WELCOME!

With holy holidays upon us, I take great delight in welcoming each visitor from around the world to Children's Worldwide Poetry for Peace.

Holy holidays, Christmas-Hanukkah-Ramadan, are a wonderful and appropriate time to remember holidays past but also bring the opportunity of renewing hope for the future. And we also remember the renewal of Kwanzaa.

My memories of Christmas are very dear, sharing gifts of love and friendship with family and friends--Worshipping together, sharing holiday treats, laughing, singing. What a glorious time of the year.

We never lose our childhood memories. I remember traveling with my family from upper New York State to Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The magnificent holiday tree, ice skaters doing fantastic twirls and spins all over the ice rink, and colored lights, lights, lights-now that was another world.

I think we all become children at heart when the holy holidays are here. Parents, Grandparents, Kids~we all share the warmth of being with family and friends.

Yet, for many there is little light, neither hope nor peace. There is want and hunger and war. As we rush around with all of our holiday plans, it's good to remember the real gifts of the holy holidays: Forgiveness, Love, Kindness, PEACE. Can we, should we not dedicate ourselves to working toward freedom from hunger and terror, poverty, disease, wars?

It's been said many times, many ways: TO GIVE IS MORE BLESSED THAN TO RECEIVE. Many of the gifts we can give cannot be purchased in a store or on the World Wide Web. They are freely available to each of us to give if we just open our hearts. Living with an attitude of PEACE and caring for others are gifts not just for giving on holy days but every day.

May the Lights of PEACE and Goodwill shine brightly this Holiday Season and throughout 2004 and may they begin with ME. This is my prayer.

MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY HANUKKAH.

I look forward to hearing from you this holiday season with your thoughts of sharing and caring. And please VISIT our Poetry Feature Page. We are pleased and thankful that we are presenting our FIRST POETRY CONTEST.

Frederic R. St. Pierre
Executive Director

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~ Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the Lord;
shout for joy, all who are true of heart. ~
Psalm 32:12

VOLUNTEER HELP WANTED

Research Manager : Worldwide Children's Poetry for Peace is blessed and growing. We need a volunteer to do research on a variety of projects envisioned for the site. If the vision for this site touches your heart and you are a detail oriented person who enjoys using a variety of research tools, including the World Wide Web, please consider joining our staff.

Please send an e-mail to the Executive Director, describing your background, experience, and willingness to volunteer in these capacities.

TEACHING THROUGH POETRY

Poetry can be an excellent Sunday School project and can also be used by world schools as English units. See Frederic St. Pierre's Poetry Biography to learn how his poetry is being used in English classes around the world on God's good earth.

We support "Home Schooling" through planned poetry units. Please contact the director for more information on Worldwide Children's Poetry for Peace. Home schooling poetry lesson planning units are provided without charge. We support the educational efforts for all children of the world through poetry.