeks to go until this 40 Days for Life campaign ends - let’s multiply our efforts at the East Melbourne clinic as we pray for this one to shut down too!"

For information about joining Melbourne's '40 Days for Life' campaign (it finishes on November 6 for this year), click here. 

Other exciting news: Life News has reported that 361 mothers have changed their minds about abortion during the current 40 Days for Life campaign. Read more here.

Want to make a serious impact for life?
 
For the last two years, a stand-up bunch of enthusiastic volunteers have made their way to ‘Easterfest’ in Toowoomba. Christian music fans? Maybe. Passionate about communicating the nightmare of abortion to 40,000 Australians – definitely!
 
Their mission – to engage Christian young people in the battle to rid their generation of the scourge of abortion. Their weapon – T-shirts! Yep, T-shirts.

          
 
Abort73.com is a US-based ministry that aims to educate people about abortion. They recognise that even after 30 years of a 'pro-life' movement, not a lot has changed... the problem? People don't know, so people don't care. Abort73.com aims to educate people about abortion - most people are ‘pro-choice’ without knowing why. The truth about what abortion does to babies, women, and the broader society makes all the difference. Abort73.com uses T-shirts (and other things) to get people to a website to educate themselves.
 
Recent feedback on their website says: “Before I visited this site, I was opposed to abortion [but] did not know the facts about the types of abortion, and the horrible truth of [it's racial impact] across our society... I did not know the whole impact it took on mothers, and on families.”
 
For Abort73 to make an impact in Australia, they need as many people wearing Abort73.com T-shirts as possible. That’s where Easterfest comes in. The organisers in past years have other commitments this year and are unable to man the stall. Life Network Australia are looking for volunteers who would be willing to sell T-shirts and help get the truth out there!
 
Here’s what a previous volunteer had to say about the experience: “It's pretty easy - all that is required of the team is to man the stall, sell shirts, tell people what abort73.com is on about and have the odd extended conversation about abortion. I really enjoyed it when I did it.”
 
If you can wear a T-shirt, this is your opportunity to get involved in the fight for life. Email (paul@tpcc.org.au) or phone (0409 644 504) Paul Hodge for more information or to volunteer.

        

A message from Pro-Life Victoria

Are you fit and committed to the pro life cause? If so we need you!

Mr Ken Francis, the Chief Marshall for the March for the Babies is calling for volunteer march marshalls. 

Full training is provided, and marshalls need to be available from 12 midday.

PLEASE CONTACT KEN ON  0412 302 484.

The March for the Babies will be held on Saturday 9 October, 2010 @ 2 pm, commencing in the Melbourne Treasury Gardens. 

The Priceless Life Centre (Brisbane) provides a crisis pregnancy help line, face to face appointments, pregnancy support, and post abortion support.

The PLC desire to see a cohesive and qualified group of counsellors and support workers across Queensland who are equipped to respond to the needs of people facing challenges because they are pregnant, especially those considering abortion.

As people change the way they think in relation to the unborn as a result of our advertising campaigns, there will be more and more women who choose life, who choose to keep their babies, and therefore there will be a greater need for pregnancy support.  Emily's Voice and Toowoomba City Women are teaming up with the Priceless Life Centre and bringing them to Toowoomba to train women who are interested in becoming pregnancy support workers. 

The training session will include introduction to communication, self-awareness, ethics, abortion, post abortion, fertility and STI’s.  It will involve a distance education component as well as attendance at a weekend seminar on 19th & 20th June.  Cost for the training is $110.  Registration and enquiries to Liz Preston at info@pricelesslifecentre.org.au or call (07) 3856 3007.

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Emily’s Voice recently sent out a call for those who would like a more active role in EV to attend a meeting and be mobilised! They now have a dedicated band of people who, using their own gifts and talents, are contributing to the impact Emily's Voice is having in Toowoomba and beyond.  People are praying, assisting with mail outs, staffing stalls, writing new promotional material, sourcing merchandise, liaising with churches, networking, hosting speaking opportunities and more.  If you are keen to be more involved, please email  info@emilysvoice.com

The next 40 Days for Life campaign starts around the world on the 22nd of September, running until the 31st of October. Melbourne would like to participate again with your help. Would you like to be a part of this powerful witness?

The Melbourne 40 Days for Life organisers are giving you the privilege to be part of their great team, to make saving babies the foremost aim! They are sure that your abilities will match your enthusiasm.

Please consider prayerfully whether you are called to be on the committee; a commitment for life! If you would love to share your talents and enthusiasm and become a member of the 40 Days for Life team please contact Campaign Director Fons Janssen (details below) before the next meeting on 22nd May.

The following positions need to be filled before the next campaign can begin.

Prayer Coordinator: responsible for encouraging the Body of Christ to pray and fast before and during the 40 Days for Life campaign.

Vigil Coordinator: responsible for the peaceful presence in front of abortion clinic,keep lists of all vigil volunteers, maintain schedules and substitute lists, manage the on-line vigil schedule.

Communication Coordinator: responsible for organizing and coordinating the community outreach activities including publicity, door-to-door petition and education drive.

Event Coordinator: responsible for planning and organizing the Kickoff Rally, Halfway Rally, and Victory Celebration events.

Church Coordinator: responsible for sharing the campaign with local churches to invite their participation, and ensure ongoing communication with church leaders throughout the campaign.

Campaign Director: provide overall leadership, key spokesperson, oversee and implement the campaign action plan, and help to recruit, motivate and lead the entire campaign team.

Administrator:  focus exclusively on administrative tasks including managing webpage, data entry, answering questions, handling campaign details and finances.

Please support them for their next campaign so that we can multiply, not only the hours, pray-ers, media attention etc, but the number of babies and families saved or healed from a life-time of grief.

Ring Fons Janssen
Phone: 03 5194 2340.
fonsforlife@skymesh.com.au

Choices of Life will continue to expand in 2010, but TRAINEE PRESENTERS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED.

NSW and ACT — new and return visits to schools

January — Camp at Toukley, January 15 - 17 (contact brucecoleman@choicesoflife.com.au for more information)
March — Tasmania
April/May — North Coast (NSW) and Queensland
June — Annual Sydney Dinner
July — Passion4Life Walk
July/August — Riverina (NSW) and South Australia
September — Darwin
October — Victoria

There are increasing demands for the program and presenters are desperately needed. Thank you to those who are making presentations (Julie Jordan in Sydney and Sally Baird in Geelong) and those who have offered in country areas. Bruce will be in touch as he visits your area.

Please email Bruce Coleman (brucecoleman@choicesoflife.com.au) if you have a passion to save the unborn and are willing and able to be involved. A very special Thank You to Judith Bond who faithfully rings schools and successfully makes appointments across Australia.