Opportunity at Liberty Ministries
Volunteers are still needed to assist with the Montgomery County Correctional Facility Christmas Stocking Distribution on Saturday, December 13. All volunteers should plan to arrive between 12:00 and 12:30 p.m. and will be escorted into the facility promptly at 1:00 p.m. About 60 volunteers are still needed, so please encourage people in your congregation to join in this effort. To volunteer or for more information, call Deb at 610-287-5481 or deborahg@libertyministries.us. Liberty Ministries will need volunteers’ names, addresses, and phone numbers or email addresses. Names and addresses will be placed on a list and given to the Chaplain of Montgomery County Correctional Facility. You will also need to bring a photo ID with you.
Damascus Road Training
The 10th annual Damascus Road Anti-racism Analysis Training for the greater Philadelphia region will be held at Vietnamese Mennonite Church, February 27- March 1, 2009. The training, derived from the Damascus Road Anti-Racism Process of Mennonite Central Committee US, is designed to equip participants with a biblical basis and an analytic framework for dismantling systemic racism in the church and church related organizations and ministries. The training is open to anyone interested in this work and is recommended for all conference, congregational, Conference Related Ministry & Partner In Mission leaders. Dismantling systemic racism is an integral part of Franconia Conference’s vision to be missional, intercultural, and transformational in every aspect of ministry. For more information, including registration, directions, schedule and lodging; visit damascusroad.mosaicmennonites.org. With additional questions please contact the event coordinator, Sharon Williams at 610-277-1729 or SharonW@DesignForMinistry.com.
Conference Center Closing
The Mennonite Conference Center will be closed for Christmas from noon on Wednesday, December 24 through Friday, January 2. The office will reopen on Monday, January 5.
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.