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Dear Family and Friends, Happy Easter! In this issue of our newsletter we are happy to introduce to you Dan Rinke, one of the stalwarts of The Servant of the Word brotherhood in North America. We will also treat you to stories about a gathering of our affiliates—those investigating a longer term commitment to the …
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The Idea With our nine affiliates scattered across the North American continent, we have had precious few ways of getting our younger brothers together in a regular way. We decided at the beginning of the year that we would aim to have an affiliates’ retreat and an affiliates’ mission trip (which will take place in …
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Beloved family and friends, It gives me great pleasure to wish you a blessed Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year on behalf of all the brothers of The Servants of the Word! As I write this short note, the year 2011 is rapidly drawing to a close. At the moment, according to my …
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As most people familiar with The Servants of the Word know, we are a brotherhood constantly on the move. During this fortieth year of our existence, some of our brothers have taken on new responsibilities that have, in turn, necessitated their relocation to enable them to fulfill their new duties. Though many brothers may have …
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Brothers Celebrate Lifelong and Full Commitments. This past August The Servants of the Word celebrated the lifelong commitment of our Mexican brother, Francisco Aguilar, at the brotherhood center in Chelsea, Michigan. On the same day, Luis Arce (Costa Rica) renewed his full commitment. Also, renewing his full commitment June 18 in Northern Ireland but unable …
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This past January, I had the opportunity to travel to New Zealand to lead a short-term summer household of young men ages 15–25 from The Lamb of God Community. In the land of “down under,” their summer is during our winter in Lansing, Michigan, so the timing for me could not have been better. Many …
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Join us in congratulating our brother, Mark Whitters, for being named Eastern Michigan University’s Lecturer of the Year for 2010. Mark has been teaching history courses to undergraduate students at EMU since 2005, in addition to his role in our brotherhood life in Detroit, Michigan. Mark had this to say about the award, “I’m humbled by …
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On the Move Throughout Europe Mission Household Experiences Many Successes Three thousand eight hundred and forty-four miles is a long way. Indeed, it’s just about the length of road needed to get from Belfast in Northern Ireland to Astara in Iran, or from Anchorage in Alaska to Miami in Florida. Criss-crossing Europe you learn to …
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Beloved family and friends, As the heat of summer has given way to autumn’s cooler beauty here in Michigan, the men of The Servants of the Word both here and elsewhere in the world are once again gearing up for another active and exciting year of reaching out to students on university campuses and the …
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Starting in 2002, some Servants of the Word brothers, along with a team of others began forming University Christian Outreach (UCO) at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) with a hope that we might eventually be able to work with other students in Grand Rapids. For the past 30 years in Grand Rapids, there has been …
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