| Author Talk: Canner Boy with Jon Hillegass What is a mobile cannery? What does it mean to be a Canner Boy? From the mountains of Guatemala and El Salvador and the valleys of Switzerland, to the bustling streets of Haiti and communities around the U.S. and Canada, undertake an adventure to uncover the world's only meat canning factory on wheels. Join Mennonite Life and Mennonite Central Committee for an evening with John Hillegass, author of Canner Boy: An Impossible Journey of Faith and Service with the World's Only Mobile Cannery. This event takes place on Thursday, September 5, 7:00 p.m. at the MCC Material Resource Center. The mobile cannery will be on-site for the event.
Pennsylvania Dutch Conversation Group Learn and speak Pennsylvania Dutch together on Tuesday, August 27, 6:00–8:00 p.m. in the Mennonite Life Community Room. All levels of experience are welcome—from beginner to fluent speaker! Feel free to bring Pennsylvania Dutch songs, poems, and sayings to share. The recommended text for the group is Speaking Amish: A Beginner's Introduction to Pennsylvania German by Lillian Stoltzfus. For more information about the group, call 717.393.9745.
2024 Bookworm Frolic The Bookworm Frolic returns to Mennonite Life Thursday, September 12 through Saturday, September 14. Browse tens of thousands of books of all genres. Thursday only: Mennonite Life members get an 8:15 head start! See more information at mennonitelife.org/events. | 
