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The Movement (MM's Newsletter) - January 1, 2010 |
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Happy World Day of Peace!
In his annual World Day of Peace message entitled "If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Safeguard Creation," Pope Benedict XVI has much to say about the connection between protecting our environment and working for peace in our world: "The use of resources, climate change, the application and use of biotechnologies (and) demographic growth are all issues that can have repercussions across national borders for years to come," the Pope proposes in the message. He goes on to suggest that "if one wants to cultivate the good of peace, one must promote a renewed awareness of the interdependence that links earth's inhabitants to one another." As is my custom, I encourage you to start the new year on a peaceful note by reading the Pope's message... For those of you who are experiencing a "slow" day, here is a summary of the message... The Praying of 7000 - WE DID IT!
Not only did we manage to offer up 7000 of the most powerful prayers in the world for peace, we did it 1 month ahead of schedule! Unbelievable! I am absolutely ecstatic about this accomplishment! Among other reasons for my excitement, I feel the accomplishment speaks volumes about the faith in God, hope in prayer and love for mankind that each and every one of the participants holds in their hearts. And with that kind of faith,hope and love in the world, global peace doesn't just become possible, it becomes inevitable. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you to everybody who participated. Clothe Uganda - UPDATE
So far, the response has been even better than expected: 13 boxes of clothing and shoes have been paid for; the Clothe Uganda web page is receiving hundreds of hits; the effort has recently received press in The Spirit of Medjugorje newsletter; I will be doing a radio interview with It's Time Radio (Saskatchewan) this month to promote the project; local supporters are running fundraising campaigns to pay for more shipments; supporters across US and Canada have contacted me saying they will spread the word in their locales; etc., etc., etc. Despite this very positive response, however, we are still 33 boxes away from our goal. That means we need 33 peacemakers to step up and send a box of clothes to Uganda. Please consider becoming one of these 33 world-changers. My Next Step - UPDATE
Six months ago, I officially announced my next step - entrance into the Capuchin-Franciscan Religious Order - and asked for the financial support of the Mir Movement community to help make that step possible. Since that time, and due in large part to your overwhelming support, the debt standing between me and religious life has been cut in more than half! What does that mean in terms of my overall goal? Find out by reading a complete update on My Next Step...
Year in Pictures (Now on Facebook)
All in all, it was an exciting 2009, indeed! All across Canada and the United States, people were learning about, discussing and acting on the message of "peace, peace, peace - and only peace!" Some of year's highlights included: being the opening speaker for the National Medjugorje Conference at the University of Notre Dame; being the opening speaker at the inaugural Merlin Youth Conference; directing the Notre Dame High School (Ajax) staff day of reflection (I had never done that before); and, of course, meeting thousands of other peacemakers all across the continent. If you want to see for yourself what Mir Movement was up to this year, be sure to check out our "Year in Pictures" now available on Facebook...
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Happy 43rd World Day of Peace, everybody!
I want to extend a HUMUNGOUS! congratulations to the Mir Movement community for recently completing this year's goal - 
Two months ago, Mir Movement set out to begin clothing Uganda one box at a time. Specifically, the 
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