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Winter 2021 Page 5 Oxford Right to Life Woodstock Ingersoll Tillsonburg PO Box 1545 73 Charles St. E PO Box 154 N4S 0A7 N5C 1J5 N4G 4H3 519 -421 -0029 519 -485 -26 03 519 -409 -1167 WINTER 20 21 JANUARY UPCOMING EVENTS Director's Message 20 21 Membership - $20 We have journeyed through Christmas! Jesus was born again in our hearts and in our lives, in Membership form is included our homes and in the world. I hope that you all experienced His love. with this newsletter. After the year we have had in 2020, we all have many questions ; th e Lord has all the answers. We have been grieving for certain reasons, but God gives us hope . Romans 8 tells us that God works things out for good. And in Psalm 34 - 9, we are told "Taste and see that the Lord is good ; happy the man who takes refuge in Him." We must never forget that God has given us the gift of RESPECT FOR LIFE WEEK January 2 4 - 31 life. Let us live our lives in abundance, sharing the joy and peace He has given us , and sharing the truth that we know about the sanctity of life, which must be respected and protected from conception to natural death. Thursday, Janu ar y 28 12 noon Due to ongoing pandemic measures, we will have new ways to come together this year. Read Let us all take a moment on for details! We hope you will all take part! to pray for th ose affected by abortion. To begin this year , we ask that you observe Respect for Life Week with a moment of silent prayer at noon on Thursday , January 28th. Pastor Jeff Kingswood has provided his thoughts WEBINAR which were intended for our Respect for Life Service. "MOVING FORWARD" on the issue of Abortion Next, we are holding a LIVE Webinar on Thursday, February 25th . The topic is "Moving Thursday, February 25 Forward " on the issue of abortion. 7 - 8 pm with David Cooke, Later this year, w e are planning a county -wide educational outreach project . It will be in the Campaign Life Coalition form of a postcard sent to every household in Oxford County and it will contain thought -provoking information about abortion and euthanasia. FUNDRAISING for this project will take place at our VIRTUAL Annual Meeting Virtual Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 8th . We estimate the cost of this educational Thursday, April 8 outreach to be $10,000 . Our 7 pm Guest Speaker guest speaker , Paul Saba M.D., Paul Saba, M.D. is authour of the book Made to "After euthanasia legislation, Live , A Physician's Journey to how can we encourage Save Life . During the meeting people to choose life? " there will be time for Q & A with our speaker, as well as beautiful DONATIONS Please support our cause. music. Mark your calendars Mail a cheque to your local now and plan to join us for this group or donate online important event ! through CanadaHelps.org Please join us in protecting the or vulnerable . As a registered our website charitable organization, we gratefully accept your financial support and provide a tax -deductible receipt for a minimum donation of $20. This also entitles you to an annual membership which inc ludes three ●If your group/church/school newsletters via mail or email to keep you informed on upcoming events and the most important would like a speaker to pro -life issues of the day. You can help us continue our pro -life efforts in Oxford County by explain the pro -life position, returning your completed membership form as soon as possi ble. If you wish, you may also call one of the numbers above. contribute to our FUNDRAISER at that time. You will find the membership form included with ●If you need advice regarding this newsletter. Current members who are re ceiving this newsletter by mail will find their 2020 end -of -life treatment issues, charitable receipt enclosed as well . We are most thankful for every donation to our work! call 1 -855 -675 -8749 . It is confi dential and free. This newsletter contains information which is important for everyone to know. We encourage http://www.compassionateco you to read every article and to share our newsletter with others. Wishing you and yours all His mmunitycare.org blessings in 2021! May it be Happy and Healthy! Mary VanVeen, Executive Director WINTER 20 21 PAGE 2 Respect for Life Remembrance 2 January 28 th marks 33 years since Canada’s abortion laws were repealed by the Supreme Court of Canada. In those years, it is estimated that some 3 million babies have been killed and about 300 unborn babies die each day. Those numbers make the current COVID-19 issues pale by comparison. The meaning in this slaughter is to be found in Proverbs 8:34-36 (ESV) – "Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For whoever finds me, finds life and receives favor from the LORD. But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death." In these verses we have contrasting worldviews: blessing and life, hatred and death. Scripture, God’s testimony about Himself, says that either you are seeking God or fleeing from Him. Either you are a child of God through the saving work of Jesus Christ His Son or you are a captive of the father of lies. Charles Bridges, a 19 th century Church of England minister said, “Every bait of sin is the temptation to suicide, to soul murder.” The devil’s lie is that death is an answer to our problems, rather than the last enemy which has been defeated by Christ. The West, which has had such a rich tradition of faith and an historic attachment to Christianity, has run out of moral capital. The answer to reversing our culture of death begins with the proclamation of the gospel of our Saviour Jesus. While we must continue to work for justice for the weak and those unable to defend themselves, the larger battle is for the hearts and the souls of our neighbours. As individuals, as families, and as churches, we must live so that it is evident that we belong to Christ. Our lives are to be marked by fellowship with Him in His Word to us. We must model life in Christ. Rather than being against death we need to show the world that we are for life. We must be pointing our hurting world to Christ, for Jesus has promised that the weary, the heavy laden, those worn out by sin, may come to Him and find life and refreshment. To find Christ is to find life. Once we have found that life we may join together to recover a culture of life. ~ Pastor Jeff Kingswood, Grace Presbyterian Church, Woodstock ** PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT ON JANUARY 28TH TO PRAY FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY ABORTION .** Obsessed: Canada’s Coercive Diplomacy Premieres on Sunday, January 17 th at 7pm EST. Learn the full extent of Trudeau's global abortion obsession, Canada's aid priorities for Africa and how it all ties in to China's own agenda. Go to https://coercivediplomacy.ca/ or go to the Campaign Life Coalition YouTube channel . BE SURE TO WATCH THIS TIMELY VIDEO AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS BEFORE IT GETS TAKEN DOWN! OXFORD RIGHT TO LIFE WINTER 20 21 PAGE 3 In the News 3 What is Black Lives Matter really about? Ryan Bomberger , shown here, is the founder of Radiance Foundation , a life-affirming organization that has four key values: 1. Every human life has purpose; 2. We are called to love one another and show compassion to those in need; 3. The most fundamental right is the Right to Life; and 4. Family is the foundation of every society. On June 5, Bomberger spoke out against the Black Lives Matter movement by posting “Top 10 reasons I’ll never support the #BlackLivesMatter movement ” on the Radiance Foundation website. He was later interviewed about it on Jonathan Van Maren’s LifeSiteNews podcast. Ryan said “the premise is not true; there is no goal of forgiveness or reconciliation, and, it’s all about Black Power.” He also noted that BLM promotes the LGBTQ+ agenda, ignores fatherhood , undermines the family, and supports abortion, adding “apparently, not all black lives matter,” because BLM supports a full range of reproductive rights, including abortion. According to U.S. census data, blacks make up 13 per cent of the American population, but according to the Centers for Disease Control, black women account for about 40 per cent of all abortions. Research by Protecting Black Life found that 79 percent of Planned Parenthood surgical abortion facilities are located within walking distance of minority neighborhoods and that an estimated 20 million black preborn babies have been killed by abortion since Roe v. Wade in 1973. New York City health statistics show that more black babies are killed by abortion than are born each year. Despite the numbers that show black Americans are disproportionately victims of abortion, BLM supports abortion rights and abortion rights groups, and they, in turn, reciprocate the support. ~ The Interim, July 20 20 Approximately 100,000 surgical abortions are performed each year in Canada. There is NO universal right to abortion! On October 22nd, 2020, spearheaded by the United States under President Trump, the Geneva Consensus Declaration was formally signed by 32 nations representing over 1.6 billion people (approximately one- fifth of the world’s population). This international agreement endorses a number of pro-life, pro-family declarations to: Emphasize that “in no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning”..
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