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Thank you! Church Administrators, Church Secretaries, Bulletin Editors and Pastors for the link you provide keeping our members informed and involved in God's Mission near and far.
God bless you!
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Pastors, Church Administrators and Secretaries, Bulletin Editors:
These bulletin announcements are meant to be a helpful resource for those of you who put your congregations' bulletins together on a weekly basis. If there are ways we could present this information more effectively please don't hesitate to pass on your ideas or give feedback.
Some churches forward the following information and community life announcements to their attenders using email while others post various events in their weekly bulletin, on their church website, or Facebook page.
Please let us know if there are additional ways we can assist you as we serve together.
Peace and Laughter,
Brook Musselman
Atlantic Coast Conference Coordinator
(717) 394-8107
brookm@atlanticcoastconference.net
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New Conference Announcements
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| **Important: New PA State Child Abuse Laws |
Many new child abuse laws will take effect in Pennsylvania on December 31 that will have an impact on churches and ministries with children's programs.
Contact Brook Musselman in the conference office if you're interested in learning more about resources to help your church remain compliant and develop practices to make your church a safe place for all.
ACC is partnering with Lancaster Mennonite Conference to offer an informational meeting on the new PA state child abuse laws. Meetings will be held January 13 and April 7. See the link above or contact either conference office for more information.
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Weekly Prayer Item
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This week, we invite your church to join the conference in praying for ACC's conference related ministries such as Eastern Mennonite Missions and Friendship Communities as they seek to meet their year-end financial goals to continue their ministries.
Pray for God's provision and blessing as they serve in their various capacities. Then consider how you might give your time or finances to any of ACC's CRMS
Have a prayer request to share with the conference? Email brookm@atlanticcoastconference.net to share.
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Previously Published Conference Announcements
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| Shop AmazonSmile! |
Shop smile.amazon.com and choose to support Atlantic Coast Conference of the Mennonite Church and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to ACC.
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MC USA and MWC Announcements
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| MC USA Convention: Kansas City 2015 |
 continues, this website will be the one-stop-shop for many details you'll need to know to start planning your participation in next year's convention. Please bookmark it, forward the link to others and check back often to see the promo videos and find out the unique things we are planning for Kansas City 2015
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| Join Mennonite Voluntary Service! |
Combine faith with your career! Serve for a year with Mennonite Voluntary Service and join a team of talented people making a positive impact in communities across the U.S. MennoniteMission.net/Serve.
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November newsletter for
Kansas City 2015 available!
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This issue is full of helpful information to help you prepare for our time together next summer, including:
- Instructions for registration, which begins on Jan.2015
- Information about programming for people of all ages
- Helpful tips for fundraising and an out-of-the-box idea from Goshen College to help your youth group get to KC2015
- A listing of convention worship speakers
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Conference Related Ministries
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| Muslim-Mennonite Engagement |
As part of this year's annual meetings of the Council for International Ministries, all are welcome to attend the plenary session held at Akron Mennonite Church on
Wednesday, January 21.
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| MCC Benefit Opera Gala |
Join us for the 7th annual Voices of Hope Opera Gala on January 10, 2015 at 7pm at the historic Fulton Theatre, for a rollicking evening of belly laughs, jaw-droppingly beautiful singing, and inspiration!
Voices of Hope concerts raise money for Mennonite Central Committee's Global Family Programwhich provides life changing community based education to children and young adults around the globe.
Tickets are available by calling the Fulton Theatre box office 717-397-7425 or visit www.VoicesOfHopeOpera.org. Information on becoming an event sponsor is also available on our website!
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| ChoiceBooks hiring driver/sales rep |
 The Choice Books of Pennsylvania ministry has a full-time job opening for a route driver/service rep, to service stores in the areas of eastern PA and New Jersey. We would consider hiring someone from either of these areas. Interested persons can email Ray Brubaker at brubakerr@pa.choicebooks.org We will thenemail reply to them with a more thorough description of the job.
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| Year-end Giving Opportunities |
Eastern Mennonite Missions: Give to make Jesus known. Give early. Give together. Help make a big dent in EMM's end-of-year giving goal, all in one day! Give at emm.org/donate.
Friendship Community:Your donation will help provide Residential and Support Services to individuals with disabilities in Lancaster County! Join in at extragive.org and search for Friendship Community
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| MCC Updates |
MCC urgently needs relief kits, hygiene kits and comfortersfor its relief work, especially in the Middle East, specifically Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Gaza. Because of such a demand, stocks of these items are in low supply at the Material Resource Center warehouse in Ephrata.
http://mcc.org/get-involved/kits
Click here to download a bulletin insert about MCC's Christmasgiving opportunities to share with your congregation.
If you would prefer to have printed inserts sent to your church, please contact MCC East Coast at (215) 535-3624 or eastcoast@mcc.org.
The Craft Stand coordinators want to remind crafters to begin creating for the 59th annual PA Relief Sale which will be held the third weekend of April, Friday and Saturday, April 17-18, 2015, at the Farm Show Building in Harrisburg, PA. We are seeking crafters who work with fabric, wood, paper, yarn, thread, or jewelry to make and donate quality crafts. Yes, the sale is almost five months away, but well-made crafts take lots of time! Please see the Craft Stand poster (on bulletin board) for additional details. Drop offs: anytime at Ephrata MCC Material Resources Center or bring to the Craft Stand at the sale. Feel free to call or email us with your questions or comments. Remember: all proceeds benefit MCC.
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| Creating Congregational Cultures of Generosity |
Please save the date for a 1 Day Creating Congregational Cultures of Generosity (CCCG) workshop for 2015 here in the Lancaster market. It will be Saturday, May 16, 2015. It will be held at the Lancaster Mennonite Conference meeting rooms at 2160, Lincoln Highway East, right beside the Everence office. Beryl Jantzi, Everence Director of Stewardship, will be the presenter for this workshop.
Attached is the CCCG overview PDF that you can begin to use to share more about this with your pastors and let them know this is in the works. We will have room for 10 teams. Any pastor that is interested in having their church participate in this 1 day CCCG should contact me to get on the list.
Overview
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| Eastern Mennonite Seminary:Lancaster Events |
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
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| Eastern Mennonite Missions Events |
Eastern Mennonite Missions is hoping to receive $855,000 in contribution by December 31, 2014. Give online at emm.org/donate or mail checks to EMM, PO Box 458, Salunga, PA 17538. Thank you!
The Africa Association of Bible Schools (AABS), affiliated with Eastern Mennonite Missions, provides theological training and support for African churches to train leaders right in their local communities. Come and hear what God has been doing through AABS Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in West Bethany Chapel at Landis Homes. J.C. Ebersole, AABS director and EMM missionary, will be giving an overview of the ministry. David Shenk, a member of EMM's Christian/Muslim Relations Team, will speak about his July 2014 visit to the AABS annual conference in Nigeria.
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Camp Hebron
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Weekend Getaway at Camp Hebron
Camp Hebron offers a variety of programming in the Fall and Winter months allowing you and your church group to benefit from a weekend to connect with God, nature and each other. Enjoy great speakers, outdoor/indoor activities and much needed rest and relaxation. Register online for: Young Adults Retreat - 12/12-14/14; Jr. High Retreat - 1/30-2/1/15; Women's Retreat - 2/20-22/15. For more information visit www.camphebron.org, call (717)-896-3441 or email kendra@camphebron.org.
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Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society Events
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Annual Music Night
Enjoy melodies from around the world with Annual Music Night Saturday, January 31, 2015, starting at 7 p.m. at Neffsville Mennonite Church-2371 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, Pa. The evening will feature songs from the continents of Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Tickets are $20 per person, $15 for students with ID, and $15 per person for households of three or more. Get your tickets at lmhs.org or by calling (717) 393-9745.
A Taste for Fraktur
Become acquainted with the imagery of fraktur in this folk art class taught by Emily Smucker-Beidler on Saturday, January 17, 2015, 9 a.m. until noon at the Society-2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, Pa. The class costs $70 members/$75 nonmembers; materials are included in the tuition. Register by January 10 at lmhs.org or by calling (717) 393-9745.
Grain Painting
Learn how to false-grain a box during this folk art class on Saturday, February 7, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Society-2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, Pa. The class is taught by local fancy painter' Jim King. Cost is $50 for members/$60 for nonmembers; materials are included in the tuition. Register by January 24 at lmhs.org or by calling (717) 393-9745.
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