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 […]
From the Mission Commission
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The Habitat For Humanity store, located at 2526 Peddler’s Village Rd., is moving one block north into the vacated Michiana Furniture Gallery Building on Rt. 33. This move will provide more space and visibility for the store. The Mission Commission has scheduled an evening service project to assist the Habitat Staff in preparing for this […]
Women’s Lunch Bunch Fundraiser
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On February’s First Friday (February 6), the Women’s “Lunch Bunch” group will be preparing and serving the Meal served at The Window as a fund-raiser for The Window. Every First Friday of the month they ask a “service group” to provide the meal for them. Our Women’s group did this last year and has again […]
Five Years After the Haiti Earthquake
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Five years after a devastating earthquake tore across Port-au-Prince and surrounding towns, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has spent $16.9 million to help Haitians recover. Despite the many challenges that remain, MCC’s work done during those years continues to positively impact Joseph and many other people – both in the capital city and in rural areas. […]
World Fellowship Sunday
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On Sunday, January 18, Mennonite congregations around the world will celebrate World Fellowship Sunday. Each year, on the Sunday closest to 21 January, Mennonite World Conference congregations are invited to remember the first Anabaptist baptism in 1525, an act of obedience and courage, which continues to shape our understanding of what it means to be […]
MCC Meat Canning
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Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship’s day to help with canning is Friday, January 9. Bring a sharp knife to cut the turkey into 1 inch cubes. Come in the morning or the afternoon. The preferred times are 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. If you cannot help on this date, canning will occur from January 8-10 and January 12-17. You may help […]
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