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We invite you to join our vibrant grassroots
movement built on communities of prayer, study and action
that are exploring the transforming power of nonviolence.
Currently, there are more than 250 local groups located
throughout the United States. For more information on local
organizing, click on the links below.
To obtain a free local group organizing packet and a list
of Pax Christi USA members in your area, contact
local group coordinator, Johnny Zokovitch:
johnnypcusa@yahoo.com or
352-219-8419
What is a Pax Christi
Community?
Benefits
for Pax Christi Communities
Responsibilities
of Pax Christi Communities
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| What
is a Pax Christi Community? |
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Pax Christi community is a group of Pax Christi USA
members and other friends who meet on a regular basis to pray,
study and act for peace with justice. They embrace the Pax
Christi USA statement of purpose and priorities. Examples
of Pax Christi communities are: city-wide, parish-based, religious
congregations, and campus-based.
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| Benefits
for Pax Christi Communities |
- deeper participation in the Pax Christi USA movement
of prayer, study and action
- participation in local group email list
- discounts when purchasing bulk orders of most of Pax
Christi USA’s resources
- special action alert mailings when mobilization is needed
as well as information about Pax Christi national projects
and campaigns
- access to grants through the Development Fund
- access to computer printouts and/or mailing labels of
Pax Christi USA members in your area
- access to national staff personnel for consultation
and as speakers
- the chance to network and share ideas with other Pax
Christi communities and to send the national office information
about your group’s activities to include in The
Catholic Peace Voice
- use of Pax Christi as part of the name of your group
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| Responsibilities
of Pax Christi Communities |
- encouraging all members to register with the national
office and having three (3) or more registered Pax Christi
members, including the local community contact
- meeting on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, etc.) for
prayer, study and action focusing on one or more of Pax
Christi USA’s priority areas
- contacting new Pax Christi members in the area who want
to join a local Pax Christi community
- participating in regional Pax Christi structures if
the group is located within an organized Pax Christi region
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