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Update and Informational Meeting New Pennsylvania Child Abuse Reporting Policy Tuesday, January 13
Tuesday, April 7
7:00 p.m. at the Lancaster Conference Office
Registrations are helpful but not required.
Flyer: http://www.lancasterconference.org/p/SafeChurch.pdf
Free Banner The Conference Office has one "He lives" banner to give away. Church on the Other Side Regional Training Event Saturday, January 10, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Vision Columbia, 291 S. Fourth St., Columbia, PA 17512 $5/person Josef Berthold and several others will focus on being a multiplying missional church from three perspectives: rural, suburban, urban. Discussion groups will grapple with the content in their own settings. This training is a collaborative LMC/EMM event. Lunch at Vision Columbia is included. Contact clair.good@gmail.com. Orientation for Asian Leadership Training Saturday, February 7, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
James Street Mennonite Church, 323 W James St, Lancaster, PA 17603 Lancaster Conference and Eastern Mennonite Missions will collaborate with a number of congregations with Asian immigrant members to provide leadership training. This orientation will outline a four-session, one- saturday-a-month training on basic discipleship that will begin on Feb. 21. Troy Landis, EMM discipleship coach, will facilitate the instruction. Contact brutherford@lancasterconference.org. Racial Healing Roundtable Friday, February 20, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
led by Ruth Yoder Wenger
Lanc Conference Office, 2160 Lincoln Highway E, Lancaster, PA 17602 Ruth Yoder Wenger, speaker for the Racial Healing Task Force, is pastor of North Bronx Mennonite Church and moderator of the New York City Council of Mennonite Churches. Wenger explains resources available to congregations who want to grapple with racism in their church setting. Contact lstoner@lancasterconference.org. |
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The Africa Association of Bible Schools (AABS), affiliated with Eastern Mennonite Missions, provides theological training and support for African churches to train leaders in their local communities. Come and hear what God has been doing through AABS Tuesday, January 13, 6:30 p.m. in West Bethany Chapel at Landis Homes. J.C. Ebersole, AABS director and EMM missionary, will give an overview of the ministry. David Shenk, a member of EMM's Christian/Muslim Relations Team, will speak about his July 2014 visit to the AABS annual conference in Nigeria. La Asociación de Escuelas Bíblicas de África (AABS), afiliada a Eastern Mennonite Missions, proporciona formación teológica y soporte para que las iglesias de África puedan capacitar líderes en sus comunidades locales. Venga y escuche lo que Dios ha estado haciendo a través de AABS el Martes, 13 de enero de 2015, a las 6:30 p.m. en la West Bethany Chapel de Landis Homes. J. C. Ebersole, director de AABS y misionero de EMM, estará dando un panorama general del ministerio. David Shenk, miembro del Equipo de Relaciones entre Cristianos y Musulmanes de EMM, hablará de la visita que realizó en julio del 2014 a la conferencia anual de AABS en Nigeria. |
Christmas Candlelight Tours Enjoy the grounds of the Herr House December 4, 5, 6 as you travel to the Shaub House, Longhouse, and Agricultural Implement Shed to learn about transportation. Complete the tour in the Herr House and celebrate Christmas by hearing the biblical Christmas story read in German. Reservations necessary. Learn more and find available times: hansherr.org.
Flyer: http://www.lancasterconference.org/p/ChristmasCandlelightTour.pdf Gira Navideña a Luz de Vela Disfruta los patios de la Casa Herr el 4, 5, y 6 de diciembre mientras viajas a la Casa Shaub, la Casa Larga Nativoamericana, y el Rancho de Herramientas Agrícolas. Termina la gira en la Casa Herr y celebra la navidad escuchando la historia bíblica navideña en alemán. Se require reservaciones. Para más información y las horas disponibles visite a hansherr.org o llame al 717-464-4438. |
You are invited to participate in a spontaneous singing of the Hallelujah Chorus on Saturday, December 13 at 11 a.m. in the food court at Park City Shopping Center, Lancaster. If you would like to sing, please respond by sending your name and voice part to mccl@lancastermennonite.org or by calling 717-455-7025. An optional rehearsal will be held on Tuesday, December 9 at 7 p.m. at Neffsville Mennonite Church. To review your voice part, please visit www.mennonitechildrenschoir.org. You are invited to join the Mennonite Children's Choir of Lancaster for their Christmas concert series. The 150-voice choir will perform concerts 7 p.m.Thursday, December 4, at Neffsville Mennonite Church, Lancaster; 7 p.m. Saturday, December 6, at Ridgeview Mennonite Church, Gordonville; and 4 p.m. Sunday, December 7, at Highland Presbyterian Church, Lancaster. A freewill offering will be received. |
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Garden Spot Village Live Nativity and Village Voices Concert December 10, 7:00 p.m., in the chapel Garden Spot Village brings the magic of the Christmas miracle to life! Costumed actors portray the birth of Jesus, and the Village Voices Choir celebrate the spirit of the season with hymns and carols. Join us for what has become a popular New Holland Christmas tradition. Free. For information call 717-355-6000. |
Stumptown Mennonite Church 2813 Stumptown Rd., Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505 December 9, 7:00 p.m. Dr. Gene Chase, mathematics professor at Messiah College, is the director of the ministry Free!, a ministry to help married men with same sex attractions and counseling parents about gay children. He will speak on 1) what the Bible says about homosexuality 2) how Christians might respond to societal accommodation to homosexuality and 3) what should the church say about homosexuality.
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Churchwide and Other Events & Information
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Corinthian Plan Open Enrollment The Corinthian Plan, the Mennonite Church USA sponsored health care plan for pastors and church workers, has open enrollment through February 15, 2015. Mennonite Church USA congregations currently not participating in The Corinthian Plan may join during this time by going through the application process. Congregations can choose to apply for coverage during times of the year outside of open enrollment, but have to go through underwriting. For information on enrolling, contact Denise Henke (Denise.Henke@everence.com) or Duncan Smith (duncans@mennoniteusa.org). Contact Duncan Smith, TCP Director, with any comments or questions, at the e-mail listed previously or at 316-281-4255. |
Kansas City 2015 Newsletter This issue is full of information to help prepare for the summer 2015 Mennonite Church USA convention, including: - Instructions for registration, which begins on January 15 - Information about programming for people of all ages - Helpful tips for fundraising - A listing of convention worship speakers |
3rd Way Collective at Penn State University This fall marked the launch of "3rd Way Collective," a new student organization centered around cultivating peace, justice, and faith at Penn State University. After years of dreaming, University Mennonite Church (State College, PA) hired Ben Wideman as their new pastor for this on-campus group. UMC sees this as an opportunity and challenge to create something new at Penn State. The hope is that this is an organization that provides space for conversation and reflection that is built around a community engaged in building relationships, peacemaking, partnership, and reconciliation.
You can visit the website ( www.3rdwaycollective.org), like 3rd Way Collective on Facebook, follow on Twitter, and share about this organization with folks who are connected with Penn State. If your church would be interested in hosting Ben Wideman for an event or more conversation, email ben@3rdwaycollective.org |
Lancaster Area Anabaptist Relief Meeting All are welcome. Hosted by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and Mennonite Disaster service (MDS) at the MCC Material Resources Center (517 W Trout Run Rd, Ephrata) on Monday, December 8 at 7:00 p.m. You will hear updates from both organizations, and we will also remember Peter and Elfrieda Dyck, who devoted their lives to the ministries of the church, on the 100th anniversary of Peter's birth. Refreshments and a time of fellowship will follow. Please contact Ken Sensenig (717-413-3967 or KLS@mcc.org) with any questions. |
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