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Tree of Life | Rose of Peace | Parish Sponsor | Bishops | Corporate Sponsor| University/Campus Sponsor | Young Adult Forum | Renew Membership Why
Join?
Regular
member: All Pax Christi
USA members receive our quarterly newspaper, the Catholic Peace
Voice, and regular mailings that provide tools for education
and networking. We produce and sell a variety of publications on
nonviolence, peace and justice issues and the spirituality of nonviolence.
These resources can be used for personal and group reflection-at
home, in retreats, in classrooms and in parishes.
For more information
about our educational materials, please see our online
catalog. The Regular
membership fee is $35 a year, more if you are able, or whatever
you can afford. Join/Renew What
is the Pax Christi USA Friends Program? The Friends
Program seeks to build a community of peacemakers by linking people
who share similar hopes and visions and who are committed to implementing
the message of peace proclaimed by Jesus. Friends of Pax Christi
USA receive all membership mailings, including our quarterly newspaper
the Catholic Peace Voice. Friends will also receive our Lent
and Advent Journals free of charge. Because the cost of these two
publications is $5 and considered minimal by the IRS, all donors
may receive them and still consider their entire contribution as
tax deductible. The Pax Christi
USA Friends program welcomes… …Gifts
of cash, securities, real estate, gifts-in-kind, bequests, and pledges
of financial support made over the course of the year. Individuals, couples, and families are welcome to contribute to one of the following categories: Seeds
of Hope The Seeds of
Hope membership reflects an annual gift of $100 dollars or more.
Join/Renew Roots
of Love The Roots of
Love membership reflects an annual gift of $250 or more. Join/Renew Branches
of Justice The Branches
of Justice membership reflects an annual gift of $500 or more. Join/Renew Tree
of Life The Tree of
Life membership reflects an annual gift of $1000 or more. Join/Renew Rose
of Peace The Rose of
Peace membership reflects a gift of $5000 or more. Join/Renew Parish
Sponsor Why
become a Parish Sponsor? We at Pax Christi
share the conviction of the U.S. bishops that the formation of Catholics
is incomplete unless they are learning the social implications of
their faith. We want to team up with parishes like yours so that
the developing conscience and value system of Catholics will include
sensitivity to economic and social justice, nonviolence and peace.
By joining, your parish will receive: · Valuable resources such as our Advent and Lenten reflection journals sent to you free of charge. This allows you to educate your community by purchasing our materials at discount prices. · Advice and assistance when your parish is planning an event or retreat dealing with peace and justice. · Press releases, action alerts, and membership mailings that keep your parish abreast of the current peace and justice issues around the world. · Concrete ideas for your parish staff in the form of the Organizer, published four times a year. This valuable little publication includes concrete education and action ideas, clip art and quotes, programs, calendar events and the resources from which appropriate parish initiatives can be adapted. · Free issues of the Catholic Peace Voice, our quarterly newspaper. Copies of each issue will be sent to your parish free of charge so that you can make them readily available in your Church to educate your community on various issues facing society.
Like a cathedral,
peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith. The U.S. bishops' pastoral letter Confronting a Culture of Violence states, "Person by person, family by family, neighborhood by neighborhood, we must take our communities back from the evil and fear that come with so much violence." Pax Christi USA is putting this teaching into practice, step by nonviolent step. There are already 140 Bishops, and 14,000 other members, who count on Pax Christi to keep them informed of important issues and opportunities for action. Join them by becoming a Bishop member. In
return you will receive: · Free
copies of our quarterly newspaper the Catholic Peace Voice;
Membership in
the Bishop Sponsor Program means an annual gift of $50 or more if
you are able. Join/Renew Never doubt
that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. What is a Corporate Sponsor? A religious community with a firm commitment to peacemaking, seeking to follow the gospel mandate to bring Christ's peace to fullness. Affiliation with Pax Christi USA provides both a focus and a forum for peacemaking efforts. Encouraged and strengthened through a common bond, Pax Christi helps communities to continue to sow seeds of peace for the harvest of justice. By joining, your community will receive: · Free
copies of our quarterly newspaper the Catholic Peace Voice;
· Free
copies of our Advent and Lent reflection journals which are ideal
for personal reflection, community sharing or gifts for friends;
Members of the Corporate Sponsor program are asked to make an annual contribution of $150, or more if you are able. Join/Renew Why become a University/Campus Sponsor? Because a key part of your university's ministry is to inspire and shape today's students to be tomorrow's leaders…a ministry we at Pax Christi USA share with you. Together we can call young people to respond with compassion to the evils that hamper society. How? By providing you with some important tools and support. By joining you will receive: · The Catholic Peace Voice, our quarterly newspaper. · Educational and action packets on current issues and events to help communities like yours speak out. · Valuable free resources such as our Lent and Advent reflection journals. · A wide array of resources, most available at discount prices, that are ideal for educating young adults on justice and peace issues. · The Organizer, a valuable publication that includes concrete education and action ideas, clip art and quotes, programs, calendar events and resources from which group initiatives can be adapted. · Support and encouragement for your students through the Pax Christi USA Young Adult Forum and Locusts and Wild Honey, a semiannual newsletter, published by the Young Adult Forum themselves. · Retreats specifically geared to young adults so that they can network and share their struggles as young people in today's world. Membership in the University/Campus Sponsor Program means an annual contribution of $100, or more if you are able. Join/Renew The Pax Christi
USA Young Adult Forum is made up of young people ages 18-30 from
around the country who seek to transform society while transforming
themselves. It uses the Pax Christi community model of prayer, study
and action to facilitate transformation. The Young Adult Forum publishes
Locusts and Wild Honey, a semiannual newsletter, and meets as
a national body twice a year. A Young Adult
membership means an annual contribution of $10, or more if you are
able. Join/Renew Privacy
Policy If you become a member of Pax Christi USA, some information on our membership list, such as your name and address, may be exchanged with other organizations. Members may opt out of such membership exchanges. Foster the Works of Peace: Remember Pax Christi USA in Your Will The Catholic peace movement's growth and financial stability depend on the energy and generosity of our members. Please consider remembering Pax Christi USA in your will or in other types of planned giving. A will allows you to plan for the future of those you care about. And a bequest to Pax Christi USA is an excellent way to continue your support and commitment to our mission of peace and justice. Write or e-mail us for your free copy of our booklet, How To Make A Will That Works. You will find answers to many of the questions you may have about writing your will. About
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In
a world that settles differences by armed violence or the threat
of it, Pax Christi offers a nonviolent alternative. In a world that
too often defines "justice" as "revenge," Pax
Christi breaks the cycle of violence by fostering reconciliation.
In a world where countries invest more money in weapons than in
the well-being of their people, Pax Christi calls individuals to
disarm their hearts and work toward a world free of nuclear and
conventional weapons.