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Please make note of the following additions to the seminar schedule. Most of the additions were made because these seminars have been very popular in the past week:
Saturday
• “Sex and the Single Female,” with Jessica Schrock-Ringenberg, will be offered at 1:45 p.m. in E161-A&B
• “When CNN calls and asks you why you are a Mennonite, will you be ready? – How to talk abo...
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“Singing the Whole Jesus” late-night hymn sing will be held on Saturday, July 4, at 9:15 p.m. Bring your copies of the hymnal supplements; copies of the songbooks will also be for sale at the door. See information on p. 170 of the convention program book.
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Need to get outside? Pick up a sheet of ecological prayer walks at the Mennonite Creation Care Network booth and discover nearby Goodale Park and other green spots in Columbus.
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An offering taken at the joint worship session on Thursday will be used for leadership development for racial/ethnic congregations. mPress erroneously reported that the funds would be distributed solely to one congregation, Iglesia Evangelica Menonita.
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Robotic Babylon? Come to a meeting hosted by Gene Stoltzfus and Peter Lumsdain to discuss forming a Mennonite network of concern about the increasing use of pilotless drones that have so far killed 700 Pakistani civilians. We will talk about the challenges for humanity and God’s creation posted by the rapidly approaching era of robotic warfare/society. Join us at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, July 3,...
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And the winner is … Abe Stucky from Moon Township, Pa., has won the first of three Nintendo Wii™ game systems from MAX! Don’t wait – stop by MAX booth in the exhibit hall to enter for your chance to win a Wii. Drawings at 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday for the two remaining Wiis from MAX.
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Mennonite Disaster Service still has plenty of spots open for volunteers to come and swing a hammer. The MDS house is being constructed behind the convention center. Please visit the MDS exhibit booth to sign-up. You are also welcome to come and see the progress of the build. Once the build is complete, MDS will conclude with a house dedication on Saturday at 11 a.m. Skilled or unskilled, all are ...
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CONVERSATIONS Jeremy Kempf, youth band leader, has a CD available for $10 at the Third Way Café/MMN booth in the Exhibit Hall. It has the theme songs from current and previous conventions along with other original tunes. Check it out!
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mPress failed to credit several reporters in the second issue printed on Thursday. Tyler Falk contributed to the article on the greening of the convention; Anna Groff to the article on youth evening worship; and Abri Houser to the article on adult morning worship. The photo of Shane Hipps was taken by Brandon Long. In the article on the landscape display, the Gingerich named was Ken, not Ron, and ...
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Thursday author signings, MPN bookstore, Exhibit Hall,12:15-1:15 p.m.: Krista D. Dutt, Merge; Paul Peachey, A Usable Past?; Joy Birky, Bully Bill; Ken Reed, He Flew Too High; Dan Schrock, The Dark Night; Art Gish, At-Tuwani Journal; Peggy Gish, Iraq: A Journey of Hope and Peace; Jane Peifer, The Family Song; Becky Degan, The Family Song/Sing Little Children; Myron Augsburger, The Fugitive; Ingrid ...
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