Urgent Prayer Request
Larry Moyer, pastor at Rockhill Mennonite Church, fell off his porch roof on Tuesday, April 26. He is in ICU at Lehigh Valley Hospital in serious condition. He has a number of fractures including ribs, spine, shoulder and hand as well as some head injuries. He is conscious and responding to communications. We invite your prayers for Larry, Loretta, the family and the congregation.
Please remember chaplain Garland Meyers in your prayers
On Tuesday, April 26, Garland’s wife, Janice Marie (Martin) Meyers went to be with the Lord. Garland serves as a chaplain for Heartland Hospice, Chadds Ford, PA, and is credentialed by Franconia Conference. He is a member of Souderton Mennonite Church. Janice worked for three of our Conference Related Ministries—Spruce Lake Retreat, Christopher Dock Mennonite High School, and most recently for Penn View Christian School. The complete obituary is available at www.andersfh.com/index.cfm. Viewings will be held at Anders Detweiler Funeral Home & Crematory on Friday, April 29 from 6-8 PM and on Saturday, April 30 at Penn View Christian School from 9 – 11:30 AM. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 12:30 P.M. at Penn View Christian School Auditorium, 420 Godshall Road, Souderton, PA. Cards can be sent to Garland at 44 Wm. Penn Drive, Schwenksville, PA 19473.
International Day of Prayer
You and your congregations are invited to participate in the International Day of Prayer being held at the Franconia Mennonite Conference Center, Thursday, May 5, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. A prayer room will be setup and a short prayer meeting will be held at the beginning of each hour lifting up prayers and praises for the work God is doing around the world and in our international community here in the US. You and your congregations are invited to participate in several ways:
1. Come to the conference center anytime during the hours of 9 a.m. –
9 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 to join others in prayer for specific persons, places and situations that involve the international community. Bring a friend or a group from your congregation!
2. Send in specific prayer requests from your congregation or international connections you have to Sandy Landes, prayer ministry coordinator, by Wednesday, May 4. These may be immigration issues, a partnership your congregation has with a church in another country, a ministry involving persons of different nationalities, etc. We will lift them up to the throne!
3. Organize a group at your church to gather together to pray that day for the international community. Sandy Landes will provide a prayer list/resources to guide your prayer time if that would be helpful.
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Ordinations
Three ordinations are planned in the next month to which you are invited. Marta Castillo, associate pastor at Nueva Vida Norristown New Life, will be ordained to the Christian Ministry on Saturday, May 7, at 5:00 p.m. at the church. She has been on the pastoral staff for about 4 years. Jenifer Eriksen-Morales, LEADership Minister for Franconia Conference, will be ordained to the Christian Ministry at her home congregation, Souderton Mennonite Church, Sunday, May 15, at 3:00 p.m. Jenifer joined the conference staff in 2007. 
pastors a fellowship of families from India. He will be ordained Sunday, June 5, at 10:15 a.m. in the morning worship service at his home congregation, Plains Mennonite Church. Paulus was licensed in 2007.
Pastors’ and Leaders’ Breakfast
Monday, May 2, is the deadline to sign up for the May 5, 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Pastors’ & Leaders’ Breakfast at Methacton Mennonite Church. Andrew Bush, professor of Missions at Eastern College, has served in the West Bank and the Philippines as a missionary and still returns each summer to work in the West Bank. Bush will present and lead a conversation on “Building or Burning Bridges: Searching for a Way Forward in Christian and Muslim Relations.” A $6 contribution is requested to cover breakfast. Methacton Mennonite Church is located at 3081 Mill Road, Norristown, PA 19403 (just off of Valley Forge Road in Worcester, PA).
Upcoming Pastors’ and Leaders’ Breakfasts
• Thursday, June 9, 2011 – “Adopt a Street” – creating a prayer ministry for your community, presented by Peter Smith, Charles Ness (Pastor, Perkiomenville Mennonite Church) and Scott Frederick (Fredrick Mennonite Church)
• Thursday, August 11, 2011 – Intergenerational Leadership, presented by Sheldon Good (Mennonite Weekly Review, Salford Mennonite Church) and Stephen Kriss (Director of Communication and Leadership Cultivation, Franconia Mennonite Conference).
Can’t make it to the breakfasts? We are making podcasts of the Pastors’ and Leaders’ presentations and conversations that you can listen to wherever you are and whenever it’s a good time for you! Watch for notice of these postings after the meetings.
Pastors/Youth Pastors and Youth Leaders
On Monday, June 6, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., you are invited to come and strongly encouraged to bring 2 youth with leadership gifts from your congregation for a time of conversation and brainstorming about a vision for youth ministry for Franconia and Eastern District Conferences. Pizza dinner will be provided. Please reserve this date on your calendars and watch for a more formal invitation in the near future.
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.