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Date: Aug 15, 2016 6:26 PM
Subject: August Church Announcements
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MCC East Coast
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Mennonite Central Committee East Coast has a great opportunity for a Philadelphia Program Coordinator. The applicant is responsible for the MCC East Coast program and represents MCC in the Philadelphia metropolitan area working in close cooperation with the Kingdom Builders Anabaptist Network of Greater Philadelphia (KBN), a primary local reference group, alongside other constituents. MCC is also seeking a Canner Operator. Canner Operators travel with the meat canner to 34 different locations across the U.S. and Canada, canning beef, turkey and pork. Canners are responsible for all aspects of the project including: operating steam and pressure vessels, coordinating volunteers, maintaining and communicating USDA regulations and the maintenance of all machinery in the process. Or, work as the MCC Representative for Bangladesh. The person in this position is responsible to provide overall leadership to a large, mature, multifaceted MCC program with a budget of over $1 million that supports already-existing Bangladeshi agencies by providing expatriate volunteers, grants and technical support. For more information on any of these positions, and to view other open positions, visit mcc.org/careers. |
| Ongoing Bulletin Announcements
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MCC Native American Learning Tour  From October 31 to November 4, join the Mennonite Central Committee Native American learning tour organized by MCC East Coast and Circle Legacy Center. The tour is designed to shed light on the untold history of Pennsylvania and beyond and will include daily trips from the MCC Welcoming Place in Akron, PA, to destinations in central Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. Participants will learn about topics including early Native American life and settlements in Lancaster County, the Conestoga massacre, the breaking of treaties and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Those who are unable to participate in the entire tour are welcome to register only for the first day (October 31), which will cover the theology and ideology that shaped European exceptionalism and the Doctrine of Discovery. For more information and to register, visit mcc.org/native-american-lt or contact Curtis Book, MCC East Coast Peace and Justice Coordinator, at CurtisBook@mcc.org or (215) 316-6528. |
It's almost back to school time and Mennonite Central Committee is collecting school kits for children across the world. Notebooks and pencils are treasures for families who struggle to afford basic school supplies. These kits are often requested after disasters and help bring normalcy to children whose families have been forced to flee their homes. In addition, MCC has an urgent need for hygiene kits and relief kits. For more information on any of these kits and their contents, visit mcc.org/kits or contact the MCC East Coast Material Resources Center at EastCoastMRC@mcc.org or (717) 733-2847. |
Seven Ways to Support Refugees DESCRIPTION OF INSERT: More than 60 million people have been displaced from their homes, including refugees, asylum seekers and those who are internally displaced because of war, disaster and economic hardship. Some are Syrian and Iraqi refugees. Others are Central American refugees seeking safety in the U.S. Please download and share this insert about seven ways members of your congregation can support refugees in your community and around the world. |
DESCRIPTION OF INSERT: Are you interested in learning about why the United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world? Do you want to better understand racial justice in this country? Do you want to examine a Christian approach to criminal justice? If so, then we invite you to participate in Mennonite Central Committee's New Jim Crow project, which offers Anabaptist study groups, churches and Sunday School classes the opportunity to learn about mass incarceration in the United States. Using The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander and a Christian study guide, groups are led through educational materials provided free of charge from MCC. Download this insert to share about this project with your congregation. |
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