MWR : Articles : Feb. 1

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Articles : Feb. 1

Message of peace

Music was a significant part of our All Saints/All Souls Day service on Nov. 1. “Waiting: An Elegy for choir and cello,” a lament for the dead, was performed.
Pastoral changes

Baby dedication: Eliana Sartori, daughter of Eric and Rachel Sartori, on Dec. 20.

Pulling a nation from the ruins

Haiti owns the unfortunate label of “poorest nation in the western hemisphere.” That may be true financially, but money is not the sole measure of wealth. Haitians are rich in courage, generosity and resilience. These qualities, evident in the days after the Jan. 12 earthquake, hold the key to Haiti’s recovery.

Calgary churches advertise peace

Six Calgary, Alta., Mennonite churches countered consumer-driven ads over the holiday season with a “Live for Peace” campaign.
Haitians hold fast to faith after quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Did God abandon Haiti?
More use of statement on conflict encouraged

Lavonne van der Zwaag and her 16-year-old daughter, Anna, wore pink last July at the Mennonite Church USA convention.

Amid loss, help from neighbors

Even as they mourn losses, Haitian Anabaptists and service workers in the country are aiding their neighbors.
Bethel’s sixth president dies at 101

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Bethel College has lost a man who bridged most of the college’s history.
Coach’s legacy

HOLMES COUNTY, Ohio — Marvin Blanks, an orator from Detroit, presented Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech to an Amish and Mennonite community.
Democracy needs ‘loving community’

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Although Vincent Harding had been invited to Bethel College to give the keynote address at a program honoring Martin Luther King Jr., his main purpose for being on campus Jan. 16-18, he said, was not to speak but to listen.