In this First Mennonite’s 50th Anniversary year, we’re presenting several short “History Moments.” This is the fifth in the series by Karen Kreider Yoder. By 2010, we had settled into our new, light-filled worship space at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav. Our congregation was growing! Guests visited and stayed. Young families arrived. Our Mennonite Voluntary Service workers (MVSers)…
By Karen Kreider Yoder By 2000, we had been without a full-time pastor for 3 years. During the last year of the 1990s, Lee Loots served as our interim pastor. Our storms had not ceased. We longed for a full-time, long-term pastor. We found our pastor from within. More accurately, Sheri found her calling among…
“Mourning Light,” by Lisle Gwynn Garrity © A Sanctified Art. Used with permission John 20:1-18 I’m going to be weaving the sermon with the poem (in italics) on this passage that I wrote for the book Drawing Near: A Devotional Journey with Art, Poetry and Reflection. In the beginning, on the first day, Jesus, rising,…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Here we are together again. I am so grateful to be a part of this community. Pat, Sheri and I have been reflecting on the gift we all gave each other last week as we gathered to grieve Katelin’s passing. It was a powerful reminder to me of why we do…
On Sunday, we began to grieve and remember our beloved Katelin Williams, who died suddenly on Wednesday night, March 26. In place of a sermon, we had an open time of sharing and reflecting on Katelin’s life. Some of the elements from that service are below, and a recording of it can be found here.
Return of the Prodigal Son” by Marc Chagall A reflection by Sharon Heath on Luke 15: 1-10 We start chapter 15 with Jesus hanging out with tax collectors and sinners. The Pharisees are apparently nearby, sneering that Jesus “welcomes and eats with sinners.” Jesus then tells three stories to those around him—the story of the…
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