Articles : Jan. 17, 2011
Congregations
-
A season of Esperanza and Emmanuel
In November work began on the expansion of our fellowship hall.
-
Deaf community banquet
A work group from CMC that served with MDS in New Orleans included Cliff Hochstedler, Carl and Mary Hurst, Roger and Earlene Nofziger, Pete Short, Steve Slabaugh, Vera and Walter Schmucker, J. Steiner and Lowell Vanderveer.
-
New Spanish-language group formed
At the beginning of November a Spanish-language Bible study group that had formed in Mountain Lake through the encouragement of former members of First Mennonite, began to meet for worship on Sunday afternoons.
Editorial
-
Hard choice not cold-hearted
In a denomination striving for racial inclusion and equality, the decision to stick with Phoenix as the 2013 convention site was a painful one.
Letters
-
Little girl’s wish
Rabbi Linda Holtzman shared a story at the December meeting of Heeding God’s Call, a gun violence prevention group in Philadelphia. The previous evening this unconventional rabbi had been “Santa Claus” at the Women’s Community Revitalization Project in a part of the city plagued by poverty and violence.
News
-
Koreans pave way of peace
Though Jae Young Lee doesn’t think the recent North Korean shelling of South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island will lead to war, he is alarmed by what is happening in North and South Korea.
-
Mary to be in the spotlight at AMBS
Elkhart, Ind. — Mary, the mother of Jesus, shows up on Christmas Eve and Good Friday and never says anything.
-
MC USA Executive Board reaffirms Phoenix for 2013 convention
TAMPA, Fla. — Mennonite Church USA will keep its 2013 convention in Phoenix and offer an alternate site for those who avoid Arizona due to the state’s immigration law.
-
MDS project helps Bayou community to grow food
Mennonite Disaster Service is helping people near Grand Bayou, La., use cage-like baskets — often used for military fortification during warfare — to create elevated gardens.
-
Three charges filed in death of Chloe Weaver
Three charges have been filed against the 16-year-old driver of a truck that struck and killed Chloe Weaver, a Mennonite Voluntary Service worker, in October.
Download