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Call to Mission    Winter 2006
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Fr. Dominic Preparing for Christmas. As the old year ends and we prepare for new beginnings, I feel so blessed that Glenmary continues to make a difference—thanks to your support. In thanksgiving, I invite you to send me the intentions you would like us to remember in our Glenmary Christmas Novena which begins on Dec. 17. I also invite you to use the very creative Advent program, "New Light: Caring for God's Creation During Advent," being distributed by our Glenmary Justice Commission. You can download this free nine-page resource as a PDF. And don't forget to include Glenmary on your Christmas list with a year-end gift!
—Father Dominic Duggins, Development Director


 
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 A Gift Before Dec. 31 Can Benefit Glenmary—And You!

Learn more about all the ways you can partner in ministry with Glenmary. And please pay special attention to how to make a charitable year-end gift—and the tax advantages of each.


 
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 Moonscape A Global Perspective on Appalachian Poverty

When Father John Rausch took the U.N. Independent Expert on Human Rights and Poverty on a tour of Appalachia, it opened his eyes to see poverty—and environmental degradation—from the perspective of human rights. All the more reason Appalachia needs Glenmary—and you!


 
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 Girl with doll A Creative Response to Appalachian Need

Once again Glenmary's mission in Vanceburg, Ky., is gearing up for its annual Project Merry Christmas. It is much more than a handout to the parents who come to shop and select Christmas gifts for their children in one of the poorest counties in the Appalachian region.


 
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 Immigration: A Christmas Issue

Glenmary's president devoted his recent Glenmary Challenge column to immigration. Father Steve Pawelk's Advent message to vocation prospects reemphasizes the point that Jesus was an immigrant. And Glenmary regional worker Father Les Schmidt is working to have all 48 Catholic bishops of the South sign on to what Catholic Online is reporting as "a strongly-worded" letter to urge a just reform of U.S. immigration policy.


 
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 Annual Reports Available for FY 2006-07

Besides a posted Statement of Accountability, a four-page Report to Donors can be downloaded and a 20-page Stewardship Report can be requested.


 
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 Did You Know?

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!