Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : March 8, 2010

Congregations

• Loss, gain

  On Dec. 6 we received eight youth by baptism: Megan Yoder, Maggie Weaver, Christina Bowman, Megan Erb, Kate Smucker, Hannah Yoder, David Nancarvis and Will Broaddus.

• Food pantry

  We celebrated Advent with scripture of prophecies and the birth of Christ, lots of music, carols of former years and the present day.

Editorial

• Demise of the death penalty?

  Kansas Mennonites’ campaign to end the death penalty in their state this winter ended in disappointment. But capital punishment is losing ground nationally and around the world. Peace­mak­ing Christians are adding their voices as the movement to end executions gathers strength.

Feature

• Making MCC blankets for Haiti helps students deal with grief

  WINNIPEG, Man. — Each knot is tied with love and compassion as three 12th-grade students from College Louis-Riel put the final touches on blankets that will be shipped by Mennonite Central Committee to Haiti.

• Urban leaders want a global network

  AKRON, Pa. — Person by person, a new network of urban Anabaptist leaders is growing.
  

• Ohio writer marks Lancaster tricentennial

  BRYAN, Ohio — Learning about her family’s history inspired an Ohio woman to write a book celebrating the 300th anniversary of the first European settlement in what became Lancaster County, Pa.

• A bridge with Islam

  KURSK, Russia — Whenever he teaches a course on Islam, David W. Shenk imagines his Muslim friend Badru D. Kateregga is in class with him.

• Spanish program reaches Texas

  DALLAS — Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary has concluded its first Spanish-language theological program.
  

Letters

• Office plans

  Mennonite Church USA has received questions about the Feb. 22 story about a change in the status of the denominational office in Newton, Kan. The consultant’s report contains a recommendation that only one office location be designated as the denominational headquarters. This, along with the other recommendations, is being discussed by affected staff and board. There are no plans to close the Newton office, and we will continue to use the space as efficiently as possible. We value the history and connections the staff in Newton provide.

• Insiders, outsiders

  Though I share the same pale skin and Germanic heritage as ethnic Mennonites, I see Hugo Saucedo as my brother.

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