Registration is now open for the 2014 Leadership Resource Day on October 24. The day will feature sessions by author and speaker Ruth Haley Barton on Pursuing God's Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Groups. 

Where: Ridgeview Mennonite Church

Registration 8 - 9 a.m. Ending time 4:00 p.m

Cost: $60 for ACC-affiliated individuals, $75 for non-ACC.
 

Register at:

http://atlanticcoastconference.net/home/leadership/ 

Garden Spot Village has a number of dining room tables and chairs available to a church or ministry that could use them. 

Chairs:  98

Round Tables:  4-48", 2-54"

Square tables:  5- 48"

Rectangular:  5-30"x36", 3-30"x60", 4-36"x72", 2-36"x96"

Contact Steve Lindsey if interested, 717-355-603

This week, we invite your church to join the conference in praying for safe travel and meaningful encounters for the ACC members on the Come and See Tour of Isreal and Palestine. Chad Martin, Sam Walters, Julie Dunst, Brook Musselman, and Sheri Wenger will be visiting Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders and regional sites from Oct 6-18

 Have a prayer request to share with the conference? Email brookm@atlanticcoastconference.net to share.

The ACC office is looking for a few volunteers to help update the conference's website. If you are familiar with WordPress and would enjoy teaching and helping staff to make a few changes or providing occasional support for website issues, please contact Brook Musselman at the ACC office. 

The U.S. military is in the process of establishing the Drone Command Center at the former Willow Grove Naval Air Station north of Philadelphia from which remotely controlled drones armed with deadly Hellfire missiles and Paveway bombs will  target sites and human beings thousands of miles away.  The next on-site witness opposing this will be on Saturday, September 27, 2014.  We plan to leave the Akron (Pa.) Mennonite Church parking lot at 10 a.m. to allow for a brief deli luncheon stop in Horsham before the witness begins at noon.  The event is scheduled to conclude by 2 p.m.; we should be able to return to Akron by 4 p.m.  If you are able to participate, contact H.A. Penner at penner@dejazzd.com or (717) 859-3529.

The  Sunday set aside to honor and celebrate Mennonite Church USA's history and roots, is October 26. This year, Mennonite Church USA invites congregations to remember the gifts that young adults have offered to our church. You can download the free resources, including dramatic readings, sermon prompts, scripture ideas and more online: http://bit.ly/HeritageSunday. 

For our Mennonite World Conference Assembly 2015 we are seeking workshops and seminars that challenge, inspire and unite the church as a global peace church for mission and faithful witness. 

The theme for the Assembly is Walking with God. We are looking for tobics and workshop leaders that reflect the cultural and linguistic diversity of our global communion and are interactive, dynamic, and interesting to a broader audience. In addition to the theological and historical workshops, we are particularly interested in including cultural or creative workshops and stories of lived experience.   

Workshop info and application

Christopher Shank, Executive Director of Justice Fellowship Network is the guest speaker. The "Voices of Triumph Choir," consisting of men from New Person Center and Hope Rescue Mission, will perform. Tuesday, October 14, 6:30-9pm, Grace Fellowship Church, 622 Old Lancaster Pike, Shillington. Tickets $14 each or table of 8 sponsorship is $125. Checks to NPM, P.O. Box 223, Shillington PA 19607.  Call 610-777-2222 for information.  RSVP required.  

An interdenominational Marriage Encounter "weekend" for just pastors and their spouse will be happening January 22-24, 2015 in Havre de Grace, Maryland.  Starting on Thursday evening and ending Saturdayevening, this is perfect for pastors who need to be with their own congregation on Sunday morning.  The weekend will be hosted by Mennonite & Brethren, Presbyterian, and United Methodist faiths. Visit www.marriageencounter.org or call 717-569-5676 for more information or to apply.    

Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Lancaster Mennonite School

Registration begins at 8 am

You can expect a wide variety of workshops that offer practical, relevant, useful information from a biblical, Christ-centered, Anabaptist approach.

Contact Kevin Nofziger, Everence Church and Member Relations Representative at kevin.nofziger@everence.com

Save the Date Flyer 

We need your help. The Material Resource Center is looking for interested members of your congregation who are skilled at sewing and can assist us with two major sewing projects from October through December, 2014.

The Mennonite World Conference (MWC) planning committee has commissioned the MRC to sew 10,000 registration bags in preparation for the upcoming Mennonite World Conference Assembly to be held in Harrisburg, Pa. in July 2015.  

We also need volunteers to assemble and sew MCC scarves for the MWC Assembly as well as for other meetings and conferences throughout the year. 

Through these projects we generate income for MCC to support relief and development efforts around the world. And we repurpose used clothing donations, keeping discarded items out of the landfill! (We accept donations of used clothing, fabric, cardboard, newspaper, office paper, magazines and discarded books.)

Interesting in supporting these efforts?  Call the MRC at (717) 733-2847 or email EastCoastMRC@mcc.org for more information. 

Child Protection: Learn About the Many Changes to Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law and How It Will Affect Your Congregation

October 20, 2014, 7:00 pm

At the Parish Resource Center

633 Community Way, Lancaster Pa.

Led by Ann Martin, attorney Gibbel, Kraybill, and Hess

Free to anyone who would like to attend.

Open to anyone who would like to better understand Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services law, the upcoming changes to the law, and how it impacts their church.

Aging in Supportive Community

Instructors: Gerald and Marlene Kaufman
Location:  EMU Lancaster
Dates: Mondays, 7:00pm-9:00pm, October 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17 

Rise of the Nones: Conversations with the Spiritual, but not Religious

Instructor: J. Brian Miller
Location:  Garden Spot Village, New Holland, Pa.
Dates: Wednesdays, 7:00pm-9:30pm, October 15, 22, 29; November 5, 12
Information and to register:  Call Garden Spot Village, (717) 355-6000

The Spirituality of Aging

Instructor: Marcus Smucker
Location:  Souderton Mennonite Homes, Souderton, Pa.
Dates: Tuesday, 8:00am-10:30am, November 11
Information and to register: www.livingbranches.org or (215) 368-4438

Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Relations in Israel and Palestine 

Instructors: Elias George and David Miron
Location:  Parish Resource Center, 633 Community Way, Lancaster, Pa.
Dates: Tuesdays, 7:00pm - 8:45pm, January 13, 20, 27; 

Feb. 3, 10, 17
Information and to register: Call Parish Resource Center,

 (717) 299-1113 

 meets on first Thursdays at 11am - 12:30 pm, 630 Janet Ave,  Room B103, Lancaster. FMI please call 390-4891.

Nov 6 topic - Practicing good self-care during the holidays
 

Family Support Group will meet on Sundays, 3-5pm, at Rossmere Mennonite Church, 741 Janet Ave, Lancaster.  FMI please call 390-4891.

Oct 26 topic: Tips to prepare your loved one for a change in living arrangement, presented bySteve Dietch, Executive Director of Faith Friendship Villa. Care and Share Groups follow presentation.

Nov 23 topic: Practicing goof self-care through

the holidays, presented by Bob Musser, NLAM Program Director. Care and Share Groups follow presentation.

EMM's CALLED Retreat

Take two days away to discern your missional call. Jimm and Kaylene Derksen will lead conversations on direction, preparedness, and timing. November 7-8 at MCC's Welcoming Place in Akron, Pa. Learn more and register at emm.org/events or contact Jessica Mueller at 717 898-2251.