Fundraiser Picnic & Concert for Ultrasound Machine | August 13th, 2022 from 3:00-7:00pm
Bring the whole family for a full picnic meal (hot dogs, brats, chips, beverages & ice cream), bouncy house, kids’ activities, fundraising games for adults and live gospel music by Skylight Quartet. Four Lutheran Churches, Holy Cross – Jenison, St. John - Jenison/Allendale, New Hope - Hudsonville and Grace-Coopersville have partnered to offer this event on St. John’s campus, 9628 48th Ave, Jenison, to fundraise for a newer ultrasound machine for Positive Options in Allendale, a service of Lakeshore Pregnancy Center. Every donation will be matched by a grant from the LCMS, up to the $18,750 goal. If you’d like to volunteer or make a donation, contact the church office. For more details click here.
Bring the whole family for a full picnic meal (hot dogs, brats, chips, beverages & ice cream), bouncy house, kids’ activities, fundraising games for adults and live gospel music by Skylight Quartet. Four Lutheran Churches, Holy Cross – Jenison, St. John - Jenison/Allendale, New Hope - Hudsonville and Grace-Coopersville have partnered to offer this event on St. John’s campus, 9628 48th Ave, Jenison, to fundraise for a newer ultrasound machine for Positive Options in Allendale, a service of Lakeshore Pregnancy Center. Every donation will be matched by a grant from the LCMS, up to the $18,750 goal. If you’d like to volunteer or make a donation, contact the church office. For more details click here.
Above left: Sandy Ohlman of Positive Potions, Allendale. Above Right: The image the new Ultrasound will produce.
Curious about more details? Here’s the bigger picture:
LCMS Life Ministry offered a “Million Dollar Life Match,” and St. John, in partnership with Holy Cross, New Hope and Grace applied and received a grant to purchase a new ultrasound machine for Positive Options in Allendale. This is the closest pregnancy resource center to Jenison and to GVSU; it is also the closest place that a mother can get a free ultrasound of her child. They are already regularly making use of a very old ultrasound machine to offer free, love and respect-filled healthcare to pregnant moms, the fathers, and their unborn children. A newer machine will provide a MUCH CLEARER PICTURE of the small child growing inside that mother.
Positive Options has found that 95-98% of mothers who see an ultrasound of their child decide to carry the child to term.
Positive Options is a Christian organization that is pro-life. Their stated goal is to "love people to life before, during and after a pregnancy decision."
Here's how Positive Options describe their unique contribution to our community: There is no one else doing what we are doing in our communities. We provide one on one holistic care (medically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually) with each person we interact with.
• Our staff provides education and care before, during, and after a pregnancy decision.
• We offer relational and sexual health education.
• We serve the males involved in the pregnancy to set them up to be successful fathers.
• We refer them to partnering agencies and church communities to ensure they are set up for success. Our vision is to build a vibrant community where every life is valued, loved, protected, and transformed because of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
LCMS Life Ministry offered a “Million Dollar Life Match,” and St. John, in partnership with Holy Cross, New Hope and Grace applied and received a grant to purchase a new ultrasound machine for Positive Options in Allendale. This is the closest pregnancy resource center to Jenison and to GVSU; it is also the closest place that a mother can get a free ultrasound of her child. They are already regularly making use of a very old ultrasound machine to offer free, love and respect-filled healthcare to pregnant moms, the fathers, and their unborn children. A newer machine will provide a MUCH CLEARER PICTURE of the small child growing inside that mother.
Positive Options has found that 95-98% of mothers who see an ultrasound of their child decide to carry the child to term.
Positive Options is a Christian organization that is pro-life. Their stated goal is to "love people to life before, during and after a pregnancy decision."
Here's how Positive Options describe their unique contribution to our community: There is no one else doing what we are doing in our communities. We provide one on one holistic care (medically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually) with each person we interact with.
• Our staff provides education and care before, during, and after a pregnancy decision.
• We offer relational and sexual health education.
• We serve the males involved in the pregnancy to set them up to be successful fathers.
• We refer them to partnering agencies and church communities to ensure they are set up for success. Our vision is to build a vibrant community where every life is valued, loved, protected, and transformed because of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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