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| | LMC Office Events & Information | | | The last day to register for this event is Thursday, February 24. | | | An evening event with Osheta Moore on March 3 | | Thursday, March 3 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm Online & In-person at Lancaster Mennonite School Fine Arts Center Focusing on belovedness and our call as peacemakers, this evening will examine ways we've been formed to think of racial justice work as what we're against when a better way is to think of what we are for: shalom and God's dream of restoration. Free tickets available at tinyurl.com/y4fw578v | | | | Celebration of Church Life 2022 | | | LMC YOUTH RALLY |  | | LMC Churchwide Events
& Information | |  | Youth Ministry Leaders Breakfast:
Fellowship, Support & Prayer
Wednesday, March 2 at 8 am
Salunga Room at
450 N Prince St, Lancaster, PA
Our next Youth Ministry Leaders gathering is Wednesday, March 2! Join us in the new LMC offices for a light breakfast and a time to share ideas and events about youth ministry and encourage and support each other through conversation and prayer.
These gatherings are for anyone who works with youth in LMC: youth pastors, sponsors, SS teachers, camp staff, church schools & agencies, or anyone else passionate about reaching youth with the love of Jesus Christ.
Email Chris Landes at cdlandes@habeckerchurch.com
if you have any questions. | | LMC resource partner organization Events & Information | |  Looking for a summer service and discipleship opportunity?For one week in the summer, your youth group could help run a free summer camp for community kids, play games at an English-language program for refugee youth, or connect in other ways. Sign up today to begin building cross-cultural relationships in your own backyard. Learn more and apply at emm.org/kteams. Lead others into life in the kingdom of God
Develop your ministry and leadership skills next summer while giving oversight to middle school and high school youth as together we invite the Kingdom of God to grow in and around us in Lancaster city. Serve for two months in the summer by facilitating week-long experiences for youth groups. The preferred application deadline is March 1. Learn more and apply at emm.org/opportunities/k-team-summer-staff. Indonesia Global Youth Summit trip EMM is hosting a trip to attend the MWC Global Youth Summit in Indonesia from June 21 to July 5, 2022. The trip will be led by Troy and Michelle Landis — EMM alumni with years of experience in the language and culture of Indonesia. Learn more and sign up at EMM.ORG/GYS2022. | |  If you are interested in learning how to plan for aging in place, please consider this educational webinar from Landis Communities and Friends Life Care. Designed for people from age 40-85 who are in good health, the seminar will include information on available options to stay in your home as long as possible, the difference between long-term care insurance and membership in a Friends Life Care and Landis Communities plan, and how Medicare, Medicaid, and your current healthcare insurance, might fit in with membership in this program. To make reservations or ask questions about this live online webinar, call toll-free 844-2Landis (844-252-6347). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The No Longer Alone Family Support Group, now supported by Landis Communities, meets on the fourth Sunday of every month. The guest speaker for February will be Dr. John Shand, Psychiatrist at WellSpan Ephrata. His presentation on "Abuse and Its Effect upon Mental Health" will be followed by a time of sharing. The public meeting is scheduled for Sunday, February 27, 2022; 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 717-381-3599 or email JAlbright@landis.org by noon on Friday, February 25.
 Landis Communities is happy to announce Landis Place on King in downtown Lancaster, PA is now leasing for the anticipated Fall 2022 opening. Moderate and Lower-income rental apartments for those age 55+ Located next door to Bravo Grocery Store and near Central Market. Information in English and Spanish is available at https://www.landisplace.org/about/
You can always keep up with the events across all of Landis Communities via our social media channels. Check out https://www.facebook.com/LandisCommunities and https://twitter.com/LCommunities
 Do you have a heart for service? Would you like to be a part of a team providing care for seniors in their homes, both on the campus of Landis Homes and in other parts of Lancaster County? If so, please go to https://bit.ly/HomecareAide and learn more. Must be at least 18 years of age, available to work occasional weekends and holidays, have a current PA Driver's License. Training provided. Comes with access to Landis Homes Wellness Center and pool. | |  | Former Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society Rare Ausbund Hymnal Comes to Lancaster * World's Only Known Copy of the Ausbund Hymnal's 1st Printed Edition (1564) Coming to Mennonite Life. * The Ausbund has been in continuous use for worship since its first printing in 1564, and many Amish communities use it in worship today.
Discover an influential artifact from Anabaptist history on March 28 at 7 pm at Mennonite Life, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster PA, 17602. Joe Springer, Curator of the Mennonite Historical Library, Goshen, Indiana, exhibits the Ausbund hymnal and discusses the Sammelband style of binding printed hymn pamphlets together, as this Ausbund is part of a Sammelband. During the lecture, Springer will also introduce hymns and other devotional literature that flourished in pamphlet form among Anabaptist groups during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Ausbund is the oldest Anabaptist hymnal. It has been in continuous use for worship since its first printing in 1564, and many Amish communities use it in worship today. The Ausbund on display is the only known copy of the 1564 1st printed edition.
Pre-register for the complimentary lecture by Friday, March 18 at bit.ly/1564Ausbund. Live stream available that evening at facebook.com/MennoniteLife.
Beyond the lecture, the Ausbund is available for viewing at the Mennonite Life library on Tuesday, March 29, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, and Wednesday, March 30, 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. Complimentary admission. | | | Want to know more about LMC events?
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