May 5, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 7:00 pm New York City Council of Mennonite Churches Convention Camp Deerpark 200 Brandt Road, Cuddebackville, NY, United States NYC families will enjoy a day of reconnecting with God and sisters & brothers at Camp Deerpark, NY. For more information contact Moderator, Omar Guzman, 646-847-8603.
May 10, 2018 @ 7:30 am Church World Services Annual Community Breakfast Westminster Presbyterian Church 2151 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA, United States Please join us for the first of many events in 2018 that will amplify the deep integration and success that has taken place with refugees and immigrants in Lancaster County. We are taking welcome to the next level! Feature Guest Speaker: Marie Claire Kaberamanzi, Refugee and Girls Education Advocate with the Malala Fund will share how the year following her introduction to Malala Yousafzai in… Read More
May 16, 2018 @ 7:30 am - 8:30 am Recurring East Petersburg Mennonite Church Hero Maker Book Study Family Fare Restaurant 5921 Main St, East Petersburg, PA, United States Bishop Keith Blank and Pastor Jeff McLain are inviting leaders and other individuals to study the book "Hero Maker" by Dave Ferguson and Warren Bird. This is a conversation that would fit you well. This is the call as staff at East Petersburg Mennonite Church! They will meet Wednesday mornings, at 7:30 a.m., for Breakfast, starting on May 16th. They have a private space reserved at the Family Fare Restaurant in East Petersburg. (You must buy breakfast)
May 16, 2018 @ 7:00 pm The Development of Carriage Making among the Amish and Mennonites with Isaac Reiff and Jacob King Garden Spot Village 433 South Kinzer Rd, New Holland, PA, United States A Lancaster County Amish and a Union County Mennonite Carriage Maker will trace the rise and fall of carriage making from the 1930s to the present, including the use of hydraulic brakes, fiberglass, lighting and other changes. Free and open to the public.
May 18, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Recurring Bring a Friend Quilting Bee Landis Homes 1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz, PA, United States Quilting Room in Landis Homes Harvest View Annex May 18 and July 23 • 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Quilts will be sold to support the Landis Homes Caring Fund at the September 8 Benefit Auction Snacks will be provided for everyone Lunch will be provided for those quilting 4 hours or more RSVP by calling Advancement Team at (717) 509-5490
May 19, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Move in mission locally — join Friends of EMM (Eastern Mennonite Missions)! Eastern Mennonite Missions 53 W Brandt Blvd, Salunga, PA, United States Would you like to contribute your unique voice and talents to God’s mission around the world? Come to a Friends of EMM gathering to learn how! Friends of EMM gatherings will help you explore ways that you can move in mission locally through Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM), like volunteering at EMM’s offices and events or communicating vision between EMM and the broader community. These twice-a-year… Read More
May 21, 2018 @ 2:00 pm Lancaster County Parkinson’s Support Group Landis Homes 1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz, PA, United States The next meeting of the Lancaster County Parkinson’s Support Group will be held on May 21. The topic for the evening is “Interaction of Medication” with speaker Coleen Kayden, Pharmacist from Williams Apothecary. The public meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Westview Community Room at Landis Homes, 1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz. Following the meeting will be a time of refreshments and informal discussion.For more information… Read More
May 23, 2018 @ 7:00 pm Plain People’s Experience with Genetic Disorders and Emerging Research and Treatments Garden Spot Village 433 South Kinzer Rd, New Holland, PA, United States A panel of medical professionals and families connected to the Clinic for Special Children, Strasburg, will share information on genetic disorders and emerging research and treatments. Free and open to the public.
May 29, 2018 @ 7:00 pm Touching Lives and Warming Hearts Landis Homes 1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz, PA, United States There will be a meeting for caregivers of persons with memory loss and other forms of dementia on Tuesday, May 29 at Landis Homes. The topic for the evening is “Touching Lives and Warming Hearts,” with by Darlene Graham, who is a volunteer at Keystone Pet Therapy of Ephrata. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. in the Warwick Room of The Heritage, the special care center at Landis… Read More
June 2, 2018 @ 1:30 pm What Young Historians are Thinking / Lo Piensan Los Historiadores Jóvenes Elizabethtown College 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, PA, United States What Young Historians are Thinking Hear from young scholars from historic peace churches share their research at 1:30 p.m.on June 2 in Hoover 110 at Elizabethtown College, 1 Alpha Dr, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Paul Holtzinger will present “Tracing the Trajectory of Racial Engagement within Mennonite Central Committee, 1985-2005,” Jenae Longenecker will present “Objection Overruled? Reformulating the Mennonite Witness Regarding Law,” and Kyle Stockdale will share “Anabaptists in the Military:… Read More