From September 20-26, 2015, join Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) staff and partners for a week-long learning tour focusing on the challenges and complexities of the U.S. criminal justice system. Based in Lancaster County, Pa., the tour will include day trips to Philadelphia, Reading, Lancaster and Harrisburg. Participants will journey from the local community level through the criminal justice system, learning about law enforcement, sentencing, incarceration and re-entry. All who are interested in learning about disparities in the justice system, including those working in or seeking to develop a prison/re-entry ministry, are welcome. For more information, visit mcc.org/get-involved/events or contact Chantelle Todman Moore, MCC East Coast Philadelphia program coordinator, at 267.358.8208 or chantelletodmanmoore@mcc.org.   

EMM seeks an Executive Assistant to the President (75-100% FTE). Apply by May 29; begins June 29. See www.emm.org/employment for more details.  

Help Wanted:

Mennonite Mission Network is looking to fill a few final positions in three of our programs for this fall. Apply by June 1. For more info, contact JohnM@MennoniteMission.net

Service Adventure Unit Leaders: Live in a unit house with a small group of youth and offer support as they serve and live in Christian community. Positions open in Albany, Ore. and Albuquerque, N.M. Age: 24+, term: 2 years.

Journey International: Grow spiritually, learn passionately, and serve in Indonesia as a teacher or digital media content creator. Ages 18-27, term: 1 year.

Mennonite Voluntary Service: Serve, live, and grow in places like Chicago, Madison, San Antonio, and Kansas City. Age: 20+, term: 1-2 years.

Zion Mennonite Church in Souderton PA is hosting a benefit concert on Saturday, June 13 at 7:00 pm for Mennonite Central Committee's (MCC) relief work in Nepal, a country that suffered two massive earthquakes at the end of April and beginning of May.  Kim Thiessen and Darryl Neustaedter-Barg will share their gift of music in support of MCC's work in Nepal.  This musical duo has released five CD's, traveled extensively and recorded on three continents.  Admission is free.  A freewill offering will be collected along with sales of Kim and Darryl's music cd's.  All proceeds will go to Mennonite Central Committee.  

Nepal Fundraiser Poster 

Come join with doctors, nurses, dieticians, therapists, chaplains, mental health workers, and many other healthcare workers and their families from around the world!  It's the Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship (MHF) Annual Gathering, July 19-21, 2015, immediately prior to Mennonite World Conference Global Assembly in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The theme is "Walking Together for Healthy Communities."  Plenary presenters include Ted & Company, Shane Claiborne, and Dr. Ann Thyle from India.  Grants available for students, volunteers, and those from outside of U.S. and Canada.  For more information, go to www.mennohealth/gathering, email info@mennohealth.org, or call toll-free to 1-888-406-3643. Final registration deadline: June 28, 2015. 

Half-page bulletin announcement

Host families are needed for a visiting international teacher at the Locust Grove Campus of Lancaster Mennonite School for the 2015-16 school year, one for the fall and another for the spring, starting in mid-August.   A stipend is provided to cover expenses. Responsibilities include providing transportation to and from school each day. The international teacher is coming through the MCC International Volunteer Exchange Program (see http://ivep.mcc.org/host). If interested, please contact the Locust Grove Campus office at (717) 394-7107.   

See the flyer below for more information on these workshops:

June 1 - Messy Church: A fun way to be church for all ages

June 2 - Planning a year-long stewardship campaign

June 8 - SOS for teachers (Schedule, Organization, Safety)

June 16 - Adult Education

Flyer (DOC)

Global Fair: An outdoor missions and culture festival

MWC Asia Celebration

Learn about the experiences of Asian Anabaptist Mennonites and Brethren in Christ at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 1, at Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster. Enjoy a panel discussion featuring Indonesia with Benny Krisbianto and Aldo Siahaan, Vietnam with Tuyen Nguyen, and India with Paulus Thalalhoti and Ken Hoke, There will also be music and light refreshments during this free event in preparation for Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Assembly in July at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex. 

Music in the Orchard

Sopa Sol with Donna Nomick and St. Eloise-Music in the the Orchard kicks off a new season of local music at the 1719 Hans Herr House starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 13. Tickets cost $8. Visit www. Hansherr.org for more information.

Folk Art Fun for Kids and Adults

This summer, the 1719 Hans Herr House & Museum is beginning a new program introducing traditional Pennsylvania German skills.  This series features five classes, ranging from fraktur and scherenschnitte to hearth cooking, blacksmithing, and tape weaving, each designed for a child to learn together with an accompanying adult. The first class is on Fraktur and Scherenschnitte on Wednesday, June 17, from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn more at www.hansherr.org.