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Fall Food Drive at
Material Resources Center (MRC) in Ephrata, PA  Join MCC this fall as we partner with Anabaptist churches in Pennsylvania and New York to provide food boxes to those in need. Fill a bag or box with the following groceries and drop them off at the MRC in Ephrata, PA: - vegetable oil (32 oz.)
- pasta (2 lbs.)
- raisins (1 lb.)
- white rice (32 oz.)
- 2 cans meat (chicken or tuna) (12oz.)
- 1 can tomato sauce (15 oz.)
- 2 cans fruit (14 - 20 oz.)
- 2 cans vegetables (14 - 16 oz.)
- 2 cans beans (15.5 oz.)
- 1 box of cereal (14 - 18 oz.)
- peanut butter (28 oz.)
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Washington Office High School Essay Contest Announced Participate in the MCC U.S. Washington Office's essay contest and you could win $1,000! The contest is open to Anabaptist youth of high school age or youth who attend Mennonite high schools in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. This year's topics include: gun violence in the U.S., Colombia and immigration. Essays are due January 27, 2017. For more information, visit mcc.org/essay-contest. |
Open International Positions Serve 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. Join MCC as the Representative for Guatemala & El Salvador. This position maintains relationships with MCC partners in the country and represents MCC to churches, agencies, community groups, leaders and the government. They are also responsible for providing team leadership and support for all MCC workers in Guatemala and El Salvador. For more information on any of these positions, and to view other open positions, visit mcc.org/careers. |
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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. |
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Peace Sunday 2016  DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCE: Peace Sunday (Sept. 18) is a time to remember our call to be people of peace. The MCC Ottawa Office prepared a worship resource for churches to use that day, focusing on the ways women creatively and courageously pursue peace, often at great risk. Although the packet is Canadian based, the resources are applicable to U.S. churches as well. Download the free "Women as Peacebuilders" resource to start planning your service. |
Meet the MCC U.S. Peace Education Coordinator  Jes Stoltzfus Buller was recently named the Peace Education Coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee, National Programs. For the past eight years, Jes has lived in Colombia, South America, where she worked with MCC's Anabaptist partner organization on the Caribbean Coast, Sembrandopaz (Sowing Peace). Her work included community development, nonviolent training and regional peacebuilding. Jes is currently living in Goshen, IN and working out of the MCC Great Lakes office. In the next year, she will be traveling around the country and is very interested in visiting churches and groups to share about her work and experiences in Colombia, and/or to listen to your congregation's thoughts on what MCC's peace program might focus on in this current context of division and violence. For more information about setting up a visit, please email Jes directly at JessicaBuller@mcc.org. |
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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