Feb 13

40 DAYS FOR LIFE: KICKOFF EVENT

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40 Days For Life Treasure Coast will have its opening day kickoff event this Friday, February 15th  at 5:00 p.m.  at the local abortion clinic. The event will include prayer, information about 40 Days For Life and an opportunity to sign up for prayer times at the clinic or prayer or fasting at home, along with a table to purchase 40 Days and Pro-life items. The 40 Days For Life Kickoff Event will take place at the corner of 12th Street and Delaware Avenue in Ft. Pierce, 503 S. 12th St, just west of the Pregnancy Care Center. Parking is available on Delaware Ave. and the open lot on the north side of Delaware, just west of the Fort Pierce Magnet School of the Arts. Bring family and friends!  This will be a great way for someone new to get involved in 40 Days For Life and the Treasure Coast Pro-life scene. For more information, email Jim at jimthoma@comcast.net or call him at 772-240-6186.

Dec 09

MARCH FOR LIFE: TREASURE COAST

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MARCH FOR LIFE: TREASURE COAST

Treasure Coast March for Life 2011

Treasure Coast March for Life

The 3rd annual March For Life: Treasure Coast, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2013. The peaceful pro-life event will start at 11:30 a.m. at “A Woman’s World Medical Center” (the abortion clinic at the SW corner of Delaware Avenue and 12th Street in Fort Pierce) with 30 minutes of silent prayer in solidarity with the babies in the womb who cannot speak for themselves. The marchers will step off at noon for the short march (less than 1 mile) to the Fort Pierce City Hall (100 N. US1) where participants will witness and listen to pro-life speakers until 1:30 p.m.

Individuals and groups are encouraged to bring their own signs representing their church or organization and there will be other signs available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Parking is available at the starting point and and transportation will be available to shuttle marchers back to their vehicles. Parking is also available in the parking garage at City Hall for those who don’t care to march.

Download a flyer for the Treasure Coast March for Life here: March For Life 2013. You can also visit  sohltc.com or “Sanctity of Human Life of the Treasure Coast” on Facebook.

Sep 23

40 Days for Life Treasure Coast Kickoff Event

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40 Days for Life

40 Days For  Life Treasure Coast will have its opening day kickoff event this Wednesday, September 26  from 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the local abortion clinic. The event will include an opening prayer, information about 40 Days For Life, pro-life speakers and singing followed by 40 minutes of silent prayer, in solidarity with the babies who can’t speak for themselves. There will be a 40 Days Registration table along with a table to purchase 40 Days and Pro-life items.

The 40 Days For Life Kickoff Event will take place at the corner of 12th Street and Delaware Avenue in Ft. Pierce. Parking is available on Delaware Ave. and the open lot on the north side of Delaware, just west of the Fort Pierce Magnet School of the Arts. Bring family and friends! This will be a great way for someone new to get involved in 40 Days For Life and the Treasure Coast Pro-life scene. For more information, email Jim at jimthoma@comcast.net or call him at 772-240-6186.

Sep 17

40 DAYS FOR LIFE STARTS IN 9 DAYS: SIGN UP TODAY!!!

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40 Days starts in 9 days, and we’d like to go over 3 important things:

1) Results on how the 40 Days Church Challenge is going

2) Remind individuals to sign up for 40 Days

3) A schedule of 40 Days Special Events

CHURCH CHALLENGE
Thank you to the following churches that have committed to cover the following hours:
Monday 9-1: St. Anastasia Catholic
Tuesday 9-1: Holy Family Catholic
Wednesday: 1-5: Normal sidewalk counselors
Friday: 8:30-12:30: St. Lucie Catholic 
Friday: 3-5: St. Elizabeth Anne Seaton Catholic Church
Friday: 5-5:30: Regular Friday Rosary Group
Saturday: 6-10 a.m.: Normal sidewalk counselors

*Also, let me know of any churches that have had sign-ups for people praying/fasting on their own without coming to the abortion clinic.
Holy Family Catholic had 70 people who committed to pray/fast during 40 days so far.

*There are still a few churches that are getting back to me.
**Any times not covered are still available.

INDIVIDUAL SIGN-UPS
There is still times for individuals to sign up for 40 Days.Remember the 3 legs of 40 Days:
1) Prayer/vigil at local abortion clinic
2) Prayer/fasting at home and church
3) Community Awareness

Complete informational flier on 40 Days can be received by request at jimthoma@comcast.net. No matter how you want to participate, please contact Jim for further information.
SPECIAL EVENT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, September 26: 5:00-6:30 p.m. Opening Day Prayer Vigil at Abortion Clinic

Saturday, September 29: 10:00-Noon: Sidewalk Counseling Seminar at Pregnancy Care Center
(please RSVP to Jim Thoma by 9/27)

Friday October 5: 5:00 p.m.: Life/Prayer Chain at Abortion Clinic (in coordination with national Life Chain Weekend)
Sunday, October 21: 6:30-8:30 p.m.: LifeJam at Holy Family Catholic Church

Sunday, November 4: 3:00-4:00 p.m.: Closing Event Life Chain at Midway Rd and US 1

* More details of these events will be sent out as we approach them.
** A great way to get people involved is to bring them to one of the Special Events, especially the opening day event. We will be trying to get uncovered hours covered at our opening event.
***Please let us know of any other pro-life events going on during 40 Days, and we’ll be glad to advertise them.

****Don’t forget, this Friday is CareNet’s 23rd Annual Fundraising Banquet. To find out more information, go to CareNet on Facebook.http://www.facebook.com/events/224641950996011/
SPECIAL REQUEST:  Anyone who wants to get involved by helping do some typing of email addresses into the computer, please contact Jim at jimthoma@comcast.net or 772-240-6186

Thank you and God Bless: Duane and Jim








Sep 12

40 DAYS FOR LIFE “SOHL OF THE TREASURE COAST CHURCH CHALLENGE”

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Below is the 40 Days for Life general information to be passed on, but I’m offering a Challenge to the members of SOHL. We have well over 10 Churches in the Treasure Coast, but 10 Churches is all we need to have prayerful witnesses at the abortion clinic from 9-5 Mon-Fri during 40 Days.

And all you need is 4 people from your church!!!

 Here is how it works:

Each church needs a captain (can be but doesn’t have to be Respect Life Head).

Each church choose a time slot of only 4 hours, from either 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., and choose a week day Mon-Fri.

4 hour time slot can be broken down to two, 2 hour slots, i.e. 9:00-11:00 or 11:00-1:00.

2 people work each of the 2 hour slots.

Captain coordinates with participants and 40 Days coordinators.


If 10 churches do this, we’re covered (10 churches x 4 hours = 40 hours).

Actually, we only need 9 because Wed. from 1-4 p.m. is already covered (so please don’t pick that time).


Let’s make this a friendly competition (we are all friends).

I will list which Churches are involved with the challenge, as well as which Church has the most people from each Church signed up to be involved without coming to the abortion clinic (see below and flier). I’m betting on Holy Family Catholic, but I guess I’m biased.


Days and time slots we be given out on a 1st come-1st serve basis as soon as I send out this e-mail.


Afterall, isn’t this why SOHL was created, to coordinate pro-life activities because as a group  working together, we are stronger than individuals working alone.

SAMPLE BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT

For anyone who wants to hold a 40 Days sign up day at your church, I’ve included below a sample of what I put in our bulletin, and you can tailor make it for your church, your captain’s name, etc. If you want to get it in, you should act quickly, as many churches need a couple of weeks lead time.

I can get each church info for the sign up day later, but right now I think the most important thing is to get the info in the bulletin.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE
We will be holding a sign up day for 40 Days For Life outside of church on September 22-23. 40 Days For Life is an International Program that involves prayer, fasting and community awareness with the goal of ending abortion. To sign up or for more information, stop by one of the tables, go the website atwww.40daysforlife.com/treasurecoast or contact Jim at jimthoma@comcast.net.

Sep 03

40 DAYS FOR LIFE: TREASURE COAST COMING SOON

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40 DAYS FOR LIFE COMING 

The Fall Session for 40 Days for Life begins Wed., Sept 26. We are looking for people who want to promote it in their bulletin and coordinate sign up days at their church.

***Remember though, you won’t be able to get everyone to come to the abortion clinic, but you can get them to sign up to schedule a time of prayer at home or church or to fast for the intention of the end of abortion specifically at A Woman’s World in Ft. Pierce or to get involved in Community Awareness by circulating a petition against allowing an abortion clinic to be across the street from an elementary/middle school.

Below is an informational/sign up sheet for 40 Days, but if you are doing a sign up day at church, I would recommend using more of a general sign up sheet for each day at tables at the door. If you would like a general sheet and information on how to have a sign up day, please contact Jim Thoma at jimthoma@comcast.net.

BREAKING NEWS: “40 Days For Life: St. Lucie County” will now be expanded to be “40 Days For Life: Treasure Coast”. That means that all of you pro-lifers from Martin, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties can participate also.

“40 DAYS FOR LIFE: TREASURE COAST”

A community-based campaign that draws attention to the evil of abortion through: Prayer & fasting, Constant vigil and Community outreach-here in the Treasure Coast!
40 Days for Life is a peaceful approach to showing local communities the consequences of abortion in their neighborhoods, friends and families. A desire to cooperate with God in carrying out of His plan for the end of abortion in America. The 40-day campaign tracks Biblical history, where God used 40-day periods to transform individuals, communities and the entire world. From Noah in the flood to Moses on the mountain to the disciples after Christ’s resurrection. It’s clear that God sees the transformative value of His people in meeting a 40-day challenge. 40 Days uses a 3-pronged effort.
*Prayer and fasting: Christ told us that some demons can only be driven out by prayer and fasting. The two go hand in hand. Prayer keeps us rooted in the fact that it is our desire to carry out God’s will. Fasting is a sacrifice that helps us reach beyond our own limitations with God’s help. Fasting is not a Christian diet; it is a form of physical prayer. You can fast from food, TV, alcohol … anything that separates you from God.

*Constant vigil: The most visible component of 40 Days for Life is a constant prayer vigil outside A Woman’s World Abortion Clinic-the Treasure Coast’s only committer of abortions! It is a peaceful, prayerful, safe witness to the clinic’s patients and staff, and to the entire community, that evil is in our midst and with God’s help, it will be defeated. We need people to sign up for a 2hour/week time slot.

*Community outreach: During 40 Days for Life, the pro-life message is proactively taken to the community through a focused, grassroots educational effort. This year, we are going to focusing on a petition to the City of Ft. Pierce that “An abortion clinic should not be allowed to do business across the street from a public elementary/middle school”. We will accomplish this mainly through the churches, home school and community groups. We will need captains from each church and organization to supervise the petition drive. We obtained 4,000 petitions against the School’s sex ed program and we can collect more for this cause.

 

40 DAYS FOR LIFE: TREASURE COAST SIGN-UP SHEET
(cut and paste and send as attachment) 

Name(Printed):__________________________________________________________

 

Address: _______________________________________________________________

 

E_Mail:__________________________ Phone#: ____________________

 

Cell#: ___________________Church: _______________________________________
Contact or send to Jim Thoma at 3335 SE La Prado Ct. Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
(772) 240-6186 or e-mail: jimthoma@comcast.net

CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING 3 OPTIONS OR ALL 3
(Participants wil receive additional information if they choose to witness/pray outside the abortion clinic or if they choose to be a Community Awareness Captain)

OPTION 1: PRAYER AT HOME/CHURCH

__During 40 Days for Life, I pledge to pray for an end to abortion at home or church

 

every __________________________ from ______________-________________.

OR WITNESS/PRAYER AT ABORTION CLINIC

My partner and I are interested in participating in the peaceful 40-Day prayer vigil, from September 26 – November 4, 2012, on the public sidewalk at A Woman’s World Medical Center (Abortion Clinic) at the NW corner of 12th St. and Delaware Ave in Ft. Pierce, FL.
Day(s):__________________________Hour(s): ________________________________

 

Partner’s Name________________________________________I need a partner_______

 

OPTION 2: FASTING

__During 40 Days for Life, I pledge to give up_____________________________.

 

OPTION 3: COMMUNITY AWARENESS

__I’m willing to be a Captain for the petition drive against abortion clinic’s location across the street from an elementary/middle school.

Aug 26

PRO-LIFE WOMEN’S BUS TOUR INCLUDING ALVEDA KING COMES TO FORT PIERCE WEDNESDAY

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SBA Abortion is Not Health Care Bus Tour

SBA Abortion is Not Health Care Bus Tour

The “Women Speak Out: Abortion Is NOT Health Care” bus tour will be rolling through Florida in under two weeks! Will you join us? Our schedule has been updated with stop locations throughout Florida from Monday, August 27 to Thursday, August 30. Please check out the times and locations below and plan to come out and see us!

          Monday, August 27

9:00 AM — Pensacola
Admiral Mason Park/Veterans Memorial Park
97 South 9th Street

          12:30 PM — Panama City
Chik-fil-A
900 West 23rd Street

          4:45 PM — Tallahassee
State Capitol – Back Steps by Supreme Court
451 South Duval Street

          Tuesday, August 28

          9:00 AM — Gainesville
Parking Lot near Cracker Barrel
4001 SW 43rd St

          12:00 PM — Jacksonville
Riverside Park
935 Post Street

          2:30 PM — Daytona Beach
City Island Park
105 East Magnolia Avenue

          4:30 PM — Orlando
Parking Lot near Chick-fil-A
8673 Summit Centre Way

          Wednesday, August 29

9:30AM — Fort Pierce
Parking Lot Across from Love’s Truck Stop
7151 Okeechobee Road

          11:45 AM — West Palm Beach
Palm Beach Post Centennial Park
321 South Flagler Drive

          3:45 PM — Fort Myers
Bennett-Hart Park
2330 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

          Thursday, August 30

          10:00 AM — Sarasota
Payne Park
2099 Adams Lane

          TBA — Tampa
TBD

You can follow the bus tour as we travel across five states by visiting www.sbabus.com. Please check the website for information on our speakers as well as any updates that may be made to the schedule.

I will be on the bus along with well-known pro-life blogger and speaker Jill Stanek. As you know, as a nurse in Illinois, Jill witnessed first-hand the practice of abandoning newborn children who survived an abortion to die alone in hospital closets and empty rooms. She spoke out against this – and exposed President Obama’s refusal to help end this horrific injustice.

We’ll also be joined by representatives of co-sponsoring organizations across Florida, includingFlorida Right to Life, Florida Family Policy Council, Florida Eagle Forum, and Concerned Women for America of Florida.

The goal of our bus tour is simple: Expose President Obama’s and Bill Nelson’s radical abortion agenda. 

I hope you plan on joining us on the tour in Florida! Please forward this email to at least five or ten of your like-minded friends or family members and help us spread the message. We’ve got to defeat abortion advocates President Obama and Bill Nelson in November – unborn children are counting on us!

For Life,
Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave
Vice President for Government Affairs
Susan B. Anthony List
www.sba-list.org
P.S. Don’t forget to check our website for updated information on the SBA List’s “Women Speak Out: Abortion Is Not Health Care” bus tour: www.sbabus.com.
Contributions or gifts to Susan B. Anthony List, Inc., a 501(c)(4) organization, are not tax-deductible for Federal income tax purposes. Donations may be used for political purposes such as supporting or opposing candidates. All donations are made to the general treasury of the Susan B. Anthony List, Inc., and are not designated for any particular purpose. Donation will be used in the sole discretion of the Officers and/or Board of Directors in accordance with the mission and purposes of the SBA List.

Aug 09

My Son & I Voted! Have You? Vote for ProLife Candidates

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Early Voting for ProLife Candidates

Vote ProLife

My 11 year old son and I voted for prolife candidates yesterday. That’s right: we voted early! Of course, my son didn’t have a ballot, but he stood next to me as I voted for prolife candidates, and we discussed where the candidates stand on the sanctity of human life.

Have you voted? Do you know which candidates are prolife? Do you know which candidates affirmed a comprehensive set of prolife principles covering not only abortion but also abortion funding, RU-486, fetal stem cell research, human cloning, fetal tissue research, and assisted suicide and euthanasia?

If not, you can know! Voter guides are available to help you with federal, state, and local races across Florida. Get your voter guides here!

View Personhood FL ProLife PAC ProLife Endorsements covering federal, state, and local races throughout Florida. All endorsed candidates affirmed a comprehensive set of prolife principles covering not only abortion but also abortion funding, RU-486, fetal stem cell research, human cloning, fetal tissue research, and assisted suicide and euthanasia

Download the Florida Family Policy Council Voter Guide covering Federal and State races throughout Florida.

Download the Florida Votes Values Voter Guide covering races in Saint Lucie County, Port St Lucie, and Ft Pierce, Florida.

Aug 09

Get Your Voter Guides Here! Covering Florida Federal & State Races, St Lucie County, Port Saint Lucie, & Ft Pierce

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Vote ProLife

Vote ProLife

Early voting begins tomorrow! Do you know where the candidates stand on the sanctity of human life, tax funding of Planned Parenthood, fiscal responsibility, and more? Voter guides are available to help you with federal and state races across Florida, races in St Lucie County, Port Saint Lucie, and Fort Pierce, and Personhood FL ProLife PAC’s list of ProLife Candidates in Federal, state, and local races across Florida. Get your voter guides here!

Download the Florida Family Policy Council Voter Guide covering Federal and State races throughout Florida.

Download the Florida Votes Values Voter Guide covering races in Saint Lucie County, Port St Lucie, and Ft Pierce, Florida.

View Personhood FL ProLife PAC ProLife Endorsements covering federal, state, and local races throughout Florida.

Jul 31

PRO-LIFE YARD SALE: Fri, 8/3; 5-8p.m. PCC

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PRO-LIFE YARD SALE

Fri, 8/3; 5-8p.m.

Pregnancy Care Center: 1119 Delaware Ave. Ft. Pierce, 34950

Furniture, Household Items, Clothing, Tools, Books, Sporting Goods, Games, Electronics, CD’s/DVD’s/Videos

Everything you could want. Including the kitchen sink!

Your purchases will help Moms and Babies during a time of the year when much help is needed

For more info or to donate items, contact Jim at jimthoma@comcast.net or 240-6186