Report from Leadership Circle Leadership Circle has made two decisions related to staffing and CDC credentialing. We have asked Staff Relations to work with Pastor Phil and Pastor Carrie to change her title to Associate Pastor (dropping “interim”). The process thus far has been a congregational discussion on May 7,...
MennoCon23 begins on Monday, July 3, in Kansas City, Missouri. FMC is sending 8 youth: Theo Andreas, Ethan Blount, Rebecca Estell, Jax Gott, Ellie Hartzler, Ethan Nickel, Claire Phillips, and John-Paul Yoder; 3 sponsors: Melinda Estell, Chris Gott, and Carrie Mast; and 3 delegates: Shelby Cluts, Adam Phillips, and Phil...
Providing meals for the Matthews is one way to help support Louise and Lawrence as Louise goes through surgery and subsequent radiation over the next two months. Sign-ups for meals can happen at www.mealtrain.com/trains/dzrq13 or by calling/texting Chaska at 717-621-7282.
Summer Music: Instrumentalists, singers, song leaders, musicians of all ages and types: there are lots of opportunities for offering your musical gifts during the worship services this summer (June-August). Choose “opening hymns” or provide music during the service, vocally or instrumentally, as a soloist or in an ensemble. Contact Director...
Summer Schedule: As we celebrate a different pace of life with vacations and travels in the upcoming months, we will adjust our church life to these comings and goings. Children and youth Sunday School classes, as well as nursery care, will take a break from June – August. Most adult...
Family Yoga with Emily Hilty! Emily is offering family yoga classes in her backyard on Thursday nights at 6:00 pm starting May 18th. Classes are $10 per family and are for parents and children to take together. Meet at Emily’s house at 182 Sunset Drive. Rain location is FMC. Join...
Summer Music: Instrumentalists, singers, song leaders, musicians of all ages and types: there are lots of opportunities for offering your musical gifts during the worship services this summer (June-August). Opportunities include: ·Choose and lead the singing for “opening hymns” ·Provide music during the service, vocally or instrumentally, as a soloist...
BY JAN WIEBE First Mennonite Church was a co-sponsor of The Ohio Innocence Tour that stopped in Lima on October 11th. The purpose of the tour was to heighten awareness of the movement to repeal the death penalty and to support the bipartisan bills before Ohio’s House and Senate. Three...
BY FRED STEINER Someone told me the trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off. For me, in exploring this curious time of life, comes a feeling of satisfaction. Here’s another way of looking at it. You’ve watched the movie featuring an archeologist, who in his retirement,...
BY PHIL YODER I love rollercoasters - and have since I rode my first one as a 5 or 6-year-old. My love for them today is rooted in my childhood, but my excitement for them today remains just as passionate. I have had a recurring dream most of my life...
