This Week

Stay after church to eat soup and play games!

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From the Service Team

We are collecting items for the Belmont Food Pantry during March, specifically focused on baby items (diapers, formula, wipes) and dish and laundry detergent. These are items that are not often donated to the Food Pantry but are essential, as they often cannot be purchased with public assistance funds.

There are two upcoming meat canning service opportunities: Penn Yann on April 10-11 and one at Lowville Mennonite Church on April 13-14. You can find out more about these opportunities here: https://mcc.org/get-involved/events/meat-canning-penn-yan-ny and https://mcc.org/get-involved/events/meat-canning-lowville-ny 

From the Worship Planning Team

For the lent season this year we are practicing our walk together by forming small groups of three or four people for leading discussion each Sunday.  We ask that you collaborate together before Sunday in person, by video chat, or asynchronously using a shared document.  We encourage you to stretch yourselves and reach out to form groups with people you do not usually get a chance to.  All are welcome, young and old.

From the Congregational Life Leader

If you have something that you would like included in this weekly email, email Susan at susan@sojournersmennonite.org by 5 pm on Friday afternoon.

For Your Reference

• Church Calendar: https://sojournersmenno.wordpress.com/calendar/
• Church Website: https://sojournersmenno.wordpress.com/

• Pastor’s email: tory@sojournersmennonite.org
• Church phone number: 607-385-0447.
• Our communion liturgy is here:
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GlPri9hjiSVa6YW_Qekt4np6ByIcX1qr/view?usp=sharing

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This Week

It’s the first Sunday of the month so we’re having a potluck. Bring a dish to share with your church family after worship.

From the Worship Planning Team
For the Lent season this year we are practicing our walk together by forming small groups of three or four people for leading discussion each Sunday.  We ask that you collaborate together before Sunday in person, by video chat, or asynchronously using a shared document. 

We encourage you to stretch yourselves and reach out to form groups with people you do not usually get a chance to.  All are welcome, young and old.

From the Pastor

• New York Mennonite Conference was a recent headline in the Anabaptist World publication. You can find the article here: https://anabaptistworld.org/new-york-conference-affirms-unity-adjusts-its-vision-as-a-smaller-group/
• MCC and MCUSA have worked together to publish a webinar series about mass incarceration within the United States. At our denomination’s delegate meeting this summer, we will be voting on a resolution that makes a statement about this issue. There is one more webinar in the series that you can catch live if you’d like; if you register, you should be able to view recordings of them all as well. https://mcc.org/get-involved/events/beyond-incarceration-webinar-series
• Or, more about this: https://www.mennoniteusa.org/menno-snapshots/mass-incarceration-as-a-mechanism-to-enforce-the-caste-system-of-the-u-s/
• Registration is open for our denomination’s convention this summer. I will be attending MennoCon23 along with some others within New York Mennonite Conference. Convention is something that families often attend together, as there are program options for all ages. I would love to see some of you in Kansas City as well, let me know if you are interested or have any questions. https://www.mennoniteusa.org/news/mennocon23-registration/

For Your Reference:

• Pastor’s email: tory@sojournersmennonite.org
• Church phone number: 607-385-0447.
• Communion Liturgy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GlPri9hjiSVa6YW_Qekt4np6ByIcX1qr/view?usp=sharing
• Church Calendar: https://sojournersmenno.wordpress.com/calendar/
• Church Website: https://sojournersmenno.wordpress.com/

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