We are each other’s bread and wine: The adult worship session Friday ended with an invitation to communion. Come to Canada, visiting delegates urgeTim Miller DyckCanadian Mennonite Both adult delegates and youth repeated calls for strong connections between Canadian and U.S. churches at Friday afternoon’s Canadian delegate session—preferably including another joint assembly held in Canada.
Planners avoid the limelight, make convention humCall them the hidden hosts of the party. Members of the convention planning committee spent many long hours this week, nearly always behind the scenes, to make Charlotte 2005 a success... Read More20-somethings reflect hopeAs the mother of three young adult children, Sara Wenger Shenk had some questions about what they and their peers were looking for in church... Read MoreCanada's young adults share passion for church's futureSuzanne Bender and Nicole Cober Bauman inspired Canadian delegates when they testified to their passions and desires to be involved at all levels of the church... Read MoreBoldness that comes with graceLeslie and Natalie Francisco issued a challenge on Friday: to speak in boldness, live in grace and work toward unity... Read MoreA time to speak boldly, a time to keep silentIf Mennonites were once known as the “the quiet in the land,” this week we have been reminded repeatedly of the power of our voices... Read MoreIn the beginning, and the end, was the WordAt 4:39 p.m. on Friday, Betty Nissley of South Bend, Ind., read the phrase, “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.” ... Read More‘Family reunion’ draws the faithfulEvelyn Brown has missed only one Mennonite convention since 1971. Verbena Cummings, her daughter, has attended conventions with Evelyn since her youth, and now brings along her two sons as well... Read MoreChoosing authenticity, for lifeGareth Brandt practiced what he preached in his address to the youth on Friday night... Read MoreHart finds purple in red and whiteIt is a symbol of pouring out one’s life for Christ’s peace... Read MoreA place where snot counts as scienceWhile adult delegates were discussing further relations between Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA on Friday, Mennonite convention children were learning about boogers, burps and barf... Read MoreDocked but doing just fineMore than 150 young adults from Canada and the U.S. loaded into buses on Thursday evening for what they thought was a riverboat cruise, but after 30 minutes of waiting, the boat remained docked... Read MoreWorking their hearts out, in the rainLoads of youth were caught outside in the downpour on Thursday afternoon, but they weren’t complaining: they were serving Christ... Read MoreYouth, adults gather to talk church businessMennonites young and old met yesterday at the Youth Speak Up delegate session to discuss the future of the Mennonite church... Read MoreYouth technology: iPods and cell phonesApple, Cingular, Sprint and Verizon ”can’t keep quiet” throughout the convention hallways as youth listen to their favorite songs and stay in touch with one another... Read MoreStudent team adds video to worshipLack of sleep, perhaps, drives the creativity of an Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) video team as they produce a daily, five-minute video montage for youth worship and run the cameras during those worship sessions... Read MoreYouth challenged to focus on God’s priorities“Some people want to be the fake Rolex version of a Christian,” said Mark Vincent during the Friday morning youth worship... Read MoreBlood drive draws to a closeA decision by the American Red Cross to stay at the Mennonite convention for a third day proved worth the wait... Read MoreDelegates revise Iraq war statementDelegates did not act on the statement about the war on Iraq in Mennonite Church USA’s session on Friday afternoon... Read MoreUS delegates approve healthcare statementIn their initial discussion Tuesday of the Healthcare Access Statement, Mennonite Church USA delegates expressed keen interest in the issue but asserted that the statement lacked enough action steps or practical application... Read MoreCanadian Mennonites show strong financial controlsThe financial processes and controls in place at Mennonite Church Canada are “as good or better than any organization I have worked with in the last 25 years,” Clare Schlegel reported to delegates... Read More
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Working their hearts out ... p4 Charlotte Snapshots
Steph Goertz and Billy Bean of Sterling Mennonite
Church in Kitchener, Ont., clear rubble from military barracks in
Jackson Park being rehabilitated for ministry. The pair were part of
servant projects Wednesday.
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