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The MCC East Coast Material Resources Center in Ephrata, PA, needs your help! Our stock of sewing kits is running low, and we need to collect more to fulfill requests from our global partners. In many places where MCC works, sewing skills open the door to additional income that can help a family make ends meet. These kits are often given through MCC-supported programs that teach sewing or tailoring and provide the tools to make and mend clothing or to begin a business. For information on sewing kit contents, please visit mcc.org/kits. |
You're invited to the 2016 MCC East Coast annual celebration Join friends, board members, and staff of MCC East Coast for an evening of worship and fellowship at Landis Homes Retirement Community on Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. Together, we will hear stories of MCC's work in the name of Christ at home and abroad, offer prayer for MCC workers and volunteers and enjoy refreshments and fellowship. The celebration will be hosted by Landis Communities at Landis Homes, 1001 East Oregon Rd Lititz, PA. |
Transforming the Way the Church Looks at Racism
In this seminar sponsored by the Peace and Justice Project and Mennonite Central Committee East Coast and open to all who are interested in shaping congregational culture, Drew Hart will share stories of how racism works and provide practical suggestions for how churches can become anti-racist. Saturday, February 6, 9:00am to 2:30pm, at Lancaster Brethren in Christ Church (1865 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster). A registration donation of $15 is payable at the event. Please email office.lancbic@gmail.com to register. |
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MCC Washington Office essay contest The annual MCC Washington Office high school essay contest is now accepting submissions! The contest highlights the perspectives of youth on significant public policy issues and promotes the involvement of young people in faithful witness to government authorities. Topics this year include the militarization of the police in the U.S, climate change and the challenges former prisoners face in returning to society. The contest is open to Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and other Anabaptist youth of high school age and to all youth who attend Mennonite high schools within the U.S. and Puerto Rico. A grand prize and three honorable mention winners will be named. The winner of the grand prize will receive $1,000, while the honorable mentions will each receive $500. Please visit mcc.org for more information. The deadline for submissions is January 22.
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Syria and Iraq crisis response Leave or stay? Many Syrian families face that question as international humanitarian assistance dwindles and the patchwork of resources they used to rely on wears thin. Your gift of money helps Mennonite Central Committee continue to provide food, water, rent assistance and winter supplies so families that decide to stay in the region can survive the cold weather ahead. Please give online at mcc.org/syria-iraq; by phone at 1-888-563-4676; or by check, sent to MCC U.S., P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501. Thank you! Please download this bulletin insert to share information about MCC's response to the crisis in Syria and Iraq with your congregation. |
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