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Quilt preview at the MCC Material Resources Center  Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is hosting a quilt preview March 5-7 at the MCC East Coast Material Resources Center, 517 W. Trout Run Rd., Ephrata. The quilts on display will be sold at the Pennsylvania Relief Sale, April 17-18 at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex, an annual event benefiting MCC's global relief, development and peacebuilding work. Preview visitors will have the chance to view more than 100 quilts slated to be auctioned at the sale. Preview hours are: Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. For more information, call (717) 733-2847. |
Beyond Ourselves concert benefiting MCC  Four Lancaster County professional musicians called Beyond Ourselves are teaming up with the Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS) Campus Chorale to present their eighth benefit concert Sunday, March 22, 3 p.m. at James Street Mennonite Church (323 West James Street, Lancaster). The entire freewill offering will benefit Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)'s Global Family program, which supports community-based education around the world. The Beyond Ourselves musicians are: saxophonist Ryan Kauffman, violist Christy Kauffman, pianist Rosemary Siegrist Blessing and clarinetist Doris Hall-Gulati. The LMS Campus Chorale, the high school's select choir, is directed by Marcella Hostetler. For more information, call (717) 291-0514. |
Apply for MCC's Summer Service program 
The deadline to apply for Mennonite Central Committee's (MCC) Summer Service program is just around the corner! During this six- to 10-week leadership development program, young adults (ages 18-30) of color serve in their local community through their church or organization. To learn more or to submit an application (due March 6), visit mcc.org/summerservice or call 717.859.1151. |
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Apply for MCC's Serving and Learning Together (SALT) program
 Know a young adult who might be interested in a year-long, cross-cultural service experience? Through Mennonite Central Committee's Serving and Learning Together (SALT) program, young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 from the U.S. and Canada serve internationally in a wide variety of positions in fields like education, agriculture, health care, information technology, peace and more! Visit mcc.org/salt for additional information. |
| Church leadership week at Sharing with Appalachian People (SWAP)
 MCC's Sharing with Appalachian People (SWAP) program is pleased to announce Church Leadership Week on March 23-28 for pastors, youth leaders, ministers and others who will potentially be leading new SWAP groups. Fees have been waived for this event, so those attending would be responsible only for their own transportation to and from the SWAP site in Hindman, Ky. Please call the SWAP office at (606) 633-5065 for more information. |
MCC relief and hygiene kits Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has an urgent need for relief and hygiene kits. Relief kits provide valuable supplies to families whose lives have been disrupted by war or disaster. Hygiene kits give people the supplies they need to stay healthy. In times of need, these kits provide basic necessities like towels, bar soap, toothbrushes and nail clippers, while also reminding people their needs are not forgotten. |
| | | | We are grateful for the many ways that members of Anabaptist congregations throughout the East Coast region contribute to MCC's ministries. Through this monthly Church Announcements newsletter, we hope to enable you to share the latest MCC updates with members of your congregation. We welcome your feedback about what you'd like to see in these updates, and about how we can best keep your congregation informed about MCC's work in the name of Christ. Please feel free to contact me at 215-535-3624 or brucecampbelljanz@mcc.org. Bruce Campbell-Janz
Executive Director
MCC East Coast
900 E. Howell St
Philadelphia, PA 19149
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