Articles : Jan. 24, 2011
Congregations
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Honda Corp. pays for church rain water collector
When members of CMC learned that Friends of the Lower Olentangy Waterway were interested in having churches install rain gardens, they indicated CMC’s interest. FLOW then sent a grant proposal to the Honda Corporation for funds to pay for and install a 1,000-gallon water tank on the rear of the church to collect and hold runoff water from the church roof. The proposal was accepted and the project completed in the fall. Now the runoff no longer drains into the storm sewer and eventually to the Sciota River, and several rain gardens surrounding the church have a good source for water. A dedication of the tank was held the first week of November.
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Cooking to benefit
The last two Sundays in November, the adults and MYF met during the Sunday school hour for discussions on immigration, led by Pastor Lewis Miller and Roger Huber. As an introduction to those discussions, on Nov. 14 Don Kempf, who is on the outreach and service committee for Central Plains Mennonite Conference, shared with us.
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Discussing the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’
On Nov. 14, Madeline Hofer and Claire Hofer, Peyton McCune, Hannah, Nathaniel and Felicity Jones all received free books for completing the requirements for the CPMC Shalom Reader’s Club program. Each child read, or had read to them, seven books from the suggested booklist, and did a project on two of them. They were each interviewed by coordinator Charlene Friesen during the worship service regarding their favorite book.
Editorial
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Tighten gun laws
If the Tucson shootings prompt tighter gun-control or gun-safety laws, something good would come from tragedy. A bill to limit ammunition clips to 10 rounds is planned in Congress. The clip used by the Tucson shooter contained more than 30 rounds. If the shooter had needed to reload after firing 10 bullets, fewer people might have died.
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Words shape a violent world
Mourning the mass shooting in Tucson, the nation confronted an opportunity for soul-searching and unity. Some offered words of healing, while others missed the chance. From quieter corners came the invitation to examine our hearts for complicity in a culture of anger that had boiled over into violence.
Feature
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Building homes means clearing barriers in Haiti
AKRON, Pa. — Rebuilding houses in post-earthquake Haiti seems like it should be a simple, straightforward task — clear away the rubble and build houses that do a better job of protecting lives from disasters.
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Ancient rhythms of daily prayer
When he was a young adult, Arthur Boers’ 17-year-old sister died of leukemia. Torn by grief and unable to understand how God could allow such a terrible thing, he found himself unable to pray.
Letters
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A CPS website
The All-Kansas Civilian Public Service Reunion Group, at its final meeting in October 2008, approved the creation of a CPS Memorial website. It agreed to fund start-up costs with the balance in the reunion fund and to raise additional funds as needed.
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Ahead or beside?
I am ambivalent about the Circles of Hope program at Peace Connections in Newton, Kan. (“A Path Out of Poverty,” Jan. 3). It implies that “getting ahead” of others is the goal and that middle-class values are better than those of people with few economic resources.
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Nightmare or dream
I had a dream. A nightmare, actually. I dreamed Republicans and Democrats planned to war against each other. Not a war of words, but a real war. I raced back and forth trying to make them listen. “In the name of God, stop! Think what you are doing!” I woke up with tears coursing down my cheeks.
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