MWR : Articles : June 22, 2009

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Articles : June 22, 2009

Accessible past

While our main business each week is up-to-date news and features, we also know from our Web statistics and requests we receive that many people read our archive material.

Mennonite Weekly Review has a treasure trove of past articles we’d like to get online for easy reader access, but I only have time to do archiving sporadically as Web editor.

Ordination and doctorate

The Mennonite Children’s Choir of Lancaster presented a program April 19.
None can stop the Spirit

On Easter, Pastor David Brunner began a series of sermons with the theme, “None Can Stop the Spirit.” Josh Warner, trumpet, and Hoi Ting Davidson, violin, enhanced our worship music with their skills.
Holy Humor Sunday

As the sun set on Good Friday, the Christ candle and peace lamp were the only light in the Lorraine Avenue Mennonite sanctuary. This began a 24-hour prayer vigil to help focus on Holy Week and to pray for peace. At least 33 people participated, covering most of the time period. The experience, with silence and darkness, was a meaningful way to prepare for Easter.

Supporting farmers

Mennonites are becoming increasingly urban, and many blessings accompany that shift. One downside is the decreased connection to the richness of the farming lifestyle and the source of our food.
MCC’s global future

The fact that Mennonite Central Committee is changing might not at first be welcome news. People will ask, “Have you been tampering with something we love?” said historian Robert Kreider at the MCC binational board June 6.

Play confronts wounds of history

BELLEVILLE, Pa. — When the Mifflin County Mennonite Historical Society chose a play about an “Indian massacre” of an Amish family for its annual meeting, leaders hoped this bit of history might inspire greater attendance and draw support for its goals.
Mexican churches strengthen relations with Canadians

WINNIPEG, Man. — Four churches in Mexico that once received financial support from Mennonite Church Canada are now contributing back to the denomination’s bottom line.
Evangelical identity

ARCHBOLD, Ohio — With a café and children’s space visible when people walk into its new building, Archbold Evangelical Church aims to welcome all.
From pioneering to prosperity

There was no denying the difficulties in Abram and Liese Klassen’s new homeland.