Celebrating Home Grown Missioners
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Call to Mission    Summer 2007
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Fr. Dominic Inspiring Men to Serve the Home Missions. It's always interesting to hear the vocational stories of our missioners—how they came to know Glenmary and dedicate their lives to serving the home missions. The stories of Fathers Les Schmidt and Ray Orlett and prenovice John Paul Lawhead are even more interesting because all three were members of Glenmary mission communities and were inspired by the Glenmarians who served those missions. If you haven't already done so, please consider making a gift to Glenmary to help ensure that other Glenmarians will have the opportunity to lead by example and inspire other young men to dedicate their lives to serving the home missions.
—Father Dominic Duggins, Development Director

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International Vocations

Not only are men in this country attracted to working with Glenmary, establishing a Catholic presence in counties where none have ever been before, but so are men in Africa and Mexico. Father Steve Pawelk, Glenmary's vocation director, recently returned from a trip to Mexico where he met with young men interested in pursuing a missionary vocation with Glenmary.

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New Mass and Memorial Cards Available

Celebrate and Remember family and friends with Glenmary's newly redesigned collection of all-occasion and Mass cards. This collection includes three all occasion cards and two traditional Mass cards &mdash one for the living and one for the deceased. These cards are free and have been created for Glenmary partners in mission who, by making a gift to Glenmary, want to celebrate moments in the lives of their family and friends or remember significant people in their lives.

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Collaborative Model of Parish Leadership

Professional lay pastoral ministers have worked collaboratively with Glenmary missioners for over 10 years. Today, staff of Glenmary's Department of Pastoral Ministers and Pastoral Services are taking this model of ministry to the larger Church.

 
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Planned Giving Options

There are many ways you can help Glenmary plan for the future-and create an income plan that also benefits yourself! For more information, contact Susan Lambert, Glenmary's planned giving officer.