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 | | Did you miss the Fall Leadership Assembly 2020? If you missed LMC Fall LA 2020; you can watch here four challenging videos to follow God's call into a missional life. | | Church Sound 101
A Free Workshop hosted by Michael Zehr
Saturday, October 17, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
2160 Lincoln Highway East Lancaster, PA 17602
Topics include directionality of sound, gain and volume, channel strip control (analog and digital), submixers-mains-monitors, volume & decibels, EQ-working with tone controls, and controlling feedback. The presentation will be followed by a time of Q & A.
To register contact Sherri Martin at smartin@lmcchurches.org or call 717-293-5246 ext. 102.
| | | LMC Annual Offering Guide
LMC provides an annual offering guide to all interested congregations for financial planning. Please click on the following link 2021 - LMC Offering Schedule to download and print the guide.
Paper copies are available at the LMC office (2160 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster). Questions? Please contact Mindi Hoover at mhoover@lmcchurches.org or
717-293-5246 ext. 105. | | Contributing Editor
The LMC office is looking for a creative individual to lead the development of Shalom News. Shalom News has four 12-page issues a year: January, April, July, and October. This person would work with an administrative assistant and a guest editor for each issue for 10 hours a month. Primary duties, in coordination with the administrative assistant and guest editor, would involve developing annual themes, selecting guest editors, selecting writers, editing content, some creation of content, and approving designer and printer proofs. Grasp of English grammar and mechanics a must. Computer abilities, editing experience, team leadership, and workflow management would be key skills for the successful candidate. Bachelor's degree preferred but not essential. Send a letter of interest and resume to mmylin@lmcchurches.org. | | | Two significant distance-learning opportunities
are available to you this winter,
January 4-March 12 Preston Yoder, Caring for the Congregation Mark Miller, Leader Self Care Training in Ministry classes are designed to equip people to more effectively minister in the home, church, neighborhood, and work environments. All classes are delivered online with state-of-the-art learning methods. To apply, go to https://rosedale.edu/tim-application/. Leader Self-Care facilitates a healthy ministry by setting and maintaining boundaries, working with a Pastor Congregation Relations Committee, creating a ministry/family balance, and other activities. Mark Miller is a pastor with CMC and a long-time pastor. In our current situation, this class is quite relevant. Wheaton University recently posted a resource for leaders where it says, "to care for others well during this season of COVID-19 will require us to learn how to care for ourselves at the same time" ( https://www.wheaton.edu/media/humanitarian-disaster-institute/tip-sheets/Final-pastor-self-care-during-COVID-19.pdf). Also note the leader resources at https://lmcchurches.org/pastoral-resource/. Caring for the Congregation helps leaders develop fundamental skills of caring for people who are hurt and/or seeking guidance through life stages. Preston Yoder is a CMC with many years of experience as a pastor and congregational leader. With so much normal activity disrupted, The Deacon's Bench says, "From cleaning to social distancing, children's ministry to pastoral health, there are many considerations for the care and safety of your people." This course provides practical, relevant, and timely guidance and support to congregational leaders. Training in Ministry, or TiM, developed through a collaboration of Rosedale Bible College, CMC, and LMC. The program includes a total of 16 courses organized in five tracks. The complete program brochure is attached. Each 10-week course earns three credits and costs $900. The Winter session runs from January 4-March 12, 2021. LMC students are eligible for scholarships.
https://lmcchurches.org/resources/downloadable-resources/,
Select Finances and Grants. Students who complete three courses in a track will be invited to attend a free course (3-credits) in a retreat format at Rosedale Bible College in August of 2021. As you consider this option for yourself, consider others in your congregation who might similarly benefit, pass on this information, and encourage their participation. For more details contact Brinton Rutherford at LMC ( brutherford@lmchurches.org). | | LMC resource partner organization Events & Information | | Learning Tour: Underground Railroad - LMHS has partnered with the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania to offer an Underground Railroad Learning Tour in Columbia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, October 10 from 9 am until 12 pm. The experience features presentations in outdoor covered spaces as well as guided walking tours in small groups.  Columbia Crossing River Trails Center, 41 Walnut Street, Columbia. A face covering is required. The cost is $40 per person and requires advance registration. Rain or shine. Register at bit.ly/URTour or by calling 717.393.9745. The registration deadline is October 7. - Family History Heyday (Live Stream) - Discover your heritage at the Family History Heyday on Saturday, October 17. Each online session costs $15. Session 1: Darvin Martin - "Using Ancestry.com's Newest Feature– DNA ThruLines™ to Enhance Family History". Session 2: Neicy DeShields-Moulton - "The Ancestors I Met on My Genealogy Journey". Session 3: John Brown - "Little Known Facts About Colonial Lancaster County". Register at bit.ly/FamilyHistoryHeyday.
- MCC: Immigration Stories (Live Stream) - Listen to compelling storytellers Andrew Bodden & Ken Sensenig on Tuesday, October 20 from 7 pm to 9 pm. A-Zoom link will be posted three weeks before the event at bit.ly/MCCStories. Donations are appreciated.
- Library/Archives Assistant— LMHS is looking to hire a part-time Library/Archives Assistant (16 hours/week). For a job description, click bit.ly/LibAsst. To apply for this position, please send a resumé and a letter of intent to LMHS Library, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, PA, 17602, or email library@lmhs.org. Applications should be received by October 15.
| | Landis Homes has several Residential Suites available for rent.  These Suites are contracted on a monthly rental basis – with no required entrance fee. The daily rate includes all meals, linen service, housekeeping, personal laundry service, and medical alert system. Standard, large and apartment-sized suites located near dining rooms, general store, fitness areas, and West Bethany Chapel. To learn more, please call the Residency Planning Office at 717-581-3935. You can see more information at https://www.landishomes.org/living-choices/residential-living-choices/suites/.
No Longer Alone Family Support Group The No Longer Alone Family Support Group, now supported by Landis Communities, will continue to meet the fourth Sunday of every month. The guest speaker for October will be Dr. John Shand, a Psychiatrist at Wellspan Ephrata Hospital. His presentation on "Treating Anxiety and Depression" will be followed by a time of sharing. The public meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 25 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. by Zoom. Meetings will be held via Zoom until further notice and will return to Landis Communities as soon as possible. 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 717-381-3500 or email JAlbright@landis.org by noon on Friday, October 23.
T  he annual Corn Pickin' 5K benefiting the Caring Fund at Landis Homes is taking place Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Oregon Dairy. Last year over $9,000 was raised to help Landis Homes residents who have exhausted their financial resources. For more information and to register, go to https://www.oregondairy.com/family-fun/corn-pickin-5k or call 717-656-2856.
 The Annual Welsh Mountain Home Fall Benefit Dinner has gone "Drive-Thru" for 2020. On October 6, from 4:30-6:30 at Yoder's Country Restaurant 14 S Tower Rd. New Holland, PA 17557. All meals must be ordered in advance. To reserve your meals, Contact Melody Blochberger at 717.355.9522 ext 102 or mblochberger@welshmountainhome.org. You can make your donation when you reserve your meals or when you pick them up. Thank you for supporting the residents of Welsh Mountain Home. 
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CELEBRATE WITH US! Mennonite Central Committee invites you to join Celebration 2020: MCC at 100, a live-streamed event commemorating a century of MCC's ministry on Saturday, Oct. 17, starting at 6:50 p.m. (EDT). The event will feature photos, videos, and storytelling that highlight MCC's work over the years. Former MCC leader and pastor Leonard Dow of Philadelphia will inspire participants to walk boldly into the next century of MCC's ministry while talented musicians will lead in prayer and thanksgiving. You can find more information about MCC's centennial and log in for the live-streamed event at mcc.org/celebration-2020. | | | Women's Regional Gathering Due to COVID-19, this event will NOT meet on November 7, 2020. Postponed until Saturday, November 6, 2021
Likely in 2021 the schedule and seven workshops will go as originally planned. Please make this new edit on your calendars and releases. God only knows who of us cannot serve as team members in 2021. Perhaps some will wish to be replaced. In that same rhythm… I am thinking who may take my place if in fact I no longer am able to serve.
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