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| | LMC Office Events & Information | | | LMC resource partner organizations' Events & Information | |  Volunteers Needed Do you love greeting folks with a smile? EMM is recruiting volunteers to serve in the receptionist area for four hours on a Wednesday afternoon. If you have interest or have questions, please contact Sherrie Ober at 717-898-2251 ext 269 or email Sherrie at sherrie.ober@emm.org Thank you for your consideration. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kairos is a nine-session interactive study of the Purpose and Plan of God for His people and His world from Genesis to Revelation. Kairos is for all Christians at any point in their journey with God. It is not a "missions" course. It is an opportunity for all of God's people to have their worldview transformed and aligned with God's heart for the nations. He has called us all to play a part in His mission both locally and globally and there are many different roles to fill. Register by October 16
The registration fee ($125) covers materials, refreshments, and lunches. For questions, please contact Krista Martin.
Course Schedule
Saturday, October 21 | 8:0 0am-3:30 pm
Tuesdays, October 24, 31 | 6:30-9:00 pm
Tuesdays, November 7, 14 | 6:30-9 pm
Saturday, November 18 | 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Tuesday, November 21 | 6-9:30 pm | |  Join us for... Friendship Community's Irvin C. Enck Memorial Golf Tournament Thursday, September 14, 2022 at Foxchase Golf Club, 300 Stevens Road, Stevens, PA 17578. The cost is $100 per golfer, or $400 per foursome. Price includes greens fees, golf cart use, lunch, and unlimited snacks and drinks throughout the course. Add-on's, including mulligans and other helpers, in addition to tickets for raffle prizes, are available for purchase on the registration website and will also be available the day of the event. Sponsorships are also being accepted at this time. Interested individuals, foursomes and organizations can get more information by calling Calista White at (717) 656-2466 Ext. 1155. Spots are filling up quickly, so act today! Check-in, Registration and driving range start at 6:30am and the shotgun scramble start will begin at 7:30am. Directly following the round of golf, there will be a catered lunch provided at 1pm in the pavilion along with our 4th annual Golf Ball Drop, sponsored by Blue Ridge Communications. New this year - we will be having a putting content sponsored by Ames Construction. Interested in sponsoring this event?! Click HERE for more information.
Fir st Friday at Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio There's nothing like a First Friday in Lancaster! Join in Lancaster's highly popular arts extravaganza each and every First Friday. You'll be swept up in the creative energy that pervades the city. Discover innovative exhibitions, performances and perhaps a few surprises as you walk our attractive streets lined with trees and distinctive architecture. Unique boutiques and excellent restaurants complement the art galleries, artisan studios, museums, performing groups, professional theater, symphony orchestra, and art college that comprise Lancaster's arts community. | | 
The No Longer Alone Family Support Group, supported by Landis Communities, will meet the fourth Sunday of the month. The guest speaker for July will be Bethany Yeiser, B.S., President of CURESZ Foundation. Her presentation "Sharing Story of Recovery and Work of CURESZ Foundation" will be followed by a time of sharing. The public meeting is scheduled for Sunday, July 23, 2023 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. by Zoom. 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, July 21. 
Landis at Home is available to serve clients in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties. They also work together with congregational care teams in coordinating care for members of congregations. Their goal is to provide highly personal and individualized at-home car. Their attention to detail and desire to serve with a commitment to compassionate care allows you to experience life lived well at home. If you are interested in a caregiver, call 717-954-0286, or email contactlah@landis.org. For more information on Landis at Home click here: https://landisathome.org/services/.
 Landis Communities is excited to share that its newest rental apartments for those aged 55 plus are now open. Landis Place on King is located at 239 West King Street. It was born out of a desire to create abundant choices, foster increased community, and provide moderate and lower-income housing in Downtown Lancaster. To learn more and to see available apartment layouts, please visit https://www.landisplace.org | |  | Former Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
EVENTS
Rare & Used Book Auction
 If you love auctions and unusual books, you'll enjoy our Rare & Used Book Auction, held on Friday, July 14, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. The auction is held in-person in the Mennonite Life Community Room but bidding may also be done online and by mail before the auction. For more information or to download the auction lot list, visit mennonitelife.org/event/.
Rare & Used Book Auction Join us in the Mennonite Life Community Room on Friday, July 28 from 1–4 p.m. for a workshop with local artist Emily Smucker-Beidler. Participants will complete a 5×7 inch drawing of a Fraktur bird. Cost is $95 per person. For more information and to register, visit mennonitelife.org/event/.  Fanciful Fraktur Bird Workshop Join Mennonite Life on Friday, July 28, 1–4 p.m. for a hands-on exploration of the Pennsylvania German art of fraktur. Under the guidance of fraktur artist Emily Smucker-Beidler, participants will learn what birds influenced the art form's earliest nature motifs, as well as the history behind its characteristic polka-dot, checkerboard, and striped patterns. Each participant will create their own 5x7 fanciful fraktur bird. This workshop will be held in the Mennonite Life Community Room and costs $95 per person. Pre-registration is required, and class capacity is limited. Register by Tuesday, July 25 at mennonitelife.org/events.
 Annual Storytelling Night In a celebration of stories that transcend boundaries, Mennonite Life hosts its Annual Storytelling Night Monday, August 7, 7 p.m. at Landisville Mennonite Church. Throughout the evening, storytellers Karl McKinney and Karen Sensenig will relate a series of alternating short-form anecdotes from their lives. Annual Storytelling Night is a complimentary event. Mennonite Life welcomes donations to support its mission, which includes storytelling and history conservation efforts.
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I learned that each participant has their own accent; it comforted me to know that having an accent is normal," says Hens Sita, a member of GITJ Kelet, Indonesia. 
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