Volume 7, number 2
January 27, 2003
Women invited
to fast for peace
Winnipeg, Man.—As the threat of war in Iraq escalates, Mennonite Central Committee invites women to fast for peace. Participants commit themselves to fasting for one day each week, devoting time to prayer, reflection and witness for peace.
The fast, which began on January 22, will continue at least until March 8, International Women’s Day. Each week, MCC provides an online update with scripture and other materials. For information online, go to www.mcc.org/canada/peace/fast/index.html.
AMBS event to
focus on catechism
Elkhart, Ind.—A one-day conference on February 28 will explore catechism and church membership at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
Participants, including pastors and youth leaders, will grapple with questions such as: How and when do we invite youth and new believers to baptism? Why? What truths must these baptismal candidates confess? What sacrifices should they expect to make when joining a Mennonite church?
Presenters are Nelson Kraybill, AMBS president; Mary Lehman Yoder from the pastoral team at Assembly Mennonite Church in Goshen; and Dale Shenk, Bible teacher at Bethany Christian High School in Goshen.
The conference, titled “For the children’s children: A conversation about catechism,” will begin at 8 a.m. For more information, call (574) 296-6207, e-mail: bsawatzky@ambs.edu.—AMBS release
—From release
Heifer sale
set for February
Kitchener, Ont.—The annual Heifer Sale will be held February 21 at Brubacher Sales in Guelph, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The sale is part of Ontario Mennonite Relief Sale Inc. which raises funds for Mennonite Central Committee. Everything is donated, including auction services, trucking, feed and vet services. Organizers expect 80-100 heifers to be donated for sale this year.
Donations over the years total 2,389 heifers selling for close to $2.6 million. Last year, 84 heifers sold for $210,200. More information is available from sale committee chair Clarence Diefenbacher at (519) 669-2164.
—Sale release
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