{"id":5015,"date":"2016-07-24T08:19:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T12:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=5015"},"modified":"2016-07-24T08:20:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T12:20:48","slug":"every-pilgrim-volunteers-very-first-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/?p=5015","title":{"rendered":"<i>EVERY<\/i> &nbsp; pilgrim-volunteer&#8217;s  <i>VERY FIRST STEP<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s as simple as saying &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221;.<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>But let your speech be yes, yes: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drbo.org\/x\/d?b=drb&#038;bk=47&#038;ch=5&#038;l=37#x\" target=\"_blank\">Mt. v, 37<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Will you volunteer to help fellow-organizers jump-start preparations today, or not?<\/p>\n<p>There are only three options &#8212; no matter what your circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>We need to know yours, today.  What do you say?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1. Yes, I will volunteer this season \u2013 whether in the planning phase only, or in the field, or both.<br \/>\n2. No, I am already sure <u>I cannot volunteer this season<\/u> \u2013 not in planning, nor in the field.<br \/>\n3. Well, I am <u>not yet sure<\/u> whether I shall volunteer this season.  I need a little time to decide.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Which is your option?<\/p>\n<p>Your fellow organizers need to know.  Today.<\/p>\n<p>Telling us is as simple as <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/volunteer-application-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are only 60 days til step-off.  (<a href=\"http:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\" target=\"_blank\">See the clock<\/a> at the very bottom of the home-page on the Pilgrimage website.)<\/p>\n<p>Nobody &#8212; not you, and not your fellow-organizers &#8212; can get started until you give your word, by telling them what you intend to do.  Which is it?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Yes.<br \/>\nNo.<br \/>\nMaybe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How hard can it be to tell somebody that?<\/p>\n<p>The good news, is that <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/volunteer-application-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">telling your fellow-organizers<\/a> is quick, painless, and doesn&#8217;t cost a cent.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>Signing-up to volunteer is <u>not<\/u> at all the same as registering for pilgrimage.<\/b><\/i>  You do NOT have to travel to The Adirondacks to volunteer.  Volunteering begins at home.  Right now.  (Whether you travel to NYS later, or not.)  It&#8217;s easy.<\/p>\n<p>Just <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/volunteer-application-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>. It take about 90 seconds.  No fuss.  No more procrastinating.  No strings attached.<\/p>\n<p>What do you do on pilgrimage?  Maybe you sing in one of the choirs?  Or help to organize your brigade?  Or serve at the Altar?  Or work with the <i>Company of St. Ren\u00e9 Goup\u00eel<\/i>?<\/p>\n<p>Every volunteer signs-up no matter if you are with the <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/company-of-st-rene-goupil-application-for-membership\/\" title=\"Sign-up to volunteer with the Company of St. Ren\u00e9 Goup\u00eel.\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Company of St. Ren\u00e9 Goup\u00eel<\/i><\/a>, or serve at the Altar in the <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/altar-servers-sign-up\/\" title=\"Sign-up to serve at the Altar during Pilgrimage - with the Corps of St. Eustace Ahatsistari.\" target=\"_blank\"><\/i>Corps of St. Eustace Ahatsistari<\/i><\/a>, or walk and organize your brigade, or <a href=\"http:\/\/national-coalition.org\/w\/volunteer-application-2016\/\" title=\"Volunteer to sing in one of the Pilgrimage choirs.\" target=\"_blank\">sing in one of the choirs<\/a> on pilgrimage, or help lead the Modified Pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<p>Have a question?  <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/basic-steps-of-volunteer-sign-up-Pilgrimage-for-Restoration-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">This short explanation<\/a> can help.<\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:p.farynaz.pilgrimage@gmail.com?subject=question about volunteering - Pilgrimage for Restoration 2016\">Paul Farynaz<\/a>, Vice-Director for Recruitment<br \/>\np.farynaz.pilgrimage@gmail.com<br \/>\n978\/502-7971 mobile<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s as simple as saying &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,7,15,16,24,49,116,117,115,119,118,57,58,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brigadiers-their-officers","category-frequently-asked-questions","category-messages-to-pilgrims","category-messages-to-students","category-participate-from-afar","category-support-the-pilgrimage","category-volunteer-at-large","category-volunteer-for-special-projects","category-volunteer-for-the-company-of-st-rene-goupil","category-volunteer-to-organize-your-brigade","category-volunteer-to-serve-at-the-altar-with-the-corps-of-st-eustace","category-volunteer-with-brigade-officers","category-volunteer-with-organizers","category-volunteering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5015"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5029,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015\/revisions\/5029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilgrimage-for-restoration.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}