Father Dominic Duggins, Development Director

Check out the summer schedule for Glenmary mission appeals. A missioner may be coming to a parish near you and would love to take this opportunity to thank you in person for your support of the home missions. Just introduce yourself as one of Glenmary's partners in mission!

Austine Duru and Dennis Makokha, both preparing for Glenmary priesthood, will take their First Oath June 30 in Cincinnati. Brother David Henley, under temporary profession since 2003, will take his Final Oath at the Glenmary Congress in Nazareth, Ky., on August 22. All three men will continue their education this fall. Please keep them in your prayers and consider a gift now to help pay their tuition bills!

Ron and Kathleen Hingst's leadership gift in December has provided the seed money for the Glenmary Missions and Ministries Endowment. The goal is to grow this new fund to $5 million. Gifts can be made online and every little bit helps!

In case you missed them, take time now to read the stories responsible for two of the four Catholic Press awards presented to Glenmary Challenge at the 2006 Catholic Media Convocation in Nashville May 26:

�� Father John Rausch's remembrance of Brother Vince Wilmes ("The Kindest Man I Ever Met") won third place for "best essay, mission magazines."

�� Father Vic Subb's "Building Church in South Georgia's Onion Fields" won honorable mention for "best feature article, mission magazines."

Our other two awards: a second place for "best cover" (Winter 2005) and a third place for "general excellence, mission magazines."

Our Web site presents many ways to lend a hand to Mission Land USA. And it is easier than ever to make a gift to the home missions. You can donate online, initiate regular gifts by electronic funds transfer (EFT), and make a memorial gift to remember a family member or friend. What next!