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Celebration of Church Life Saturday, March 21, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (one-day only!) Mount Joy Mennonite Church, Mount Joy, Pa. "Cultural Hospitality: Hosting the global church for Pennsylvania 2015"
Optional prayer breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Registration required by March 13 for both the breakfast and Celebration of Church Life event: 717-293-5246 ext. 100 or jsantiago@lancasterconference.org
Update and Informational Meeting New Pennsylvania Child Abuse Reporting Policy Tuesday, April 7
7:00 p.m. at the Lancaster Conference Office
Racial Healing Roundtable Friday, February 20, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Note: The February 20 event has been cancelled.
Orientation for Newly (or Recently) Credentialed Leaders |
LMC Agency Events & Information
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Eastern Mennonite Missions  Think GAP YEAR! "Gap years can change students in ways the world needs," says Joe O'Shea, director of the FSU Office of Undergraduate Research. Plus, gap years can change young people and the world in ways that God has in mind! Visit emm.org/serve for ways to engage. ¡Considere dar un año de servicio antes de entrar a la universidad! "Un año de servicio al terminar High School y antes de entrar a la universidad puede cambiar a los estudiantes de una manera que el mundo necesita", dice Joe O'Shea, director de la FSU Office of Undergraduate Research. Además, ¡esos años de servicio pueden cambiar a los jóvenes y al mundo en las maneras que Dios tiene en mente! Visite emm.org/serve para ver las formas en que podría participar. Just sayin' Short-term mission trips can do long-term harm. Can they do long-term good? We are beyond asking if we should participate in short-term mission. We must keep on asking how we can participate in ways that lead to transformation. Join the conversation Saturday, April 18, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church in Lancaster. For more information, visit emm.org/events or contact Jessica Mueller at 717-898-2251. Un comentario... Viajes misioneros a corto plazo pueden dañar a largo plazo. ¿Pueden dar beneficios a largo plazo? Estamos más allá de preguntarnos si debemos participar en misiones a corto plazo. Tenemos que seguir preguntándonos cómo podemos participar en formas que conduzcan a la transformación. Únase a la conversación el sábado, 18 de abril desde las 9 a.m. hasta las 12 p.m. en East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church en Lancaster. Para obtener más información, visite emm.org/events o póngase en contacto con Jessica Müller llamando al 717-898-2251. |
Latin America CelebrationEnjoy a panel discussion about the Anabaptists of Latin America at 7 pm on Monday, February 23 at Akron Mennonite Church. Learn their story and share in their music and food. This is an exciting opportunity to learn about global Anabaptism prior to Mennonite World Conference Assembly this summer. Flyer: http://www.lancasterconference.org/p/Latin_America.pdfCelebración de la América Latina Venga a escuchar un panel discutir las características de los anabautistas de la América Latina a las 7 pm el lunes 23 de febrero en Akron Mennonite Church. Aprenda sobre sus historias y comparta en su música y comida. Esta es una oportunidad emocionante para aprender sobre el anabautismo global antes de la Asamblea de la Conferencia Mundial Menonita este verano. Pies in the Mennonite Tradition "Pies" en la Tradición Menonita Ven a la Sociedad Histórica Menonita de Láncaster el sábado 14 de marzo entre las 6:00 y las 8:30 p.m. para aprender cómo hacer la costra del "pie," y para saborear una muestra de pedazos de "pie" con un buena taza de café. Para asistir, reserve sus boletos de $15 llamando al 717-393-9745 o vaya a lmhs.org/home/classes. El evento se llevará a cabo en la Sociedad, 2215 Millstream Rd., Láncaster, PA, 17602 |
Benefit ConcertYou are invited to attend A Celebration of Hope and Healing, a benefit concert featuring spirituals and the stories behind the songs. Dr. Sherrie Strange Pratt, NYC soprano, joined by the Mennonite Children's Choir of Lancaster (Chamber Choir) and Nick Peterson, baritone, will be in concert on Sunday, February 22, 3:00 p.m. at Neffsville Mennonite Church. A free-will offering, with a recommended donation of $20 per person, will be taken to support the Chamber Choir in their summer assignment to the Balkans through Eastern Mennonite Missions. |
Landis Communities
SAVE THE DATE! Landis Communities is holding a Clergy Breakfast on May 21 at Yoder's Country Market Banquet Hall in New Holland from 7:30-9:00 a.m. Pastors and others in congregational leadership are invited to learn how Landis Communities is creating comforting live at home services and feel at home communities across a variety of needs and financial settings. Optional tour of Welsh Mountain Home and the under-construction Mountain View Terrace will be offered. Mountain View Terrace will open this fall and provide 36 apartments for those age 62+ with limited financial details. Register with Larry Guengerich 717-381-3526 or LGuengerich@landiscommunities.org Come join four organizations from Anabaptist Providers Group (APG) share the challenges and successes they have had when "thinking outside the box," of traditional ways of providing services to those age 55 and older. APG is an affiliation of 17 retirement communities and other senior services providers in southeast Pennsylvania, all of whom are identified with one of the historic Anabaptist faith traditions (Brethren in Christ, Church of the Brethren, Mennonite, United Christian Church, and United Zion denominations). The session is part of Stewardship University, held March 7, 2015 at Lancaster Mennonite School. More information about this Everence-sponsored event is found at http://www.everence.com/stewardship-university-2015/ To register for Stewardship University, please contact Kevin Nofziger: 800-653-9723 or kevin.nofziger@everence.com |
LMC Fraternal Ministries Events & Information
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Garden Spot Village Old-Time Gospel Concert February 27 & 28, 7:00 p.m. In the chapel at Garden Spot Village, New Holland, Pa. Enjoy an evening of hand-clapping, foot-stomping entertainment for the whole family when Servant Stage Company brings "Old-Time Radio Gospel Hour" to the stage for two performances at Garden Spot Village. Staged as an old-time radio broadcast, the concert will feature more than 30 vocalists and instrumentalists of all ages performing beloved songs and hymns. Calendar of upcoming events: http://www.lancasterconference.org/p/GSVevents_2-14.pdf |
Harmonies "Sing Spring" is the theme of the 10 th Annual Harmonies Hymn Sing on March 22 at 6:30 pm at Blossom Hill Mennonite Church. Celebrate spring just two days after the vernal equinox and a week before Palm Sunday! Sing your way through hymns of the seasons, old favorites and new classics-to-be, with the Blossom Hills String Band and audience singing led by Stan Godshall, Margaret High, Glenn Lehman, and David Sauder. The Blossom Hills String Band brings a cheerful folk style to favorite hymns and gospel songs as well as bluegrass ditties, children's songs, and contra dance tunes with their guitar, mandolin, upright bass, and violin. End the celebration of the seasons with some contemplative evening songs. A freewill offering will benefit Harmonies Workshop ( www.harmonies.org). |
No Longer Alone Ministries FunFestival Saturday, March 14, 10:00am - 1:00pm Lancaster Brethren in Christ Church, 1865 Fruitville Pk, Lancaster Enjoy unique music by This Way Up!, John Martin's BBQ, homemade chicken corn soup and whoopie pies, and other tasty food. There will be crafts, games, and educational information about mental wellness for people of all ages. $10 unlimited band or $1 tickets for activities and food. 717-390-4891 Family Support Groups Sunday, February 22, 3-5pmRossmere Mennonite Church, 741 Janet Ave, Lancaster Topic: How to Manage Voices and other Troubling Symptoms, presented by Dr Harold Kraybill, Psychiatrist Sunday, March 22, 3-5pm Rossmere Mennonite Church, 741 Janet Ave, Lancaster Topic: How to Help when Someone you Love has been Abused, presented by Elaine Bledsoe, Domestic Violence Services Volunteer Paths to Discovery Support Groups Thursday, March 5, 11am - 12:30pm 630 Janet Ave, Room B103, Lancaster Topic: Nurturing Healthy Family Relationships. Thursday, April 2, 11am - 12:30pm 630 Janet Ave, Room B103, Lancaster Topic: Medication Decisions and Recovery. NOTE: Paths also meets at The Salvation Army in Lancaster, The Factory Ministries in Paradise, and ELANCO Social Services Network in New Holland. For dates and times: 717-390-4891 |
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Chatter, Chow, and Cheerful Service |
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Beyond Ourselves Benefit Concert Lancaster's Beyond Ourselves chamber ensemble is teaming up with Lancaster Mennonite School's Campus Chorale to present a benefit concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22 at James Street Mennonite Church. Beyond Ourselves musicians are saxophonist Ryan Kauffman, violist Christy Kauffman, pianist Rosemary Blessing, and clarinetist Doris Hall-Gulati. The entire freewill offering will benefit a Mennonite Central Committee program that helps provide a safe learning environment for children traumatized by the ongoing conflict in Syria. For more information: 717-291-0514.
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Contemporary Worship, Monday, February 23, 7:00 p.m.
Creating a Church Garden, Even if You Don't Have the Space, Tuesday, February 24, 7:00 p.m.
Explore Lenten Crosses, Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 p.m.
More information on the above three workshops: http://www.lancasterconference.org/p/February_Workshops.pdf
Rachel Held Evans to appear on April 18, 7:00 p.m. Why should I go to church? That's the question many people, especially those in their 20s and 30s, are asking these days, according to New York Times bestselling author and popular blogger, Rachel Held Evans. |
Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship Scholarships Graduate Students in Healthcare Professions: Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship (MHF) offers scholarship funding for Anabaptist students to learn and serve in cross-cultural mission/service settings in developing countries. Deadline for 2015-16 academic year is May 15, 2015. For details and application form, see http://mennohealth.org/SET, email info@mennohealth.org, or call 1-888-406-3643. |
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