CHURCH PARTNERS
WHAT'S NEW AT VIDA
New Maternity Home Update!

As announced earlier this spring, Vida will open a maternity home, Trinity House, in the Fox Cities as soon as our minor renovations are complete and we reach our fundraising goal of $333,333!

We launched our Vida Trinity House 333 Campaign at our Together for Life banquet in mid-April, and 130+ Friends of Vida stepped forward to help. We are well on our way to reaching our goal. To date, we have raised $160,000. Many churches have also stepped forward to promote this campaign and have special announcements prepared for this Mother's Day weekend.

It's not too late to jump in. It's a beautiful story to share. What a blessing this home will be to the mothers and babies who will live there.

Don't know where to start? We have made it easy for you.

We welcome you to share this suggested pulpit announcement and this flyer.

Encourage your church members to join our efforts with a $33.00 donation (or even a $3.00) to the 333 Campaign online here or via check to Vida, 720 W. Association Dr., Appleton, WI 54914. Thank you!
Great progress is being made on renovations to the Trinity House buildings and property. We hope to open and welcome our first residents soon! Learn more about maternity housing, our program, and the project here.
Learn more about the 333 Campaign and donate online here. In the future, there will be additional material giving and church drive opportunities to benefit the Trinity House.
If you are interested in volunteering, please email Claire: choslet@vidasupportservices.org. There are current house renovation volunteering opportunities. There will also be additional service and volunteer opportunities in the future, once the home opens.
Post-Abortion Support Session Starts August 2023

At Vida, we take seriously the call to see all women, especially our sisters in Christ, find full healing in the Savior after participating in an abortion. Every spring and fall, we host a 12-week long Bible study support group to help these women. The next session begins August 24. We are asking you to help us reach the women in your churches who may be seeking healing and hope. The study, Forgiven & Set Free, is a very successful and widely used Christ-centered study. It is complimentary to Project Rachel's post-abortion healing and can and should be recommended in churches that offer that program.

Learn more here. Will you use please share this attached flyer and the important information in this email with your church leadership? They may promote the study in church bulletins, to women's ministries, in the ladies bathrooms, and via any church announcements.
UPCOMING EVENT
Chip In For Life

September 18, 2023

Priority sponsor registration is open for our annual golf outing! General registration, if spots remain open, will open in July.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Thank you to all of the Friends of Vida who joined us at our annual fundraising banquet, Together for Life 2023, in April. It was an incredible, record-setting evening of support, celebration, and fellowship!

Prior to the banquet and program, we also held our second annual pre-banquet prayer service. It included devotions, praise and worship music, and prayer. It was a joy to have so many Vida Church Partners in attendance! A special thanks to Fr. Patrick Costello, Pastor Becky Deuel, Fr. Joe Dorner, Pastor Aaron Soto, Pastor Mike Tappa, and the Apostolic Truth Church Worship Team for being a prayerful part/lead in the prayer service or banquet.

We are also grateful for our banquet keynote speakers, Michael and Tallulah Caulfield, who shared their powerful testimony about God's healing, mercy, and redemption following past abortion decisions. The event also allowed us to provide education about the post-abortion support available through Vida. Your partnership is key in helping Vida to reach women and men who are seeking resources and support in the post-abortion healing journey, whether their abortion was just weeks or many decades ago.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
Here's a spotlight on just a few of the churches that have blessed us recently! We could not serve our patients, clients, and families without you.

In March and April 2023, we received $8,619+ total in financial gifts from the following church partners: Breakthrough Covenant Church, Appleton Alliance Church, Cornerstone Church, Crossroads Foursquare Church, Faith Lutheran Church, Fox Valley Church, Hope Community Church, Pathways Church, St. Edward Catholic Church, St. Therese Catholic Church, Tri-Parish Catholic Faith Communities, and Trinity Lutheran Church.

Breakthrough Covenant Church in Appleton hosted our March client play date! Thank you for providing the meal, fellowship and activities for the families.

Pastor Becky Deuel from Grace Christian Fellowship in Appleton led Vida staff and volunteers in a prayer reflection in March.

Pastor Levi Rocke from Community Bible Church in Black Creek led Vida staff in a prayer reflection also in March.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Seymour continues to drop off baby items from their collection bin at their church.

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Greenville collected baby items for their Spiritual Adoption Baby Shower in March.

Kaukauna Catholic Parishes collected baby items for Vida in March.
Fox River Baptist Church in Appleton collected baby items for Vida in March.

Community Bible Church in Black Creek collected diapers for Vida during their Lenten Fish Fry.

Pathways Church in Appleton collected baby hygiene items and diapers for Vida in March.

Pro-Life Green Bay organized the Big Hearts Baby Drive for Vida and collected baby clothes, equipment, hygiene items, diapers and wipes.

Xavier High School students came in April for a service day which included: tour of Vida, healthy relationships presentation by a Vida Youth Outreach Nurse, and service at Trinity House.


THANK YOU, FRIENDS!

WAYS TO HELP
Please email us if you are able to help with any of these needs!
Work at Vida: We are currently looking for women to live in the maternity home for a year and be the everyday support for the moms and children living there. Visit our career page to learn more about that position.

Volunteer at Vida: We are always seeking volunteers to serve alongside us with hearts of compassion and love! We are specifically seeking childcare volunteers in our Little Bear Care. Contact Claire if interested.

Pray at Vida: Church leaders are invited to come to Vida for a lunch-hour visit to pray with our staff and volunteers. Spiritual encouragement and prayer is essential to our ministry and work. Schedule a pastoral visit in 2023 here.

Donate to Vida: We keep an updated needs list on our website. If you are doing a donation drive for Vida, please call the office and ask Claire what the greatest need is at that time. Donate here.

Please note if financially donating to Vida, an end-of-year donation summary will be mailed in January unless requested otherwise. Please email Sue at svanevenhoven@vidasupportservices.org to indicate other preference if needed.

Host a Vida Playdate: Vida plans monthly playdates for our Support Services clients to grow in relationship with each other and have the opportunity to mingle with Christians from our partner churches over dinner. We're seeking churches to host events at their location and provide the meal! Contact Claire if interested.

Vida’s Youth Outreach Program: offers education on healthy relationships, goal setting, and other sexual health topics to school classes, clubs, and church youth groups. If interested in having Sexual Risk Avoidance Certified, Vida Medical Clinic nurses present to your group, learn more here and schedule online here.

Host a Vida Speaker: Executive Director Anne Tretinyak and other Vida staff members regularly share Vida's mission and impact with the community. Vida speakers will gladly come to you or you and your group can come to us! We also regularly give center tours and presentations. Schedule online here.

Update Your Website and place Vida brochures in gathering spaces: Please consider adding Vida to your website as an outreach mission that you support. If we're on your site already, please make sure information is accurate and up-to-date.

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