Peace and Justice Committee Conversation
The Peace and Justice Committee of the Franconia and Eastern District Conferences invites you to a conversation on “Keeping Faithful to the Biblical Vision and the ‘Politics of Jesus’ without being Politically Partisan.” This conversation will take place on Tuesday, October 7 from 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. at the Mennonite Conference Center. The Committee hopes that such a conversation among pastors and others interested will help all of us constructively navigate in the midst of competing, and at times conflicting, opinions and feelings in our nation, communities and congregations. James C. Longacre will moderate the conversation.
Learning Community Opportunity
The learning community called “Deepening the Spiritual Lives of Congregations and Leaders” will meet on Wednesday, October 8 from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. at Nueva Vida New Life Plaza, 25 East Marshall Street, Norristown. This office building is located right next to the church, with a walled-in parking lot. Everyone is invited to come and learn how to “be” instead of just “do”. Bring members of your congregations. Below is the schedule for the morning:
8:30 a.m. Coffee and refreshments
8:45 a.m. 45 minutes of lectio divina or “Dwelling in the Word”
9:30 a.m. Barbara Shisler will talk about her journey into listening prayer.
10:00 a.m. End with some discussion of further plans and next steps for the learning community
October Prayer Gathering
You are invited to the October prayer gathering of Franconia Mennonite Conference at Rockhill Mennonite Community’s Activity Center on Saturday, October 25, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The focus will be the role of forgiveness in prayer and prayer ministry. Speaking will be Ray Yoder, who has a heart for seeing the healing power of God released through the church today—healing of mind, body and spirit. Come and be blessed through worshiping, learning, praying and fellowshipping together.
Volunteer with MDS
Mennonite Disaster Service invites pastors to get involved with MDS projects! Through a generous grant, MDS is offering travel cost reimbursement to constituent pastors volunteering at an MDS project site for a week or more. For more details call Lois at 866-261-1274.
The opinions expressed in articles posted on Mosaic’s website are those of the author and may not reflect the official policy of Mosaic Conference. Mosaic is a large conference, crossing ethnicities, geographies, generations, theologies, and politics. Each person can only speak for themselves; no one can represent “the conference.” May God give us the grace to hear what the Spirit is speaking to us through people with whom we disagree and the humility and courage to love one another even when those disagreements can’t be bridged.