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ECONOMIC JUSTICE - This has been selected as a special
focus of our congregation for 2010.
The Economic Justice Focus Team plans to create a display showing both
economic justice and injustice. Your
help is needed! Please bring your
submissions to David Orr. Materials
related to economic justice and injustice might include: news articles,
original photographs or images found on the web, poetry, artwork, posters,
artifacts (think Equal Exchange coffee packages, Habitat for Humanity tee
shirts, or items made in sweatshops).
Be creative! Questions? Check with team members: David Brubacher,
Rhonda Brubacher, Stan Harder, Carol Knieriem, David Orr, and Marty Roth.
HESSTON CHORALE - The Hesston Chorale will present a
concert at First Mennonite Church during the worship service next Sunday
morning. Music will focus on Lenten
and Holy Week themes. A free-will
offering to help with the Chorale's tour expenses will be received.
MEMBERSHIP - Jef Winterlin will be received as a member of
First Mennonite Church on Sunday, March 21. Jef is finishing his studies at the University of Nebraska -
Lincoln and is currently doing his student teaching at North Star High
School. He has been attending First
Mennonite Church for the past two years.
DAVID ORR - Pastor David is leaving to visit his family in
Ohio following worship this morning.
He will be back on March 15.
Contact our congregational chairperson, Brenda McLey with any pastoral
care concerns.
THIRD WAY - The UNL campus fellowship will not meet on
March 9 or 16 due to mid-terms and spring break. The next meeting will be at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23 in
the Nebraska Union.
HABITAT HOUSES - Do you know anyone living in unsafe,
substandard housing? Habitat for Humanity is looking for qualified,
low-income families that would be interested in partnering with Habitat to
build a home for them in Lincoln/Lancaster county. To learn more about
how you can become a Habitat homeowner, attend one of the following meetings
at First Mennonite Church, 7300 Holdrege: Thursday, March 11 at 6:30
p.m. or Saturday, March 13 at 9:30 a.m. Applications are available only
by attending one of these sessions. Call the Habitat office at 477-9184
for information on what to bring to the forum.
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL - Two adult classes for the spring
term (March through May) began today. Kevin Troyer is leading a class
based on the Herald Press Adult Bible Study series; the topic this
spring will be "Teachings on Community" ("Community with a
mission" in March, "Teachings of Jesus" in April, and "Teachings
of the Church" in May). Also, Gordon Brubacher is leading a course
called "Archaeology, Faith, and the Old, Old, New Old Testament,"
which will suggest that archaeology helps us read the OT in some
new and better ways, and that the most important of these bear
on the social conscience of the OT in its own context and for
today. Everyone is encouraged to be involved in either of these classes
and the discussions they will prompt.
CONFERENCE MINISTER POSITION - Central Plains Mennonite
Conference is seeking a gifted leader for the position of Executive
Conference Minister. This is a full-time position for an individual who will
be able to give overall leadership to the conference through tending and
articulating the vision of Central Plains. It also involves leading and
working with a ministry team that has two members in place. A complete
job description is available at www.centralplainsmc.org.
If you know of someone who you think is especially gifted for this role
please encourage them to apply. Interested individuals should forward their
Ministerial Leadership Information Form and send a letter of application to
Central Plains Search Committee, c/o Diane Zaerr Brenneman. The target
start date for this position is August 1, 2010.
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