Monthly Archives: November 2011

• Prayers for Christmas: Youth and Inspiration

  
  

  • By Nora Pfeiffer
  • On November 30, 2011

  Our missioner Nora in Bolivia with children at the Franciscan burn center Remember what St. Paul said in his letter to Timothy? “Let no one look down on you because of your youth, be an […]

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• Prayers for Christmas: Justice and Peace

  
  

  • By Catherine Giller
  • On November 29, 2011

  In today’s Mass readings, we are reminded of a future where “Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.” Our missioner Catherine Giller echoes this hope in her prayer for Christmas. […]

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• Add to Our Prayer Wall

  
  

  • By Tim and Cecillia Marcy
  • On November 28, 2011

  Each day of Advent, we’re sharing a prayer from one of our missioners, people they serve, volunteers, staff, board members and friends all around the world. Today’s prayer is from Tim Marcy, one of our […]

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• FMS’ prayers for Christmas

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On November 27, 2011

  Join us in preparing for Christmas by giving thanks for all the blessings God has bestowed on us! We’ve gathered prayers from around the world to share with you this Advent, and this video is […]

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• Mark your calendars: Commissioning Mass of Class XXVII

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On November 23, 2011

  You’re invited to join us for the commissioning of the 27th class on Sunday, December 4 at 11:15 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of Peace in Arlington. After Mass there will be a reception. After […]

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• Mission Monday: Learning to listen

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On November 21, 2011

  Today’s post is taken from the blog of missioner-in-training, Kitzi Hendricks. Kitzi is nearing the end of her 13-week formation in D.C. and will leave for mission in Bolivia in January. One of Kitzi’s photos […]

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• Mission Monday: What is consecrated time?

  
  

  • By Lynn Myrick
  • On November 14, 2011

  Credit: Toni Verdú Carbó, flickr Today we feature an excerpt from the blog of Lynn Myrick, one of our lay missioners in Bolivia, in which she ponders the meaning of “consecrated time.” “Recently, I have […]

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• Sixteen Years of Collaborating on Catholic Missions

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On November 10, 2011

  For the 16th consecutive year, Franciscan Mission Service (FMS) missioners have just completed an annual training called the “Collaborative Formation Gathering.” First beginning in the autumn of 1996, the annual collaborative training of several Catholic […]

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• Mission Monday: A trip to the Apartheid Museum

  
  

  • By Tim and Cecillia Marcy
  • On November 7, 2011

  For our first “Mission Monday,” post, we’d like to share with you excerpts from the blog of our missioners in South Africa, Tim and Cecilia Marcy. “We recently visited the internationally acclaimed Apartheid Museum in […]

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