MWR : Articles : July 13, 2009

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Articles : July 13, 2009

Spirit is our GPS

A special Easter service was a re-enactment of the Last Supper. It included 15 men from the church. It focused our minds on the events and suffering of Jesus’ last time with his disciples before his crucifixion. Easter sunrise service was followed by breakfast and a resurrection celebration.
Abrahamic faiths connect

Worship on Easter Sunday was marked by celebration and a sermon about resurrection and concluded with singing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah.

Spirit of courage at Columbus

A denomination that wants to play it safe wouldn’t do what Mennonite Church USA delegates did in Columbus, Ohio. Calling for discussion of human sexuality sounds like stirring up conflict.
Youth called to peacemaking, too

Youth who attended the Mennonite Church USA convention received the Holy Spirit during worship, as well as a challenge to use that power to go into the world and work in the ways of God’s reign.

Lost pastors

Thank you, Ardie Goering, for your caring, informative column, “Former Pastors Who Are Gay.”
‘Demons’ of abuse

Thank you for the article about Marilyn Wolgemuth and the abuse that devastated her family. To the three “demons” mentioned — silence, secrecy and denial — could be added shame. Many women are trapped in the box of shame, and it colors everything in their lives.
Not a ‘Mennist’

Jan Gleysteen’s account of “New Amsterdam and the Mennonites” was an interesting read. But his claim that Jonas Bronck, who gave his name to the Bronx, was a Mennonite is open to serious question.
Value of athletics

The June 15 “Postseason Match of Sister Schools” is an outcome of an unfolding history in developing interscholastic athletics for Christopher Dock High School and for Lancaster Mennonite High School.

Guiding youth to changed lives

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Holy Spirit empowers youth to do God’s work in the world.
Pastors gather before convention

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two hundred fifty Mennonite Church USA pastors got a lesson in practical theology June 30.