Thursday, September 25 at 7 pm
Clark Public Utilities Community Room
(1200 Ft. Vancouver Way, Vancouver)
Panelists: Kevin Myles, Hospice Southwest;
Dr. Ken Stevens, Compassionate Care Education Foundation;
George Eighmey, Compassion and Choices/Oregon Chapter
Dr. Linda Olson, Washington Death with Dignity Campaign.
Greg Kimsey, Clark Co. auditor, will serve as moderator.
Physician Assisted Suicide
Forum
Thursday, September 18th,
2008
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
LifePoint Church
305 NE 192nd
Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98684
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Kenneth Stevens
Dr. Jim Heid
(And one other pending
Speaker)
There will be an open
microphone for 1 minute questions from the public.
Project Protect Our Children
A premier public service event
to provide information and tools to protect kids in the Vancouver
area
Equip kids/teens to avoid assault and scams against kids
Meet and be
trained by the CNN Hero recipient
DALLAS JESSUP. Girls (boys are welcome) ages
11 through 19 would be taught techniques to fight back child
predators! Take home one of her popular videos.
WHEN:SATURDAY; June 28th
2008
WHERE:
LifePoint Church 305 NE 192nd Ave, Vancouver
(Located on
the corner of SE 1st Street and 192nd Ave)
TIMES:
John Walsh (America’s most Wanted) Showings
11:00a.m. –
12:00p.m. Internet Safety Video (ages 7 & up)
10:00 a.m. –
12:00 p.m. Dallas Jessup training & Just Yell Fire Showing
(girls ages 11 – 19)
12:00 p.m. –
1:30 p.m. FREE LUNCH
DOOR PRIZES
includes a brand new bicycle!
Come hear what
our Attorney General Rob McKenna and other state officials have
to say about crimes against children in our State and how to
deter it.
(Attorney General will be there at
1:00 p.m.)
Bring your children EARLY to be one of the first children whom
would be digitally fingerprinted, photographed and video-taped
for your record keeping! (A
$30.00 value FREE)
Special Thanks to the following:
Wal-Mart, Dallas Jessup, Senator Don Benton, Representative Jim
Dunn, Oregon FBI, National Center for Missing Children, Park
Rose Hardware Store
Topic: Healthcare Providers: Conscience and Coercion
Current Position: Associate Professor of Law at the
University of Notre Dame
Brief Bio:
Professor Snead served as general counsel for the President's
Council on Bioethics and also serves as one of two permanent
American observers to the steering committee of the European
Union Council on Bioethics. He served as delegation leader and
chief negotiator for the United States delegation to UNESCO in
Paris in 2005.
Professor Snead has delivered numerous lectures and
presentations, nationally and internationally, in a variety of
venues, both scholarly (including at Harvard Law School,
Stanford Law School, and the University of Notre Dame) and
popular.
His popular commentary and analysis have appeared in the New
York Times Magazine, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune,
the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Times, the Baltimore
Sun, the Indianapolis Star, the San Jose Mercury News, Wired,
Washington Lawyer, National Review Online, Science and Spirit,
Today's Catholic, and the National Catholic Register.
* Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 7 pm at
University of Portland
BUCKLEY CENTER AUDITORIUM
5000 N. WILLAMETTE BOULEVARD
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
*Friday,
April 4th 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Providence
| St. Vincent Hospital
Department of Medicine
IM Morning Report: Guest Lecture
Souther Auditorium
Speaker Event
Alveda King
Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center of
Vancouver’s Silver Anniversary Celebration Banquet and Silent
Auction, April 25, 2008, Vancouver location to be announced.
Featuring Guest speaker Alveda King, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
niece. 360-687-0551 or
Wednesday, April 9th, 7:30 pm
Skyview High School
1300 NW 139th St., Vancouver Dinesh D'Souza Website
Tickets available:
Online at ticketswest.com Safeway TicketsWest Ticket Centers
Charge by phone: Portland Area
503-224-TIXX, all other areas
1-800-992-TIXX
Fri, Sat, Feb 22nd and 23rd
Rolling Hills Community Church
3550 SW Borland Road,
Tualatin, OR 97062
The 3rd Annual Restore America Conference
will address more than 2000 registrants and will focus around
the Seven Spheres of Influence that shape and manage our
communities and our nation’s culture. The following “politically
incorrect” questions will be addressed by nationally recognized
speakers.
Topics include: FAMILY – “Is Homosexuality
Wrong?” RELIGION – “Are We At War With Islam?” EDUCATION – “Who
Is Controlling Public Education?” MEDIA – “How Does the Media
Shape Our Culture?” ENTERTAINMENT – “What Is Our Entertainment
Costing Us?” BUSINESS – “Should Faith Influence the Workplace?”
GOVERNMENT – “Can a Secular Government Protect Life, Liberty,
and the Pursuit of Happiness?”
Programs for both youth (features: Fr. John
Amsberry, Bill Diss, David Hugh MacDonald, Esther Ripplinger)
and adults (includes: Dr. Lynne Bissonnette, Bill Diss, Lori
Eckstine, Dr. Thomas NI. Pitre, MD, Bobby Schindler. Jill Stanek)
begin at 8:30am . Sacred Pro-Life Mass, 2:00pm presided by
Bishop Kenneth Steiner. Sponsored by: St. Thomas Aquinas Church,
Camas, Washington & Approved by: Archdiocese of Portland Office
of Pro- Life Activities. For more information and tickets
click here, or call 360-834-2126 ext. 202
($25/adult; $15/ teen; $7/parking). Bus transportation
available ($3) RSVP 360-910-5077, leaves St. Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Church in Camas at 7:15 am and from St. Joseph Catholic Church
in Vancouver at 7:40 am.
Court House gathering to be held on Friday, January 18th in
Vancouver
Clark County Right To Life will assemble on the Clark County Court House steps,
12th and Franklin, for an
informal, peaceful rally on Friday, January 18th from 1-2 p.m. Please bring your
own signs or use those that are available on site.
2008 Washington State March For Life
Tuesday, January 22nd
At the State Capital in
Olympia
Bus Transportation Available
Departs at 7:15 am from
St. Thomas Catholic Church, Camas
Call
360-834-2126 for reservations
LAKE OF FIRE
Opens October 3, 2007 in Select Theaters
Filmmaker's Unprecedented Look at
Abortion Debate Documentary Graphically Captures Abortion Procedure and Anti-Abortion
Protests By EMILY FRIEDMAN, ABC News Oct. 12, 2007
Meet Stacey, a
28-year-old woman who is about to have
an abortion. Watch as she fills out
preliminary paperwork at the doctor's
office, answers questions such as "Are
you definite about your decision?" and
later watch while doctors actually
perform the procedure, in excruciating
detail.
Tony Kaye's
latest documentary, "Lake of Fire,"
takes cameras behind the doors of
abortion clinics and inside the homes of
anti-abortion activists in an effort to
document the heated debate over abortion
in the U.S.
The movie's raw,
unpleasant moments are uncomfortable to
watch, whether you're anti-abortion or
pro-choice. You can't even escape the
graphic nature of the film by sinking
into your seat and covering your eyes.
Some of the most disturbing parts of the
documentary are actually sounds – from
the humming and sucking of the machine
in the procedure room to the squeals and
moans of the women on the table.
Award-Winning Movie Bella Opens November 16th, 2007 in Portland Area
Provides Fresh Abortion Look
At Bridgeport Regal and Lloyd Center Regal
Hollywood, CA (LifeNews.com) -- The
award-winning movie Bella has finally received the major
distribution deal its producers and actors hoped for and now will
hit theaters nationwide on October 26. The film provides a fresh
look at the abortion debate form a loving perspective of a man who
learns to have an appreciation for the value of human life.Read the complete
story.
Yahoo shows Bella ranked No. 1 among top rated movies in
theaters, as well as No. 11 among all time movies, beating
out Forrest Gump, Return of the Jedi and Braveheart.
It's also listed atop fan ratings at
Fandango, and has the highest user rating of any film of
Rotten Tomatoes at 96 percent.
Annually, on the first Sunday in
October, LIFE CHAIN invites the churches in each city and town across North
America to stand on a designated local sidewalk and pray for one hour, while
holding one of the following approved pro-life sign messages:
ABORTION KILLS CHILDREN JESUS FORGIVES AND HEALS ADOPTION: THE LOVING OPTION LORD, FORGIVE US AND OUR NATION ABORTION HURTS WOMEN PRAY TO END ABORTION LIFE—THE FIRST INALIENABLE RIGHT
In 2006, well over 1,200 Life
Chains were built in America and Canada, and the focus is now on National
Life Chain Sunday 2007—to be held October 7, Lord willing, from 2:30 to 3:30
in each time zone across North America. To include your city in 2007, notify
National Life Chain of your interest via email National Life Chain or call
(530) 671-5500 and download (from this web site) a copy of the Life Chain
Manual, along with "15 Steps To A Strong Life Chain." Thereafter, inform
your local pastors of your Life Chain plans as early in the New Year as
possible, and ask them to schedule your Chain on their church calendar.
Early notification to pastors helps to emphasize that your Life Chain is
important to you and, hopefully, that it will be to the pastors, also.
“Harrowing” Romanian Abortion Film Wins
Cannes’ Palm D’Or; Second Abortion Film to Win a Prestigious Film Festival
By Peter J. Smith and John Jalsevac
CANNES,
France, May 28, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Judges at the 60th anniversary of
the Cannes Film Festival awarded the coveted Palm d’Or to what is being
described as a “harrowing” film. The winning submission depicts the personal
and moral consequences that a young woman and her friend face as they
attempt to obtain an illegal abortion for the young woman while living in
communist Romania.
Directed by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu and
named for the age of the aborted baby, “4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days” [4
Luni, 3 Saptamini si 2 Zile], the film beat out 22 other contenders for the
top prize.
The low-budget film is set during the final years of
the brutal communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu, and unfolds in just
one day. The cold colors, the dark topic, and the up-close and personal
approach to story-telling make the film a bleak, but powerful work of art,
say many of those who saw it at Cannes.
Third Annual Global
Day of Prayer
Vancouver Hilton Hotel & Convention Center
Sunday, May 27th is the 3rd Annual Global Day of
Prayer! This annual day of repentance and prayer started in South Africa
in the year 2000, wherein by 2004, it had spread to the entire African
continent. In 2005, millions of believers in 156 nations throughout the
world joined in prayer for their local communities on this first Global
Day of Prayer.
This year at least 300 million believers in
more than
195 nations will again gather publicly to pray for God's glory to released
upon their cities. Church & Marketplace leaders in Clark County are
hosting our Global Day of Prayer event for the greater Portland/Vancouver
metro area on Sunday, May 27th from 3-6pm at the Hilton Hotel in
downtown Vancouver. It will also be broadcasted
LIVE on K-Praise 1330
AM.
Camas / Washougal
Community Pregnancy Center Walk for Life
Saturday, June 2nd,
2007. Registration 9 a.m.,
walk begins 10:00 a.m. Louis Bloch Park, 3rd and Joy in Camas.
The Second Annual Gala and Silent Auction
for Care Net
Pregnancy Resource Center of Vancouver
Thursday, April 26th, 2007 at 6:00 at the Sheraton Portland Airport
Hotel in the Mt. Hood Ballroom. Please RSVP to Diane Miller,
1-360-431-1891. Jennifer O'Neil is the Keynote speaker,
there is no charge for the event.
“Day of
Silence” Articulates Condemnation of Biblical Values 4/17/2007 By Martha Kleder
This Wednesday, April 18, homosexual students and
their supporters will refuse to participate in class, remaining silent in
protest over the treatment of "sexual minorities." Along with its disruptive
nature in the classroom, the day also sends clear messages to Christian
students that Biblical views of human sexuality are "homophobic," "hateful"
and "discriminatory."
Matt Barber, Concerned Women for America's (CWA)
Policy Director for Cultural Issues says the "Day of Silence" is the
creation of homosexual activist groups hoping to instill a victim mentality
among today's youth.
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day
Helps Youth Stand Against Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- On April 24,
pro-life youth in high school and middle schools across the country will
join in opposition to abortion through another National Pro-Life T-shirt
Day. Read the complete
story.
Oregon Right to Life Annual Conference
Saturday, April 21, 2007 Holiday Inn, Wilsonville OR
Schedule
8:00-8:45 Registration Welcome and Opening Session-The Science and Ethics of Stem Cells & Cloning
10:15-11:05 Session I 1. Will Your Grandma Be Killed Against Her Will? 2. A Pro-Life Physician and His Right of Conscience 3. Chemical Warfare-RU 486 and Emergency Contraceptives Student Track: The ABC's of Embryology and Abortion
11:15-12:05 Session II 1. Rationing-How Price Controls Threaten Innocent Human Life 2. The Irrefutable Biological Basis of the Abortion-Breast Cancer Link 3. Pro-Life Politics-Why We're Here and How to Move Forward Student Track: With Workshop 2-Abortion-Breast Cancer Link Visit Our Displays
12:30-2:00 Luncheon
2:10-3:00 Session III 1. IVF-The Morals and Science of Creating Life in a Test Tube 2. How to Help a Post-Abortive Friend 3. Effective Tools for Lobbying Your Legislator Student Track: Why the Push for Legalizing Assisted Suicide
3:10-4:00 Session IV 1. Denial of Food and Water and the Need for a Will to Live 2. A Christian's Responsibility in the Right to Life 3. The Irrefutable Biological Basis of the Abortion-Breast Cancer Link Student Track: How Pro-Life Students Can Help Stop Abortion
4:10-5:15 Closing Session-How Can the Dream Survive? Winning Oratory Speech
Registration Begins at 8:30am Call 503-463-8563 or click below for more information
When his wealthy grandfather dies,
trust fund baby Jason Stevens anticipates a big inheritance. Instead, his
grandfather has devised a crash course on life: twelve gifts designed to
challenge Jason in improbable ways, sending him on a journey of self-discovery
and forcing him to determine what is most important in life: money or happiness.
Jason thought his inheritance was the gift of money and lots of it--but Jason
thought wrong. He had a very simple relationship with his impossibly wealthy
Grandfather, Howard "Red" Stevens. He hated him. No heart-to-heart talks, no
warm fuzzies, just cold hard cash. So of course he figured that when Red died,
the whole ⿿reading of the will⿿ thing would be another simple cash transaction.
He figured that his Grandfather⿿s money would allow him to continue living in
the lifestyle to which he had become accustomed. But what Red left him was
anything but simple. Red instead devised a plan for Jason to experience a crash
course on life. Twelve tasks, which Red calls "gifts", each challenging Jason in
improbable ways, the accumulation of which would change him forever. See
Full Description
Genres:
Drama and Politics/Religion
Running Time:
1 hr. 57 min.
Release Date:
March 9th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
PG for thematic elements, some
violence and language. .
Amazing Grace (2007)
The fight to end slavery
Christian Movie Review
Guide Rating -
With perseverance, commitment and faith,
accompanied by God's amazing grace, people of passionate convictions
can indeed change the world. This theme permeates the film, Amazing Grace. Two hundred years ago in 1807 the first
anti-slave trade bill was passed by England's Parliament, ending 400
years of slave trading. A brave force led by one persistent man,
upheld by moral integrity, inspiring friends and a driving faith,
paved the way for this world-changing, history-shaping milestone.
The film celebrates the 200th anniversary of this accomplishment and
a Christian hero who fought to end a horrible evil of his time.
Synopsis:
• Genre: Drama;
Historical/Political/Religious Thriller • Release: February 23, 2007 • Rated: PG • Distributed by: Walden Media • Director: Michael Apted • Cast: Ioan Gruffudd (William Wilberforce),
Romola
Garai (Barbara Spooner), Albert Finney (John Newton),
Benedict Cumberbatch (William Pitt),
Michael Gambon (Lord
Charles Fox), Rufus Sewell (Thomas Clarkson),
Youssou
N’Dour (Olaudah Equiano), Ciaran Hinds (Lord Tarleton) • Writer: Steven Knight • Producers: Edward Pressman, Terrence Malick, Patricia
Heaton, David Hunt and Ken Wales
The central figure in
Amazing Grace
is William Wilberforce (1759-1833). He is played by Ioan Gruffudd as
the zealous believer in God, human rights activist and British
member of Parliament, who battled through discouragement and illness
for two decades to end the slave trade in England. In a time of
personal crisis, Wilberforce is inspired and encouraged in his long
fight to abolish slavery by the former slave ship master, John
Newton (Albert Finney), who wrote the beloved hymn "Amazing Grace"
following his conversion to Christianity.
Children of Men: A New Movie
Looks at the Consequences of Sterile Sex Now Playing In Local
Theaters. Rated R, heavy use of F word in first half
... in contrast to sterility? Yahoo Movie Theater Guide
Movies, like all forms of art, reveal something
of the human soul. They can be a kind of confession. Our sins, our
fears, our inner contradictions, our worst nightmares — all the kinds of
things that people don't talk about in "polite" conversation — often
find an outlet, consciously or unconsciously, on the big screen.
A new movie called Children of Men
seems to offer just such a confession. It taps into the inevitable
psychological disturbance that stems from our culture's widespread
disregard for new life and the seemingly omnipresent preference for
sterilized sex: "Having sex: nothing better. Having babies: nothing
worse." Doesn't this pretty much sum up the way the world thinks? The
schizophrenia inherent in such a blatant bucking of reality is bound to
cause major brain spasms. And these major brains spasms can turn into a
major motion picture like this one.
"In 20 years, women are infertile. No children.
No future. No hope. But all that can change in a heartbeat." That's the
caption that appears above a small human pictured in-utero on the
promotional poster for Children of Men. The poster alone is an
amazingly powerful pro-life message from the mainstream entertainment
industry.
In a recent interview, Clive Owen, who plays
the movie's reluctant hero Theo, observed: "The film is looking at the
way we're heading and saying, ‘We should be careful.'"
March for Life takes over Capitol Campus Anti-abortion
rally draws 2,500 people, protesters
By Kurt Ackerson and Adam
Wilson (with a decidedly pro abortion bias, but only news
story found!) The Olympian
Sixteen-year-old
Seattle resident Jessica Muller said she isn't very
political.
"That is," she
said, "until the conversation turns to moral
issues."
Her mother,
Rita Muller, agreed. She said it was Jessica's idea
to drive with her mom and sister to Olympia on
Monday for an anti-abortion rally organized by March
for Life.
There were
many other children and teenagers at the event,
which drew about 2,500 participants to the Capitol
Campus.
Even with a morning of rain,
about 60 turned out for the Vancouver rally to stand in front of the
courthouse, holding signs, praying and singing songs from 1 to 2 pm.
From Clark County Right To
Life:
2007 Roe v. Wade RALLY
IN OLYMPIA
To be held on the actual anniversary date of January 22nd
Monday, January 22, 2007 is the 34
th
anniversary of the Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court decision. The annual pro-life rally to mark this anniversary will
be held on that date on the Washington State Capitol steps from 12 noon to 1
p.m.— rain or shine. St .Thomas Aquinas Church in Camas will provide free school
bus rides to the rally. This year the buses will leave St. Thomas at 7:30 a.m.
and proceed directly to St. Michael's church in Olympia for a pro-life Mass at
10 a.m. Non-Catholics are welcome and may attend Mass or wait in the church hall
during this time. After Mass you may either process on foot to the Capitol or
ride the buses there. After the rally the buses will return to St. Michael's for
a complimentary soup & sandwich lunch provided by the Knights of Columbus. The
buses are scheduled to leave St. Michael's at 3:30 p.m. and return to St. Thomas
in Camas by 5 p.m. Those interested in reserving a space on a bus must RSVP to
the St. Thomas Aquinas Knights of Columbus by January 18th at 360-834-2126
extension 260.
2007 Roe v. Wade RALLY in
V
ANCOUVER
Court House gathering to be held on Friday, January 19th in
Vancouver
CCRTL will assemble on the Clark County Court House steps in an
informal, peaceful rally on Friday, January 19th from 1-2 p.m. Please bring your
own signs or use those that are available on site.
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Camas / Washougal Community Pregnancy Center
Light of Hope Banquet
With Speaker Judy Salisbury
Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Red Lion Hotel at the Quay
Dinner at 7 pm
There
will be wonderful live music, in a classical/contemporary form, from an
excellent local band, Tapas (www.tapasmusica.com). Doors open at 6:30pm, dinner
at 7:00pm. All are welcome!
To
reserve a place, or offer to help or donate, call Doug, 834-7256. cpccw@pacifier.com.
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Janet Folger Saturday, October 7, 2006 St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 324 N.E. Oak Street, Camas 10:00 a.m.
Janet Folger
is the president of Faith2Action,
which partners with nearly 100 of the most effective pro-life and pro-family
organizations in America to WIN the cultural war for life, liberty, and
family. She hosts a one-hour Faith2Action syndicated radio program and :60
Second Commentary now heard in five countries. She also served as the
national director of the Center for Reclaiming America, where she launched
an online effort that resulted in one of the largest pro-family grassroots
armies in the nation. One of her previous books, True To Life,
describes her experiences as a pro-life advocate who successfully lobbied
for the passage of the nation's first ban on partial-birth abortion. A
well-known Christian advocate, Folger has debated many public figures
ranging from Jack Kevorkian to the presidents and spokespeople of Planned
Parenthood, NOW, NARAL, the Hemlock Society, the Human Rights Campaign, and
the ACLU. Folger has appeared on 20/20, Hannity and Colmes, Hardball with
Chris Matthews, Inside Politics, Nightline, CBS This Morning, Hard Copy, and
Extra among others.
Battleground Pregnancy
Resource Center, Walk For Life
at Lewisville Park, Dogwood Shelter. Starts at 10:00 a.m., registration
begins at 9:30. Dear Friends, As a mother ~former foster parent and grandmother to foster
daughters’ children ... more details at
http://www.clarkcountygop.org/calendar/view.php?&id=225
The Camas Public Library is seeking a new member for its five-person board of trustees.
Bruce Murray resigned because he moved to Portland, where he now works.
The library is looking for someone who can fill the remaining three years of Murray's term, until December 2008.
Applicants must be Camas residents. An application package is available at the library or Camas City Hall's service counter. The deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19.
A committee made up of a trustee, a librarian and a city councilor will interview the applicants. They will make a recommendation to the mayor, who will make an appointment to the board.
If you could walk 1.5
miles and save a life...would you?
The Camas Washougal
Community Pregnancy Center is having their annual “Walk for
Life” on Saturday, May 14th at 10:00 a.m., with registration
at 9:30 a.m. (Free Coffee!)
We will begin this
celebration of life fundraiser at Louis Bloch Park. The 1.5 mile
walk route is from Louis Block Park, west on 3rd Avenue through
downtown Camas, then back to the park traveling east on 4th
Avenue.
We hope you will help
us pass the word along to others to join us. We also invite you
to get pledges or donate to the Community Center so it can
continue carrying out the ministry of saving babies, educating
Moms and bring a message of abstinence to our youth.
There are great prizes
for the persons or groups gathering the most pledges such as
trips, massages, cool t-shirts and sweatshirts, etc.
Please come join the
fun! Help us bring God’s message of hope and compassion to
women and teens who are unprepared for pregnancy!
January
2005 - Remember Clark County Right To Life's "Rally for
Life" to be held Friday, Jan. 21st, in remembrance of Roe v.
Wade. Meet at Esther Short Park at 12 Noon for prayer,
song, and procession to the court house.
CANNES,
France, May 28, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Judges at the 60th anniversary of
the Cannes Film Festival awarded the coveted Palm d’Or to what is being
described as a “harrowing” film. The winning submission depicts the personal
and moral consequences that a young woman and her friend face as they
attempt to obtain an illegal abortion for the young woman while living in
communist Romania. 
