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Articles : June 14, 2010

Tastes of cultures, seasons

The annual “Taste of Cultures” meal and auction were held April 17.
Preventing child abuse

April was National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and we at CMF wanted to support this month-long effort to bring awareness.

Big wonders in small churches

There’s something impressive about big churches. A great deal of outreach and skilled leadership are necessary to keep hundreds or even thousands coming each Sunday, even if not always the same people.

Leaders’ sacrifice

The following comment emerged from the Mennonite Church USA Women in Leadership Audit steering committee’s workshops: “If leadership means sacrificing health, family and community, I’m not interested.”
Bigger barns

I applaud Steve Swartz’s comments on “Too Much Treasure” (Mosaic, May 24). I am disturbed that many Christians and especially our Mennonite institutions like Mennonite Mutual Aid (soon to be Everence) and other financial groups continue to go the opposite direction.
Nation in decline

I appreciated the column by Elaine Sommers Rich on the rise and fall of civilizations. She is correct that all civilizations rise and fall, and keeping this in mind is helpful for those of us who are given to despair at the direction our country seems to be going.

Tornado strikes Ontario town

Leamington, Ont. — A fierce tornado early in the morning on June 6 wreaked millions of dollars in damage here, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries.
Seminary professor sees Haiti’s hope in its people

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Lonnie Yoder will long remember the story told him by a young woman from Haiti who survived the country’s horrific earthquake.
Rosedale students knit for at-risk babies

IRWIN, Ohio — Students at Rosedale Bible College, a Conservative Mennonite Conference school, knitted and crocheted baby hats for at-risk newborns in developing countries.
Grant to fund novel of 1710 migration

LANCASTER, Pa. — The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society and Ken Yoder Reed, an author, have received a grant for research and writing of a novel on Swiss German Mennonites coming to America in 1710.