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Stories mentioned in this issue:

• Elizabeth Soto Albrecht’s summer pilgrimage (pg 1)
• Read all the call to ministry stories (pg 2)
• Convention partnership between Ripple and Salford congregations (pg 3)
• Drew Hart & Ben Walter’s conversation on race in the church (pg 3)
• Andrew Huth was the guest speaker at Christopher Dock graduation (pg 4)
• Towamencin’s ministry to install solar wells in Kenya (pg 4)
• Yad Hashem honors member of Plains congregation (pg 4)
• Members of Franconia Conference cycle to raise money for MCC (pg 4)

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Stories mentioned in this issue:

• Resurrected space brings new life in East Greenville (page 1)
• Joyce Hunsberger’s call story (page 2)
• Worshiping around the table (page 3)
• Finland invites community to drive thru (page 3)
• Translation work in India, sponsored by Rocky Ridge (page 4)
• Doylestown & Line Lexington congregations participate in prayer walk (page 4)

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Stories mentioned in this issue:

• God@Work beyond our imagination (page 1)
• In the editorial (page 2), John Goshow and Marta Castillo refer to the Conference Priorities.
• Listen to the podcasts from Conference Assembly 2012 to hear the keynote message from Ervin Stutzman, executive director of Mennonite Church USA (page 3), view the photo gallery, or watch the highlight video.
• Share your own stories of how you see God@work in your congregation, community, or the conference (page 3).
• Andrew Huth shared a slideshow from Mennonite Disaster Service in Staten Island, NY, after Superstorm Sandy (page 4).
• Meet newly credentialed leaders by reading their call stories.
• The Peace & Justice Committee reflects on the legacy of Becky Felton (page 4)
• Conference Assembly 2012 marked the 25th anniversary of the delegate body’s decision to credential women (page 4).

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Stories mentioned in this issue:

• Full three-part series on Summer Peace Camps (page 1)
• Meet new leaders by reading their call stories. (page 2)
• Nueva Vida Norristown New Life holds voter ID clinics. (page 3)
• Peaceful Living builds Friendship Connection. (page 3)
• Members of Franconia Mennonite Church volunteered with Kingdom Builders Construction in Philadelphia. (page 4)
• Maria Byler reflects on footwashing as part of the summer blog series, “What does it mean to Mennonite?” (page 4)
• Eastern Mennonite Seminary (Pa.) students investigate a peace garden in the center of Birmingham, England. (page 4)

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Stories mentioned in this issue:

• Meet Kirby King and other call stories (page 2)
• Pastor Aldo Siahaan, Philadelphia Praise Center, took to the streets to find out what Philadelphians think of Easter. (page 4)
• Pastor Dawn Ranck presents Ava Fletcher with a check as the Grand Prize winner of Plains’ mural contest. (page 4)
• Sharon Shaw, the leader of Doylestown’s Community Garden, and KrisAnne Swartley, minister on the church’s missional team, pose at the photo booth at the Garden celebration on April 29. (page 4)

Read the articles:

• What does Franconia Conference do together?
• May our stories abound
• Unexpected mutual aid helps save church building
• The deep affirmation of God
• Family, nature, and service
• Conference finance update (February 2012)

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Read the articles:

• Pastoring after the Storm
• God’s new thing in 2012
• Board members visit congregations
• Two are better than one
• Ministry in “thin places” marks Frankenfield’s journey
• We are Messengers of Joy
• Conference Finance Update (December 2011)

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Read the articles:

• Gathering on Holy Ground
• Editorial: Working together to forward the Reign of God
• Enter into life with all your heart
• God’s “acolyte” in youth ministry
• New fruit, rooted in history at the Mennonite Heritage Center
• A Place to Belong
• Seeds and strings and welcome spaces
• Christopher Dock, Conferences Name Youth Minister
• Conference Finance Update: October 2011

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