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Sister Care in April traveled to the beautiful Oak Glen Retreat Center in Yucaipa, California and to First Mennonite Church in Bluffton, Ohio.  In California the seminar brought together women from Reedley, Los Angeles, and Phoenix.  A Belizean worship dance concluded the seminar.  

"This is life giving work that will have untold impact on women - perhaps even for generations to come," commented one participant of the Ohio Sister Care, Bluffton, Ohio.  Women from both Central District and Ohio Conferences were in attendance. Another woman commented, "I will use the ideas as a guide to helping me define my life in the next decade."    

Sister Care: Equipping Women for Caring Ministry

See the complete list of upcoming seminars on our website. For information on how to register, or to schedule a Sister Care seminar in your area, contact the Mennonite Women USA office.  

While in California for the Sister Care seminar Rhoda Keener visited with Ruby Brenneman from Ventura, California who lives near the Pacific Ocean. In Reedley she met with women from First Mennonite. Four of the women are pictured here: Louise Auernheimer, Bernice Isaak, Corinna Ruth and Lillian Dueck. 

During her time with Sister Care in Ohio, Rhoda visited with women from the Columbus Mennonite Church. "It's such a blessing to meet with women from around the country," Rhoda says. "I'm thankful for the ways these women are making a difference in their churches and communities." 

Women of all ages together gathered at the Mennonite Central Committee's Material Resource Center, Ephrata, PA on Saturday, May 4. Twenty-three  congregations from Atlantic Coast and Lancaster Mennonite Conferences were represented. A variety of service activities were offered including packing relief supplies, processing recycle-able materials, quilting, and knotting comforters. The morning work was followed by a community meal as each participant contributed to the two large pots of soup.  

Beyond contributing to global needs, folks were blessed by this community fellowship and by networking one with another.    

- Reported by Joanne Hess Siegrist, Bird In Hand PA