New to the Library
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New this week to the library are several selections related to our Lenten theme of death, dying, and loss. The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade by Thomas Lynch. A sometimes humorous, always respectful, look at what we, the living, do when faced with the death of loved ones…and why we do it. Good […]
Webinar with Allan Rudy-Froese
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Join us on Tuesday, March 10, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. for a special webinar entitled “Living in the Belly of the Whale: What Jonah Teaches Us About Preaching” by Allan Rudy-Froese. The book of Jonah can teach the preacher about speech, prayer, telling stories, listening to God, humility, God’s sense of humor and more. Additional details […]
MEDA Dinner and Program
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Join Michiana MEDA for a dinner and program, “Greening our institutions: How to do it and why we must,” with Glenn Gilbert, Goshen College Utilities Manager and Sustainability Coordinator. We will gather on Thursday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Waterford Mennonite Church (65975 SR 15). Cost is $5 for students, $15 for Michiana MEDA […]
Congregational Meeting
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The agenda for our congregational meeting this Sunday, February 22 includes: Approve the minutes of the November 16 and December 21 congregational meetings. Review financial reports for the last fiscal year (September 2013 to August 2014) and for the first third of the current fiscal year (September to December 2014). Paper copies of these reports […]
Congregation and Pastors Evaluation
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Sometime during the day on Friday, February 20, you should receive an email with a link to an on-line evaluation of the congregation and the pastors. If you don’t receive this email, please contact someone in the church office, who will send it to you. The last major evaluation was 5 years ago, but since then […]
Support for Model Elementary
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As part of our support of Model Elementary School, we, along with Faith Lutheran Church, have been providing monthly treats for the teachers and staff. We are looking for someone to provide treats in March and in May. The treats can be delivered anytime during the month; they can be individual treats, or big bowls […]
Lent
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Lent Lent begins on February 22. During this time, we will have a worship series on “The Rituals of Loss and Remembrance” in which we examine our practices around loss, grief and death and dying. We recognize that each one of us experiences losses of many kinds throughout our lives, some of which mark us […]
Invitation to the Table
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Ben Mast is a writing intern for MennoMedia and Herald Press. He studies English and Writing Studies at Eastern Mennonite University. The release of the Mennonite Community Cookbook Monday got me thinking about my own background in Mennonite cooking. My grandparents’ house, just a mile away from where I grew up in Goshen, Indiana, has […]
Mennonite World Conference
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Hundreds of persons from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe have already registered for PA 2015, the next Mennonite World Conference Global Assembly to be held in Harrisburg, PA July 21-26, 2015. This will be an opportunity to make new friends, listen to the stories of their lives and congregations, pray for each other, and […]
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