Community Ideas for AIM Lenten Projects United States Secretariat of the Alliance for International Monasticism ~'" '-~ .,1'" ~.~ f' .."~ ':" ;~>~J Write a letter to the monasteries included in this year's Lenten projects. If r·.~.. . j ~":~ i':~:; .r ~ possible, send some photos of your monastery and the members. This would be very ~ ~ "J:>I- ~, meaningful to the mission monastics. 1." ''';s: If you are doing anything special in your monastery with regards to the Lenten "{./ '''''', a. \ +t.",,," ,(.~~~ C "., m-····'~'v .# c, "i> Appeal, share that with them. "" ••••••,.... <"".,"""" ~yt'l ?~,,~ ;{' r" '~." Our mission monasteries are very interested in the United States and Canadian ) ~j; i,,~" monasteries that are helping them. That is why we now put a short article in our news­ { ff letter about a US or Canadian monastery. l"""'~~3;;.>

Monasterio Nuestra Senora Monastere ND AIM USA 2009 Lenten Appeal de Parana de U Annonciation de Sovu E3114XAI Aldea Marfa Luisa RP.232 This year's Lenten Appeal has two special aspects: Entre Rios Parana Butare ARGENTINA RWANDA We present grant requests from seven different countries: Chile, Argentina. [email protected] + Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Rwanda. In all of Indo-Sri Lankan these very different places in our world a monastic presence is having a significant influence in the lives of the people there. Abbaye Saint-Benoit de Koubri Benedictine Federation 01 B.P. 123 Abbot John Kurichianil, OSB We include in this year's Lenten packet a 16-minute DVD on the United Ouagadougou 01 S1. Thomas Abbey + States Secretariat of AIM. This is the first DVD project that our secretariat BURKINA FASO Kappadu po, Kalaketty has undertaken and the initial responses are very positive. Everyone who abbayekoubri @fasonet.bf District, 686 508 has seen it has told us that it does indeed give a fine overview of the work of AIM, particularly our country's secretariat. Our Lady [email protected] We hope that it will be a valuable resource for your community, your of the Philippines Abbey oblates, visitors or for school or parish groups. 5045 Jordan African Benedictine Sisters Guimaras Our Lady Help of Christians If you would like more copies, please don't hesitate to ask. PHILIPPINES P.O. Box 19 Thank you, everyone, for your past and present support of this annual Lenten grant­ [email protected] Ndanda via Mtwara giving venture ofAIM USA. Each year, through your financial or prayerful support, TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA we are able to award significant grants to our monastic brothers and sisters through­ Monasterio Trapense [email protected] out the world. Nuestra Senora de Quilvo Casilla 17-D Benedictine Sisters of St. Agnes Lenten blessings to you and your community, Curico Chipole P.O. Box 16 CIDLE Peramiho via Songea ~..,. (,J~, oJ- [email protected] TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA [email protected] [email protected] Susan Doubet, OSB [email protected] AIM USA Secretariat Erie, PA