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[By: Rachel Lapp | July 1, 2009 | No Comment ]
Win a Wii at the MAX booth! MAX (Mutual Aid Exchange) is giving away three Wiis. The drawings will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 11 a.m. Stop by the MAX booth to complete your entry form and enter today! ...
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[By: Rachel Lapp | July 1, 2009 | No Comment ]
During small group time, please do not sit in front of doors or on stairways. This creates a fire hazard! ...
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[By: Duane Stoltzfus | July 1, 2009 | No Comment ]
mPress on Tuesday incorrectly listed registration figures for the Mennonite convention at Columbus. The convention office released these official figures on Wednesday afternoon: 2,326 adults; 4,197 youth and sponsors; 271 junior high youth and sponsors; 283 infants, preschoolers and children K-5; and 250 volunteers.  The total registration is 7,327, not 7,819 as reported. ...
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[By: Duane Stoltzfus | June 30, 2009 | No Comment ]
Mennonite Disaster Service is building a house this week in the dock area behind the Convention Center. Interested youth groups can sign up for a one-and-a-half hour block at the M.D.S. booth in the Exhibit Hall. The building will take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Tuesday evening two books walked away from the Peace Tax Fund table in the adult worship area: “Register Citizen Opin...
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[By: Alysha Landis | June 30, 2009 | No Comment ]
Interested in a new weekly Mennonite radio program? Come to the Java City coffee bar area (located by the convention center’s information booth) on Thursday, July 2, at 7:45 a.m. Meet host Burton Buller and producer Melodie Davis. You’ll hear pilots, receive a sampler CD, pick up brochures and give feedback. If you can’t make it, stop by the cybercafe of Third Way Media in the ex...
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[By: Rachel Lapp | June 30, 2009 | No Comment ]
Please make a note of the following seminar schedule changes and additions: Adult/young adult seminar canceled, Wednesday 8-9:00 p.m., “How to quit spinning your wheels and start living life at its fullest.” Adult seminar added, Thursday 8:45-9:45 a.m., “Jesus Matters!” Learning track canceled, Friday 4:15-5:15 p.m. and Saturday 10:15-11:15 a.m., “A profile of select...
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[By: Rachel Lapp | June 30, 2009 | No Comment ]
There are room changes for Wednesday night’s Mennonite college/university reunions: AMBS alumni will gather in E160, and Hesston College alumni will meet in E161. ...
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[By: Rachel Lapp | June 30, 2009 | No Comment ]
Wednesday author signings at MPN bookstore will be in Exhibit Hall fom 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.: Krista D. Dutt, Merge Gerald Miller, A Hundred Camels Shari Miller Wagner, A Hundred Camels and Evening Chore George Brunk III, Jesus Matters Ken Reed, He Flew Too High Dan Schrock, The Dark Night Bruce Hamsher, Bouquets: Intentional Relationships in Making Disciples Jane Peifer, The Family Song Becky Deg...
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[By: Rachel Lapp | June 30, 2009 | No Comment ]
Anyone seeking alternatives to paying income taxes that support U.S. war making, refugee making and nuclear arms is welcome to a Friday, July 3, meeting in Room C-122 at noon. Those who direct part of their income tax to human needs or live below taxable level by various means including charitable giving can share their experiences with this kind of witness. Come with questions and ideas! ...
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