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Call to Mission    December 2007
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Fr. Dominic Duggins 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. That support helps Brother Joe Steen and all our missioners continue helping those in need. In thanksgiving, I invite you to send us the intentions you would like us to remember in our Glenmary Christmas Novena which begins on Dec. 16. As the days of anticipation lead us to the celebration of Christ's birth, may the peace and hope of the Christ Child be yours throughout the Christmas season and the New Year!

—Father Dominic Duggins, Development Director

 
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 Matt Young and Catholic in the home missions

Children growing up in Glenmary missions find refuge from the greater community that asks them questions like: 'Do Catholics celebrate Christmas?' Read the stories of three such children, now adults, whose lives continue to reflect the values they learned growing up in a Glenmary mission.


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

Learn more about all the ways you can partner in ministry with Glenmary as well as the advantages of making a charitable year-end gift before Dec. 31.


 
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 Lay Ministry Initiative

The Home Mission Leadership Conference is moving forward to implement its Collaborative Ministry Development Initiative for dioceses across the country. Thanks to their efforts, Glenmary's approach to home mission ministry is now being made available to the larger Church.


 
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 Ripley Float Ripley Mission Has the Christmas Float to Beat

Sister Kate Regan and the members of Glenmary's mission in Ripley, Miss., take part in the area's annual Christmas parade and produced the award-winning Christmas float for the past five years. The parade is just one of the ways they let the local community know "we're here."