UPDATES These bi-weekly UPDATES are shared so that leaders and congregations are aware of events and information taking place in LMC, agencies, fraternal organizations, congregations, and the broader church. These announcements are for your information and to share with others in your congregation through email, weekly bulletin, monthly newsletter, Sunday morning announcements, church website, or Facebook. Use your discretion and share what your congregation will find helpful.
| | LMC Office Events & Information | | At Petra Church | 565 Airport Road, New Holland PA This event is for the whole family! Children's corner, Youth Rally, Sessions, Plenary, welcome and introduction to new congregations, State of the Movement address, and more! To register children, HERE To register youth/youth groups, HERE For a more detail schedule click HERE, For the sessions click HERE. For Lodging Options near Lancaster, press HERE | | | En la Iglesia de Petra | 565 Airport Road, New Holland PA ¡Este evento es para toda la familia! Rincón de los niños, Reunión de jóvenes, sesiones, plenarias, bienvenida y presentación de nuevas congregaciones, discurso sobre el Estado del movimiento de LMC, ¡y más! Para inscribir a los niños, AQUÍ Para inscribir jóvenes/grupos juveniles, AQUÍ Para el horario más detallado haga clic AQUÍ, Para las sesiones haga clic AQUÍ. Para opciones de alojamiento cerca de Lancaster, presione AQUÍ
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NOTA: Recuerde que para traducir la página WEB al español necesita tocar el boton que dice TRANSLATE que esta en la esquina inferior derecha. Escoger la banderita de españa (roja, amarilla, roja) | |  The history of Landis Communities is intertwined with LMC in deep and meaningful ways. From the beginning of both Welsh Mountain Home and Landis Homes, LMC has played a critical role in the development of the organization's efforts at providing Comforting Live-at-Home Services and Feel-at-Home Communities® for those age 55 and above. If you are taking part in the Celebration of Church Life, look for our display. You can also find more information at https://www.landiscommunities.org/ | | LMC Churches Events & Information | | | Volunteers Needed
Do you love to meet people and greet them with a smile? Volunteering part-time at EMM's receptionist desk provides that great opportunity. Contact Sherrie Ober at 717-898-2251 ext. 269 for details. | | | The Gap Male Chorus
The Gap Male Chorus will be offering concerts on the following dates. Everyone is welcome.
April 30 at 6:30 pm - Old Road Mennonite Church in Gap PA
May 14 at 6:30 pm - Maple Grove Mennonite Church in Atglen PA
June 4 at 7 pm - Mellinger Mennonite Church in Lancaster PA | | LMC resource partner organization Events & Information | |  Do you love to meet people and greet them with a smile? Volunteering part-time at EMM's receptionist desk provides that great opportunity. Contact Sherrie Ober at 717-898-2251 ext. 269 for details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | Ready to grow in your relationship with God?
Learn more about discipleship training and mission outreach opportunities for young adults at emm.org/advance. | | | Join K-Teams Staff for an opportunity to lead by example, grow in your relationship with God, and share His love with those around you!
Two locations Lebanon & Lancaster | | |   The Friendship Heart Gallery &
Studio's Annual Art Benefit Auction! *Please Note:
1) If you are attending the In-person event, you will register for ticket(s) and bidder number(s) separately. Please register for the in-person event no later than March 9th, 2023, TODAY! 2) If you are participating virtually (from home or wherever) you will register for a bidder number only.
We are excited for the Annual Art Benefit Auction - Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio's biggest fundraiser of the year! As this year will mark our 20th Annual Art Benefit Auction, we are changing things up a bit. Come out to celebrate the amazing talents of the Heart Artists. With light hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction and a special program featuring the Heart Artists, the night will be full of laughter, smiles and fabulous pieces of art. This event is the Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio's biggest fundraiser of the year and supports the daily operations, enabling the Heart Artists to continue their artistic journeys and showcase their talents to the world. Tickets Required for In-Person Event - RSVP by March 9th THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2023
Grace Church | 501 W Lincoln Ave, Lititz, PA 17543 5:30 pm | Doors open 6:00 pm | Silent auction and light hors d'oeuvres 7:00 pm | Program FOR MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION PRESS HERE
 Friendship Community 5K Run, Walk & Wheel for Capabilities | Registration is Now Open! Saturday, May 13, 2023 Impacting the World with Capabilities Friendship Community is a Christian ministry cultivating capabilities of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Autism in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties of south-central Pennsylvania since 1972, ... 51 years! | | | | | 20th Annual Art Benefit Auction
March 23 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Please SAVE THE DATE for Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio's 20th Annual Art Benefit Auction! More details to come so please check back!
Friendship Community | | Landis Communities offers a Speakers Resource Listing to serve church and community groups. Team members are available at no cost to present in worship services, Sunday School classes and other settings. Resourcing can happen in person or via Zoom. Subjects include Living Options for those who are Aging, Providing Care at Home, Memory Loss, Doing Church in an Aging Society, Financial Planning for Retirement, Environmental Care in Retirement Communities, Church History and Aging, and Spiritual Life and Aging. Please contact Larry Guengerich, Director of Communications & Engagement, at LGuengerich@Landis.org or call (717) 381-3526.
Landis Communities is happy to help support this new event held on April 22. We will be part of the presentations that day sharing about the ways we are striving to be good stewards of God's creation. Come celebrate Earth Day with this time of learning. https://regenall.org/2023climatesummit/
The history of Landis Communities is intertwined with LMC in deep and meaningful ways. From the beginning of both Welsh Mountain Home and Landis Homes, LMC has played a critical role in the development of the organization's efforts at providing Comforting Live-at-Home Services and Feel-at-Home Communities® for those age 55 and above. If you are taking part in the Celebration of Church Life, look for our display. You can also find more information at https://www.landiscommunities.org/
The No Longer Alone Family Support Group, supported by Landis Communities meets the fourth Sunday of the month. The program for March will be the Hope Always Video Series: "Talking to a Loved One" and "Offering Hope" by Dr. Matthew Sleeth, MD; Author, teacher and former ER physician. The video will be followed by discussion and a time of sharing. The public meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 26, 2023 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. by Zoom, due to the chance of inclement weather. Meetings will return to Landis Communities in April 2023. The monthly meetings provide a place for those who have a loved one living with mental illness to learn and share their experiences. For information on joining the Zoom meeting or to receive a monthly meeting reminder, call 717-381-3599 or email JAlbright@landis.org by noon on Friday, March 24.
 An Art Exhibit featuring pieces by local artist, Joanna McIlvaine will be on display at the Landis Homes Crossings Art Gallery from March-April, 2023. Joanne is a graduate of Lancaster Mennonite High School and graduated with a fine art degree from Goshen College in the 1980s. She did not start oil painting seriously until 2009, when she took a plain air painting class at PA College of Art; Design and learned how to paint outdoors on location. The Art Exhibit is located in the Crossings Gallery located in the Calvin G.; Janet C. High Learning; Wellness Center on the campus of Landis Homes, 1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz. Stop by daily between the hours of 7:00 am – 8:00 pm. Proceeds from the Art Gallery support the Landis Homes Caring Fund. For more information, contact Deb Laws-Landis at 717-381-3583, or dlawslandis@landis.org | |  | Former Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
EVENTS
 Rare & Used Book Auction
You'll find unusual and interesting treasures, along with classics you'll want, at our Rare & Used Book Auctions!Join us in the Community Room on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:30pm for our next Rare & Used Book Auction. The auction is held in-person but you also have the opportunity to bid on books online and by mail before the auction. The book auction catalog is available by mail or by download here on our website. Bidding closes TODAY, Thursday, March 9 at 4:30 pm. Registration is not required for this event. For more information or to download the Auction list, visit our Auction page: http://mennonitelife.org/shop/used-books
 Plain Living Series 1: Weaverland Mennonite-300 Years of Growth, Division, and Faithfulness
Mennonite Life and Garden Spot Village come together for a series on the role of the Amish and Mennonites in the community, as well as stories of their experiences. Held in the chapel at Garden Spot Village (433 S Kinzer Avenue in New Holland), the Plain Living Series events are complimentary and do not require registration. Weaverland Mennonites: 300 Years of Growth, Division, and Faithfulness, April 4, at 7 p.m. | Garden Spot Village Chapel Join Pastor Brian Martin and Ken Sensenig for a three-century journey with Mennonites in the immediate vicinity of Garden Spot Village.
Book Club with the Author: Fooling with the Amish Join Dirk Eitzen, author of Fooling with the Amish: Amish Mafia, Entertaining Fakery, and the Evolution of Reality TV, in a discussion about the book on March 30 at 6:30 pm. Eitzen examines why reality television continues to captivate audiences despite its fakery and sensationalism by looking at Amish Mafia, which debuted on the Discovery Channel in 2012. Join either in-person or via Zoom. Visit mennonitelife.org/events.
Share an article for the Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage journal Do you have a family story that demonstrates what it has meant to be a Mennonite? Consider sharing your family story with Mennonite Life for consideration in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, a quarterly journal covering history, culture, religious thought and family histories of Amish and Mennonite-related groups originating in Pennsylvania. Send your idea or story to pmh@mennonitelife.org for consideration.
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