Treasure Coast March for Life

Dear Treasure Coast and Palm Beach Pro-Lifers,

We have great news about a National Pro-Life Speaker coming to speak in Port St Lucie on Friday, August 11th. Mr. Mark Lee Dickson, the founder of Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn, has made time in his very busy schedule to visit us! His movement has helped over 65 cities and three counties become abortion free. And he is working on more! And yet he is willing to take the time out of his very busy schedule to visit us, right here in Port Saint Lucie on Friday, August 11th at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church. Here's more about Mark:

Mark Lee Dickson serves as a Director with Right to Life of East Texas and is the founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative. Dickson is, perhaps, best known for leading 67 cities and three counties across the United States in the passing of enforceable ordinances outlawing abortion within their city limits. According to the Washington Times, Dickson may also be the first to have been sued in a defamation lawsuit by the abortion industry for calling abortion murder. In February 2023, the Supreme Court of Texas sided in Dickson's favor. Dickson was also the only non-government actor named as a defendant in the federal lawsuit regarding the Texas Heartbeat Act, which was heard before the Supreme Court of the United States. In December 2021, all nine Justices agreed that the case against Dickson should be dismissed. This year, Dickson has been featured in two books: The Story of Abortion in America: A Street-Level History 1652–2022 by Marvin Olasky and Leah Savas, published by Crossway, and Roe: The History of a National Obsession by Mary Ziegler, published by Yale University Press.

As some of you may now, we've created SLC Sanctuary For Life (a chapter of Personhood Florida) a non-profit pro-life organization that is going to rid our beautiful county of abortion and its 2 abortion clinics. Mark has carved out some time to come and help guide us toward this goal. This meeting is just what we need as we pursue this goal, but also perfect for the pro-lifers in Palm Beach, Martin, Indian River and other counties who want to learn how to rid their areas of the scourge of abortion.

So we have arranged to have Mark visit and share with us on Friday August 11 at 7 PM. at the Holy Family Parish Hall for this meeting. Please forward this email to your list and invite as many pro life people as you can reach to attend this Meeting. The flyer, made for us by Mr. Dickson for this meeting, is below and attached. Feel free to print it and distribute. Also remember to post it to your social media accounts as well.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity so please come and get involved in making St. Lucie and surrounding counties Sanctuary Counties For The Unborn.

Thank-you and God Bless you!

Jim Thoma

Vice-President SLC Sanctuary For Life

John J Giorgis

President SLC Sanctuary for Life

A Personhood Florida Education, Inc. Chapter

Website: www.SLCSanctuaryforlife.org

Email: [email protected]

Cell: 772-333-1247

Home | Slcforlife We are an advocacy and education organization for Saint Lucie County (SLC) in defense of human life from conception until natural death. We are also a proud local chapter of Personhood Florida, Inc. and also of Personhood Florida Education. Inc a, 501 (c) 3 non-profit tax-deductible education organi...

Dear Treasure Coast and Palm Beach Pro-Lifers,

We have great news about a National Pro-Life Speaker coming to speak in Port St Lucie on Friday, August 11th. Mr. Mark Lee Dickson, the founder of Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn, has made time in his very busy schedule to visit us! His movement has helped over 65 cities and three counties become abortion free. And he is working on more! And yet he is willing to take the time out of his very busy schedule to visit us, right here in Port Saint Lucie on Friday, August 11th at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church. Here's more about Mark:

Mark Lee Dickson serves as a Director with Right to Life of East Texas and is the founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative. Dickson is, perhaps, best known for leading 67 cities and three counties across the United States in the passing of enforceable ordinances outlawing abortion within their city limits. According to the Washington Times, Dickson may also be the first to have been sued in a defamation lawsuit by the abortion industry for calling abortion murder. In February 2023, the Supreme Court of Texas sided in Dickson's favor. Dickson was also the only non-government actor named as a defendant in the federal lawsuit regarding the Texas Heartbeat Act, which was heard before the Supreme Court of the United States. In December 2021, all nine Justices agreed that the case against Dickson should be dismissed. This year, Dickson has been featured in two books: The Story of Abortion in America: A Street-Level History 1652–2022 by Marvin Olasky and Leah Savas, published by Crossway, and Roe: The History of a National Obsession by Mary Ziegler, published by Yale University Press.

As some of you may now, we've created SLC Sanctuary For Life (a chapter of Personhood Florida) a non-profit pro-life organization that is going to rid our beautiful county of abortion and its 2 abortion clinics. Mark has carved out some time to come and help guide us toward this goal. This meeting is just what we need as we pursue this goal, but also perfect for the pro-lifers in Palm Beach, Martin, Indian River and other counties who want to learn how to rid their areas of the scourge of abortion.

So we have arranged to have Mark visit and share with us on Friday August 11 at 7 PM. at the Holy Family Parish Hall for this meeting. Please forward this email to your list and invite as many pro life people as you can reach to attend this Meeting. The flyer, made for us by Mr. Dickson for this meeting, is below and attached. Feel free to print it and distribute. Also remember to post it to your social media accounts as well.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity so please come and get involved in making St. Lucie and surrounding counties Sanctuary Counties For The Unborn.

Thank-you and God Bless you!

Jim Thoma

Vice-President SLC Sanctuary For Life

John J Giorgis

President SLC Sanctuary for Life

A Personhood Florida Education, Inc. Chapter

Website: www.SLCSanctuaryforlife.org

Email: [email protected]

Cell: 772-333-1247

Sanctity of Human Life of the Treasure Coast (SOHL) Uniting the ProLife Movement on Florida's Treasure Coast

"Now is the time to begin the work of building a post-Roe America… a time for healing wounds and repairing social divisions; it is a time for reasoned reflection and civil dialogue, and for coming together to build a society and economy that supports marriages and families… where every woman has the support and resources she needs to bring her child into this world in love."

40 Days for Life National Leader brings message of the "Beginning of the End of Abortion" to Port St. Lucie

Steve Karlen, the National Campaign Director of the peaceful, prayerful, effective 40 Days for Life project, will tell the story of this groundbreaking effort in Port St. Lucie on Sunday, March 21. Karlen will be speaking at Planned Parenthood, which is set for Noon at 1696 SE Hillmore Dr (please park at Seacoast Bank at the corner of US1 and Tiffany). "People in Port St. Lucie have made extraordinary sacrifices to expose the abortion industry and to protect pre-born children and their mothers from abortion," Karlen said. "I'm honored to be able to join these folks in prayer. Their efforts illustrate why we're seeing historic changes – more mothers choosing life, more abortion workers experiencing conversions and leaving the abortion industry, and more abortion centers closing their doors for good."

Steve is an energetic, enthusiastic speaker and we know he will be an inspiration. Port St. Lucie is one of the communities around the world conducting simultaneous 40 Days for Life campaigns from February 17 through March 28th. 40 Days for Life is an intensive campaign that focuses on 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, peaceful vigil at abortion facilities, and grassroots educational outreach. Since 40 Days for Life began, more than 17,000 mothers have chosen life for their children; over 200 abortion workers have quit their jobs; and more than 100 abortion centers where 40 Days for Life vigils have been held have gone out of business.

Karlen currently serves as 40 Days for Life’s campaign director, traveling to cities in the United States and Canada to support local 40 Days for Life efforts. He previously led local 40 Days for Life campaigns in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2009 and 2010, he helped lead a volunteer effort that was organized to prevent the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics from opening up a late-term abortion center near the campus in Madison. After a grueling 16-month campaign, the university health system cancelled its abortion plans, later citing the work of Karlen and his team as the reason for making that decision.

To learn more about 40 Days for Life, visit: www.40daysforlife.com

For information about the Port St. Lucie campaign, visit: www.40daysforlife.com/portstlucie

For assistance or for more information, please contact Jim Thoma at [email protected] or 772-240-6186.


God Bless and keep up the good work,

40 Days Port St. Lucie Team

Jim Thoma 772-240-6186
Lisa Addeo: Assistant Leader
Pauline Pavlick: Captain at St. Lucie Catholic Church
Lynn Kiefer: Captain at St. Martin DePorres Catholic Church
Mary Delduca: Captain at Holy Family Catholic Church
Lou Gonzalez: Liaison to the Knights of Columbus
Pastor Bryan Longworth: Clergy and Social Networking
John Giorgis: Liaison to the Knights of Columbus and Columbiettes

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Dear Pro-Lifers,

It's time for the Spring Session of 40 Days For Life (Feb. 17 - March 28). In the past, the wonderful Lisa Addeo has successfully headed the 40 Days at Planned Parenthood in Stuart and the first session at the new Planned Parenthood in Port St. Lucie. Due to availability, I will be leading 40 Days this session. This will be my first time leading the campaign at the new Planned Parenthood in Port St. Lucie after leading several 40 Days Sessions at the abortion clinic in Fort Pierce. As most of you know, the Planned Parenthood in Stuart closed and relocated to 1696 SE Hillmore Drive in Port St. Lucie. They are now in a building across the street from St. Lucie Medical Center and other Medical Clinics, posing as a legitimate medical establishment. In addition, unfortunately, they are in a larger building so they are performing surgical abortions as well as medical (pill) abortions and birth control. So now more than ever, we need people to fast, pray on their own and be a prayerful witness at the Planned Parenthood. If you are interested in participating, you can sign up at www.40daysforlife.com/portstlucie, respond to this email, email at [email protected] or call me at 772-240-6186. There is more information and a scheduling calendar on the website, but feel free to contact me personally also.

During the Tribute to the great, late Godfather of the pro-life movement, Joe Scheidler, Abbey Johnson, former director of a planned Parenthood said, "When there are pro-lifers outside of an abortion clinic, 75% of the appointments cancel." That being said, how can we not go out and give a peaceful, prayerful presence in front of the Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic in Port St. Lucie

I pray that you will help me and others on the Treasure Coast work to help save moms and babies. I also hope you will help recruit participants through you're email lists, social media, etc. I have attached a 40 Days flyer if you are able to use it.

God Bless,

Jim Thoma

P.S. Please register on the 40 Days website (40daysforlife.com/portstlucie) where you can find the "Peace Statement" that everyone has to sign, the scheduling calendar and more detailed information about events, where to park, etc.
Or you can contact me at [email protected] or 772-240-6186

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