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 published: 2007-01-19

I can not wait to meet the Pilgrim MTA, and bring her to others

The Pilgrim MTA appears on the Global EWTN Network

 

La Virgen Peregrina en EWTN: Hna. Jessica, P. Mitch Pacwa, misioneros de la Campaña

The Pilgrim MTA appears on the Global EWTN Network: Hna Jessica, P. Mitch Pacwa, coordinators of the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign

Die Pilgernde Gottesmutter auf EWTN: Schw. Jessica, P. Mitch Pacwa, Koordinatoren der Kampagne der Pilgernden Gottesmutter

 

Paul y Michelle Schoppe, Alexandra, Louisiana, coordenadores de la Campaña, con la Hna Jessica en el cartel de EWTN

Paul and Michelle Schoppe, Alexandria, Louisiana Area Coordinators with Sr Jessica at EWTN Sign.

Paul und Michelle Schoppe aus Alexandra, Louisiana, Koordinatoren der Kampagne, mit Schwester Jessica vor dem EWTN-Eingangsschild

 
 

Unos niños recibieron calcomanias de Tierra Santa, un regalo del P. Mitch

Some of the children (three families from Atlanta brought all their kids) who received stickers from the Holy Land from Father Mitch's Christmas Pilgrimage there.

Kinder erhielten Sticker aus dem Heiligen Land als Geschenk von Pater Pacwa

 
 

En la capilla de EWTN; en el fondo un caudro de Madre Angelica

By the sacristy of the EWTN Chapel on Jan 11th with Larry and Jane Hodges from Paris, Michigan, Maria Helena Libey from Hobart, Indiana, and Michelle Schoppe from Pineville, Louisiana by the painting of Mother Angelica.

In der Kapelle von EWTN; im Hintergrund ein Bild von Mother Angelica

 
 

Diacono Bill Steltemeier, Presidente de EWTN

Deacon Bill Steltemeier, Chairman and CEO, EWTN

Diakon Bill Steltemeier, Vorsitzender von EWTN

 

Gracias, EWTN!

Thanks, EWTN!

Danke, EWTN!

Fotos: Johnson/EWTN © 2007

 

 

 

USA, Sr. Jessica Swedzinski/mkf. Wednesday, January 10, 2007, from 7-8 pm central time marked another historical milestone for the Mother Thrice Admirable’s Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign. Sister M Jessica Swedzinski, serving as national director from Madison, Wisconsin, USA, was interviewed on the hour long EWTN Live show by Father Mitch Pacwa. The fast-paced interview of 24 minutes was followed by viewer’s phone calls and audience questions, closing with Father Pacwa blessing the millions of viewers with the MTA! The Schoenstatt.de website – recommended for more information during the show - was temporarily knocked out due to over 11,000 visits in the first 24 hours after the show in the USA!

Using all facets of modern communication, including television, radio, the Internet and publishing, EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network, Inc) reaches the entire globe with the message of the Gospel, being the one and only Global Catholic Network. The Pilgrim MTA was seen in an estimated 123 million homes in 144 countries and territories worldwide.

How did EWTN, the medium chosen by the MTA, come about?

Mother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN, took Jesus’ words literally: "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to the whole creation." (Mark 16:15) and used modern technology to carry this out.

"At a time when more and more people are searching for a wholesome alternative in the media, … at a time when more and more people are searching for answers to life’s daily challenges, … our responsibility is to be there." –Mother Angelica, Foundress

It began on August 15, 1981 when, defying logic, Mother Angelica, a cloistered Franciscan nun, stepped out in faith and transformed the garage of her Poor Clare Monastery in Irondale, Alabama, into a television studio with only $200 for the project. The only description possible to describe this journey from one courageous woman to over 120 million homes via the Eternal Word Television Network is: a miracle.

What would you answer if someone asked you: What is the largest demographic in the United States of America? Catholics. If you got that one right, let’s try one more question: What is the fastest growing market segment in America? Hispanics.

Catholics are the single largest faith group in the United States and the world. Hispanics are the fastest growing market segment in the USA totaling over 40 million, which is the largest ethnic group in the USA. And faith is an important part of life for the 1 billion Catholic viewers around the world. The Blessed Mother and her Son are superb strategists: The Catholic population is a very diverse demographic, comprising people of all cultural backgrounds and all age groups. As Michael Warsaw, president of EWTN quoted in 2003, this is exactly "a market that we help a cable TV operator tap into." EWTN has always been free to cable operators. The network is commercial-free and is supported entirely by donations from its incredibly loyal viewers. EWTN works closely with cable TV operators, in conjunction with local Catholic churches, to provide opportunities to insert local programs. The network has a proven track record, a steady growth, and quality programming as well as variety (everything from call-in shows to documentaries and news, to entertainment and music, to live church events.)

The first Wednesday Live Show in 2007

This is the background of the medium that our MTA chose for this historic milestone.

But don’t think this was the fist time that the Mother Thrice Admirable starred EWTN shows. Actually, she started in March 1989, in the early time of the international spreading of the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign, with Father Esteban Uriburu presenting Schoenstatt and the Pilgrim Mother on EWTN. Over 500 letters were received in 1989 from this first appearance! Father Esteban came again with Mother Angelica appearing with him on the last five minutes and endorsing the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign with the Auxiliary. Mother Angelica also asked Father Uriburu for an Auxiliary … and her wish was answered!

The recent communication of the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign with EWTN began on April 20, 2006. Quickly a date was secured for the on-air interview. Due to prior commitments Sister Jessica could do the interview on Dec 6 or Jan 10. This was beautifully settled by Lee South when she said: Let’s put it on Jan 10th as the first Wednesday Live Show of 2007 so that the entire year can be dedicated to our Blessed Virgin Mary!

Forty-five Schoenstatt members were among the live studio audience of approximately 60 people. Doors to the studio opened at 6 pm for those driving from Atlanta, Georgia, and from Louisiana and Mississippi, along with those who flew in from Indiana, Nevada, and Wisconsin. What a fantastic outpouring of support from those there as well as from the many who wrote, emailed, or called with their prayers and best wishes. Sister Jessica’s attitude from the beginning was: I want you each to know that it is we who go with our MTA to the EWTN Live Interview. It is not the one in the "front lines" that our father and founder had special preference for, but rather the ones behind the scenes, quietly offering all for the greater honor and glory of God!

A short meeting with producer Jason Addington and Father Mitch Pacwa took place at 4 pm followed by supper with Father Pacwa. Then Deacon Bill Steltemeier, Chairman and CEO, EWTN, personally gave Sister Jessica a tour of the studio adding many antidotes about Mother Angelica’s working style that he’d say with a twinkle in his eye "should really stay in this room!"

After a quick brush of face make-up for the two speakers, the floor producers pinned the microphones on them and saw that the cameras were in position. Father Mitch asked the audience to be quiet and the hand signal was given from 10 down to 1! It all went so very quickly. Live air shows have a charm of their own in our fast pace society. The most beautiful point was that all the viewers were blessed by our MTA in the very last seconds by Father Pacwa.

Overwhelming response

The daily number of visitors of Schoenstatt.de was "down" to some 5,000 during these early days of January, general vacation time in Latin America… But with the end of the show, the number jumped to 11,000, with the "hits" tripling within few hours as people rummaged through the page searching telephone numbers or mail information - due to an oversight by EWTN the contact information to receive a Pilgrim MTA or other Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign information was omitted (the info was given in the following show). The response to the show was overwhelming. "How exciting to be part of this movement to spread the devotion of the rosary to many families. My family is a home schooling family. I am one of the leaders of the Rocky Mountain Roman Catholic Home Educators of Colorado. I am in contact with many families so finding 10 families be part of monthly visits will not be a problem. I will talk to the pastor of the two parishes that we spend most of our time, and once I have our group established then I will find a few more coordinators to start other groups in the Denver area. I will be in contact with you when then time comes. I can not wait to meet the Pilgrim MTA, and bring her to others," wrote Helen Swavely of Lakewood, CO, USA. How can I bring the Pilgrim MTA back home to my village in the Philippines? How do I start, where do I go, and who do I talk to? Can you please send me brochures, information, and pictures of Our Lady of Schoenstatt to begin? I hope to hear from you soon", reads a mail from Nena Pavittski. "I wish to join Schoenstatt by inviting Holy Mary and Jesus into my home with a shrine dedicated to them", wrote Virginia Obershaw from Texas… and many, many more want to offer their hands and feet to the Pilgrim MTA…

For anyone interested in hearing the show, please contact Sister Jessica for a complete DVD.

Due to an oversight by EWTN the contact information to receive a Pilgrim MTA or other Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign information was omitted. Kindly help us spread the contact information. We look forward to your comments and questions:

Sister M Jessica Swedzinski, Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign, 5825 Cottage Grove Road, Madison, WI 53718, 608-223-0892, rosary@schsrsmary.org

 

 

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